Russia has the right to reciprocally close the flow of gas through Nord Stream 1 because of the ban on Nord Stream 2 but does not do this, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak has said. Russia provides 40% of gas consumption in Europe and has always been a reliable partner, Novak said, adding that […]Read More
NEW DELHI: It was perhaps inevitable that the shadow of Ukraine would fall on the virtual summit of Quad leaders on Thursday. At the end of the two hour meeting, it was evident that India’s reported efforts to keep the meeting focussed on the Indo-Pacific didn’t cut much ice with the other leaders, notably US […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Ukraine has confirmed that the south western city of Kherson has fallen to Russian forces while Mariupol further east, on the Azov sea has been surrounded. This even as reports of stepped up Russian bombing of Kharkiv and other cities continued to pour in. The Russian defence ministry revealed casualty figures for the […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Undeterred by the slew of sanctions imposed by the West, Russia says it will press on with its military operation in Ukraine till the end. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has dismissed the threat of a nuclear war but says Moscow won’t allow Ukraine to keep any infrastructure that threatens his country. So […]Read More
Russia’s Defence Ministry has released the first official military casualties resulting from the special operation in Ukraine, saying that 498 Russian soldiers died in the line of duty. A further 1,597 Russian servicemen sustained injuries of varying degree during the operation, the ministry added. The ministry stressed that reports of “countless” losses among the Russian […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Modi had a chat over the phone with Russia’s President Putin, where they discussed the safe evacuation of Indian students and nationals from Ukraine. Diplomatic sources also revealed that Russia agreed to a six-hour window in which all Indian nationals in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, could be evacuated by 6pm […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Germany’s recent moves in the context of Ukraine are seen as very significant. It has hiked its defence budget to 100 billion euros, is investing in aircraft that can carry nuclear weapons and is also buying armed drones. Is this the prelude to a larger role in support of Ukraine? Could this lead to […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Romania’s Ambassador to India Daniela-Mariana Sezonov Ţane in conversation with StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi. Ambassador Ţane is adamant on “Romania condemning in the strongest possible terms Russia’s aggression, of a state invading another state trying to force a change of government, which is totally unacceptable”, adding, for India, “it’s no […]Read More
Russian and Ukrainian negotiators have found some points of contact from which common positions can be built on, Vladimir Medinsky, special assistant to President Putin and head of the Russian delegation, has said. “Talks with the Ukrainian side… lasted about 5 hours… We discussed in detail all the items on the agenda and found some […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Among the range of not so high profile financial instruments that the world can bring to bear on Russia for invading Ukraine, is the humble SWIFT code. It stands for Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication. Basically it is a messaging network that banks use to verify other banks before a transaction takes […]Read More
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