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Beijing, China | Xinhua | A Chinese military spokesperson Thursday denounced the claim that China had prior knowledge of Russia’s military operation in Ukraine as disinformation. The spread of such disinformation by the United States is intended to shirk responsibility and smear China, said Wu Qian, spokesperson for China’s Ministry of …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | The extraordinary summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) held Thursday has confirmed the alliance’s desire to contain Russia and prolong the military conflict in Ukraine, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. “The decision announced at the summit to continue providing political and practical support to …

Russia to sell gas to “unfriendly countries” in rubles Brussels, Belgium | Xinhua | European countries have been thrown into disarray after Russian President Vladimir Putin said “unfriendly countries” who buy Russia’s gas will now have to pay in rubles. “Russia will continue, of course, to supply natural gas in accordance …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | The United States would not like to see a rapid completion of the Moscow-Kiev peace talks but hopes that Russia is mired in prolonged hostilities, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday. “It is unprofitable for Americans that this (negotiation) process will be completed quickly. They …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russia will reject U.S. dollars or euros and only accept rubles for its natural gas supplied to “unfriendly countries,” including the European Union (EU) members and the United States, President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday. Over the past few weeks, some Western countries have taken “illegitimate decisions” …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Washington must stop escalating tensions if it wishes to normalize ties with Moscow, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Tuesday. “They need to stop their escalation, both verbally and in terms of pumping the Kiev regime with weapons,” Ryabkov said, adding that the United States …

United Nations | Xinhua | The UN General Assembly (UNGA) will vote Wednesday on a draft resolution on Ukraine, the second such resolution since the start of Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine, a spokesperson said Monday. The 11th Emergency Special Session of the General Assembly will be held after a …

Kiev, Ukraine | Xinhua | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Kiev’s compromises at peace talks with Russia would be put to a nationwide referendum in Ukraine, the government-run Ukrinform news agency reported Monday. “I explained to all negotiating groups: when you talk about all these changes, and they can be …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | A Moscow court ruled on Monday to ban Facebook and Instagram in Russia, labeling the parent company of the two social networks Meta Platforms Inc. “extremist.” The Prosecutor General’s Office of Russia said that the lawsuit was aimed at protecting Russians from “a violation of their …

Russia accounted for more than 40 percent of natural gas and 30 percent of crude oil imported by the EU in 2019 Brussels, Belgium | Xinhua | Oil prices in Europe have been surging since the start of the conflict in Ukraine amid fears that the European Union (EU) may ban …