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G20 foreign ministers' meet ends sans communique over Ukraine differences

The outcome document talks of the need for a specific initiative to boost global skills mapping

G20: End this war of aggression, Antony Blinken tells Sergei Lavrov

Blinken said the meeting was unscheduled and sought by the US when Lavrov was on the move

Blinken meets Russian FM Lavrov, urges engagement with Ukraine: Reports

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov briefly during which he is learnt to have "pressurised" the Russian minister on Ukraine, according to reports

Ukraine war may trigger open conflict between nuclear, warns Russian envoy

A senior Russian diplomat warned Thursday that increasing Western support for Ukraine could trigger an open conflict between nuclear powers. Speaking at the U.N. conference on disarmament, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov denounced the U.S. and its allies for openly declaring the goal of defeating Russia in a hybrid war, arguing that it violates their obligations under international agreements and is fraught with the war in Ukraine spilling out of control. Ryabkov warned that the U.S. and NATO policy of fueling the conflict in Ukraine and their increasing involvement in the military confrontation is fraught with a direct military clash of nuclear powers with catastrophic consequences." He emphasised that Russian President Vladimir Putin's move to suspend the 2010 New START treaty, the last remaining nuclear arms pact with the U.S. came in response to the U.S. and NATO action on Ukraine. Putin announced the halt in Moscow's participation in New START in his ...

Russia can maintain oil output at pre-conflict levels, says JP Morgan

JP Morgan forecast Russia would be able to maintain its oil output at pre-Ukraine conflict levels due to steady demand from China and India

Ukrainian saboteurs launches cross-border attack: Russian official

Russian officials said Thursday that Ukrainian saboteurs crossed into western Russia and attacked local villages, as the war extended into its second year. Amid conflicting initial reports, Russia's Federal Security Service said fighting with the sabotage unit was taking place in the Bryansk region. There was no immediate comment from Ukrainian officials, and the exact circumstances of the incident were unclear. If confirmed, it would be another indication following drone attacks earlier this week that Kyiv could be taking the fight into Russian territory, exposing Russian defensive weaknesses, embarrassing the Kremlin and sowing unease among Russian civilians. The Federal Security Service was quoted by the Russian state Tass news agency as saying that activities to eliminate armed Ukrainian nationalists who violated the state border were underway. Tass, citing Russian law enforcement, reported earlier that the saboteurs were holding up to six people hostage. The local governor sa

Ukraine crisis can be resolved only through dialogue, diplomacy: Modi

Speaking on the bilateral relations between the two nations, Modi welcomed Italy's active participation in the Indo-Pacific region

Finnish Parliament approves legislation allowing accession to Nato

The Finnish parliament has approved legislation allowing the country to join the NATO. As many as 184 members of parliament voted in favour, with seven against and one abstention.

Putin bans use of foreign language words: History of loanwords in Russian

Since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war in 2022, Putin has said that he wants to "protect" the country from a "degenerate" West

India defies US curbs: Russian oil imports at record high in February

American shipments to India plummeted 58% from a year earlier

One year of Ukraine war: A roller-coaster ride for steel companies

In 2021, steel exports from the two countries stood at about 48 million tonnes, accounting for around 10% of global steel trade

Ukraine war, US-China tensions to dominate G20 foreign ministers meet

In all, representatives of 40 countries, including non-G20 members invited by India, and multilateral organisations will attend

Fight over a 't': For Ukraine, it's culture; for Russia xenophobia

Ukraine's most recognisable celebrity chef spearheaded what would become an unlikely cultural victory over Russia

Lessons from a year of war

Nine errors from Moscow, and one thing Kyiv got right

We Oppose creation of a unipolar world for US interests, agenda: Putin

Russia's President Vladimir Putin on Sunday said that the main cause of his country's difference with the US and its allies was its strong opposition to creation of a unipolar world

A year after, the global economy changed by Russia Ukraine war: Report

Food prices have soared, increasing hunger in the developing world, and forcing governments, businesses and people to adapt to lasting shifts, The Guardian reported

EU imposes sanctions on top Russia officials, banks, trade as war continues

The European Union agreed on Saturday to impose new sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine targeting more officials and organisations accused of supporting the war, spreading propaganda or supplying drones, as well as restricting trade on products that could be used by the armed forces. The EU's Swedish presidency said the sanctions "are directed at military and political decision-makers, companies supporting or working within the Russian military industry, and commanders in the Wagner Group. Transactions with some of Russia's largest banks are also prohibited. Asset freezes were slapped on three more Russian banks and seven Iranian entities - companies, agencies, political parties or other organizations - that manufacture military drones, which the EU suspects have been used by Russia during the war. The new measures, proposed by the EU's executive branch three weeks ago, were only adopted after much internal wrangling over their exact make-up, and made public one day aft

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Ukraine Prez Zelenskyy seeks more sanctions on Russia, fighting grinds on

Fighting is grinding on in Ukraine after the country marked the anniversary of Russia's invasion, with Ukrainian authorities on Saturday reporting dozens of new Russian strikes and attacks on cities in the east and south. After a somber and defiant day of commemorations on Friday and a marathon news conference, Ukraine's seemingly indefatigable president followed up with new video posts a day later in which he declared that Russia must lose in Ukraine" and argued that its forces can be defeated this year. In a separate tweet, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also pushed for more sanctions pressure on Russia after the UK, US and the European Union all announced new measures aimed at further choking off funding and support for Moscow. The pressure on Russian aggressor must increase, Zelenskyy tweeted in English. He said that Ukraine wants to see decisive steps against Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom, and the Russian nuclear industry as well as more pressure on military and ...

G20 ends without a communique after no consensus on war in Ukraine

A meeting of finance leaders of the world's 20 biggest economies, referred as the group of 20 or G20, ended on Saturday without a joint communique after faultlines over how to describe Russia's invasion of Ukraine could not be bridged. Instead, a G20 Chair's Summary and Outcome Document were released after the two-day meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors here. Coinciding with the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, leaders from countries such as the US and France wanted a condemnation of Moscow for the invasion while host India felt G20 was not the forum to address such an issue and wanted a more neutral term like "crisis" or a "challenge" to describe the "geopolitical situation". Russia and China were upset at the use of the G20 platform for discussing political matters. India's Finance Miniter Nirmala Sitharaman is the chair. The Summary stated that the G20 nations "reiterated" their national positions on the Ukraine war. "Most members strongly