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West to try to set a price cap on oil from Russia

September 10, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The West intends to attempt to impose a ban on the transportation of Russian oil by sea from early December and petroleum products from early February next year, according to the US Treasure preliminary guidance on the implementation of a maritime services policy and related price exception for seaborne Russian oil. “As part of […]

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The US won’t succeed in containing China by exploiting the Taiwan issue: China

September 10, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China Li Zhanshu on Friday met with Russia’s Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko and said “Washington will not succeed in containing China by exploiting the issue of Taiwan,” “Indeed, the Taiwan issue concerns China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. Now Taiwan seeks independence […]

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The US working to prevent arms sent to Kyiv from falling into wrong hands

September 9, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The United States takes the matter of control over weapons supplies to Kyiv seriously, the country’s deputy envoy to the UN Richard Mills told the UN Security Council. “We are also making sure any assistance to Ukraine’s defense is responsible and limits unintended consequences. We take very seriously our responsibility to prevent the diversion […]

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Russia shouldn’t do anything that did not serve its interests: President Putin

September 8, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin thinks that Russia should do what serves its interests without responding in kind to visa restrictions against Russian citizens. “Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov might probably get angry with me because the Foreign Ministry always acts in a tit-for-tat way – ‘they spat on us, so we should also […]

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Russia is ready to turn on Nord Stream 2, but will not supply oil, gas, or coal at a loss

September 8, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Russia is ready to start pumping gas through the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday at the Eastern Economic Forum. “We are not building anything for no reason. We have received and perfected the necessary technology. We will turn on Nord Stream 2 if necessary,” Putin said. According […]

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Payment for Gas will be in Ruble and Yuan: Gazprom on Trade with China

September 7, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: China will start paying for Russian gas in rubles and yuan instead of US dollars, as Moscow seeks closer ties with Beijing in the wake of Western sanctions over Ukraine, said Russian majority state-owned multinational energy corporation Gazprom on Tuesday. The statement comes six months after Russia and its ally Beijing signed a 30-year […]

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Truss inherently anti-Russian: Russian Foreign Minister

September 7, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Incoming British Prime Minister Liz Truss has a pre-existing negative attitude towards Russia, yet under the current conditions it would be more important for London to sort out relations with its closest neighbors, including France, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told a news conference following talks with Thailand’s visiting Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign […]

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Russia and Myanmar sign roadmap on nuclear cooperation

September 7, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Russia and Myanmar signed a roadmap for cooperation on the peaceful use of nuclear energy for 2022-2023, the press service of Russian nuclear corporation Rosatom reported on Tuesday. The parties to the agreement are Rosatom and the Ministry of Science and Technology together with the Ministry of Electric Power of the Republic of the […]

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Ukraine may burn more as Russia buying millions of rockets and shells from N. Korea

September 6, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: An officer in the US intelligence department, with the condition of anonymity, said “The Russian defense ministry is in the process of buying millions of rockets and artillery shells from North Korea to support its invasion of Ukraine. The fact Russia was turning to North Korea demonstrated that “the Russian military continues to suffer […]

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Gazprom’s production not falling, but rising

September 6, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday said Gazprom’s production is not falling, but it is even rising, “Gazprom’s production is not falling, or you will scare everyone now, but it is only rising,” he said at a meeting devoted to Kamchatka’s social and economic development after Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said that as […]

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