Category: 1. Russia

Samsung Display quietly severed its sourcing ties with Russian suppliers of gold, tungsten and tantalum in 2024, the Kommersant business daily reported Tuesday, citing newly released corporate disclosures.

The move by the South Korean…

Russia has called for a United Nations Security Council meeting this week to address what it claims are European efforts to obstruct Ukraine peace negotiations, a senior Russian diplomat said Tuesday.

Dmitry Polyansky, Russia’s first…

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NATO’s secretary general expects the alliance’s upcoming annual summit to be held without too much drama and to focus on new defence spending goals rather than on disagreements over Ukraine. However, two factors…

NATO’s secretary general expects the alliance’s upcoming annual summit to be held without too much drama and to focus on new defence spending goals rather than on disagreements over Ukraine. However, two factors…

It is noted that the meeting between Hakan Fidan and Putin discussed ‘recent initiatives to end the war and developments after the Istanbul talks.’

In addition, the sources said, not only Turkey but also the…

US President Donald Trump may impose new anti-Russian sanctions in the near future, the Wall Street Journal reports.

‘President Trump is considering imposing sanctions against Moscow this week [until 1 June –…

Negotiations between the European Union and the United States to combat the circumvention of sanctions against Russia have failed. This is reported by the Süddeutsche Zeitung (SZ) with reference to an internal report…

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that Germany would consider suspending European Union funding for Slovakia if the country continues to deviate from the general direction of the bloc. This was reported by…