Washington sets Russian oil restriction as condition for India trade agreement
The U.S. considers limiting India’s purchases of Russian oil a key requirement for reaching a trade agreement....
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held phone conversations on Saturday with his Turkish and Hungarian counterparts, just hours after the U.S.–Russia summit in Alaska ended without a breakthrough on Ukraine.
President Donald Trump, who hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, urged Kyiv to strike a deal with Moscow, saying, “Russia is a very big power, and they’re not.”
According to the Russian foreign ministry, Lavrov spoke with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan at Ankara’s request, with both sides reviewing the outcome of the Alaska talks. Turkey has positioned itself as a NATO member that maintains dialogue with both Russia and Ukraine, keeping open the possibility of mediation.
Lavrov also spoke with Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto, who said Budapest wanted a peaceful settlement to the conflict, now in its fourth year. “A durable resolution to the conflict is in our interest, as well as for peace and security to return to Central Europe,” Szijjarto wrote on Facebook.
Hungary has preserved close relations with Moscow throughout the fighting, opposing EU sanctions and maintaining energy ties, despite criticism from Western allies of Ukraine. Prime Minister Viktor Orban said after the Alaska summit that “the world is a safer place than it was yesterday,” though other European leaders stressed that decisions on Ukrainian territory must remain in Kyiv’s hands.
AnewZ has learned that India has once again blocked Azerbaijan’s application for full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, while Pakistan’s recent decision to consider diplomatic relations with Armenia has been coordinated with Baku as part of Azerbaijan’s peace agenda.
A day of mourning has been declared in Portugal to pay respect to victims who lost their lives in the Lisbon Funicular crash which happened on Wednesday evening.
A Polish Air Force pilot was killed on Thursday when an F-16 fighter jet crashed during a training flight ahead of the 2025 Radom International Air Show.
Video from the USGS (United States Geological Survey) showed on Friday (19 September) the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii erupting and spewing lava.
At least eight people have died and more than 90 others were injured following a catastrophic gas tanker explosion on a major highway in Mexico City’s Iztapalapa district on Wednesday, authorities confirmed.
The UN Security Council on Friday vetoed a draft resolution submitted by Russia and China that sought to delay the “snapback” sanctions on Iran. The resolution received only four votes in favour, with nine members voting against and two abstaining.
The U.S. considers limiting India’s purchases of Russian oil a key requirement for reaching a trade agreement.
On Friday, the UN Security Council vetoed a draft resolution to extend the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on Iran's nuclear program until April 18, 2026.
The Maghreb branch of the Global Sumud Flotilla, en route to Gaza with humanitarian aid, has reported a second encounter with military aircraft this week. According to the group, two unidentified planes flew at low altitude over its vessels while they were sailing in Greek territorial waters.
India dismissed as "incorrect and baseless" claims made by NATO’s Secretary General suggesting that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had contacted Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding the impact of punitive U.S. tariffs on India’s purchases of Russian oil.
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