MOSCOW — Russia said Monday it plans to launch a lunar lander this week after multiple delays, hoping to return to the Moon for the first time in nearly fifty years. Russian space agency Roscosmos said it had scheduled the launch of the Luna-25 lander for the early hours of Friday. With the lunar mission,…
As Ukraine’s punishing counteroffensive continues to take its toll on Russian forces, and desperate not to rouse a finnicky nation with another conscription, Russia has turned to Kazakhstan in search of soldiers, Reuters reported on Aug. 3. Russia has launched an advertising campaign in its neighbor to the south to offer recruits a one-time payment…
France is increasingly worried that the military putsch in Niger will push the country into Russia’s lap. GABORONE, Botswana — An ongoing military coup in Niger is threatening French and American efforts to combat Sahel and North Africa-originated jihadism. Russian flags waved by local Nigerians shortly after the takeover illustrate whose side the rebels are…
July 27 (UPI) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Moscow would not rejoin the Black Sea Grain Initiative, instead offering to directly deliver food to Russian allies in Africa. Putin reiterated during remarks at the Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Form that his government would “refuse to extend” the grain deal that allowed Ukrainian…
MOSCOW, July 21 (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin on Friday accused NATO member Poland of having territorial ambitions in the former Soviet Union, and said any aggression against Russia’s neighbour and close ally Belarus would be considered an attack on Russia. Moscow would react to any aggression against Belarus, which forms a loose “Union State”…
MOSCOW, July 21 (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin on Friday accused NATO member Poland of having territorial ambitions in the former Soviet Union, and said any aggression against Russia’s neighbour and close ally Belarus would be considered an attack on Russia. Moscow would react to any aggression against Belarus, which forms a loose “Union State”…
Ukraine accused Russia of targeting its grain export infrastructure in overnight strikes at two of its Black Sea ports. Russia targeted the Odesa region for the second consecutive night, a day after it ended its cooperation in an agreement that allowed vital Ukrainian grain exports to leave port. Ukraine’s air force said Russia launched 63 missiles and drones…
The conversation between the top Russian and Turkish diplomats comes as Ankara is amping up its efforts to salvage the deal critical for global food markets. ANKARA — Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan spoke with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov by phone on Tuesday as Ankara continued to ramp up its efforts to convince Moscow to…
Russia has notified the UN, Turkey and Ukraine that it will not renew a crucial deal that allowed Ukraine to export grain through the Black Sea. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the agreements had reached a “de facto” end on Monday. The deal let cargo ships pass through the Black Sea from the ports of…
Bolivia’s state-owned company Yacimientos de Litio Bolivianos (YLB) Thursday signed two separate agreements whereby Chinese and Russian companies will invest over US$1.4 billion to build two industrial complexes for the production of lithium carbonate, it was reported in La Paz. China’s Citic Guoan and Russia’s Uranium One Group — both with a major government stake…