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Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia is ready to donate its potash fertilizers to developing countries. “Our manufacturers, primarily producers of potash fertilizers, are willing to transfer them free of charge to developing countries that are in dire need of these fertilizers,” Putin …

Prague, Czech Republic | Xinhua | The Council of the European Union (EU) on Friday adopted a decision on the full suspension of a visa facilitation agreement with Russia. The decision “will result in an increase in the visa application fee from 35 euros to 80 euros, the need to present …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Western countries have failed to achieve their main goal of undermining Russia’s financial stability with “unprecedented sanctions,” Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said Thursday. The cabinet and the central bank have managed to significantly mitigate the negative impact of unfriendly actions against Russian citizens and businesses, …

Putin: Western countries try to preserve old world order despite irreversible changes in int’l system Vladivostok, Russia | Xinhua |  Western countries are trying to preserve the old world order despite irreversible transformations happening in the system of international relations, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday during the plenary session …

Last leader of the USSR was a ‘consequential but ultimately tragic figure’ | MATHEW SUSSEX | Few world leaders have cut a more consequential but ultimately tragic figure than Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev, whose death at the age of 91 has been announced by Russian state media. In a way it …

Prague, Czech Republic | Xinhua | Foreign ministers of the European Union (EU) member states have agreed to suspend a visa facilitation agreement the bloc has with Russia, the EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell said on Wednesday. “We agree today with EU foreign ministers on full suspension of the EU-Russia visa …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua |  The closing ceremony of the International Army Games 2022 was held at the Patriot military-patriotic park in the Moscow Oblast on Saturday. The final of the tank biathlon was held at the Alabino training ground on Saturday afternoon. The Chinese team ranked second in this …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russia stands for the broadest and most comprehensive development of military-technical cooperation in today’s steadily emerging multipolar world, President Vladimir Putin said Monday. “Russia sincerely cherishes historically strong, friendly, truly trusting ties with the states of Latin America, Asia and Africa. We are ready to offer …

New York, USA  | Xinhua |  UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday announced the appointment of Amir Mahmoud Abdulla of Sudan as the world body’s coordinator for the Black Sea Grain Initiative. Abdulla succeeds Frederick Kenney of the United States who was on loan by the International Maritime Organization as …

The key recent events that matter NEWS ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s recent visit to Africa appears to have cemented the growing perception of a diminished geo-political stature for President Yoweri Museveni. On his second visit to Africa, Blinken from August 7 to 12 …