Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that a decision by NATO members to increase defense spending was catastrophic for the alliance and could ultimately lead to its collapse, state news agency TASS reported on Monday. NATO “needs to be guided by common sense,” Lavrov said. NATO allies agreed to raise their collective spending goal to…
“The West has never succeeded in that – they will not work it out this time also,” the top Russian diplomat said The collective West seeks after strategically defeating Russia, using the Kiev regime as a ram, but it will not succeed, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said during talks with Kyrgyzstan’s Foreign Minister Jeenbek…
Russian spy chief Sergei Naryshkin said in remarks published on Sunday that he had spoken to the director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John Ratcliffe, and that they had agreed to call each other at any time. The CIA and Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), the successor to the KGB’s famed First Chief Directorate,…
The Ukrainian leader failed to deliver on his promises and stole billions in aid, Vassily Nebenzia has told RT Ukraine’s “expired” leader Vladimir Zelensky is “politically dead” and refuses to step down to avoid accountability for his actions, Russian UN envoy Vassily Nebenzia has told RT’s Rick Sanchez. In an interview on Sanchez Effect aired on Friday, Nebenzia accused Zelensky of…
EU also is moving towards active militarization, Director of the European Problems Department at the Russian Foreign Ministry Vladislav Maslennikov said. The EU is on the path of active militarization and counteraction to Moscow, which is why Ukraine’s accession to the EU does not meet Russia’s interests, Director of the European Problems Department at the…
Vasily Nebenzya said that Ukraine should stop the mobilization campaign and begin demobilization Kiev must stop the mobilization campaign and begin demobilization to demonstrate the seriousness of its intentions, Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya said. “We need to know the outcome, what the general situation is going to be in the…
The Russian president said he knows that Donald Trump also spoke about the possibility of meetings Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday he was always prepared for international contacts and meetings, in particular with US President Donald Trump. “I am always open to contacts and meetings. I know that Mister Trump also talked about…
According to the statement, the two sides emphasized their mutual commitment to continued close coordination aimed at preventing further escalation and ensuring a return to a political and diplomatic resolution based on international law Russia and Iran have reaffirmed their shared intention to closely cooperate in preventing further escalation in the Middle East and to…
The Russian foreign minister also pointed to broader concerns about the neutrality of international institutions If the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is allowed to inspect Iran’s nuclear facilities, the concern is that this information could be leaked, as there are no confidentiality safeguards in place now, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said during his…
Hostilities in the two regions have different causes and contexts, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said It is wrong to compare Israel’s attack on Iran with the Ukraine conflict, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said, maintaining that the nature and context of the two conflicts are different. Speaking on Tuesday at the ‘Primakov…
The Israeli and US strikes against Tehran are “illegitimate” and violate international law, according to the Russian president. Israeli and US hostilities against Iran are groundless and unjustifiable, Russian President Vladimir Putin has told Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. The top Iranian diplomat, who landed in Moscow and met with the Russian president on Monday,…
Defence secretary denies US is pursuing policy of regime change after strikes on Iranian nuclear sites The surprise overnight US attack on Iran inflicted major damage and destruction on three of its key nuclear sites, senior Pentagon officials said, as the US defence secretary denied that the Trump administration was pursuing a policy of regime change in…
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday called on China to encourage Iran to not shut down the Strait of Hormuz after Washington carried out strikes on Iranian nuclear sites. Rubio’s comments on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo” show came after Iran’s Press TV reported that the Iranian parliament approved a measure to…
The Trump administration is not seeking regime change in Iran, the Pentagon insisted on Sunday, after the largest B-2 stealth operational strikes in US history were carried out on Iranian nuclear facilities. “This mission was not and has not been about regime change,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said. “The President authorized a precision operation to neutralize the…
