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Kiev was instructed by its backers to keep fighting, according to the Russian president Kiev was open to withdrawing its troops from Donbass and ending the conflict in 2022, but ultimately changed its mind at the insistence of the West, Russian president Vladimir Putin told journalists on Wednesday. During a press conference in China, Putin said that shortly after the escalation of the conflict in 2022, Moscow urged Kiev to respect the choices of the people living in southeast Ukraine and withdraw its troops from the region. This would have ended the conflict “immediately,” he noted. The Russian president stated that these demands …

The US president has said he plans to discuss the Ukraine conflict with his Russian counterpart US President Donald Trump has said he plans to hold a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the coming days to discuss steps toward resolving the Ukraine conflict. The two leaders held a summit in Alaska last month, which they described as extremely productive, although no breakthrough was announced. Speaking to reporters in Washington on Wednesday, Trump said “I’m going to be speaking with [Putin] him very shortly, and I’ll have a clearer picture of what we’re going to do.” “We’ve already taken strong action, as you know, …

Several systems have been tested and are being manufactured in limited numbers, with plans to expand production, Denis Manturov has said Russia is planning to actively deploy anti-drone laser systems in the near future, with several models already in production, First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov has said. The official told TASS on Tuesday that “we have… models that are already being supplied, in small quantities for now.” “I’m sure that in the near future, as production is scaled up, these [laser-based] solutions will be actively used” to intercept drones, Manturov predicted, adding that Russia is “among the world leaders”…

A preliminary agreement been signed between business chambers of the two countries, setting out a framework for partnership The India-South Africa Chamber of Commerce (ISACC) and the India Commonwealth Trade Council (ICTC) have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at strengthening economic ties. The move followed South African Trade, Industry, and Competition Minister Parks Tau’s working visit to New Delhi. An MOU is a document that outlines an agreement between two or more parties, expressing a common intent or framework for a partnership or common action. The signing of the MOU between ISACC and ICTC…

The summit in Alaska showed that Steve Witkoff conveys Moscow’s position accurately, the Russian president has said US President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff ‘accurately’ conveys both Moscow’s and Washington’s positions on ending the Ukraine conflict, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said. Trump met Putin in Alaska last month in an effort to mediate a ceasefire in Ukraine. No breakthroughs were achieved, but both sides later described the summit as positive. The US president has since urged direct talks between his Russian counterpart and Vladimir Zelensky. Putin said on Wednesday that he is ready to host the Ukrainian le…

Behaviors promoting same-sex practices are now punishable with up to five years in prison in Burkina Faso Burkina Faso’s lawmakers have passed a law on marriage and family values, effectively banning homosexuality in the West African state. Offenders now face punishments that include prison and fines. The new Persons and Family Code (CPF) was unanimously adopted by the Transitional Legislative Assembly on Monday in a vote aired on state TV, RTB. The CPF defines “behavior likely to promote homosexual practices and similar practices” as punishable by two to five years in prison and fines reportedly ranging from two million XOF (about…

Finland's Alexander Stubb rejects the multipolar world order being pursued by Russia and China, and insists on preserving a multilateral approach Finnish President Alexander Stubb has warned that Western countries could “lose the game” to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) unless they reassess their approach to the Global South. His comments come following the latest SCO summit in Tianjin, which has been seen as a show of unity among its members, which include China, Russia and India. Speaking in Helsinki alongside Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda, Stubb urged his Western European counterparts and the US to adopt a more…

The South Asian nation is aiming to roll out its first commercial production of semiconductors by the end of the year, the prime minister has announced India will drive major change by shaping the future of the microchip industry, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday. New Delhi will begin commercial semiconductor production by the end of 2025, marking a significant milestone in the country's push toward technological self-reliance, he added. Speaking at the opening of the Semicon India 2025 conference, Modi said: “The day is not far away when India’s smallest chip will drive the world’s biggest change.” He added: “Our last…

