Bulgaria, Hungary believe arms supplies will not help resolve Ukrainian conflict...SOFIA, February 2. /TASS/. Bulgarian President Rumen Radev and his Hungarian counterpart Katalin Novak share concerns over the developments in Ukraine, according to their press conference following talks in Sofia.
"We share a common concern in the context of the Ukrainian situation’s developmen
Russia puts the skids on US military biological programs in Ukraine...MOSCOW, January 30. /TASS/. The Russian Defense Ministry’s active operations put the skids on Washington’s implementation of its military-biological programs on Ukrainian soil, Chief of Russia’s Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection Troops Igor Kirillov said on Monday."Thanks to its ac
Zelensky introduces sanctions against 185 companies, individuals assisting Russia...KIEV, January 29. /TASS/. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has signed a decree introducing sanctions against 185 private individuals and legal entities providing assistance to Russia in rail transit.
He enacted a decision by the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council on the sanctions against those transporting military equipment and troops. In a video address published on his Telegram channel, the Ukrainian leader said that their assets in Ukraine would be blocked and property would be used for defense purposes.The list publish
Russian troops advancing in all areas of Donbass front line, says DPR leader...MOSCOW, January 23. /TASS/. Russian troops are advancing practically in all the areas of the front line in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), acting DPR Head Denis Pushilin said in a live broadcast on the Rossiya-24 television channel on Monday.
"[Russian forces] are advancing practically in
Ukrainian army destroys Soledar, no building left intact ...MOSCOW, January 23. /TASS/. Ukrainian forces have completely destroyed Soledar, as there is not a single building in the city left intact, the acting head of the Donetsk People’s Republic Denis Pushilin said on Monday.
"Soledar is destroyed. The enemy inflicted maximum damage. No building in th
Lavrov blames Kiev’s deployment of air defenses in residential areas for damage...PRETORIA, January 23. /TASS/. Russia is not targeting Ukrainian civilian infrastructure, and all the damage to it is the result of the criminal actions of Kiev, which is deploying both heavy weapons and air defense systems in residential neighborhoods, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a news c
Ukrainian intel agent nabbed in North Caucasus plotted terror attack against police...MOSCOW, January 23. /TASS/. The Russian national and Ukrainian intelligence agent apprehended in the North Caucasus plotted a terror act against police, according to the video of the suspect’s questioning released by Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) on Monday.
"I was an agent of Ukrain
Russian Red Cross Society provides aid to more than 66,000 refugees from Ukraine, Donbass...MOSCOW, January 22. /TASS/. The Russian Red Cross Society (RRCS) provided direct welfare assistance to more than 66,000 resettlers from Ukraine and Donbass in the amount of 185.7 mln rubles ($2.7 mln), Chairman of RRCS Pavel Savchuk said in an interview posted on Sunday on the Izvestiya newspaper’
Speaker warns of powerful retaliation for weapons supplies to Kiev for attacks on Russia...MOSCOW, January 22. /TASS/. Weapons supplies to Ukraine by the United States and NATO for attacks on Russia would lead to retaliatory use of more powerful armaments, State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin warned on Sunday.
"Supplies of offensive weapons to the Kiev regime would lead to a global di
Medvedev says military alliance of countries ‘annoyed with US’ may appear...MOSCOW, January 22. /TASS/. The West will be ready to make endless attempts at mauling or destroying Russia, and a new military alliance may emerge globally, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev wrote on his Telegram channel on Sunday.
"The Ramstein meeting and heavy we
European Parliament passes resolution on establishment of tribunal on Ukraine...PARIS, January 19. /TASS/. The European Parliament has called for establishing a tribunal on the developments in Ukraine in a resolution that was passed at a parliament session in Strasbourg on Thursday.
The document calls for "the establishment of a tribunal on the crime of aggression against Uk
Berlin not party to the conflict in Ukraine, says German new defense chief...BERLIN, January 19. /TASS/. Germany is not a party to the conflict in Ukraine but it will continue to provide Kiev with the necessary military assistance, Germany’s new Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said on Thursday in Berlin, speaking to reporters after being sworn in.
"Germany is not a par
Hungary blocks another EU tranche to finance military aid to Ukraine ...WARSAW, January 20. /TASS/. Hungary has blocked the process of EU approval of the seventh tranche to purchase weapons for Ukraine, Poland’s RMF radio station reported citing anonymous EU diplomatic sources.
The installment, worth 500 million euro, is to be allocated from the so-called European
German chancellor dodges question on Leopard tank deliveries to Ukraine...GENEVA, January 17. /TASS/. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in an interview with Bloomberg on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos did not directly answer a question as to whether his country will allow delivering its Leopard tanks to Ukraine.
