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The UK bans exports of banknotes, items for maritime, oil refining sectors to Russia

June 24, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: A new ban on exports of several product categories and technological solutions to Russia entered into force in the UK on Thursday, according to the document published on the British government’s website. The restrictions apply to banknotes, “goods and technology” for the maritime sector, oil refining, and products related to “chemical and biological weapons”, […]

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EU summit grants Ukraine, Moldova candidate status to join the EU

June 24, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Heads of state of the European Union have decided to grant Ukraine and Moldova the status of candidates to join the bloc, President of the European Council Charles Michel said as the EU held a summit on Thursday. “Agreement. EUCO has just decided EU candidate status to Ukraine and Moldova,” he said on Twitter, […]

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India Provides Safety Certification to Russian Oil-Tankers

June 23, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: In the middle of global sanctions on Russia, India provided security certification for dozens of ships managed by top Russian shipping group Sovcomflot. The ‘India safety cover’ enabled oil exports to India and elsewhere after Western certifiers withdrew their services due to global sanctions against Moscow. Russia’s crude oil sector, hit by strict […]

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German chancellor vows regular support to Ukraine including military equipment

June 23, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has promised Ukraine regular support from Germany and Europe, including weapons supplies. “Ukraine is receiving weapons that it especially needs at the current phase of the war,” Scholz said at the Bundestag. Germany, he said, intends to supply weapons “today and in the future.” Ukraine, the chancellor said, has every […]

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Russia received a US request regarding mercenaries captured in Ukraine

June 23, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Moscow has received Washington’s request regarding the American mercenaries, captured while fighting in Ukraine, and is discussing it now, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Wednesday. “We have received the request,” Ryabkov said, declining to elaborate. “We do not disclose the content of diplomatic requests and do not comment on them,” he explained. […]

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Russian Diplomats Criticises EU for Arms Supply to Kyiv

June 22, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko warned European Union Ambassador to Moscow Markus Ederer on Tuesday that the bloc’s ongoing arms supplies to Kyiv were unacceptable. “Russia stressed as unacceptable the EU’s ongoing weapons supplies to Ukrainian forces. Russia stressed that the weapons are being used for attacks on civilian infrastructure in Donbas localities […]

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EU extends sanctions against Crimea for one Year

June 21, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The Council of the European Union extended sanctions against Crimea and Sevastopol, originally introduced in June 2014 as part of the community’s strategy to not recognize the peninsula joining Russia, for another 12 months, according to a statement published on Monday. “The Council has today decided to renew the sanctions introduced by the EU […]

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Russia can’t guarantee that captured Americans won’t face the death penalty: Kremlin

June 21, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Russia can’t guarantee that the former American servicemen that were captured in Ukraine won’t face the death penalty, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview with the media that aired on Monday. “I cannot guarantee anything. It depends on the investigation,” he said when asked if he could guarantee that the US prisoners […]

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Russia must comply with international standards, rules of the trade: official

June 20, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Russia must comply with rules of international trade and international standards, including technical, food, and other ones, Russian Accounts Chamber chairman Alexey Kurdin believes. “Russia must retain its adherents to the basic institutions of the market; the globalization has not gone anywhere, although many have started talking about island economies, and technological powers. I […]

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US weapons supplies to Kyiv won’t force Russia to comply with Washington’s rules

June 20, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: By supplying arms to Ukraine, the United States will not be able to deprive Russia of the right to its own voice in international affairs and force it to comply with the rules invented by Washington, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with the media on Sunday. When asked about what […]

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