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Moscow: Ukraine is controlled by the US and its allies who push Kyiv to continue fighting, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Thursday.Lavrov says that Kyiv's inability to negotiate proves that it aims to delay and undermine...

Moscow: The Soyuz-2.1b rocket with a military satellite was launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome on Thursday, the Russian Defence Ministry told reporters."On Thursday, April 7, at 14:20 Moscow time, from … (the Plesetsk cosmodrome), the combat crew of...

Beijing: The United States should immediately correct its erroneous act of selling arms to Taiwan and cease playing with fire when it comes to Taiwan-related issues, a Chinese spokesperson said on Wednesday.Ma Xiaoguang, a spokesperson for the State...

Brussels: NATO will take into account the crisis in Ukraine and the rise of China in its future strategic concept, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said ahead of the NATO foreign ministers' meeting in Brussels on Wednesday.Stoltenberg said that...

Moscow: The Russian lower house on Wednesday adopted a bill introducing fines for publicly equating the roles of the USSR and Nazi Germany in the Second World War.The bill will add a new article to the Russian...

Beijing: Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Wednesday that the mass civilian deaths in the Ukrainian town of Bucha have to be investigated and all accusations should be supported by evidence."The truth and circumstances of what...

Moscow: Russia and Cuba will develop their strategic partnership, with an emphasis on energy, tourism and agriculture, Alexander Schetinin, the director of the Latin American Department at the Russian Foreign Ministry, said in an interview with Sputnik.Cuba, an...

Moscow: The Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 125 planes and 91 helicopters since the beginning of the special military operation in Ukraine, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Monday."In total, since the start of the special...

United Nations: The United Kingdom's refusal to hold a UN Security Council meeting requested by Russia on allegations of atrocities in the Ukrainian town of Bucha is unprecedented in UN history, Russian Ambassador to the UN Vassily Nebenzia said...

Tehran: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Sunday that the United States has by no means any compassion toward Muslim nations in the region, according to the president's official website.Making the remarks in a phone conversation with his...