Washington plotting to oust Putin, says Russia’s Security Council
Russia's Security Council has accused the US of plotting to oust President Vladimir Putin by financing the opposition and encouraging mass demonstrations, less than a week after the murder of...
View ArticleAnalysts: Russia unlikely to pull back in Crimea
WASHINGTON — Russia is unlikely to pull back its military forces in Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula, analysts and former Obama administration officials say, forcing the United States and Europe into a more...
View ArticleMedvedev Says Russia Could Close Airspace If West Imposes New Sanctions
MOSCOW, September 8 (RIA Novosti) – Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev told the Vedomosti newspaper that Russia could close its airspace in response to new Western sanctions against Moscow in the...
View ArticleINTERVIEW: Economic Sanctions to Hurt EU, Benefit Russia
MOSCOW, May 28 (RIA Novosti) – By imposing possible economic sanctions against Russia, the European Union will hurt its own importers, while Russia will only benefit from the restrictions which will...
View ArticleMany wary as truce with rebels begins
MINSK, Belarus — Ukraine and pro-Russia rebels reached a ceasefire agreement yesterday, the first step toward ending fighting in eastern Ukraine. • The ceasefire deal was struck in the Belarussian...
View ArticleReport: EU 'Sleepwalked' Into Crisis With Russia
Selah Hennessy LONDON— A says the European Union “sleepwalked” into the current crisis in Ukraine, because of “catastrophic misreading” of the mood in Russia. Regional analysts say unless Brussels...
View ArticleRussia Should Respond to West by Cutting All Energy Supplies to Europe – Law...
MOSCOW, August 14 (RIA Novosti) Russia will do everything possible to end the bloodshed in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated Thursday in his address to the heads of political parties....
View ArticleRussia and NATO raising stakes with military buildups and rhetoric
Russia and NATO have embarked on rival arms buildups and toughened their posture and rhetoric against each other, raising the security stakes between the two former Cold War adversaries while claiming...
View ArticleRussia calls for end to sanctions as EU targets Ukraine separatists
MOSCOW/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Russia urged the European Union on Saturday to lift sanctions against Moscow and promised to waive its food embargo, but a top EU official rejected such a move as the bloc...
View ArticleEU Mulls Widening Russia Blacklist Adding Journalists, Law Enforcement
MOSCOW, April 9 (RIA Novosti) – The European Union could add more Russian journalists and law enforcement officers to a list of people targeted by sanctions, bringing to 107 the number of figures...
View ArticleRussia says ISIL emergence outcome of US ‘activities’ in Mideast
Russia’s foreign minister says the emergence of the ISIL Takfiri terrorists stems from the United States’ foreign policy in the Middle East, but Washington denies its role in the formation of the...
View ArticleObama casts Russia as threat to peace in Europe
Obama, who faces criticism in the US for being too cautious in confronting Russian President Putin, sharply condemned Moscow’s provocations. Lashing out at Russia, President Barack Obama on Wednesday...
View ArticleObama: 'We Will Stand With Ukraine'
VOA News President Barack Obama said Wednesday that the U.S. and its allies would be forced to apply a cost to Russia if it presses ahead with a referendum on Sunday that would effectively annex...
View ArticleTerrorism, Ukraine and the American threat: the view from Russia
Wide-ranging interview with Putin’s top security adviser includes claims about how US wants to strip the country of Siberia and the Far East ...
View ArticleObama Reaffirms Commitment to Ukraine
VOA News President Barack Obama has offered additional security assistance to Ukraine in its standoff with Russia. Speaking Thursday at the White House following talks with visiting President Petro...
View ArticleObama says Putin wants to recreate Soviet empire
US President Barack Obama has lashed out at his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, saying he is destroying the country’s economy in order to recreate the Soviet empire. During a speech to world...
View ArticleGermany Warns ‘European Order’ at Risk Ahead of Ukraine Peace Talks
Henry Ridgwell LONDON— Leaders from France, Germany, Ukraine and Russia are due to meet in Minsk on Wednesday in the latest attempt to reach a peace deal in the Ukrainian conflict. Russian President...
View ArticleWest rejects Crimean move to join Russia
US‚ European Union impose sanctions against leaders‚ including Yanukovich‚ Russian DPM Added At: 2014-03-17 11:30 PM Last Updated At: 2014-03-17 11:30 PM The Himalayan Times - Saved Articles(s) The...
View ArticleWashington Chokes Truth With Lies
The latest absurdity coming out of Ukraine, the EU and Washington is that the humanitarian aid that Russia and the Red Cross are trucking into the former Russian territories that comprise eastern...
View ArticleRussia to Include Ukrainian Exports into ‘Black Lists’ – Media
MOSCOW, August 7 (RIA Novosti) - Russia is planning to include exports from Ukraine into the “black list” of agricultural and food products from countries that imposed sanctions on Russia,...
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