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Turkey summons Sweden envoy over TV satire ‘insulting’ Erdogan amid tense ties
Oct 06, 2022 09:39Turkey has summoned Swedish Ambassador Staffan Herrstrom over “insulting content” about Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan aired on Swedish public service television, as relations between the two sides remain tense over Stockholm’s bid to join NATO.
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Over 200,000 mobilized into Russian army in two weeks: Defense minister
Oct 04, 2022 13:56Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu says more than 200,000 people have been drafted into Russia's armed forces since President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial mobilization on September 21.
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Russia: Medvedev says Ukraine’s NATO bid begs pushing ahead WWIII
Oct 01, 2022 08:41Deputy head of Russia’s Security Council Dmitry Medvedev has slammed Ukraine’s renewed bid to promptly join the US-led NATO military alliance as an effort that would only “hasten the start of World War III.”
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Ukraine formally applies for fast-track NATO membership
Oct 01, 2022 04:17Ukraine has formally applied for NATO membership under an accelerated procedure, President Volodymyr Zelensky said after Russia added four Ukrainian regions to its soil.
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Russia, Ukraine swap nearly 300 prisoners, including foreigners
Sep 22, 2022 08:32Russia and Ukraine have carried out a high-profile prisoner swap, involving almost 300 people, including 10 foreigners, marking the largest exchange since the start of the Ukrainian conflict.
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Russia: Medvedev backs referendums in Ukraine's Donbass region
Sep 20, 2022 14:41One of Russia's most senior security officials says he favors holding referendums in the breakaway Donbass region of eastern Ukraine in order to formally make them part of Russia.
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Pentagon: US may provide ‘NATO compatible’ tanks to Ukraine
Sep 20, 2022 14:36The Pentagon said the US may provide “NATO compatible” tanks to Ukraine's military to replace aging Soviet-era gear, a step towards deeper participation in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
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As the scope of NATO's Ukraine disaster emerges, Bill Clinton seeks to deflect blame
Sep 19, 2022 06:42Former US President Bill Clinton has revealed that he offered Russia a special partnership with NATO, as well as “the prospect of eventual membership” in the Western military alliance.
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Ukraine slams Germany for failing to supply it with weaponry, tanks
Sep 17, 2022 06:04Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry has slammed Germany for failing to supply the war-torn country with heavy weaponry and tanks.
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Raeisi calls on SCO to confront US unilateralism through new approaches
Sep 16, 2022 07:26President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi has called on the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states to adopt new approaches so as to confront the United States’ unilateralism.