Moscow [Russia], April 15 (ANI): Russia on Thursday warned Sweden and Finland against joining NATO and said that it would add "more than double" its troops in Russia's Western flank.
Moscow [Russia], April 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Banks of "unfriendly countries" are delaying payments for Russian energy, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said.
Kyiv [Ukraine], April 14 (ANI): Dismissing Russia's accusation of airstrikes on a southern border town, Ukraine on Thursday said that it had struck the flagship of Russia's Black Sea fleet with missiles.
Moscow [Russia], April 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia must extend the national energy strategy's planning horizon to 2050 and have the document approved by mid-September, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.
Moscow [Russia], April 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The Central Bank of Russia hopes to introduce the digital ruble over the next few years, First Deputy Governor Olga Skorobogatova said on Thursday.
Rome [Italy], April 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio called on Thursday for a reform of the European Union veto system, saying several member states are not on board with the idea of a Russian gas price ceiling.
Moscow [Russia], April 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Washington avoids discussing information security issues with Moscow, Andrey Krutskikh, the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry's Department of International Information Security, said on Thursday.
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): Amid the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, defence supplies from Moscow are continuing as the Indian defence forces have received a shipment of overhauled aircraft engines and spares.
Moscow [Russia], April 14 (ANI): More than 1,000 Ukraine soldiers, comprising of 162 officers and 47 female personnel surrendered to Russian forces in Mariupol on Wednesday, stated Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman, Major-General Igor Konashenkov.
Hong Kong, April 14 (ANI): Scores of Twitter users have exposed China's pro-Russian stand in the Ukraine conflict and Beijing is perturbed by the revelation.
Beijing [China], April 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia and China bilateral trade may hit $200 billion annually before the target year of 2024 due to Western sanctions and the accelerated growth of economic cooperation between the countries, Russia's Consulate General in Harbin said on Thursday.