Moscow [Russia], April 13 (ANI/Sputnik): EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell told Spanish media on Wednesday that the European Union was not encouraging or instigating conflict in Ukraine but is rather trying to contain it.
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, on Wednesday said that inflation is an international issue and that the world is facing it, listing the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine-Russia crisis as the drivers of the price hike.
Washington [US], April 13 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said that India and the US discussed different issues of Indian subcontinent countries like Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Pakistan and Nepal.
Washington [US], April 13 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said that India has provided 90 tons of relief material in March to Ukraine and the focus right now is more on the supply of medicines.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 13 (ANI): India's second-largest IT services provider Infosys said on Wednesday it is moving its business out of Russia due to the ongoing conflict in the region.
Paris [France], April 13 (ANI/Sputnik): French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday said that Russians and Ukrainians were "fraternal peoples" and refused to call Russia's actions in Ukraine "genocide," stressing the need to be "discreet with terms."
Moscow [Russia], April 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Inflation in Russia at the end of the current year may reach as high as 20 per cent, Accounts Chamber Chairman Alexei Kudrin said on Tuesday.
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 13 (ANI): Women's rights activist Zarifa Ghafari called on the Taliban to reopen all girls' schools and asked the world leaders to pay attention to the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan and "not differentiate between Afghans and Ukrainians".
Paris [France], April 13 (ANI/Sputnik): French President Emmanuel Macron intends to hold talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and possibly with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the coming days.
Seoul [South Korea], April 13 (ANI/Sputnik): South Korea intends to send additional non-lethal military aid worth 2 billion won ($1.6 million) to Ukraine in April amid Russia's special military operation therein, the Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday, citing an informed source.
Moscow [Russia], April 13 (ANI/Xinhua): US-funded biological laboratories in Ukraine were engaged in developing components of biological weapons, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said Tuesday.
Washington [US], April 13 (ANI): The United States is likely to announce a new military aid package worth USD 750 million for Ukraine amid the ongoing war in the country, said a media report citing US officials.