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NATO to keep anti-Russian sanctions for as long as necessary: US

May 16, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: All member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) are committed to keeping the anti-Russian sanctions in place for as long as is necessary, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday after an informal meeting of NATO top diplomats in Berlin. “Every member of the alliance wants to bring this […]

Russia’s Defence Ministry gives press briefing on forthcoming Vostok 2018 joint military exercise

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Russian air defense downs six Ukrainian drones and intercepts three Smerch rockets

May 15, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: During the day, Russian air defense forces downed six Ukrainian drones, including one above Snake Island, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said Saturday. Konashenkov added that Russian forces also intercepted a Tochka-U tactical missile and three Ukrainian Smerch rockets. “During the day, Russian missile forces and artillery hit 6 control […]

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Japan to prohibit exports of high-tech equipment to Russia

May 14, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Japan is expanding the list of goods and technologies, whose exports to Russia are prohibited over the situation around Ukraine, the Japanese ministry of economy, trade, and industry said on Friday. The ban has already been approved by the country’s government and will come into force on May 20. Overall, the updated document […]

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Russian Defense Minister Discusses a Situation in Ukraine with Pentagon Chief

May 14, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The situation in Ukraine was among the topics discussed by Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin over the phone, the Russian defense ministry said on Friday. “Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu had telephone talks with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin at the initiative of the American […]

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Russia is ramping up cyber war: Elon Musk

May 11, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk targeted Russia over its unpredicted actions against Ukraine. Elon Musk claimed his Starlink satellite internet service has also been targeted by Moscow, which is becoming increasingly indiscriminate in its efforts to sabotage the network. Based on intelligence reports, the US, UK and the European Union have collectively alleged that […]

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Russia: Putin appoints new acting governors in five regions

May 11, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed five acting governors in the Tomsk, Saratov, Ryazan, Kirov Regions, and in the Mari El republic, according to decrees published on the Kremlin website on Tuesday. In the Tomsk Region, Vladimir Mazur, deputy head of the Russian Presidential Department for Domestic Policy, will succeed Sergey Zhvachkin, who has […]

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Russian forces destroy weapons from US and Western countries at Sol railway station

May 9, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Igor Konashenkov on Sunday said that “Russian high-precision air-to-surface missiles hit Western weapons and military hardware delivered to the Sol railway station,” “High-precision air-based missiles of the Russian aerospace forces destroyed weapons and military hardware delivered from the United States and Western countries to the sol railway station near the […]

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US imposes sanctions on 33 Russian individuals, 22 companies, and 69 ships

May 9, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The US Department of the Treasury has supplemented its sanction lists with 33 more Russian individuals, 22 companies, and 69 ships flying the Russian flag. According to a Russian media report, the sanctions apply to Moscow Industrial Bank and its ten subsidiaries are Agropromyshlenny Kompleks Voronezhski OOO; Anninskii Elevator OOO; Auditkonsalt OOO; Belinveststroi OOO; […]

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Over 35 percent production of wheat may decline in Ukraine: Report

May 7, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: In the middle of a conflict between Ukraine and Russia, the latest satellite images show that Wheat production in Ukraine is likely to be at least a third lower than in normal years. Ukraine is one of the world’s biggest exporters of wheat, but the war is taking a toll on the country’s agriculture […]

UN Security Council meeting on Afghanistan and Central Asia

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Russia presents at the UN vast evidence of crimes by the Ukrainian military

May 7, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: At an informal “Arria formula” meeting of the UN Security Council on Friday Russian diplomats presented vast evidence of crimes committed by the Ukrainian military and nationalist groups, which in particular hampered the evacuation of the civilian population. Russia’s ambassador Vasily Nebenzya stressed that the Ukrainian authorities and their Western sponsors were doing their […]