Russia to Honor All Commitments on Delivery of S-400 to India: Envoy
All commitments on the delivery of S-400 air defense missile systems to India under a $5 billion contract will be fully implemented, including schedule, Russian Ambassador to India Nikolay Kudashev said. “I’m sure that the contract will make a significant contribution to ensuring India’s security and will serve as proof of the special nature of […]
Unlike Warsaw Conference, Sochi Summit Focuses on Peace: Iran
Iran’s Ambassador to Russia Mehdi Sanaei said unlike the ongoing US-led meeting in the Polish capital of Warsaw, the concurrent summit between Iran, Russia, and Turkey in Sochi is focusing on peace and stability in the Middle East. The fourth summit of Iran, Russia, and Turkey in Sochi shows the importance of developing regional cooperation […]
Japan’s Abe Vows to Resolve Territorial Dispute with Russia
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed Thursday to take a “step-by-step” approach in resolving a territorial dispute with Russia left over from World War II. Abe told a rally of former residents of four islands seized by Russia in the war’s final days and their supporters Thursday that settling the conflict over what Japan calls […]
Russia’s Envoy to Venezuela Sees No Grounds for ‘Dual Power’ Claims
Russia’s Ambassador to Venezuela Vladimir Zaemsky does not believe that the current situation in the South American country may be described as ‘dual power’ since opposition leader Juan Guaido does not have any real powers. “All those remarks, which are made about dual power, in my view, don’t have any serious grounds, because Guaido does […]
Russia and U.S., including conspiracies and interference: Claudio Moffa
On the delicate and critical relations between the United States and Russia, we interviewed Professor Claudio Moffa, professor of History of International Relations at the Faculty of Political Sciences of the University of Teramo. Q: Shall we think of Russia collusion case as a mere political plot to destroy Trump or Russian interference in the […]
Russia Snubs US’ Anti-Iran Summit in Poland
Poland’s foreign minister said Russia has declined an invitation to an international conference on the Middle East next month in Warsaw. Minister Jacek Czaputowicz said in remarks published Monday that Russia has advised that it will not participate, AP reported. Noting that Iran has not been invited, he said that Iran’s presence would have hampered […]
Japan May Accept Russia Peace Pact If Handover of 2 Islands Secured
Japanese Prime Minister, who is en route to Moscow for summit talks with Russian President, is leaning toward accepting a postwar peace treaty between the two countries if two of the Russian-controlled four islands claimed by Japan are handed over, Japanese government sources said. Shinzo Abe, hoping to reach a broad agreement on the peace […]
Tokyo Protests Detention of Fishing Boats by Russian Border Guards
Japan’s Foreign Ministry declared a note of protest to Russia over detention of two Japanese fishing boats by Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) near the Kuril Islands, Kyodo news agency reported on Thursday. A representative of the Japanese Foreign Ministry said the actions of the Russian side are “unacceptable.” According to Kyodo, Russian border guards […]
US Failed to Provide Proof for Claims of Russian Missile Violating INF
The United States has not provided Russia with specific proof to substantiate its claims that the ground-launched SSC-8 cruise missile (Russian designation 9M729) violated the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told Sputnik. “We fulfill the contract in full, without exemptions, without exceptions, without deviations from the requirements. Our 9M729 system has never been tested for a […]
Mehdi Mahani wins best actor award at Moscow Indie Filmfest.
Iranian actor Mehdi Mahani won Moscow Indie Film Festival’s Best Matrioshka Actor in a Leading Role award for his performance in ‘Supine’ directed by Shahram Asadzadeh. The Best Matrioshka Actor in a Leading Role award at the December edition of Moscow Indie Film Festival went to Iranian actor Mehdi Mahani for his performance in ‘Supine’, […]