Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday that North Korea had reaffirmed full support for Moscow’s war in Ukraine during talks in the coastal city of Wonsan, underscoring an alliance that South Korea believes may soon send even more Pyongyang troops to the front.
The chiefs of Gazprom and China National Petroleum Corp met in Beijing on Friday to chart wider Russian gas deliveries, as the Power of Siberia pipeline nears full 38 billion-cubic-metre capacity and the two sides still haggle over prices for a larger Siberia-2 link.
Top military officials from South Korea, the United States, and Japan held talks in Seoul and urged North Korea to stop activities that destabilise the region, as the three allies conducted a joint air exercise on South Korea’s southern Jeju island.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov landed in North Korea, marking another step in the growing strategic partnership between Moscow and Pyongyang.
China said it is ready to "continuously" boost strategic coordination with Moscow. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday that Beijing is prepared to help safeguard both countries’ security and development interests.
Russia’s health watchdog said on Friday it is monitoring an anthrax outbreak in Kazakhstan’s Akmola region, where two villages were quarantined after infections in cattle and local residents.
A Russian drone strike on the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Friday damaged a maternity hospital, terrifying patients and staff as windows shattered and glass rained down on hospital beds, according to officials.
Despite erratic U.S. policies, the positive trajectory in Russia-U.S. relations remains intact, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Friday.
Share of Russian aluminium in LME warehouses falls in June as Indian metal rises. Russian-origin aluminium made up 66 % of available London Metal Exchange (LME) inventories in June, down three points from May, while Indian metal climbed to 34 %, the exchange’s latest data show.
Talks in Malaysia between top diplomats from Russia and the United States were described by the Russian Foreign Ministry as "substantive and frank" with both sides confirming their interest in seeking peaceful solutions to international conflicts.
European Union member states have asked the European Commission to keep secret their national strategies for phasing out Russian oil and gas by the end of 2027.
Chinese and Russian foreign ministers met in Kuala Lumpur to discuss the Iranian nuclear program and regional security, emphasizing dialogue over force amid recent US and Israeli strikes on Iran.
Italy has called for companies with ties to Russia to be excluded from Ukraine’s reconstruction efforts, arguing that those who helped fund Moscow’s war should not profit from rebuilding the country they helped destroy.
The agreement between Russia and Oman to mutually waive visas will come into force on the 18th of July, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Moscow and Washington reaffirmed their mutual commitment to pursuing “peaceful solutions to conflict situations” on Thursday, as Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Kuala Lumpur.
The European Commission announced €2.3 billion in financial support to help Ukraine rebuild despite ongoing Russian attacks.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Thursday called for stronger sanctions against Russia to intensify pressure to end the war in Ukraine.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the side lines of the ASEAN foreign ministers' summit in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday, according to announcements from both the U.S. State Department and Russia’s foreign ministry.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov has been relieved of his duties, citing personal reasons.
Russia accuses Ukraine of repeatedly using anti-personnel mines on civilians and says Kyiv’s recent withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention will not change the conflict dynamics.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree allowing foreigners to serve in the Russian army not only during a state of emergency or martial law, but also during the period of mobilisation, which is aimed at expanding military recruitment.
A court in Uzbekistan has issued verdicts against two citizens for serving in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation as 'contract soldiers'.
The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Wednesday that Russia committed multiple breaches of international law in Ukraine — including responsibility for the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 — its first such verdict since Moscow’s 2022 invasion.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will visit North Korea from 11th to 13th July, - Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova announced during a press briefing today.
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