Europe

Kremlin warns of retaliation after Finland moves toward NATO

Editorial Bureau May 13, 2022

KYIV, Ukraine — The Kremlin warned about taking retaliatory “military-technical” steps after Finland’s leaders came out in favor of applying to join NATO, and Sweden could do the same within days, in a historic realignment triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Meanwhile, the first

World

Kremlin: Not much optimism after Russia-US talks on Ukraine

Editorial Bureau January 12, 2022

MOSCOW — The Kremlin said Tuesday the security talks with the U.S. amid tensions over Ukraine have given little reason for optimism, adding that Russia would wait for the outcome of other meetings this week before deciding whether it’s worth to continue negotiations. The leader of the U.S. delegation at Monday’s talks briefed allies in […]

UK

Oil climbs despite fears of increasing COVID-19 infections

Editorial Bureau July 13, 2021

LONDON (UK) – Amid fears over the spreading COVID-19 variant, Oil prices edged up as tight supply and expectations of a further draw in U.S. and global crude inventories provided support. Brent crude for September rose 21 cents, or 0.3%, to $75.37 a barrel by 1123 GMT, after losing 0.5% on Monday. U.S. West Texas […]

Europe

Kremlin highlights nihilism and low uptake of vaccine for COVID-19 surge

Editorial Bureau June 18, 2021

MOSCOW (RUSSIA) -The Kremlin on Friday blamed nihilism for a fresh surge in COVID-19 infections among the population. It said the reaon fror the same was reluctance to have vaccinations rate and mutations of the coronavirus, as the capital city reported a record number of daily infections. President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said a […]

Europe

Kremlin yet to decide on Putin-Biden summit after ‘positive’ diplomatic talks

Editorial Bureau May 20, 2021

MOSCOW (RUSSIA) -The Kremlin said on Thursday that President Vladimir Putin had yet to decide on whether a summit with his US counterpart Joe Biden would proceed. It hailed talks between the two leaders as a positive signal. Ties between Moscow and Washington are at a post-Cold War low after Biden in March said he […]

USA

Putin and Biden should discuss strategic stability at possible summit: Kremlin

Editorial Bureau May 19, 2021

‘ MOSCOW (RUSSIA): Strategic stability should be high on the agenda of a possible meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Joe Biden, alongside bilateral relations, said the Kremlin. Biden, who in March said he thought Putin was a “killer”, prompting Moscow to recall its ambassador to Washington for consultations, has said he […]

Asia

Putin to decide on counter sanctions against Washington

Editorial Bureau April 16, 2021

MOSCOW (RUSSIA) – The Kremlin has informed that the country did not share the same vision of creating mutually beneficial ties with Washington and that President Vladimir Putin would decide what counter sanctions to hit US with. The Kremlin was speaking a day after the United States imposed a broad array of sanctions on Russia, […]

World

Hoping for the best but prepared for the worst: Kremlin, on cold war with US

Editorial Bureau March 19, 2021

MOSCOW (RUSSIA) – Commenting about the possibility of a new Cold War between the United States and Russia, the Kremlin said that the country always hoped for the best but prepared for the worst. Diplomatic ties sank to a new low this week after US President Joe Biden said he thought President Vladimir Putin was […]

Europe

EU diplomat tells Russia to release Kremlin critic Navalny at rare talks in Moscow

Editorial Bureau February 5, 2021

MOSCOW (RUSSIA) – The European Union’s top diplomat appealed to Russia on Friday to free jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, a case he said had brought EU-Russian ties to a low, drawing a robust response from Moscow which called the EU an unreliable partner. Navalny, President Vladimir Putin’s most prominent critic, was jailed this week […]

Europe

Russian authorities make ally of Kremlin foe Navalny their target before jail appeal

Editorial Bureau January 28, 2021

MOSCOW (RUSSIA) – Russian investigators said on Thursday they had opened a criminal case againsy Leonid Volkov, a close ally of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. This move was taken hours before a court hearing of an appeal against Navalny’s own jailing. The case against Volkov, currently outside Russia, is part of a police clamp […]