Sergey Lavrov to visit Malta next month, Russian media reports – POLITICO

Sergey Lavrov to visit Malta next month, Russian media reports – POLITICO

Russia’s foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova confirmed that Lavrov intended to make the trip to Vedomosti, while Malta’s Embassy in Russia said invitations to the Dec. 5-6 meeting “will be sent to all OSCE delegations in due course.” The last time Lavrov visited an EU country was a trip to Stockholm for an OSCE gathering … Read more

We’ll talk to whoever we want – POLITICO

We’ll talk to whoever we want – POLITICO

However, Szijjártó continued to promote the policy in his keynote speech on Thursday, addressing the conference audience in Russian. In his 14-minute speech, Szijjártó did not mention Ukraine once, nor did he speak specifically about the war — saying only that “Europe and Hungary are facing one of the most serious conflicts since World War … Read more

Russia set to remove Taliban from terrorist list, says Putin’s envoy – POLITICO

Russia set to remove Taliban from terrorist list, says Putin’s envoy – POLITICO

In separate comments on Friday during the annual diplomatic forum on Afghanistan in Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called on Western countries to lift sanctions on the Taliban. “We once again appeal to Western countries with an urgent call to acknowledge responsibility for the post-conflict reconstruction of Afghanistan, lift sanctions restrictions, and return Kabul’s appropriated assets,” … Read more

Russia could do deal with Georgia over occupied regions, hints foreign minister – POLITICO

Russia could do deal with Georgia over occupied regions, hints foreign minister – POLITICO

“They have said that they want historical reconciliation,” Lavrov said of the ruling Georgian Dream party. “What form this reconciliation takes is up to the states of Abkhazia and South Ossetia to decide … If there is interest from all sides in normalizing these relations … we are ready to help.” Responding to the comments … Read more

Iran FM meets with Russian, Islamic foreign ministers about Israel

Iran FM meets with Russian, Islamic foreign ministers about Israel

Acting Iranian foreign minister Ali Bagheri held conversations about the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh with his counterpart in Russia, as well as in Arab countries on Thursday, the ministry announced on X.  According to the ministry’s Twitter account, Bagheri emphasized “that the Zionist regime has crossed the red line” and said that the “Islamic … Read more

Hungary facing fuel crisis as Ukraine turns up heat on Russian oil supplies – POLITICO

Hungary facing fuel crisis as Ukraine turns up heat on Russian oil supplies – POLITICO

With Moscow making $180 billion from its oil exports last year, “it’s actually absurd to allow them to make this money by transporting this oil through Ukrainian territory, if the money is then being used to kill us,” Sovsun added. But Sovsun also hinted at a secondary aim for the ban: To overturn Hungary’s opposition … Read more

Sorry Farage, Putin is provoked by Ukrainian independence — not NATO – POLITICO

Sorry Farage, Putin is provoked by Ukrainian independence — not NATO – POLITICO

Sorry Farage, Putin is provoked by Ukrainian independence — not NATO – POLITICO Skip to main content Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials … Read more

Zelenskyy accuses China of helping Russia sabotage peace summit – POLITICO

Zelenskyy accuses China of helping Russia sabotage peace summit – POLITICO

Zelenskyy said he was “disappointed some world leaders have not yet confirmed their participation” at the Swiss summit. U.S. President Joe Biden, who is facing an election in November, has not confirmed his attendance, though he will be present at the G7 summit in Italy which takes place just before the Swiss gathering. Zelenskyy held … Read more

Exclusive | What lesson does Stalin’s Cold War ‘mistake’ have for Russia, China and the US today? A Chinese historian weighs in

Exclusive | What lesson does Stalin’s Cold War ‘mistake’ have for Russia, China and the US today? A Chinese historian weighs in

However, Kim Il-sung was the leader of North Korea but his authority was given by [Joseph] Stalin, so generally North Korea still followed the Soviet Union. After China-Soviet relations soured, Mao took a very important step, which was to withdraw all the People’s Volunteer Army forces stationed in North Korea. This meant that China would … Read more

Putin replaces Russian defense and security chiefs – POLITICO

Putin replaces Russian defense and security chiefs – POLITICO

Kremlin spokesman Dimitry Peskov refused to elaborate on Patrushev’s fate, saying only  that details would be announced in the coming days. His son, Dmitry Patrushev, has been promoted to deputy prime minister from agriculture minister as part of the same reshuffle. The appointment of Belousov, a veteran economic adviser, to the top defense job is being … Read more