MOSCOW, Oct 26 (Reuters) – A delegation from Hamas visited Moscow on Thursday for talks on the release of foreign hostages including Russian citizens that the militant group is currently holding in Gaza, Russian news agencies reported, citing the foreign … Read More
Oct 18 (Reuters) – Russia’s parliament moved swiftly to fulfil the wish of President Vladimir Putin by completing the passage of a bill that shifts Moscow’s legal stance on nuclear testing at a time of acute tension with the West. … Read More
Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Beijing for the Belt and Road Initiative forum. It is Putin’s first visit to China since February 2022, weeks before Russia invaded Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on Tuesday, where he is … Read More
Korean unification think tank Beyond Parallel claims satellite images show a major increase in covered, unknown shipments across the border Railway traffic across the border of North Korea and Russia has surged since last month with unknown cargo. US-based Korean … Read More
The Central Bank of Russia raised its key lending rate by one percentage point to 13% on Friday, a month after imposing an even larger hike. Concerns about inflation persist and the ruble continues to struggle against the dollar. In August … Read More
The South Korean Defense Ministry confirmed on Tuesday a train carrying North Korea’s communist dictator Kim Jong-un had crossed into Russia, apparently navigating towards the far east of that country for an in-person meeting with strongman Vladimir Putin. Both administrations … Read More
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are set to meet this month to discuss plans for military cooperation between the two countries. Sources told The New York Times on Monday that Kim plans to travel … Read More
Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was on the passenger list of a jet which crashed killing all on board, Russia’s civil aviation authority has said. Earlier, Wagner-linked Telegram channel Grey Zone reported that the private plane, which belonged to Prigozhin, was … Read More
Moldova’s Foreign Ministry said the decision was taken following “ongoing tensions and unfriendly actions,” and that embassy staff and diplomats would have to leave by 15 August. Several diplomats from the Russian embassy in the Republic of Moldova left the … Read More
Aug 9 (Reuters) – Russia will build up forces at its western borders following Finland’s accession to the U.S.-led NATO alliance, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu told the governing board of the ministry on Wednesday. In opening remarks to the … Read More