On Thursday, April 15, US President Joe Biden imposed a new round of sanctions against Russia. The Treasury Department blacklisted six Russian technology companies that supported the cyber program run by Russia’s intelligence services. …
Russia defines the Northern Sea Route as a shipping lane from the Kara Sea to the Pacific Ocean, specifically running along the Russian Arctic coast from Kara Gates strait between the Barents Sea and the Kara Sea, along Siberia, to the Bering Strait. According to Eurasian Times, Moscow seems to be slowly and steadily playing its geopolitical game in the Arctic, by emphasizing the importance of the accessibility to Arctic ports and further developing the shipping lanes of the Northern Sea Route (NSR), connecting the Pacific and Atlantic.With the active support of China in this game, Russia is now wooing Japan and South Korea, with the obvious aim of weakening the US plans in the construct of the Indo-Pacific
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko announced that a group was arrested in the republic, plotting the murder of him and his children. According to the Belarusian leader, the detainees are connected with the US special …
The administration of US President Joe Biden does not exclude the possibility of tougher sanctions against Russian debt securities, according to sources familiar with the information. According to Bloomberg, the US is now studying the …
Russian President Vladimir Putin set no preconditions for the presidential summit, proposed by his US counterpart Joe Biden during the recent phone call, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists Friday. He recalled that the idea …
There is a "low to medium" risk that Russia will invade Ukraine over the next few weeks, the top U.S. general in Europe said on Thursday, in the first such military assessment amid mounting concern about Russian troop movements toward …
The United States' NATO allies backed on Thursday the latest round of U.S. sanctions on Russia. "Russia continues to demonstrate a sustained pattern of destabilising behaviour," the Western military alliance said in a …
U.S. President Joe Biden delivered remarks on the U.S. policy towards Russia in the White House on Thursday. In the first place, he has characterized his recent conversation with Russian leader Vladimir Putin as "candid …
The question is which sanctions exactly are on the table
Recent US actions cast doubt on the advisability of using the dollar and payment systems controlled by the West, spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova said at a briefing on Thursday, TASS reports. …
A bilateral meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden can hardly be arranged in the coming weeks while the issue is still being analyzed, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday. …
The Biden administration imposed a raft of new sanctions against Moscow on Thursday over alleged election interference and cyberattacks. "Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) …
The United States has cancelled the planned deployment of two warships through the Turkish Straits toward the Black Sea, Turkish diplomatic sources said Wednesday. On April 9, Turkey’s Foreign Ministry received a formal notice …
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Joe Biden discussed in a phone call the NATO military presence in Afghanistan and agreed to closely coordinate future steps, a German government spokesman said on Wednesday. “The …
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday called Iran’s announcement of an intent to begin enriching uranium at 60% purity "provocative," saying the step raised questions about the seriousness of Tehran over the nuclear …
The United States' new anti-Russian sanctions will include restrictions linked with Russia’s sovereign debt, Reuters said on Thursday citing its sources. According to Reuters, the new batch of sanctions is expected to be …
U.S. President Joe Biden invited his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to meet "in the coming weeks," the U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said. Speaking at a press conference in Brussels, Blinken said the U.S. would …
U.S. President Joe Biden had a constructive phone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin Tuesday, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said during a press briefing at the White House. "I will say that President …
President Joe Biden has announced the unconditional withdrawal of all US troops from Afghanistan by September 11. DW analyzes implications for the war-torn country's future.
Austria is always ready to provide a venue for a possible meeting between Russian and U.S. Presidents, Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden, if the sides opt to organize their summit on its territory, an Austrian foreign ministry official said. …
