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Russia hits back at EU sanctions, expands entry ban list

  Moscow, July 22 (IANS) Russia has significantly expanded its entry ban list mainly targetting European officials, in response to the European Union’s recent 17th and 18th package of sanctions against the country, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. The Council of the European Union approved the 17th and 18th packages […]

Russian emergencies Ministry confirm, no survivors in Mi-8 chopper crash

Moscow, July 16 (IANS) No survivors were reported in the July 14 Mi-8 chopper crash in Russia’s far eastern region, Khabarovsk, the country’s emergencies ministry said on Wednesday. “According to Rosaviatsiya (Russia’s air transport regulator), no one survived the crash. Russian Emergencies Ministry rescuers, jointly with investigators, are analysing fragments of the aircraft and looking […]

Russia, Ukraine conduct another prisoner swap

Moscow, July 4 (IANS) Russia and Ukraine on Friday conducted another round of prisoner exchange, the Russian Defense Ministry said. In accordance with the Russian-Ukrainian agreements reached on June 2 in Istanbul, another group of Russian servicemen has been returned from the territory controlled by Ukraine, the ministry said in a statement. It added that […]

Russia, Ukraine wraps up largest prisoner swap

Moscow, May 25 (IANS) Russia and Ukraine each exchanged 303 prisoners on Sunday, completing the largest prisoner exchange under an agreement reached during their recent talks in Istanbul, Türkiye. The Russian Defence Ministry said that 303 Russian servicemen have “returned from Kiev-controlled territory,” while an equivalent number of Ukrainian prisoners have also been freed. Among […]

Russia, Ukraine conducts significant prisoner swap

Moscow, May 24 (IANS) Russia and Ukraine on Saturday exchanged 307 prisoners each under an agreement reached during recent talks in Istanbul, said the Russian Defence Ministry. The ministry said 307 Russian servicemen have “returned from Kyiv-controlled territory,” while the equivalent number of Ukrainian prisoners was freed as well. “The large-scale exchange initiated by the […]

Russia, Japan express concern over escalating India-Pak tensions

Moscow, May 7 (IANS) Russia and Japan expressed deep concern on Wednesday over escalating military tensions between India and Pakistan. “We are deeply concerned by the heightened military tensions between India and Pakistan in the wake of a terror attack near the town of Pahalgam,” Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova said. The remarks came […]

Russian says military base in Syria sheltering 8,000 displaced

MOSCOW(RAHNUMA): Russia is sheltering at its Hmeimim military air base in western Syria more than 8,000 Syrians who fled a wave of sectarian mass killings, Russia’s foreign ministry spokeswoman said Thursday. “The Russian air base at Hmeimim has opened its doors to local residents fleeing from the pogroms… Our military have given refuge to more […]

EAM Jaishankar meets counterparts from Russia and China during G20 meeting in Jo’burg

Johannesburg, Feb 20 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met several foreign ministers, including Sergei Lavrov (Russia), Wang Yi (China), Penny Wong (Australia), on the sidelines of the G2O Foreign Ministers Meeting in Johannesburg on Thursday. He also held discussions with Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedion Timotheos, Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira, Singapore FM Vivian Balakrishnan […]

American teacher held in Russia since 2021 returns home, meets Trump

Washington, Feb 12 (IANS) Marc Fogel, an American history teacher who had been deemed “wrongfully detained” by Russia, has been released and returned to the US in what the White House has described as a diplomatic breakthrough that could help in improving relations with Moscow and advance negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. Fogel, […]