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EAM Jaishankar speaks to US Secretary of State, Russian counterpart

It is understood that the situation in Afghanistan also figured in the conversation

Will 'respond decisively' if Russia invades Ukraine: Biden told Zelenskyy

US President Joe Biden on Sunday (local time) told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the United States and its allies will "respond decisively" if Russia invades Ukraine

Moscow sees US President Biden as the key to avoiding war in Ukraine

US President Joe Biden hopes to pull off a diplomatic coup that bolsters his sagging political fortunes ahead of the 2022 general elections.When it comes to Russian policy, Biden has sought to promote what might be called detente-lite with Moscow without using the dreaded word "reset." The governing theory of the Biden administration or, to put it more precisely, national security adviser Jake Sullivan--has been that China, not Russia, poses the gravest foreign policy challenge to America, according to National Interest.Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin requested a second phone conversation with Biden. The Russians believe that absent Biden's personal involvement any potential progress would likely be sabotaged by the State Department bureaucracy, which is highly sympathetic to Ukraine, writes Jacob Heilbrunn for the National Interest.Indeed, at a recent foreign ministry meeting, Russian sources indicate, Foreign Minister Sergey V. Lavrov specifically referenced Biden to ...

Biden hopes for progress in upcoming negotiations with Russia: White House

US President Joe Biden has expressed hope that the security guarantees negotiations with Russia will result in significant progress.On late Thursday, Biden held a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, during which the leaders agreed to hold security guarantees talks in three formats: in Vienna, Geneva and Brussels."Well, I got the sense of it that he's agreed that we would have three major conferences in Europe at the beginning of the middle of the month ... He laid out some of his concerns about NATO and the United States and Europe, we laid out ours. I made it clear that they only could work if he deescalated ... Well, I always expect to negotiate and make progress," Biden said on late Friday, as quoted by the White House.

Russia in contact with US over normalising visas: Russian Foreign Minister

Russia is permanently raising the problem of normalizing issuing visas during the contacts with the United States, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told Sputnik."During the contacts with the United States at various levels, we are permanently speaking about the need to normalize the process of issuing visas," the minister said."However, amid the degradation of the bilateral relations, Washington is unlikely to soften the visa policy," Lavrov added.

Russia sets another monthly record for coronavirus-linked death

The surge came amid low vaccination rates and poor compliance with coronavirus restrictions

Russia's Nord Stream 2 pipeline ready to pump gas to Europe

Russia's Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline is ready for operation amid an energy crunch in Europe, Alexei Miller, the CEO of Russia's gas industry giant Gazprom, reported to President Putin

Joe Biden, Vladimir Putin to hold call over stepped up security demands

The two leaders will discuss a range of topics, including upcoming diplomatic engagements

World oil demand in 2022 will grow by 4 million bpd: Russian Deputy PM

World oil consumption is expected to grow by 4.5-5 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2021, and in 2022 it will increase by another 4 million bpd, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said."We expect total demand [for oil] to rise by about 4.5-5 million barrels per day in 2021. To restore production to the level it was before the restrictions were introduced in 2020, we expect an increase in demand next year by about another 4 million barrels per day," Novak said in an interview with RBC.He said the demand for oil in the next decade will continue to grow and will increase from about 100 million barrels per day in 2022 to 110 million by 2030.

Rejection of Sputnik V by US, EU a mistake: Argentine epidemiologist

Russia was the first country to approve a Covid-19 vaccine for use in August 2020, developing their Sputnik V jab

Covid-19: Russia's Avifavir pill shows promise against Omicron, Delta

Russia-based pharma company ChemRar Group on Tuesday announced that its anti-Covid pill, named Avifavir, is effective against Delta as well as the new Omicron variant of Coronavirus.

White House says meeting between Russia NATO leaders expected on Jan 12

A Russia-NATO meeting is expected on January 12, Sputnik reported citing a news agency.The Russian news agency sourced the report from a London based news agency that cited US National Security Council spokesperson.Earlier, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said he intends to convene a meeting of the NATO-Russia Council on January 12.Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko told Sputnik that the meeting will focus on Russian proposals on security guarantees, including non-expansion of the alliance.

Russia supplies weapons to Tajikistan amid concern over Afghanistan

Russia has supplied weapons and equipment to Tajikistan recently to strengthen its defence capability, President Vladimir Putin has said.

Security talks with US to start after holidays, says Russian FM

Earlier this month, Moscow submitted draft security documents demanding that NATO deny membership to Ukraine

Strength of Chinese, Russian warships poses a challenge to US navy

US navy will be tasked with challenges posed by both Russia and China's navy in the near future.China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLA Navy) already numbers 355 ships of war, making it the world's largest in terms of brute numbers of hulls. And these figures are only trending upward. The PLA may deploy as many as 460 ships by 2030, judging from the latest estimates., according to Hill.Meanwhile, the US Navy trails behind China's navy with just 295 hulls displacing water. And while the uniformed navy leadership envisions building up to a fleet numbering between 398 and 512 vessels, a hefty share of those totals between 77 and 140 hulls will be made up of unmanned surface and subsurface craft.Moreover, the PLA Navy remains mostly concentrated in China's environs while US Navy scatters task forces about the globe performing sundry errands as a part of it's maritime strategy.Only a fraction of American sea power calls the Western Pacific home. Worse still, sea power is no longer all .

Ex-Soviet leader stresses dialogue between Russia, US over Ukraine

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on Friday stressed the importance of continued dialogue amid tensions between Russia and the US

Russia fines Google $98 mn, Meta $27 mn over illegal content breach

A Russian court has fined Google $98 million for its alleged failure to remove content that is considered illegal in the country

Kremlin expects US answer on security guarantees next month

Russian President Vladimir Putin urged the West on Thursday to immediately meet Russia's demand, accusing the US and its allies of maintaining a military presence on the threshold of our home.

Russian court fines Google $100 mn over failure to delete banned content

The Tagansky District Court ruled that Google repeatedly neglected to remove the banned content

Blinken, NATO chief discuss readiness for talks over Russia-Ukraine crisis

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg concerns over Russia's military activity near Ukraine