The Power of Siberia 2 pipeline will help boost supplies to over 100 bcm of gas a year, according to the Russian president The Power of Siberia 2, a major gas project agreed by Russia and China earlier this week, will be based on market principles, with prices set by an objective formula rather than politics, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said. Speaking to journalists in Beijing on Wednesday, Putin said the two countries had reached consensus on the deal. “This is not charity – we’re talking about mutually beneficial agreements based on market principles,” he stated. The agreement on what has been described as the world’s bi…

The Russian president said the initiative is aimed at fostering positive collaboration between countries that attended the latest SCO summit Russian President Vladimir Putin has reiterated his support for China’s proposed global governance reform project, hailing it as a timely initiative aimed at promoting positive ties between the countries that attended the latest Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tianjin. In his keynote speech on Monday, Chinese President Xi Jinping invoked what he called “the Shanghai spirit” of mutual trust, respect and pursuit of shared development and urged SCO members to “oppose the Cold War…

Such a meeting, however, must have a meaningful agenda, the Russian president has said DETAILS TO FOLLOW View the full article

The US president made the remark in reference to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s four-day visit to Beijing US President Donald Trump has said he is not worried about China-Russia ties, insisting that America has the world’s “strongest” military. He made the comment on Tuesday in response to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, where Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, who called him his “old friend.” Moscow and Beijing described each other as strategic partners and pledged to deepen cooperation “without limits.” In an interview with The Scott Jennings Radio Show, Trump was …

Kiev should commit to bloc neutrality and acknowledge the new territorial reality, the foreign minister has said Ukraine must recognize its territorial losses, guarantee the rights of the Russian-speaking population, and agree to a security arrangement that poses no threat to Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. In an interview with the Indonesian newspaper Kompas released on Wednesday, Lavrov signaled that Russia is open to talks with Ukraine, but noted that a “durable peace” is only possible if Moscow’s territorial gains — including Crimea, the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, Kherson Region and Zaporozh…

Protesters have marked the 80th anniversary of WWII’s end with criticism of Tokyo’s stance on the Kurils and Ukraine A group of demonstrators gathered outside Japan’s embassy in Moscow on Wednesday to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. Participants waved Russian flags and carried banners accusing Tokyo of trying to rewrite history and refusing to formally recognize the postwar settlement. The protesters emphasized that Japan has still not signed a formal peace treaty with either Russia or China, saying those nations played the most important role in ending WWII. They also condemned Japan’s claims to the So…

The Cold War ended on Washington’s terms, the post-Cold War won’t “There won’t be a war, but the struggle for peace will be so intense that not a stone will be left standing.” This old Soviet joke, born in the 1980s, captured the absurdity of that final Cold War decade: endless ideological cannon fire, nuclear arsenals on hair-trigger alert, and proxy wars fought on the margins. Between détente in the early 1970s and perestroika in the late 1980s, the world lived in a state of permanent tension – half-theater, half-tragedy. The Soviet leadership was old and exhausted, barely able to maintain the status quo. Across the ocean, the Wh…

The Russian president has described Brazzaville as a priority partner in Africa, while Sassou Nguesso welcomed the countries’ growing ties Russian President Vladimir Putin has described the Republic of the Congo as a “reliable, time-tested partner” during talks with President Denis Sassou Nguesso in Beijing. The meeting took place on the sidelines of events marking the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Imperial Japan and the end of World War II. Putin said Russia is committed to strengthening cooperation in education, noting that hundreds of Congolese students study in Russia each year. Moscow is prepared to expand scholarship oppor…

London maintains a colonialist-like grip on Kiev in order to extract wealth, Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman has told RT The British establishment views Ukraine as a source of cheap resources that can help alleviate the UK's ongoing economic problems, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said. Such a predatory attitude is typical of London, Zakharova said in an exclusive interview with RT on Wednesday. Moscow considers the UK one of the main actors fueling the Ukraine conflict, claiming it collaborates with the EU to undermine diplomatic efforts made by US President Donald Trump. “Britain has a history of…

