MOSCOW, March 26 (Reuters) – Russia is in contact with the United States about a new round of talks on a Ukraine peace settlement as soon as conditions allow, the Kremlin said on Thursday. “We remain open, we are in contact with the Americans, and we are counting on holding the next round of talks…
VAUX-DE-CERNAY, France, March 26 (Reuters) – Foreign ministers from the world’s leading Western democracies meet in France this week against the backdrop of wars in Iranand Ukraine, economic uncertainty, and mounting unease over an increasingly unpredictable U.S. foreign policy. The two-day gathering at the restored 12th-century Abbaye des Vaux-de-Cernay, about 40 km (25 miles) southwest…
SEOUL, March 26 (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un welcomed Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to Pyongyang on Wednesday, North Korean state media KCNA said on Thursday, touting ties between the two close allies of Russia’s Vladimir Putin. When Lukashenko visited Pyongyang’s Kumsusan mausoleum to pay respects to former North Korean leaders, he laid…
MOSCOW, March 25 (Reuters) – Russia remains in contact with the United States on a possible settlement of the conflict in Ukraine and hopes Washington will continue its mediation efforts, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday. “Moscow continues to maintain contact with the Americans through existing channels. We are receiving updates on the situation….
VILNIUS, March 24 (Reuters) – A military drone that crashed in Lithuania came from Ukraine and was aimed at attacking Russia’s oil exports before going astray, the Baltic country’s government said on Tuesday. Lithuania’s armed forces said on Monday a suspected drone had entered the country’s airspace and crashed into an ice-covered lake some 20…
MOSCOW, March 24 (Reuters) – The Kremlin on Tuesday, when asked about a Reuters report that Russia was postponing a plan to boost long-term fiscal reserves, said that the issues were being worked out and that they were being discussed at President Vladimir Putin’s meetings on the economy. Reuters’ sources said on March 23 that…
March 24 (Reuters) – Russia would view any spillover of the Iran conflict into the Caspian Sea “extremely negatively”, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. Israel said last week its military had carried out strikes on the Iranian navy in the Caspian, hitting dozens of targets including missile boats. A military spokesperson said Israel…
KYIV, March 24 (Reuters) – Russia launched drones and missiles overnight on Tuesday at Ukraine, killing at least three people, damaging houses and triggering fires, Ukrainian officials said. The attack came as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned on Monday of an imminent, mass Russian attack on the country, citing Ukrainian intelligence. One person was killed and…
SEOUL, March 24 (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country would permanently strengthen its nuclear forces and treat South Korea as its most hostile state, as he set out policy priorities in a speech to parliament, state media KCNA reported on Tuesday. Kim said Pyongyang’s status as a nuclear‑armed state was…
March 23 (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that Ukrainian intelligence believed Russian forces were preparing a new, imminent mass attack on the country. Zelenskiy, speaking in his nightly video address, suggested the new attack could occur on Monday, but gave no further details of a time frame or possible targets. “Please pay…