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Russia bans Facebook and Instagram under ‘extremism’ law

March 22, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: A Russian court has banned Facebook and Instagram in the country, labeling its parent company Meta as “extremist” amid the Kremlin’s sweeping crackdown on western social media giants. The court in Moscow said that Facebook and Instagram –both of which are widely used among Russians – were “carrying out extremist activities”. But it said […]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addresses the nation in Kyiv

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NATO should say they are not accepting Ukraine because they are afraid of Russia: Volodymyr Zelensky

March 22, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) cannot add Ukraine to the alliance because they are afraid of Russia, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday. “NATO should either say now that they are accepting us, or openly say they are not accepting us because they are afraid of Russia – which is true,” […]

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Russia terminates peace treaty talks with Japan

March 22, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The Russian Foreign Ministry on Monday said that Moscow has terminated peace treaty talks with Tokyo in the light of Japan’s newly-introduced unilateral restrictions against Russia over the situation in Ukraine. The Foreign Ministry of Russia further said that “In the light of the outspokenly unfriendly nature of Japan’s unilateral restrictions against Russia over […]

Russia Foreign Minister Lavrov meets with Serbia President Vucic

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Serbia will not join NATO, Cannot forget children killed in 1999: Serbia President

March 22, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Serbia will not join NATO, because it cannot forget the children killed during the alliance’ aggression against it in 1999, Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic told an election rally in Kikinda on Monday. “I believe that Serbia must not join NATO. Serbia is a free country and a militarily neutral country. Serbia will be defending […]

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France freezes Russian Central Bank’s assets worth 22 bn Euro

March 21, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The French authorities have frozen the funds of the Bank of Russia worth 22 bln euros, as well as accounts and property of individuals sanctioned by western countries, France’s Minister of Economy and Finance Bruno Le Maire on Sunday said. “We have frozen the assets of the Russian Central Bank worth 22 bln euro. […]

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Saudi Aramco to increase oil production to meet global demand

March 21, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The State oil company of Saudi Arabia has decided to increase the production of crude oil to meet the global demand as it reported a doubling of profits in 2021. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have been asked in recent days by western governments to pump more oil to end their reliance […]

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Russia-Ukraine Issue: US President to Travel Poland on Friday

March 21, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The US President has added Poland as a new stop in his visit to Europe for urgent talks with NATO and the European allies. The Russian forces concentrate their fire upon cities and trapped civilians in a nearly month-old invasion of Ukraine. Press secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement Sunday night said that […]

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Over 6.5 million displaced in Ukraine, Its time to Talk: UN

March 19, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: After reporting billions of dollars lost in the country and the displacement of millions of Ukrainian, the Ukraine President, Volodymyr Zelensky said that its time to talk. In a video address released early Saturday, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky called for meaningful peace and security talks with Moscow. According to the United Nations (UN), More […]

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Russian Rocket Attack Killed Ukrainian actor Oksana Shvets

March 18, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: A beloved actress from Ukraine, Oksana Shvets, was killed in the capital city of Kyiv during a Russian rocket attack. She was reportedly 67. Shvets was part of the Young Theater community, which expressed grief and anger over the loss of a member of its “family” on Facebook on Thursday. “During the rocket shelling […]

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ICJ orders Russia to Stop its Military Operations in Ukraine

March 17, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: In a significant order, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague, Netherlands, on Wednesday directed that Russia must immediately suspend its military operations in Ukraine. The Court further directed Both these orders were passed by a majority of 13 votes against 2, with Indian judge at ICJ Justice Dalveer Bhandari voting in […]