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Kremlin: Putin ready to send delegation for talks with Ukraine
Feb 25, 2022 13:20Russia's President Vladimir Putin is ready to dispatch a high-level delegation for talks with Ukraine in the Belarusian capital, Minsk, the Kremlin says, as the Russian military campaign in Ukraine enters its second day.
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Defense Min. spox: Ukraine uses staged videos to accuse Russia, there's no threat to civilian population
Feb 24, 2022 14:14Russia’s defense ministry says the Ukrainian government uses staged videos to accuses Russian forces of conducting indiscriminate strikes against civilian targets, stressing that Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine poses no threat to civilian population.
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EU imposes sanctions on high-ranking Russian officials over Ukraine
Feb 24, 2022 04:51The European Union (EU) has imposed sanctions against key members of Russian President Vladimir Putin's inner circle, as well as a number of other figures involved in Russian politics and media, over the recent developments in Ukraine.
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US senators call for harsher sanctions on Russia
Feb 24, 2022 04:43US senators on both sides of the aisle are calling on the Biden administration to turn up the pressure on Russia after it launched a military operation in Ukraine’s Donbass region.
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EU spokesperson in al-Quds: Israeli violations, settlers’ attacks in contravention of intl. law
Feb 24, 2022 03:39The spokesperson of the European Union in al-Quds, Shadi Othman, says the attacks committed by Israeli forces and settlers against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank violate the international law.
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Iran to UK: West must take ‘courageous’ decision to facilitate deal in Vienna
Feb 24, 2022 03:21Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says good progress has been made in the talks in Vienna with the P4+1 states, but in order to achieve a final agreement, the Western side is required to take a “courageous and realistic” political decision that guarantees Tehran’s interests.
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US deeds must follow words; Iranians in Vienna for 'good agreement’: FM
Feb 23, 2022 03:49Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has urged an end to the “paradox” that has existed between the United States’ words and actions concerning Iran.
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Russia says 'open to diplomacy' over Ukraine, defends recognition of breakaway regions
Feb 22, 2022 09:16Russian envoy to the United Nations has reaffirmed Moscow’s “openness to diplomacy”, noting that President Vladimir Putin’s move to declare two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine independent was aimed at foiling the new "Ukrainian military adventure".
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Russia says no concrete plans for Putin-Biden summit over Ukraine, but stresses diplomatic contacts remain active
Feb 21, 2022 10:56Russia says there are no concrete plans yet for a summit between President Vladimir Putin and his American counterpart Joe Biden, following reports that the two leaders had agreed to meet to discuss the Ukraine crisis.
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Iran censures West’s lack of resolve to make political decisions in Vienna talks
Feb 21, 2022 09:04Iran’s Foreign Ministry has decried the Western sides for lacking the resolve to make political decisions critical to negotiations in Vienna between Tehran and the P4+1 group of countries over the 2015 Iran deal.