Moscow/Kyiv: Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a 36-hour unilateral ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Orthodox Christians living in large numbers in Russia and Eastern Ukraine celebrate Christmas on January 7. The Russian President has declared a ceasefire in this background. However, Western countries, including Ukraine, have expressed scepticism over Putin’s announcement and criticised it […]
Vienna: External Affairs Minister Jaishankar has spoken harsh words to the European countries trying to teach India moral lessons by commenting on India’s cooperation with Russia. In an interview, India’s External Affairs Minister warned that the alarm bells are ringing for Europe. After the economic recession of 2008, European countries took a defensive stance and […]
Vienna: India is deeply concerned about the ongoing war in Ukraine; hence the Prime Minister of India has had several discussions with the President of Russia and Ukraine. External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar expressed that India has been persistently warned that the issues could be resolved only by bilateral negotiations and not by war. […]
Budapest/Brussels: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Ukraine would fight the war till the United States continues to provide arms and money. Therefore, the time to end the war and establish peace depends on the US. The Hungarian Prime Minister has been accused and criticised by Europe for adopting a pro-Russian stand. However, in an […]
Washington/Kyiv: The US Congress approved a bill providing $47 billion in aid to Ukraine. This includes arms supply and other financial support. After this approval, the amount of provision made by the United States for the conflict in Ukraine has gone up to $100 billion. Earlier, the US Congress had approved providing $65 billion in […]
Berlin/Buckinghamshire/Aden: Chinese President Xi Jinping, during his visit to the countries in the Middle East, signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia. He also proposed to hold discussions with Iran regarding the dispute over islands in the Persian Gulf. During the meeting, in the presence of Xi Jinping, the GCC accused Iran of supporting […]
Paris/Washington: ‘We must rethink our strategic autonomy. Europe needs to gain more autonomy on technology and defence capabilities, including from the US. An alliance isn’t something I should depend on,’ President of France, Emmanuel Macron, warned. Besides, Jiri Sedivy, the head of the European Defence Agency, also claimed last week that the European Union (EU) […]
Washington/Kyiv: Anatoly Antonov, Russia’s Ambassador to the United States, warned that US interference in Ukraine would further escalate the conflict, mocking that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to the United States was a Hollywood-style trip. The Russian Ambassador also threatened that everyone knew what would happen to the US-provided Patriot missiles and the soldiers deployed. […]
Washington: US Senator Josh Hawley demanded that the US give more priority to Taiwan instead of Ukraine to preserve its security interests. In this regard, Hawley has written a letter to the Department of Foreign Affairs criticising the arms support provided to Ukraine. The US senators have blamed the US for ignoring Asia’s interests by […]
New Delhi: Due to the restrictions of the US and other western countries, obstacles stand before Russia in the manufacturing sector. In such a situation, there were reports that Russia had handed over a list of about 500 products to India and demanded to supply them. Regarding this, Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar clarified […]