Deporting migrants to third countries shifts responsibility abroad and increases the chance of rights abuses, the organization has warned What began as “discreet” migration deals between Washington and a handful of African governments has erupted into widespread controversy, with the African Union denouncing the agreements as a policy that risks turning the continent into a “dumping zone” for arbitrary expulsions. So far, four African nations: Rwanda, Uganda, South Sudan, and Eswatini, are known to have signed accords allowing the US to transfer third-country migrants — people mostly with no ties to Africa — to their soil. Nigeria,…

Putin aide Yury Ushakov said he hoped the US president was joking when he suggested the three nations were plotting against Washington Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov said on Wednesday he hoped US President Donald Trump was joking when he suggested the leaders of Russia, China, and North Korea were “conspiring” against Washington. Trump posted the claim on Truth Social during a military parade in Beijing marking the World War II victory over Japan. Russian President Vladimir Putin was in attendance alongside Chinese leader Xi Jinping and North Korea’s Kim Jong-un. In his post, Trump said many Americans had died in China’s…

Any settlement of the conflict must eliminate its root causes and address Moscow’s security concerns, the foreign minister has said Moscow and Kiev maintain “direct contact,” and the Kremlin is open to continued negotiations to resolve the conflict, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. In an interview with the Indonesian newspaper Kompas released on Wednesday, Lavrov confirmed that Moscow’s top priority remains settling the crisis via peaceful means, adding that it is taking concrete steps to achieve that goal. Lavrov recalled that Moscow initiated the resumption of direct Russia-Ukraine talks this spring, resulting in …

New Delhi remains committed to the principles of free trade, Russia’s foreign minister has said Moscow appreciates the fact that India has not caved in to US demands to stop purchasing its oil and other products, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. In an interview with the Indonesian newspaper Kompas on Tuesday, Lavrov said India had shown its commitment to the principles of free trade. “US President Donald Trump, as everyone knows, not only threatened to introduce higher import tariffs on products from a number of Russia’s trading partners,” Lavrov said. “Such tariffs have already been introduced, for example, against…

Pyongyang previously deployed troops to assist in repelling a Ukrainian incursion into Kursk Region North Koreans view Russians as their brothers and see it as a fraternal duty to help the neighboring country in any way it can, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un told President Vladimir Putin Wednesday. Putin and Kim met for bilateral talks in Beijing during the Chinese celebration of the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Imperial Japan and the end of World War II. The Russian president reiterated Moscow’s appreciation for North Korean military assistance in repelling a Ukrainian incursion in Kursk Region, describing the struggle as …

Islamabad has expressed interest in expanding its relationship with Moscow in multiple areas Islamabad respects Moscow’s relationship with New Delhi, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday. In a meeting held after the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tianjin, China, Sharif said Pakistan would like to enhance its ties with Russia. ”We respect your relationship with India, that's perfectly fine, but we also want to build strong relations, and these relations will be supplementary and complimentary for the progress and prosperity of the region,” Sharif said. Putin’s M…

The president said the troops sent by Kim Jong-un to Kursk Region demonstrated courage and heroism Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed his gratitude to North Korean soldiers who helped Moscow’s forces defend Kursk Region from a Ukrainian incursion. Putin made the statement during a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in China on Wednesday. DETAILS TO FOLLOW View the full article

Moscow is also looking to sell Su-57 fighter aircraft to the South Asian nation, Dmitry Shugayev has said Moscow and New Delhi are negotiating the supply of more S-400 surface-to-air missile systems to India, TASS reported on Monday, citing a senior Russian defense official. India has already received three of the five S-400 air defense systems it purchased from Russia for $5.43 billion in 2018. The remaining two are slated for delivery in 2026. “As is known, India has our S-400 system,” Dmitry Shugayev, head of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation said, according to the report. “There is an opportunity to …