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Russian and Turkish defense ministers discuss Ukraine and Syria

Russian and Turkish defense ministers discuss Ukraine and Syria

Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and his Russian counterpart Sergey Shoigu on Tuesday held phone talks to discuss the situation in Ukraine, the grain deal and Syrian settlement, the Turkish Defense Ministry said. "The situation …

Retired US admiral calls for Russia-Ukraine talks

Retired US admiral calls for Russia-Ukraine talks

Retired Adm. Mike Mullen, the former chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, urged the Biden administration to work to bring Russia and Ukraine to the negotiating table. "I think we need to back off that a little bit and do everything …

Ukraine halting exports of electricity to Europe

Ukraine halting exports of electricity to Europe

Ukraine will halt exports of electricity on October 11, 2022, in order to stabilize its own energy system, the country's Energy Ministry said in a statement. Emergency power-outage schedules are currently being used in a number of …

Moscow to decide on counter-measures to Kiev’s visa regime

Moscow to decide on counter-measures to Kiev’s visa regime

Russia will decide on reciprocal measures to Kiev’s visa regime for Russian citizens by January, Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Second Department of CIS Countries Alexey Polishchuk said. Kiev withdrew in mid-June …

13 more ships with grain left Ukrainian ports

13 more ships with grain left Ukrainian ports

Today, another 13 ships with more than 200,000 tons of agricultural products left Ukrainian ports as part of a grain deal, the Ukrainian Infrastructure Ministry said. "On October 9, 13 ships with 230,7 thousand tons of …

IAEA chief to visit Kiev, Moscow this week

IAEA chief to visit Kiev, Moscow this week

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi will visit Kiev and Moscow later this week, the organization said in a statement on Tuesday. "Director General Grossi will travel to Kyiv and then to …

Putin signs laws admitting four new regions to Russia

Putin signs laws admitting four new regions to Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed four federal constitutional laws on the accession of the Donetsk and the Lugansk People’s Republics, as well as the Zaporozhye and the Kherson Regions to Russia, according to relevant documents that …

Iranian diplomat blames Ukrainian conflict on U.S. and NATO

Iranian diplomat blames Ukrainian conflict on U.S. and NATO

Tehran regrets the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani said on Monday, adding that the situation was the result of provocative actions by the US-led NATO. "Unfortunately, the flame of the …

Five ships to deliver corn, wheat to Spain, Italy, Tunisia

Five ships to deliver corn, wheat to Spain, Italy, Tunisia

Five bulkers carrying over 116,000 tonnes of wheat and corn departed from Ukrainian ports on Sunday, having been cleared by the Joint Coordination Center, the United Nations said in a statement. "The Joint Coordination Centre (JCC) …

Terrorist attack on Turkish Stream thwarted

Terrorist attack on Turkish Stream thwarted

The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation prevented a terrorist attack on a gas pipeline through which energy carriers are supplied to Turkey and Europe, they said at the Center for Public Relations of the department. …

Russia to raise issue of making changes to grain deal

Russia to raise issue of making changes to grain deal

Russia cannot agree with the situation with the implementation of the memorandum of the Russian Federation and the UN on exports of agricultural products, Russian Deputy Foreign Alexander Grushko said. "We have raised this problem. …

Seven more grain ships leave Ukrainian ports

Seven more grain ships leave Ukrainian ports

Seven more ships have left Ukrainian ports under the Istanbul grain export deal, the Turkish National Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. A ministry statement did not disclose the ships’ points of departure or destinations. …

Russia does not reject talks with Ukraine

Russia does not reject talks with Ukraine

Russia does not reject negotiations with Ukraine, but their further delay by Kiev will complicate the possibility of reaching an agreement with Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with Rossiya-1 TV channel. …

Consultations on nuclear safety zone around ZNPP started

Consultations on nuclear safety zone around ZNPP started

It is necessary to establish a nuclear safety and security protection zone around the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant as soon as possible, consultations on this matter have already begun, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency …

Turkish and Ukrainian ministers discuss grain export

Turkish and Ukrainian ministers discuss grain export

Türkiye’s national defense minister on Sunday held a phone call with Ukraine’s defense and infrastructure ministers. In the talks with Ukrainian counterpart Oleksiy Reznikov and Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr …