VIDEO: Russian military jet with 65 Ukrainian Prisoners of War on board crashes in Belgorod
World | Jan 24, 2024, 05:06 PM ISTQuoting Russia's ministry of defence, Ria Novosti news agency said another nine people were on board, including six crew.
Quoting Russia's ministry of defence, Ria Novosti news agency said another nine people were on board, including six crew.
Turkey, a NATO member, has been dragging its feet on ratifying Sweden’s accession for more than a year, accusing the country of being too lenient toward groups it regards as security threats.
Zelenskyy described the former president’s rhetoric as “very dangerous” and appeared apprehensive that Trump’s idea of a negotiated solution might involve Ukraine making major concessions to Russia.
According to Alexei Kulemzin, the city's Russian-installed mayor, Ukrainian forces shelled a busy area where shops and a market are located.
Confusion was created in India as multiple Afghan media reported that the ill-fated plane was an "Indian aircraft" and had several passengers on board. Media reports also claimed several passengers died in the "fatal accident". Here are all the details about what happened about the plane crash.
The North Korea’s Foreign Ministry said Putin reaffirmed his willingness to visit Pyongyang and said that he could come at an “early date.”
The Russian Foreign Minister said Washington's push for restarting nuclear arms talks is rooted in a desire to “try to establish control over our nuclear arsenal and minimize nuclear risks for itself,” but added that “those risks are emerging as a result of forceful pressure on our country.”
Putin dismissed "so-called peace formulas" being discussed among Western countries and Ukraine and the "prohibitive demands" these negotiations entailed. This came as the United States and the European Union are unable to fund Kyiv due to their own internal complications.
North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui said during a visit to Moscow that ties with Russia were developing in line with the plans of the two countries leaders, a deepening of a relationship that the United States and its allies view with concern.
A deepfake video falsely portraying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's belly dancing circulated online, sparking discussions about the potential manipulation of leaders through marketing. Fact-checking by India TV revealed the video is a manipulated creation, featuring an unidentified man.
US National Security Council said that recently declassified intelligence found that Russia had access to North Korean ballistic missile launchers and several ballistic missiles. The US is also concerned that Russia’s negotiations to acquire close-range ballistic missiles from Iran are advancing.
According to Kuleba, the Indian side agreed to hold the first meeting of the India-Ukraine Inter-Governmental Commission since 2018 in the near future.
Putin said enhancing the role of BRICS in the international monetary system, expanding inter-banking cooperation as well as boosting the use of national currencies in mutual trade will be areas of focus of the Russian presidency of the grouping.
At least 24 people were killed and over 110 injured in a retaliatory attack by Ukraine in Russia's Belgorod on Saturday. Putin called it "a terrorist act" that would not go unpunished and promised more strikes on Ukrainian targets.
A further 110 people were wounded in the strike, said regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov, making it one of the deadliest attacks on Russian soil since the start of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine 22 months ago.
The Polar Airlines An-24 landed safely on the Kolyma river near Zyryanka in the Yakutia region, the prosecutors said.
The party, in Moscow's Mutabor nightclub on December 21, was organised by blogger Anastasia (Nastya) Ivleeva and was attended by well-known singers in various states of undress who have been staples on state TV entertainment programmes for years.
Putin has expressed appreciation for PM Modi numerous times in the past as both leaders share very cordial relations. Earlier this month, Putin said that he was surprised by the Indian PM's tough stance on defending the national security interests of India.
India has long been seeking a permanent membership at the UNSC, strongly calling for reform of the United Nations in line with the changing realities of the world. The five permanent members are the UK, China, Russia, the US and France.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov noted that India is an important partner to Russia and that Jaishankar had already met his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov. Jaishankar and Lavrov undertook several steps to boost cooperation in their bilateral meeting earlier today.
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