Tokyo [Japan], May 10 (ANI): Japan appears to be gearing up for armed conflict in the East China Sea as China's invasion of Taiwan is becoming increasingly likely in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, stated a media report.
Moscow [Russia], May 9 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday defended the country's military action in Ukraine in his speech at a Victory Day parade on Moscow's Red Square on Monday.
Moscow [Russia], May 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said on Monday that consultations with the World Health Organization (WHO) on approval of the Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine are still underway.
New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): As Russia marks the 77th anniversary of Victory Day on May 9, the day when the Second World War ended, Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov expressed gratitude towards India for its contribution in defeating "Nazi Germany".
Tokyo [Japan], May 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan has made a "hard decision" to bar imports of Russian oil because G7 unanimity "matters most," Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Monday.
Washington [US], May 9 (ANI): Group of Seven (G7) on Sunday condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin's war against Ukraine which is placing global food security under severe strain.
Moscow [Russia], May 8 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday said that victory will be ours, just like in 1945 while congratulating former Soviet nations on the 77th anniversary of Nazi Germany's defeat in the World War II.
Moscow [Russia], May 8 (ANI): Russian President Vladi
Washington [US], May 8 (ANI): The United States designated eight Russian maritime-related firms, including the Russian defence ministry's Oboronlogistika OOO, as part of the latest response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the US State Department said on Sunday.
Kyiv [Ukraine], May 8 (ANI): Two bodies were found and as many as sixty people have been feared dead in an airstrike carried out by the Russian forces on Saturday on a school in Luhansk, said media report citing local officials.
Mariupol [Ukraine], May 8 (ANI): Ukrainian fighters vowed to continue their fighting against the Russian armed forces at the besieged Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol.