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EU rules don’t allow a ban on visa issuance to Russians

July 29, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The European Union’s rules do not allow a complete ban on the issuance of Schengen visas to Russian nationals, Finland’s Helsingin Sanomat newspaper reported on Thursday, citing a response from the European Commission. “Visas should always be available to certain categories of applicants. Processing visa applications is the responsibility of EU member states who […]

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The US to speak with Russia over the secure release of Americans detained by Moscow

July 28, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on Wednesday, said he will speak with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in a phone call in the coming days and pressed him to respond to an offer Washington has made to secure the release of American citizens detained by Moscow. According to the US, the Moscow government […]

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Russian emphasizes the need to unlock Afghanistan’s frozen assets

July 28, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The Russian side emphasizes the need to unlock Afghanistan’s national assets illegally held by Washington, Foreign Ministry Deputy Spokesman Ivan Nechaev told a press briefing on Wednesday. “On our part, we again drew attention to the need to unlock the national assets of Afghanistan,” the Russian diplomat said, commenting on the results of the […]

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Russia’s ‘Gas Card’, Biden Administration Working to Keep European Allies United

July 27, 2022 Vinayak Barot

_Vinayak Barot New Delhi: The strategic step taken by the Moscow government has forced the Biden Administration to think smartly and work to keep the European allies united. The scarcity of gas for cooking and other purposes may surge in the upcoming winter in Europe as a few hours back, the Russian state-owned company ‘Gazprom’ […]

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The US’ neighbor country Cuba starts accepting Russia’s Mir payment cards

July 27, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: ATMs in Cuba began to accept Russia’s Mir payment cards, Juan Carlos Escalona, adviser to the embassy of the republic on tourism, told the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) on Tuesday. He said that until the end of 2022 they will be accepted at all sales outlets in the country. “The first […]

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The US and Ukrainian defense chiefs discuss more deliveries of HIMARS systems

July 27, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Ukrainian Defense Minister Alexey Reznikov discussed military aid to Ukraine in a recent phone conversation, including additional supplies of HIMARS multiple rocket launchers, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. “Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke with Ukrainian Minister of Defence Oleksii Reznikov today to discuss the […]

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Russia to make a drastic cut to Europe’s gas supply

July 26, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Russia’s Gazprom said on Monday it was halting another turbine in the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to Germany and that flows of gas would fall to the equivalent of just one-fifth of normal capacity. The new blow to supply comes at a moment of high tension, as Russia and the West exchange economic blows […]

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‘Not prepared’ for UK’s direct intervention in the Ukrainian conflict: Liz Truss

July 26, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: UK Foreign Secretary and Prime Minister candidate Liz Truss claimed that she is not ready for the UK to be openly involved in the conflict in Ukraine and does not consider it appropriate to send the Royal Navy to the Black Sea to escort the grain ships. “I am not prepared for the UK […]

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German Vice Chancellor warns of ‘serious situation’ amid reducing Russian gas supply

July 26, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: German Vice Chancellor, Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection Robert Habeck warned about a serious power situation in the country amid the further reduction of gas supply from Russia, speaking on the news TV channel Monday. “We have a serious situation. It is time for everyone to understand that,” Habeck said, adding […]

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Turkish defense ministry announces plans of the soonest beginning of export of Ukrainian grain

July 25, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The joint coordination center in Istanbul, which was set up following last Friday’s agreements on supplies of agricultural products from Ukraine, is taking efforts to begin grain export through the Black Sea as soon as possible, the Turkish defense ministry said on Sunday. According to the ministry’s tweet, the coordination center is working on […]

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