Tag: Russia

• Wednesday, September 21st 2022 - 22:20 UTC

  Putin challenges Ukraine's right to exist, Biden says

  

  US President Joseph Biden said during his appearance Wednesday at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) that Russian leader Vladimir Putin's attitudes challenged Ukraine's very right to exist.

• Tuesday, September 20th 2022 - 10:19 UTC

  Iran trying to recover the Chinese oil market share which Russia has taken over

  

  Iran is reportedly gearing up to slash the price of its sanctioned crude oil stored offshore Singapore, in an attempt to recover the China market from Russia, reports The Straits Times quoting local industry sources.

• Monday, September 19th 2022 - 09:28 UTC

  US, China, India, UK, Russia, the largest military spenders in 2021, SIPRI report

  

  World military spending continued to grow in 2021, reaching an all-time high of US$ 2.1 trillion. This was the seventh consecutive year that spending increased, according to the latest data on military spending published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

• Thursday, September 15th 2022 - 10:35 UTC

  UN concerned shortage of fertilizers might affect global food supply

  

  United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Wednesday discussed the issue of fertilizers and food exports with Russian President Vladimir Putin, it was reported.

• Tuesday, September 13th 2022 - 19:07 UTC

  Russian reaction might include nukes, top US politician fears

  

  A former top US State Department official Tuesday said Russia could use nuclear weapons in Ukraine after sustaining some heavy losses over the past day or two in its war with Ukraine.

• Saturday, August 27th 2022 - 10:00 UTC

  Russian spy in Italy claimed she had been born in Peru

  

  A Russian female spy posing as a socialite allegedly born in Peru had infiltrated a NATO base in Italy for years, it was reported Friday.

• Friday, August 26th 2022 - 10:19 UTC

  Russia replacing Brazil as one of China's main oil suppliers

  

  Russia has become China's main oil supplier for the third month running during July, according to information from Hong Kong market analysts. Apparently independent refiners stepped up purchases of discounted supplies while cutting shipments from rival suppliers such as Angola and Brazil.

• Friday, August 26th 2022 - 10:10 UTC

  European cruise ship to dock at Margarita Island after 15 years

  

  Venezuelan authorities Thursday announced the first cruise ship in 15 years will be arriving at Margarita on Jan. 3, while the so-called “turoperación” with Russia will be resumed as of October, with 5 direct weekly flights between Moscow and Porlamar.

• Thursday, August 25th 2022 - 19:22 UTC

  Russian attack leaves 25 Ukrainians dead; Moscow claims only troops were hit

  

  A Russian Iskander missile hit a military column at the Chaplino railway station in the Dnipropetrovsk region, killing over 200 Ukrainian troops bound for the Donbas region, according to Moscow sources, and destroying heavy military machinery, it was reported Thursday.

• Thursday, August 18th 2022 - 20:45 UTC

  EU working to stop Russian, Chinese expansion in Latin America

  

  The European Union has noticed of Russia's and China's advancements in Latin America and is devising a series of measures to counter those effects and avoid losing its traditional partners, it was reported.