"We are supporting Ukraine for as long as
French plans to supply armored vehicles to Kiev may provoke escalation, diplomat warns ...MOSCOW, January 12. /TASS/. Russia finds plans by the French government to supply heavy armored vehicles to Ukraine a reckless move that may escalate things further, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova warned on Thursday.
"We view as reckless and irresponsible the moves by French authorities in the context of the Ukrainian crisis. The decision on further weapons supplies to Ukr
Protraction of conflict in Ukraine not in Europe’s interests ...BUDAPEST, January 10. /TASS/. It is not in the interests of Hungary or Serbia that the armed conflict in Ukraine be prolonged, since the EU’s anti-Russian sanctions hav
Senior security official says Russia isn’t at war with Ukraine ...MOSCOW, January 9. /TASS/. Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev has said in an interview with aif.ru that Moscow isn’t at war with Kiev, but instead, the confrontation is an attempt by the West to use Ukrainians in its standoff with Russia.
"The events in Ukraine aren’t a clas
Zelensky introduces sanctions against 119 Russian cultural figures ...KIEV, January 7. /TASS/. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky signed a decree on Saturday introducing sanctions against Russian film director Nikita Mikhalkov and 118 others, according to a document published on the website of Ukraine's presidential office.
The sanctions were also introduced, am
Combat activities in Ukraine to last for more months ...WASHINGTON, January 7. /TASS/. Military activities on the territory of Ukraine are likely to continue for months to come, US National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby said.
"We certainly expect over the next couple of months that the Russians aren’t just goin
Estonia to begin procedure of transferring frozen Russian assets to Kiev...VILNIUS, January 4. /TASS/. Tallinn plans to workout its own mechanism of transferring Russian frozen financial assets to Kiev to fund the country’s revival, Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu said on Wednesday.
In an interview with the Postimees, he said that the sum of the Frozen Russia
Zelensky says sees no reason for Western countries not to supply tanks to Kiev...1
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After a telephone call with French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday, Zelensky said that Kiev would receive French light tanks
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Russian Investigative Committee to probe into shelling of Vasilyevka by Ukrainian troops...MOSCOW, January 5. /TASS/. Russia’s Investigative Committee said on Wednesday that it will probe into the shelling attack on the city of Vasilyevka in the Zaporozhye Region by Ukrainian troops, which left five people dead.
"Today’s reports say that several civilians were killed and wounded as
Putin assures Erdogan of Russia’s openness to dialogue on Ukraine...1
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They also discussed the agreements reached in Istanbul to export Ukrainia
Ukraine’s Security Council rejects any talks with Russia...KIEV, January 5. /TASS/. Kiev is against any negotiation processes with Russia, Ukraine’s Security and Defense Council Secretary Alexey Danilov said on Thursday commenting on Russia’s proposal to declare a temporary ceasefire.
"No talks with them [Moscow]," he told the Ukraina-24 TV channel.
The sooner conflict in Ukraine ends, the better, Putin says ...MOSCOW, December 22. /TASS/. Moscow will strive to make sure that the conflict in Ukraine ends as soon as possible, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a press conference on Thursday.
The head of state noted that "the Defense Ministry holds briefings [on the special military operation] every
Zelensky admits he is being nudged to negotiate with Moscow ...PARIS, December 17. /TASS/. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky admitted in an interview to France’s LCI television channel he is being nudged to negotiate with Moscow.
"There are those who are urging me to sit at the negotiating table," he said. "But I don’t see anything to discuss."
Ze
Russia NATO dialogue out of the question at this point...MOSCOW, December 17. /TASS/. Dialogue between Russia and NATO is out of the question amid the current developments, a source in Moscow told TASS.
"Any dialogue with NATO as an organization is out of the question now, given the current developments," the source said.
"It’s to the point that w
FIFA turns down Zelensky’s request for pre World Cup final match ...MOSCOW, December 16. /TASS/. /TASS/. The world’s governing football body, FIFA, has declined a request from Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky to air his statement before the final match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, according to a report by CNN, the US-based multinational cable news net
Kissinger says it’s time to resolve conflict in Ukraine through talks ...LONDON, December 16. /TASS/. Henry Kissinger, the former US secretary of state and national security adviser, has said the world could be at a turning point in the conflict in Ukraine and called for t
Italy to stop weapons supplies to Ukraine when peace talks begin...ROME, December 13. /TASS/. Italy will stop its military assistance to Ukraine as soon as peace talks begin, Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto said on Tuesday.
"Sooner or later, military assistance must end. And it will end when peace talks begin," the ANSA news agency quoted him as saying.
Russian troop pullout from Ukraine by yearend ruled out...MOSCOW, December 13. /TASS/. There can be no discussion about a withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine before the end of the year, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the media on Tuesday. He stressed that in order to achieve peace it would be necessary to take into account the new
