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Paris: French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Thursday that the European Union is preparing to hit Russia with a 17th round of sanctions, describing President Vladimir Putin as the “sole obstacle” to peace in Ukraine. The 27-nation bloc has imposed unprecedented penalties on Russia in response to its invasion, and …

Moscow: Russia detained a man suspected of killing a Russian general in a car blast outside Moscow on Ukraine’s orders, the FSB secret service said on Saturday. Moscow had previously accused Kyiv of being behind the blast on Friday which killed senior Russian general Yaroslav Moskalik, deputy head of the …

Quick Take Summary is AI generated, newsroom reviewed. Russian President Putin told US envoy Witkoff that Russia is open to unconditional talks with Ukraine, as Trump suggests different approaches to deal with Putin amid ongoing conflict and failed negotiations for peace. Russian President Vladimir Putin told US envoy Steve Witkoff …

Washington: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday discussed the “possibility” of direct talks with Ukraine in a meeting with a US envoy, the Kremlin said, while President Donald Trump claimed the warring parties were “very close to a deal”. But Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky again rejected suggestions that Ukraine give …

Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia used a North Korean ballistic missile in deadly Kyiv attack that killed 12 and wounded dozens. “According to preliminary information, the Russians used a ballistic missile manufactured in North Korea. Our special services are verifying all the details,” Zelensky said on social …

Washington: US President Donald Trump said Thursday he was applying pressure on Russia to end the Ukraine war, insisting that Moscow agreeing not to take over the entire country was a “big concession.” Trump issued a rare rebuke of Russian leader Vladimir Putin after Moscow fired a barrage of missiles …

Washington: US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he thought Russia had agreed to a deal to end the conflict in Ukraine, with President Volodymr Zelensky now the holdout. “I think we have a deal with Russia. We have to get a deal with Zelensky,” Trump told reporters in the Oval …

Moscow: Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday removed the Taliban’s designation as a “terrorist organisation”, a symbolic gesture aimed at building friendly ties with Afghanistan’s de facto rulers. The Islamist group seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021, when American forces supporting the country’s internationally recognised government pulled out. Moscow, which …

Washington DC: The White House said on Tuesday (US Local Time) that a productive conversation was held between the US and Russia and shared that there could be economic partnerships between the two countries but before that to take place a ceasefire needs to happen first. The remarks were made …

New Delhi: Russia, whose economy is heavily dependent on oil, energy, and mineral exports to the world, is staring at a crisis, should oil prices continue to plummet the way they are currently. Moscow has sounded the alarm as oil prices dropped to as low as $60 per barrel on …