"Russia has not been invited at this stage. Switzerland has always shown openness to extending an invitation to Russia for this Summit. However, Russia has said repeatedly and also publicly that it has no interest in participating in this first Summit," the governmentsaid on its website. "The...
News of the expulsion was first made public by Russia's ambassador to the U.N. on Monday during an open Security Council meeting. The Russian envoy, Vasily Nebenzya, called it a "hostile step" by the United States and suggested the move was part of broader U.S. retaliation for Russia'...
Meduza cites two sources close to the presidential administration as saying the Russian government currently lacks a clear vision for post-war Russia and that an end to the war could be "critical" for the presidential administration if the administration cannot identify...
“If there are NATO detachments in those territories, these territories would become a target - or possible target - for a strike,” Polansky added. “NATO is a very unfriendly bloc to us — it is an enemy and NATO itself admitted that Russia is the enemy. It means that Finland and Sw...
Here are the latest updates from the Ukraine-Russia front. Maps show Moscow's troops are continuing to conduct assaults on positions in Ukraine's south and east. The Institute for the Study of War has noted Russian offensive operations and some territorial gain near Kupiansk, Toretsk and P...
GLOBALink | Latest updates on Russia-Ukraine conflict: Russia ready for negotiations with Ukraine Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia 2022-02-26 15:26:430:00 /0:00 Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to send a Russian delegation to the Belarusian capital of Minsk for negotiations with Ukraine;...
"The time is now to defuse tensions and deescalate actions on the ground. There is no place for incendiary rhetoric. Public statements should aim to reduce tensions, not inflame them," said Guterres. Earlier on Monday, Guterres spoke separately with the foreign minist...
NEW YORK, March 14 (Xinhua) - Oil prices dropped on Monday as traders monitored updates regarding the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for April delivery lost 6.32 U.S. dollars, or 5.8 percent, to settle at 103.01 dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchan...
Russian-installed officials in Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, said two people had been killed there on Thursday by Ukrainian shelling and nine others were wounded. Russia and Ukraine deny targeting civilians in the war that is now in its third year. The U.N. Human Rights Mon...
Ukraine says securing further funding from its biggest donor, the U.S., is vital both in the war effort against Russia and for protecting civilians and its critical infrastructure. U.S. lawmakers who support the bill further say it is in the interests of U.S. national security. ...