Russia bans 500 Americans, including former President Barack Obama, from entry
May 20, 2023, at 03:25 pm
Moscow: An additional 500 American citizens, including former U.S. President Barack Obama have been indefinitely barred from entering Russia, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced on Friday.
Russia confirms participation in grain deal for at least 60 more days
May 19, 2023, at 10:57 pm
New York: Russia has confirmed that it will continue to take part in the UN-brokered Black Sea Initiative for a further 60 days, the UN Secretary-General said on Wednesday.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy rejects Pope's offer of mediation
May 14, 2023, at 03:08 pm
Kyiv/IBNS/UNI: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has rejected Pope Francis' offer of mediation in the conflict with Russia, saying he has nothing to talk about with President Vladimir Putin.
May 14, 2023, at 08:12 am
Berlin/IBNS: Germany is reportedly set to provide Ukraine with its largest weapons package since Russia's invasion last year, valued at 2.7 billion euros ($3 billion).
Russia must provide ‘urgent and comprehensive’ care to opposition leader Navalny: Rights experts
May 11, 2023, at 09:38 pm
New York: The Russian government must provide the jailed opposition politician, Alexei Navalny, with urgent and comprehensive medical care in light of his gravely deteriorating health, the UN-appointed independent expert on torture cases said on Wednesday.
May 10, 2023, at 05:29 pm
Washington: The Justice Department today announced the completion of a court-authorized operation, code-named MEDUSA, to disrupt a global peer-to-peer network of computers compromised by sophisticated malware, called “Snake”, that the U.S. Government attributes to a unit within Center 16 of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB).
US Justice Department disables Russia's 20-year-old 'Snake' malware network
May 10, 2023, at 06:14 am
Washington/IBNS: The US Justice Department announced that it had successfully taken down a complex malware network that had been utilized by Russia's FSB intelligence agency for the past 20 years to conduct espionage in 50 countries, including a member of NATO, on Tuesday.
Russia orders evacuation of families from southern Ukraine due to increased shelling
May 06, 2023, at 11:31 am
Moscow/IBNS: Russia has issued an order on Friday to evacuate families with children and the elderly from the Russian-held frontline areas in southern Ukraine due to intensified shelling from Ukraine.
Ukrainian President denies Russian allegations of assassination attempt on Putin
May 04, 2023, at 10:10 am
Helsinki/Finland: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday refuted Moscow's allegation of Ukraine's involvement in a plot to assassinate Russian leader Vladimir Putin following Russia's claim that two drones were downed near the Kremlin.
US announces $300 million military aid package for Ukraine to counter Russian aggression
May 04, 2023, at 09:39 am
Washington/IBNS: The United States declared a fresh military assistance package of $300 million to Ukraine, which includes a significant amount of ammunition to prepare for an upcoming assault against Russian troops who are invading the country,on Wednesday.
Ukraine attempted Vladimir Putin's assassination, 2 drones shot down, claims Russia
May 04, 2023, at 02:15 am
Moscow/IBNS: Russia Wednesday accused Ukraine of attempting to kill President Vladimir Putin as it claimed to have shot down two drones that were used in the alleged attack on Kremlin building.
Explosion derails freight train in Russian region near Ukraine border
May 02, 2023, at 09:03 am
Bryansk/Russia: A freight train was derailed on Monday following an explosion in a Russian region bordering Ukraine, according to a social media post by the local governor, no casualties were reported in the incident.
Russia's overnight attack claims 5 lives across Ukrainian cities
Apr 29, 2023, at 07:22 am
Kyiv/IBNS: Russia launched attacks on cities spanning a wide arc across Ukraine, including the capital Kyiv, central and southern regions, resulting in the deaths of at least five individuals on Friday.
Unintended bombing: Russian warplane strikes own city by mistake
Apr 22, 2023, at 07:20 am
Moscow: A Sukhoi-34 fighter jet of Russia mistakenly dropped a bomb on the city of Belgorod, which is situated approximately 40km (25 miles) away from the Ukraine border.
Stoltenberg says Zelensky accepted invitation to NATO summit
Apr 22, 2023, at 05:27 am
Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accepted an invitation to attend the NATO summit in Lithuania's capital, Vilnius in July, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday.
Apr 12, 2023, at 03:25 am
Moscow/IBNS: Russian President Vladimir Putin is suffering ''severe pain in his head, blurred vision, and numbness of the tongue,'' leaving the doctors panicked, media reports said.
