Tag: Moscow

Zelensky went on to talk about the 'constant' strikes across the country - referencing the 'terrible' air and missile strikes in Desna, Chernihiv Oblast.

Bhubaneswar/Moscow: Renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik of Puri won the Jury Prize Gold medal at the 10th World Sand Sculpture Championship Moscow 2017 today. Pattnaik secured the gold for his sand sculpture of Lord Ganesh with message ‘Go Green’ at the Championship held between April 22nd and 28th at Kolomenskoye, Moscow in Russia. The event’s […]

Moscow: Russia is reacting calmly to the recent large-scale military drills conducted by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and wishes to continue dialogue on this matter, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday. “To be fair, we are trying not to conduct any large-scale exercises close to the borders of NATO member states…But in […]

New Delhi: By concluding the S-400 Triumf long-range surface-to-air missile system deal with Russia in the face of Washington’s sanctions on Moscow, India reasserted its independence on foreign policy in adherence with New Delhi stated stand that its ties with one country are free of that with a third country. After the signing of the […]

Moscow: Russia’s lower house of Parliament on Thursday approved a controversial pensions reform bill that raises the retirement age for Russian workers, among other provisions that have been harshly criticized by the opposition, trade unions and social justice organizations. The bill, after its third and definitive reading, was passed with 332 votes in favour and […]

Moscow: Four Russian jets have bombed positions of Nusra Front in Syria’s Idlib province, Russian Defence Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. On Tuesday, four planes of the Russian aviation unit deployed at the Hmeymim airbase carried out strikes on the militants’ storages where they kept drones, Sputnik quoted Defence Ministry spokesman as saying. […]

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump are set to discuss a number of “very complex” issues, including the situation in Syria, the Kremlin said on Friday. “A rather detailed discussion on Syria is anticipated,” Xinhua quoted Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov as saying. He said “serious preparations” are being made for […]

Islamabad: Pakistani Defence Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan has said that Islamabad was in direct talks with Moscow for the procurement of sophisticated military hardware, including air defence systems, fighter jets and battle tanks. In an interview with Russia’s Sputnik news agency, Kham also talked about increased cooperation with Kremlin which mirrors Pakistan’s wider geo-strategic concerns. […]

Washington: Donald Trump before becoming the US President, personally wrote a letter inviting Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend the 2013 Miss Universe pageant which was held in Moscow, a media report said. At the bottom of the typed letter, Trump scrawled a postscript adding that he looked forward to seeing “beautiful” women during his […]

Moscow: The fundamental mutual interests of Moscow and Washington, including fighting terrorism, will help to improve their relations, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday. Addressing a plenary session of the Russian Energy Week (REW), which kicked off in Moscow on October 3, Putin said the two countries share fundamental interests, including energy policies, fighting […]

Moscow: Russia is open to any forms of mutually beneficial cooperation with the US, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday. “We have a lot of problems that require a joint solution. Not only our countries but also the entire international community are interested in this,” Lavrov said at a meeting here with a […]

Moscow: Moscow will scrutinise a reported US intention to limit Russian observation flights and will take measures in response, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said here on Thursday. Russia will evaluate whether the possible restriction violates the Treaty on Open Skies, Xinhua quoted her as saying. Earlier this week, The Wall Street Journal reported […]

Moscow: The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has awarded to India next year’s women’s World Championship and the men’s 2021 World Championship. This is the first time that India have been awarded the rights to host the men’s event while the women’s tournament will be held for the second time. The country had earlier hosted the women’s […]

Moscow: In the age of social media, a worrying trend of sharing private and sensitive content with strangers is fast growing among youngsters, Moscow-based cyber security firm Kaspersky Lab said on Wednesday. Almost 93 per cent of internet users share their information digitally, with 45 per cent of them sharing their private and sensitive videos […]

Moscow: Thousands of worshipers on Monday began lining up in Moscow to see the relic of St. Nicholas, which had been kept in Bari, Italy, for more than 900 years. Though the Cathedral of Christ the Savior was to open to the public for the relic’s veneration at 2 p.m., a one-km line formed outside […]