Beijing [China], June 1 (ANI): Central and Eastern European governments (CEE) have decided to align with the European Union and the United States despite China's diligent efforts to strengthen ties with the bloc as Washington offered CEE countries meaningful security guarantees through NATO.
Moscow [Russia], June 1 (ANI): Moscow negatively assesses the latest package of US military assistance to the war-torn country Ukraine, including the supply of the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), said the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov on Wednesday.
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 1 (ANI): Pakistan on Tuesday sent a consignment of 7.5 tons of items as humanitarian assistance to the people of Ukraine amid the ongoing Russian military operation in the country.
Ottawa [Canada], June 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly announced on Tuesday that Canada is imposing new sanctions on Russia's financial sector.
Moscow [Russia], May 31 (ANI/Sputnik): Danish energy giant Orsted and Shell Energy Europe have said that they will not pay for Russian gas in Rubles, Gazprom Export said on Tuesday, adding that it informed both companies that gas deliveries will be suspended from June 1.
Beijing [China], May 31 (ANI): Taking advantage of the Russia-Ukraine war, China has been conducting military drills on its far north-eastern border, raising expert concerns that Beijing could be considering a push into Russian territory.
Moscow [Russia], May 31 (ANI/Sputnik): Bulgaria has obtained a temporary exemption to purchase Russian oil within the sixth package of EU sanctions until the end of 2024, Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said on Tuesday.
Kyiv [Ukraine], May 31 (ANI): The Russian Army has already controlled a part of Ukraine's eastern city Severodonetsk and is gradually moving towards the downtown of the city.
Brussels [Belgium], May 31 (ANI): The EU leaders, on the first day of the summit in Brussels, agreed to ban "more than 2/3rd" of Russian oil imports, European Council President Charles Michel said on Tuesday.
Moscow [Russia], May 31 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a phone conversation on Monday and discussed the issues of safe navigation in the Black and Azov Seas when discussing Ukraine.
Moscow [Russia], May 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Dutch energy company GasTerra said on Monday it had refused to pay for Russian gas in rubles, after which Gazprom notified it deliveries would stop from May 31 resulting in about 2 billion cubic meters of gas not received under the current contract.
Ankara [Turkey], May 30 (ANI): Amid the ongoing Ukraine crisis, Russian President Vladimir Putin held telephonic talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday.