Two months after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russia has put Karim Khan, a British prosecutor at the Hague-based court, on its "wanted" list, reported Politico, a German-owned political newspaper based in the US.
"We can see that Western countries continue to stick to an escalation scenario, which carries enormous risks for them. In any case, we will take it into account when making plans. We have all the necessary means to achieve our goals," he said on the sidelines of the 31st Assembly of the C
This is the first time the two leaders are meeting in person since the beginning of the Russian-Ukraine conflict in February last year. PM Modi has spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin as well as President Zelenskyy a number of times.
In a fresh round of sanctions, the UK has announced a ban on Russian diamonds, alongside the military-industrial complex and metals amid the ongoing Ukraine war.
The main goals of the United States out of the G7 this year would be many, however, the main focus will remain on showing shared and continued support for Ukraine, the official said.
"The @G7 focus is and always has been on promoting peace & global economic security. This year will be no different, I want to seize this opportunity to: Boost economic growth, show Putin that the G7 stands by Ukraine, bolster peace and security in the Indo-Pacific," Sunak tweeted on Thu
The Russia-Islamic World: Kazan Forum is a platform for economic cooperation between the Russian Federation and members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), to be held from May 18-19.
"Look at EU council regulations, Russian crude is substantially transformed in the third country and not treated as Russian anymore. I would urge you to look at Council's regulation," said Jaishankar.
The attack was one of the largest since March and appeared to demonstrate Ukraine's growing capability to defend against Russia's arsenal of aerial weapons, reported The New York Times (NYT).
"A vast majority of Russian targets in Kyiv's airspace were destroyed after the capital was hit by an 'exceptional' air attack with UAVs, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles, said a Ukrainian military official.
Russian forces struck Ukrainian military bases and depots of West-provided weapons in the Dnepropetrovsk Region, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov said on Sunday, TASS reported.