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Sweden withdraws most of diplomatic staff from Embassy in Kiev: Foreign Mi
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], February 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Sweden has decided to withdraw most of diplomatic staff from its embassy in Kiev amid a high risk of full-scale conflict, considers closing the embassy, Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde said on Monday.
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US confirms meeting between Blinken, Lavrov, provided 'Russia doesn't choo
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 21 (ANI): The US has affirmed its commitment to pursue diplomacy in the Ukraine situation as Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov are scheduled to meet later this week in Europe.
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Biden speaks with Macron, discusses diplomacy, deterrence efforts in respo
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 21 (ANI): US President Joe Biden spoke with France President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday where they discussed ongoing diplomacy and deterrence efforts in response to Russia's military build-up on the borders of Ukraine.
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Stoltenberg says NATO backs diplomatic efforts on Ukraine, sees preventing
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], February 20 (ANI/Sputnik): NATO supports any diplomatic initiatives aimed at resolving the ongoing crisis in Ukraine and prioritizes war prevention, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Sunday.
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Biggest diplomatic challenge Taiwan faces is China's efforts to use 'one c
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], February 20 (ANI): A Taiwanese diplomat said that the biggest diplomatic challenge Taiwan faces is China's efforts to use "one country, two systems" as a means to promote unification.
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Macron discusses Ukraine crisis with Zelenskyy, says 'will take all risks
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], February 20 (ANI): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday held a telephonic conversation with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron where they discussed the deteriorating situation in Donbas and the ways to immediately de-escalate the crisis and resolve it by p
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India's relations with ASEAN growing well, says EAM Jaishankar
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Munich [Germany], February 20 (ANI): Reaffirming strong diplomatic relations with ASEAN nations, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Saturday dismissed a recent poll that suggested that trust of the southeast Asian bloc had decreased in India.
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Afghan Ambassador to US steps down
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 19 (ANI): The Afghan Ambassador to the US has stepped down from her post, citing the new restrictions imposed by the US on its embassy in Washington.
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US to shut down Afghanistan's embassy, consulates, says report
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 18 (ANI): The US government has informed Afghanistan's diplomats in the country that it will shut down the embassy in Washington and the consulate missions in Los Angeles and New York, according to a media report on Friday.
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Russia-Ukraine crisis: India at UNSC emphasises quiet, constructive diplom
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], February 17 (ANI): Amid the tensions between Russia and Ukraine, India on Thursday said that quiet and constructive diplomacy is the need of the hour and any steps that increase tension may best be avoided by all sides in the larger interest of securing international peace
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Biden says threat of Russian invasion 'very high'
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 17 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Thursday said that the threat of Russian invasion is "very high" as they have not moved any of their troops out.
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Keri Russell to headline Netflix drama series 'The Diplomat'
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 17 (ANI): Actor Keri Russell has been cast in the lead role of the upcoming Netflix series 'The Diplomat'.
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