Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson stated on Friday that if Sweden’s parliament agrees to pursue a NATO membership application, the government would not call a referendum. Both Sweden and Finland have been forced to reconsider long-held ideas that military neutrality is the best way to ensure national security, with both nationsRead More →

After the Kremlin shut off gas supplies to Bulgaria and Poland, the European Union told Russia on Wednesday that it would not bow to “blackmail” over its backing for Kyiv. Following discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Kyiv to meet Ukrainian PresidentRead More →

In response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s congratulations greeting, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif penned a letter on Sunday thanking him. According to reports, while expressing a desire to further develop Pak-Russia bilateral relations, PM Shehbaz stated that Pakistan would want to collaborate with Russia on the Afghanistan issue. ItRead More →

HAVANA – Russia donated nearly 20,000 tonnes of wheat to political ally Cuba on Thursday, a welcome gift for the Caribbean island nation, which is feeling the effects of soaring global grain prices as a result of the Ukraine conflict. At a ceremony, Russian Ambassador to Cuba Andrei Guskov statedRead More →

In retaliation for sanctions imposed over Ukraine, Russia barred US Vice President Kamala Harris, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and dozens of other prominent Americans and Canadians from travelling to Russia on Thursday. The Russian foreign ministry stated that the travel restrictions imposed on 29 Americans and 61 Canadians – includingRead More →

On Thursday, President Vladimir Putin declared victory in the Ukraine war’s biggest battle, declaring the port of Mariupol “liberated” after nearly two months of siege, despite hundreds of defenders still holding out inside a massive steel works. Putin said in a televised meeting with his defence minister inside the KremlinRead More →