Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a phone conversation on Friday with Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, to discuss rising tensions surrounding Iran. According to official statements, both officials emphasized the urgent need to halt any military actions that could destabilize the......
The German government has put the country’s units of Russian oil giant Rosneft under a trusteeship to secure long-term oversight of its local assets, the economy ministry announced on Saturday. The move affects Rosneft Deutschland (RDG) and RN Refining & Marketing (RNRM), including a stake in the PCK Schwedt refinery, which supplies......
On February 28, a phone call was held at the initiative of the Iranian side between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian to discuss recent developments in the Middle East and the situation surrounding Iran’s nuclear program. The Iranian minister outlined steps taken by Tehran to......
World leaders have reacted strongly following strikes carried out by the United States and Israel against Iran, actions that triggered retaliatory measures from Tehran across the Middle East. The developments have intensified diplomatic debate among allies and adversaries alike. The presidents of the European Council and the European Commission,......
Russia’s economy is showing new signs of fatigue as Western sanctions enter their fifth year, undermining the resilience that helped Moscow cushion earlier financial shocks. After years of wartime expansion fueled by military contracts and oil exports, growth has slowed dramatically. The International Monetary Fund expects the Russian......
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has called on European allies to put less energy into questioning Washington’s reliability and more into meeting their own defense spending pledges, arguing that a stronger European contribution will help lock in the United States’ role in the alliance. Speaking alongside Lithuanian Prime Minister......
Germany’s parliament has approved new legislation granting the military wider authority to combat drone incursions, an escalating concern linked by officials to Russian hybrid interference across Europe. The Bundestag voted Thursday to amend the Aviation Security Act, enabling the Bundeswehr to use electronic jamming systems or direct......
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko agreed on Thursday to coordinate a joint response to what they described as emerging threats from “unfriendly countries.” The announcement came during a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State, an alliance designed to deepen political,......
Ukrainian and US negotiators opened a fresh round of talks in Geneva on Thursday, seeking to lock in a sweeping economic “prosperity package” for Ukraine even as Russia pummeled the country with one of its heaviest overnight barrages in months. The discussions, led by Ukraine’s national security chief and chief negotiator......
Türkiye’s exports totaled $20.31 billion in January, marking a 4% decrease compared to the same month a year earlier, according to figures released by the Turkish Statistical Institute. Data showed that imports edged up by 0.1% year-on-year to $28.69 billion, pushing the monthly trade deficit to $8.38 billion—an increase......
Ukrainian and United States negotiators convened in Geneva on Thursday for a fresh round of talks on postwar reconstruction and the next phase of peace diplomacy, only hours after Russia unleashed one of its heaviest aerial barrages in months across multiple Ukrainian regions. Ukraine’s delegation is led by chief negotiator Rustem Umerov,......
Russia and Iran are steepening discounts on their crude exports to secure a shrinking pool of Chinese buyers after Indian refiners sharply reduced purchases of Russian oil. Moscow’s flagship Urals blend is now selling to China at about 12 dollars per barrel below the ICE Brent benchmark, compared with a discount of roughly 10 dollars......
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced on Wednesday that the country is taking measures to protect its energy infrastructure amid rising tensions with Ukraine. Orban claimed that Ukraine might be planning steps to disrupt Hungary’s energy system and ordered the deployment of soldiers and equipment to safeguard key facilities. The......
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