Tag Archives: Moscow

MOSCOW | TASS | US rapper Kanye West has arrived in Moscow, producer Yana Rudkovskaya reported via her Telegram channel. “Kanye West is already in Moscow! This is super news! He stopped in the very heart of the capital! Fingers crossed on the Luzhniki show! I’ll bet if it takes …

WASHINGTON, U.S | TASS | Russia will not run after the US if Washington is unwilling to cooperate in the field of security, Moscow’s Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov told reporters. “I will put it simply: this is the US choice,” he noted, commenting on White House National Security Council …

*Fire and shooting have claimed more than 90 lives and more than 100 injuries. *Mass gatherings, entertainment, cultural and other public activities were canceled on this weekend. *Russian railways, civil aviation and other departments tightened security inspections. MOSCOW, RUSSIA | Xinhua | The fire at a concert hall in Moscow’s …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Moscow and Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner private military group, reached a compromise through the mediation of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko late Saturday according to RIA Novosti news agency reports. Prigozhin has accepted Lukashenko’s proposal to stop the advance of the Wagner troops and de-escalate …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russia’s Defense Ministry on Saturday urged Wagner fighters to surrender after the private military group was accused of attempting to launch an armed rebellion. “We ask you to be prudent and get in touch with representatives of the Russian Defense Ministry or law enforcement agencies as …

St. Petersburg, Russia | Xinhua | An African delegation visited Russia on Saturday, pushing for a peaceful settlement of the Ukraine crisis so as to stop its negative impact on African countries. During a meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa, also member …

Tehran, Iran | Xinhua | Tehran and Moscow on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding, based on which the latter is expected to make an investment worth roughly 40 billion U.S. dollars in Iran’s petroleum industry, the Iranian Oil Ministry’s news service Shana reported. The document was signed during an online …

United Nations | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will visit Moscow on April 26, and will be received by President Vladimir Putin, a UN spokesman said Friday. The secretary-general will have “a working meeting and lunch” with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, said Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for Guterres. The UN …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Moscow hopes Kiev will follow its national interests at Russia-Ukraine peace talks, but not listen to “advisers” from afar, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday. “It is not the talks that influence the course of the operation, but external ‘players’ who are trying to hinder …

Volatility in the oil market is caused by geopolitical developments rather than changes in market fundamentals New York, U.S. | Xinhua | Oil prices surged again on Wednesday after major oil producers decided to stick to modest output increase despite supply fears amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The West Texas Intermediate (WTI) …