Russia said its decision to suspend the START Treaty is unshakable. (File) MOSCOW: Russia will come back to full compliance with the New START treaty if Washington abandons its “hostile stance” toward Moscow, Russian news agencies reported, citing Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov. The United States said earlier this week that it would stop providing […]
The Ukraine war has killed tens of thousands. Kyiv/Moscow: Russia said on Thursday it had repelled more cross-border attacks from Ukraine while its aerial assaults on Kyiv killed another three people including a nine-year-old girl and her mother locked out of an air raid shelter. Both sides are trying to sap morale and weaken military […]
The US said its move is in retaliation for Moscow’s “ongoing violations” of the accord. (File) Washington: The United States said it will stop providing Russia some notifications required under the New START arms control treaty from Thursday, including updates on its missile and launcher locations, to retaliate for Moscow’s “ongoing violations” of the accord. […]
Russia has intensified its crackdown on dissenting voices. President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that certain “ill-wishers” were stepping up efforts to destabilise Russia and urged members of his cabinet not to allow this “under any circumstances”. He said Russia’s Security Council would discuss ensuring security in the context of what he said were “extremely […]
In May, the US had said it would allow Chinese airlines to hike passenger services. (Representational) Washington: Chinese airlines are avoiding flying over Russian airspace in newly approved flights to and from the United States, according to flight tracking website FlightAware and industry officials. Russia has barred US airlines and other foreign carriers from flying […]
The last US-Russia arms control treaty is already moribund and due to expire in 2026. (File) Was: A top White House official on Friday will make the case for putting rising nuclear power China at the center of future arms control efforts with Russia. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan will deliver a speech at the […]
“The FSB has uncovered an intelligence action of the American special services.” (Representational) Moscow: Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday it had uncovered an American espionage operation that compromised thousands of iPhones using sophisticated surveillance software. Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab said dozens of its employees’ devices were compromised in the operation. The FSB, the […]
Russia said it destroyed Ukraine’s last major warship, the ‘Yuri Olefirenko’. (File) Moscow: Russia on Wednesday claimed it destroyed the last major warship of the Ukrainian naval forces, which it said was stationed in the southern port of Odesa. “On May 29, a high-precision strike by the Russian Air Force on a ship anchorage site […]
The two people injured are in intensive care in a “serious condition”, Governor said. Moscow: One person was killed and two others injured on Tuesday in a Ukrainian bombardment on a centre for displaced people in the border region of Belgorod, the regional governor said. “Ukrainian armed forces fired artillery at a centre for displaced […]
Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine is the biggest nuclear power plant of the Europe. Washington: U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi on Tuesday asked Ukraine and Russia to respect five principles to safeguard Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, suggesting he had not secured their agreement on protecting the facility. Grossi has […]
