Russia

Raeisi at SCO: Ditching dollar key to shaping fair international system

Jul 04, 2023 08:31

President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi has warned against the dominance of the dollar in global exchanges, saying de-dollarization is a pivotal necessity to form a just international system.
Fears grow of an attack on Zaporozhye nuclear power plant

Jul 04, 2023 05:52

As the Ukrainian counteroffensive continues to falter, there are accusations from both sides that the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, the largest such plant in Europe, could be attacked, leading to a radiation leak and a dangerous escalation of the conflict.
China's defense minister, Russia's navy chief meet for 1st time since Wagner mutiny

Jul 04, 2023 04:43

China's Defense Minister Li Shangfu and Russia's Navy chief, Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov, have met in what is the most high-level meeting between the representatives of the two countries since the Wagner mutiny last month.
Russia’s Medvedev warns nuclear war ‘quite probable’ amid West's support for Ukraine

Jul 03, 2023 12:18

Russia’s former President Dmitry Medvedev says confrontation with the West will “last decades,” warning against a “quite probable” nuclear conflict.
CIA chief made secret trip to Ukraine prior to Wagner mutiny: US official

Jul 01, 2023 09:03

CIA Director William Burns made a secret trip to Ukraine, prior to the Wagner Group's armed mutiny against Moscow, US newspapers have reported.
Cracks emerge at EU leaders' summit regarding Ukraine policy

Jul 01, 2023 04:41

The war in Ukraine has dominated a summit of EU leaders in Brussels.
Russia urges UN Security Council expansion to counter Western dominance

Jun 30, 2023 14:12

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov of Russia has called for the expansion of the United Nations Security Council to include more non-Western countries.
Iran's SCO membership will generate growing capacity: FM

Jun 30, 2023 12:21

Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says he is confident Iran's membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization will provide the SCO with a growing capacity.
SCO to approve Iran's full membership next week, Russian FM says

Jun 30, 2023 11:34

Tehran will officially join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization as a full-fledged member at the group’s summit next week, according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
Bolivia taps China, Russia in bid to unlock huge lithium riches

Jun 30, 2023 05:43

The Bolivian government has signed lithium agreements with Russian state nuclear firm Rosatom and China's Citic Guoan Group as the South American country looks to develop its untapped resources of the battery metal.