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Free-floating naval mines reach shores of Romania and Turkey
The International Maritime Organization has warned of the free-floating naval mines adrift in the Black Sea off Romania and Turkey as a result of the conflict in Ukraine and called for caution. "The [IMO] Secretariat has received …
Russia ready to resume talks with Ukraine
The Russian side is ready to return to the negotiating table with Ukraine as soon as Kiev displays a constructive position and responds to Moscow’s proposals, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko told journalists on …
UK ‘unprepared’ for soaring food prices and shortages
The United Kingdom is unprepared for huge food price hikes and shortages of essential goods that will be triggered by the Ukraine crisis, head of a government advisory body Ian Wright fears. Wright has told The …
Borrell: Europe running out of weapons because of Ukraine crisis
Europe has depleted its stockpiles of military equipment, sending most of it to Ukraine, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell wrote on his Sunday blog. "The depleted stockpiles resulting from the military support we …
Russian presidential aide: Moscow ready to continue talks with Kiev
Russia is ready to continue talks with Ukraine, which have been frozen at Kiev’s initiative, Russian presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky said on Sunday. "We, on our part, are ready to continue dialogue. But I would like to …
Biden signs law on $40-bln aid to Ukraine
US President Joe Biden signed a bill providing Ukraine with $40-bln aid, the White House informs. The law provides for "additional emergency allocations to federal agencies to respond to the situation in Ukraine and to provide …
U.S. Senate approves $40 billion in Ukraine aid
The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly approved nearly $40 billion in new aid for Ukraine on Thursday sending the bill to the White House for U.S. President Joe Biden to sign into law. The Senate voted 86-11 in favor of the emergency package of …
Georgia faces dwindling wheat stocks as world shortage looms
The country depends heavily on Russia for its wheat
Macron reveals when Ukraine application for EU membership to be discussed
French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed to his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy that Kyiv’s application for EU membership will be discussed next month by the governing body, according to a statement released by the Elysee on …
Russian foreign ministry: Kiev essentially quit negotiations with Moscow
No negotiations between the Russian and Ukrainian delegations are being conducted at the moment. In fact, Kiev has quit the talks, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko said on the sidelines of the 2nd Central Asian conference of …
Tehran: NATO expansion reason behind situation in Ukraine
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said that NATO expansion and the West's disregard for Russia's security considerations are the reasons for the current situation in Ukraine. "We think that the root of …
Russian gas transit via Ukraine drops to 46.8 mln cubic meters
The Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine (GTSOU) accepted transit booking totaling 46.8 million cubic meters of gas from Gazprom on Monday, the minimum bid since January of the current year. Capacity was claimed for only …
Ankara: it would do no good to push on Russia
Turkey must maintain a delicate diplomatic balance following Russia's special operation in Ukraine, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said in an interview. Kalin, who is also Erdogan's …
Pentagon Chief tells Ukraine’s counterpart about phone call with Shoigu
Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin told Ukrainian Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov in a phone conversation on Sunday about his conversation with Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu on May 13, US Defense Department spokesman John …
Kremlin: Putin-Zelensky meeting must proceed in form of drafting corresponding document
Russia does not reject the idea of a meeting of Russian and Ukrainian presidents, Vladimir Putin and Vladimir Zelensky, but holding it without preparations will be impossible, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the media on …
EU to provide additional 500 mln Euro military aid to Ukraine
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Friday the bloc would provide a further 500 millions euros worth of military support to Ukraine and that he was confident a deal could be reached in the coming days to agree an embargo on Russian …
Kuleba: Kiev ready for talks with Moscow
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said Kiev is ready for talks with Russia but rejects Russian ultimatums, according to his interview published by the German newspaper Die Welt on Thursday. "We are ready for talks. However, …
EU sets new plan to help export of Ukrainian food products
The European Commission set out on Thursday an action plan to help Ukraine export its agricultural goods by using EU infrastructure. The EU executive body suggested establishing so-called “solidarity lanes” for humanitarian …
Pentagon: U.S. doesn’t see Russia as seeking to clash with NATO
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 …