Volcano erupts in Russia's Far East
Apr 11, 2023, at 10:02 pm
Moscow: The Shiveluch volcano in Russia's far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula erupted early Tuesday and spewed ash plumes up to 15 km into the sky, posing threat to air traffic.
Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky dies in St. Petersburg cafe blast
Apr 03, 2023, at 02:55 pm
St. Petersburg: An explosion rocked a popular cafe in St. Petersburg city of Russia on Sunday which left a popular Russian military blogger dead, media reports said.
Saudi Arabia working on nuclear power development cooperation with China, Russia: Reports
Apr 02, 2023, at 08:14 pm
Riyadh: After failing to get help from the United States to develop nuclear power for years, Saudi Arabia has started exploring options to work with other countries, including China and Russia, The New York Times reported on Saturday, citing sources.
Russian forces thwart joint strike by Ukrainian troops - Russian Defense Ministry
Apr 02, 2023, at 07:43 pm
Moscow: The Russian army has pushed back a joint strike of multiple launch rocket systems of Ukrainian troops in the south Donetsk direction and has destroyed two Ukrainian reconnaissance groups, a Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson told Sputnik.
Ukraine-Russia: Extension of grain export deals vital to global food security
Mar 18, 2023, at 11:52 pm
New York: The war in Ukraine has had very significant implications for global food insecurity, the top UN humanitarian official told the Security Council on Friday, underscoring the critical need to extend landmark agreements to export grain and fertilizer from the region.
Russia’s energy grid attacks, torture in Ukraine, could be crimes against humanity: UN rights probe
Mar 17, 2023, at 10:11 pm
New York: Russian forces in Ukraine faced fresh accusations of war crimes on Thursday as UN-appointed independent human rights investigators released the latest findings of their ongoing probe.
'US ignores flight-restricted status of Black sea coastal areas': Russian Foreign Minister
Mar 16, 2023, at 05:44 am
Moscow/IBNS/UNI: The United States ignores the fact that after the start of the Russian special operation in Ukraine, the Black Sea coastal areas have a flight-restricted status, so the drone incident looks like a provocation, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.
UN stresses ‘full commitment’ to Ukraine grain deal as Russia offers 60-day extension
Mar 14, 2023, at 09:59 pm
New York: The UN chief on Monday confirmed the UN would “do everything possible to preserve the integrity” of the Black Sea Grain Initiative – the deal agreed between Ukraine and Russia last July that is due to expire in just a few days.
Rights experts ‘deeply disturbed’ by Russian Wagner Group recruitment of prisoners
Mar 11, 2023, at 09:02 pm
New York: UN-appointed independent human rights experts on Friday said they were “deeply disturbed” by reports of the systematic recruitment of prisoners across Russia by the private military contractor known as the Wagner Group, which is playing a major role in the fighting in Ukraine.
Two US citizens arrested for illegally exporting technology to Russia
Mar 03, 2023, at 03:20 pm
Washington: Two Kansas men were arrested today on charges related to a years-long scheme to circumvent U.S. export laws that included the illegal export of aviation-related technology to Russia after Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, and the imposition of stricter restrictions on exports to Russia.
Emmanuel Macron to visit China in early April to discuss Ukraine crisis
Feb 26, 2023, at 02:20 pm
Paris/UNI: French President Emmanuel Macron said that he would go to China in early April to discuss the Ukrainian crisis and urge Beijing to put pressure on Moscow on the back of a newly-released Chinese peace plan for Kyiv.
Russian govt expresses interest in hydro-power projects in Pakistan
Feb 24, 2023, at 09:58 pm
Islamabad: Russia has expressed its intentions to be a part of mega hydro-power projects in Pakistan, and is interested in providing electro-mechanical machinery, says a senior official of the Economic Affairs Division.
UN rights chief deplores Ukraine death toll one year after Russian invasion
Feb 22, 2023, at 07:22 pm
New York: As the international community prepared to mark one year since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, UN rights investigators on Tuesday relayed disturbing testimonies about the high number of civilians killed to date.
'Ukraine will never be a victory for Russia': Joe Biden in Poland
Feb 22, 2023, at 05:57 am
Warsaw/IBNS: US President Joe Biden Tuesday said Ukraine would "never be a victory for Russia" as he delivered a speech in Poland ahead of the first anniversary of Moscow's invasion.