The seizure of the Russian-flagged Marinera oil tanker by the US military is liable to have far-reaching implications for the entire Euro-Atlantic region and civilian maritime traffic globally, the Foreign Ministry in Moscow has warned.
Britain is preparing a smear campaign aimed at damaging US President Donald Trump’s reputation in order to derail his efforts to end the Ukraine conflict, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) claimed on Tuesday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit India before the end of the year, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has confirmed, saying he expected the trip to be “meaningful.”
The United States hit Russia's major oil companies with sanctions and accused the Russians of a lack of commitment toward ending the war in Ukraine, as Moscow conducted a major training exercise involving nuclear arms.
US President Donald Trump has called off his planned summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest, saying he does not believe the talks would yield the desired results at this stage of the dialogue. Moscow has yet to comment.
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin left together for the summit venue in the American leader’s limousine after greeting each other on the tarmac at Alaska’s Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on Friday.
Russia said on Wednesday it was concerned about the threat of new strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, and that a deal on Tehran’s nuclear programme could be reached through dialogue.
Chinese President Xi Jinping told Russia's top diplomat on Tuesday that their countries should "strengthen mutual support", state media said, as foreign ministers gathered in Beijing for Shanghai Cooperation Organisation talks.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was due to hold "important" talks with key ally Vladimir Putin on Monday, 48 hours after a major US attack on Iran's key nuclear facilities.
On both Ukraine and Iran, Russian President Vladimir Putin set out his narrative on Wednesday evening, mixing jabs at Europeans with praise for Donald Trump during a two-hour interview with major international news agencies.
