Chief of the Russian general staff Valery Gerasimov spoke with chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley on Thursday, the first such conversation between the two since February 24, according to the Pentagon. Gerasimov …
The issue of opening a bank account for Russia’s consulate-general in Houston has been solved, Russian Consul-General in Houston Alexander Zakharov said. "The issue of financial organization has been solved thanks to efforts …
The United States is unlikely to extend a soon-to-expire licence that allows Russia to pay U.S. bondholders, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Wednesday. Russia has so far managed to make its international bond payments even …
The US authorities are ready to fully block Russia’s ability to pay U.S. bondholders after a deadline expires next, Bloomberg reported citing sources. "The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control is …
The U.S. plans to increase the penalties for companies violating rules that limit export of products that threaten national security, an effort recently focused on countries including Russia and China, according to a top Biden administration …
NATO's new strategic concept will include the provision on the need to deter "any aggression" from Russia, U.S. State Secretary Antony Blinken said. "At the heart of NATO and at the heart of the Strategic Concept …
The Pentagon doesn’t believe Russia is seeking a military confrontation with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday. Speaking at a House of Representatives hearing, he said a …
The conflict in Ukraine escalated as Washington ignored Moscow's concerns about NATO's eastward expansion, Andrew Day wrote for Week. He believes the argument that the "alliance is purely defensive" is flawed. …
The US Department of the Treasury has supplemented its sanction lists with 33 more Russian individuals, 22 companies and 69 ships flying the Russian flag. According to a press statement released on Sunday, the sanctions apply to Moscow …
Moscow does not threaten Washington and its European allies and is doing its best to prevent further escalation of the Ukrainian crisis, Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Anatoly Antonov said in an article for Newsweek. "Our country …
Amid the situation in Ukraine, the United States is looking for ways to stop buying uranium from Russia. This statement was made at a Senate hearing by Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm. According to her, a team was created within the …
Soft drink manufacturer Coca-Cola may discontinue business in Russia if the special military operation in Ukraine continues for too long, CEO James Quincy said on Wednesday. Coca-Cola’s business in Russia could "disappear …
The U.S. central bank has announced its biggest interest rate increase in more than two decades as it toughens its fight against fast rising prices. The Federal Reserve said it was lifting its benchmark interest rate by half a …
During a telephone conversation with Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his gratitude to his counterpart for his assistance in implementing the exchange of Russian Konstantin Yaroshenko …
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday that would allow confiscated foreign assets to be used to support Ukraine. The legislation, dubbed the Asset Seizure for Ukraine Reconstruction Act, passed in a 417-8 …
European countries have 'genuinely ambitious' plans to reduce their reliance on Russian energy, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, adding that 'further progress' was expected on Russian oil imports in the coming …
Some U.S. media outlets began "to express a more or less objective point of view" with regards to events in Ukraine, however, the rhetoric of the majority of them remains openly anti-Russian, the Russian Embassy in the U.S. said on …
Moscow has sent Washington a note demanding that the US stop supplying weapons to Kiev, Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov told the Rossiya-24 TV channel. "Eight hundred million dollars - this is how much …
As part of its standoff with Russia, the United States has been actively pushing Finland and Sweden to join NATO, US Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics Daleep Singh told an online seminar on Thursday. "We …
After the U.S. announced $1.3 billion in new economic assistance and military aid to Ukraine, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen acknowledged that “this is only the beginning of what Ukraine will need to rebuild.” Yellen said …
