Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Ukraine’s attack on an Iranian vessel in the Caspian Sea was not an accident, as Kyiv claims, but a deliberate act. He added that Tehran would take all necessary steps to hold Ukraine accountable. Speaking at a press briefing on Monday, Baghaei strongly condemned the attack on the...
Russia’s state nuclear energy corporation Rosatom announced that the Yanina, a container ship owned by its subsidiary FESCO, sank approximately 130 nautical miles off Novorossiysk after being attacked overnight by unmanned surface drones belonging to the Ukrainian Navy. According to Rosatom, the Yanina sustained severe damage during the attack by Ukrainian naval drones before sinking...
U.S. President Donald Trump said he told Volodymyr Zelensky during their meeting at the White House that the war in Ukraine needs to come to an end. Trump also emphasized that he maintains “good relationships” with both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said...
Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Ukraine’s continued requests for new weapons from the West will not prevent Russia from achieving the objectives of its special military operation. Peskov stressed that Moscow remains open to a political and diplomatic settlement, but the operation will continue as long as Kyiv fails to demonstrate the necessary political will....
The results of the Russian Armed Forces’ large-scale retaliatory strike against military infrastructure in Kyiv have been reported to President Vladimir Putin. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stressed that Russia’s security would be guaranteed under all circumstances in response to Europe’s military escalation. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Chief of the General Staff of the...
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that Western countries are attempting to cover up what he described as the Kyiv regime’s crimes against humanity and are seeking to manipulate the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to serve their own political interests. Lavrov met with ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric in Moscow. During the meeting,...
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia expects the dialogue with the United States on resolving the Ukraine crisis to continue, while accusing the United Kingdom of piracy over its seizure of a tanker carrying Russian oil. Speaking at a press briefing today, Peskov commented on several international issues. Addressing reports that U.S. President Donald Trump...
Polish President Karol Nawrocki has revoked the Order of the White Eagle, the country’s highest state honor, which had been awarded to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in 2023. The decision was reportedly based on what Warsaw describes as Kyiv’s policies glorifying leaders of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) and the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN)....
Speaking at a joint press conference with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov emphasized that Russia values Türkiye’s diplomatic efforts regarding Ukraine. Lavrov stated that Russia had reminded Türkiye that the root causes of the crisis must be addressed in order to achieve a lasting solution. Key Statements by Lavrov We...
Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu stated that the Foreign Ministry’s call for foreign ambassadors to leave Kyiv was made “completely seriously and deliberately,” adding that a possible strike on Kyiv could occur at any moment. Speaking to journalists at the International Security Forum, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu commented on the Russian Foreign...