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Taliban refutes reports on Russia's role in killings of US troops in Afgha
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 27 (ANI): Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid on Saturday refuted the recent reports citing US intelligence assessments alleging that Russian intelligence has solicited killings of American troops by the group in Afghanistan, saying that these rumours are set to cr
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Moscow Court sentences Whelan to 16 years in prison on espionage charges
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], June 15 (Sputnik/ANI): The Moscow City Court sentenced on Monday US citizen Paul Whelan to 16 years in a high-security prison on espionage charges, a Sputnik correspondent reported from the courtroom.
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China wishes to stay out of trilateral nuclear arms control talks with US,
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 15 (Sputnik/ANI): China does not intend to partake in any trilateral nuclear arms control talks with the United States and Russia, despite Washington's constant requests, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Friday.
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'Great deal for all': US President hails 'big oil deal' with OPEC+
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], April 13 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Sunday (local time) hailed the 'big oil deal' with OPEC plus saying it will save 'hundreds of thousands of energy jobs' in the country.
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World Athletics fines Russia USD 10 million for doping scandals and caps n
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Quai Antoine [Monaco], Mar 12 (ANI): The World Athletics Council on Thursday fined the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) USD 10 million for breaching the sport's anti-doping rules.
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North Macedonian lawmakers vote to ratify country's accession to NATO
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Skopje [North Macedonia], Feb 12 (ANI/Sputnik): North Macedonian lawmakers on Tuesday (local time) ratified by an overwhelming majority of votes a protocol on the country's accession to NATO.
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Sullivan Meets Lavrov, sets conditions to improve Russia-US ties
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], Nov 24 (Sputnik/ANI ) -US Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan on Saturday held a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and said that ties between the two countries can only be improved if Moscow adheres to the Minsk agreements and avoid intervening in US
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'Soyuz Fall 2020, Spring 2021 missions to ISS comprises all-Russian crew'
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Nov 19 (Sputnik/ANI): Foreign astronauts are not part of the planned Soyuz crew set to travel to the International Space Station (ISS) in October 2020 and in the spring of 2021, data published by Russia's Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre has revealed.
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US' bid to hold oil fields in northern Syria violates international law: R
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia] Nov 5 (ANI): Russia Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin on Tuesday has termed US President Donald Trump's decision to control oil fields in northern Syria as illegitimate and violation of international law.
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Was pressured to plead guilty, says Maria Butina upon return to Russia
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Oct 27 (ANI): Russian gun-rights activist Maria Butina, who was released from prison in the US on Friday after having served more than 15 months for conspiring to act as a foreign agent, returned to Moscow on Saturday.
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Russia accuses US of abandoning Kurdish forces in Syria
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Oct 23 (ANI): Russia on Wednesday accused the United States of abandoning Kurdish forces and leaving them to face the Turkey military offensive in northern Syria.
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Russia-US-China consultations on Afghanistan may be held by October-end
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Oct 14 (Sputnik/ANI): Russia, the United States and China may hold their trilateral consultations on Afghanistan by the end of October, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov said on Monday.
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