Tag: Russia

Wednesday, November 28th 2018 - 18:32 UTC
Putin to hold bilateral meetings with Macron, Merkel and Xi Jinping in Buenos Aires

While in Argentina for the upcoming G-20 Summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to hold bilateral talks with France's Emmanuel Macron, China's Xi Xinpung and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Kremlin sources announced Wednesday.
Thursday, November 22nd 2018 - 08:55 UTC
South Korean elected as Interpol chief; Russian candidate shunned

The International police body Interpol elected Mr. Kim Jong-yang of South Korea as president, beating a Russian national whose candidacy had raised concerns in Europe and the United States about the risk of Kremlin interference.
Wednesday, November 21st 2018 - 09:16 UTC
US Senators question Russian candidate to be elected head of Interpol

A letter from some US senators who seek to block the Russian candidate Alexander Prokopchuk from being elected as Interpol chief is an obvious example of exerting undue pressure and election meddling, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Tuesday.
Thursday, November 8th 2018 - 08:30 UTC
Macron calls on leaders for a “true European Army” to protect EU from China, Russia...and US

French President Emmanuel Macron has warned that Europeans cannot be protected without a “true, European army”, as he marks the centenary of the World War One Armistice.
Saturday, November 3rd 2018 - 23:57 UTC
Russia to help Cuba finance acquisition of military equipment

Russia has agreed to assist Cuba purchase modern weaponry by means of a 38-million-euro credit line, Deputy Finance Minister Sergei Storchak explained Friday after talks between Presidents Vladimir Putin and Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez at the Kremlin.
Saturday, November 3rd 2018 - 08:08 UTC
Russia and Argentina reach fisheries agreement to boost catches and trade

Russia and Argentina have approved a draft agreement on fisheries cooperation. The agreement will make seafood exports from Argentina to Russia significantly easier and boost trade volumes. Russia will also obtain a right to fish in Argentine waters, the agreement stipulates.
Thursday, November 1st 2018 - 08:06 UTC
Russia lifts ban on imports of pork and beef from nine Brazilian plants

Russia's agriculture safety watchdog said on Wednesday it would allow imports of beef and pork from nine Brazilian plants beginning on Thursday, ending an 11-month ban triggered by concerns about the safety of their meat products.
Tuesday, October 23rd 2018 - 23:14 UTC
UN confident US, Russia will work out their differences over IRNF

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres believes Russia and the United States will manage to work out their differences regarding the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (IRNF) Treaty, according to UN spokesman Farhan Haq.
Tuesday, October 9th 2018 - 08:47 UTC
Salisbury poisoning: second Russian involved is allegedly a military intelligence doctor

The name of the second suspect in the Salisbury case is actually Alexander Mishkin, the BBC understands. The Bellingcat investigative website says the man who travelled under the alias Alexander Petrov is in reality a military doctor working for Russian intelligence, the GRU.
Friday, September 14th 2018 - 09:32 UTC
Skripal poisoning case: Russian official television mockingly interviews the two “civilian” suspects

Two men named as suspects in the poisoning of a Russian ex-spy in the UK have said they were merely tourists. The men, named as Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov, told the state-run RT channel they had travelled to Salisbury on the recommendation of friends. The UK believes the men are Russian military intelligence officers who tried to kill Russian ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury last March.