The war provided Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government with an opportunity to reinforce India's strategic autonomy by resisting Washington's pressure to sanction Russia
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One senior official from a G7 country said that Canada had circulated the first draft of the statement to the other six member countries
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday called on South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and conveyed the warm greetings of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Jaishankar, who is in Johannesburg on a two-day visit to South Africa to participate in the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting, assured India's support for South Africa's G20 priorities. Honoured to call on President @CyrilRamaphosa of South Africa on the sidelines of the G20 FMM in Johannesburg. Conveyed the warm greetings of Prime Minister @narendramodi. Assured India's support for South Africa's G20 priorities, Jaishankar said in a post on X. South Africa holds the Presidency of the G20 for this year, the first time that it is being hosted on the African continent. On the sidelines of the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting, Jaishankar interacted with several world leaders, including Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan. Glad to meet FM Sergey
The United Kingdom on Thursday accused Russia of planning to interfere in upcoming elections in the Central African Republic and the US alleged that Moscow was seeking to steal the gold and diamond-rich country's resources. Russia's deputy United Nations ambassador Anna Evstigneeva responded by telling the UN Security Council, "It is surprising that our US and UK colleagues continue whipping the dead horse of their campaign to smear the Russian Federation." Central African Republic, known as CAR, has been in conflict since 2013, when predominantly Muslim rebels seized power and forced then-President Franois Boziz from office. It is one of the first African countries in which Kremlin-backed Wagner mercenaries established their operations on the pledge of fighting rebel groups and bringing back peace and Moscow's government and military ties have grown. UN special envoy for CAR Valentine Rugwabiza told the council that upcoming local, legislative and presidential elections are "a ..
The discussions between the two diplomats involved a wide range of topics, including relations with the US and the Ukrainian conflict, the Russian foreign ministry said on Thursday
The attack was part of an intensified assault on Ukraine's energy system over the past month as Russia discusses ending its war in Ukraine with the new US administration of President Donald Trump
A Ukrainian presidential advisor claimed on Wednesday that the US has weakened its position and relinquished the diplomatic lead to Russia ahead of any possible peace talks on Ukraine, following a meeting in Saudi Arabia between top American and Russian diplomats. The remarks by Mykhailo Podolyak, an advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, came a day after President Donald Trump falsely suggested that Kyiv was to blame for the war, which is entering its fourth year next week. The US-Russia talks in Riyadh, the Saudi capital, were held without Ukraine and its European allies. "Why should dominance be handed over to a country that is an aggressor, a violator of international law, and the author of aggression against Ukraine?" Podolyak said. "We still do not understand this strategy." Podolyak said Ukraine was neither briefed on the talks ahead of them or on their outcome. "To me, the concept of 'peace through strength', which the American administration promotes, sounds
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday he would like to meet with US President Donald Trump but the meeting needs to be prepared to make it productive. I would like to have a meeting, but it needs to be prepared so that it brings results, Putin said in televised remarks. He added that he would be pleased to meet Trump. He hailed the talks between senior Russian and US officials in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday, noting that the parties agreed to restore the tattered diplomatic relations. Putin also said that Trump has acknowledged that the Ukrainian settlement could take longer than he had initially hoped.
US President Donald Trump's administration said it had agreed to hold more talks with Russia on ending the war in Ukraine
Donald Trump blamed Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy for 'starting' war with Russia. He also hinted at a possible meeting with Putin while defending his stance on ending the conflict
Top US and Russian officials had their most extensive high-level engagement since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine almost three years ago, meeting for nearly four hours on Tuesday in Saudi Arabia as President Donald Trump sought to advance his goal of ending the fighting in Ukraine and mending ties with Moscow. The delegations led by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the discussions were a good first step. They agreed to set up teams to look into restoring staffing at the US and Russian embassies in Moscow and Washington that have been decimated by a series of tit-for-tat diplomatic expulsions. The effort is aimed at using those channels to support Ukraine peace negotiations and to explore ways to restart economic and global cooperation. However, the rapprochement may come at a cost to the transatlantic alliance of the US and Europe and significantly damage Washington's standing with Ukraine as well as with other nations counting on US
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The Kremlin announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin is open to negotiating with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy 'if necessary,' but raised doubts about his legitimacy
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Despite continued price increases, exporters' margins remain low. In addition, bad weather at ports has had a direct impact on shipments
After meeting Modi in Washington last week, Trump said the U.S. will increase military sales to India starting in 2025 and will eventually provide the fifth-generation F-35 fighters
Rubio said a negotiation process had not yet begun in earnest, and if talks advanced, the Ukrainians and other Europeans would be brought into the fold.