The head of the Wagner paramilitary group has agreed to suspend the rebellion in Russia against the military command. "They were going to dismantle Wagner," explained Yevgeny Prigozhin. "Yevgeny Prigozhin accepted the proposal [...] to stop the movements of the armed men of the Wagner group and take measures to reduce tensions," said the unofficial channel of the Belarusian Presidency on...
A peace mission led by six African leaders will leave "as soon as possible" for Ukraine and Russia to try to "find a peaceful solution to the devastating conflict", South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced today. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian head of state Volodymyr Zelensky "agreed to receive the...
The world's largest energy exporter and the world's second largest economy are hitting back at a common enemy: the US dollar. And they're gaining followers, including heavyweights such as Brazil, Saudi Arabia, India and the ASEAN countries. Russia's first alternative to the dollar...
Price limits on crude and refined oil exports from Russia could force the Kremlin to cut production by between 5% and 7%. The latest round of Western sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine is starting to hurt the country's economy, as admitted by Russian Finance Minister Anton...
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told journalists on Saturday that the regions of Ukraine where referendums are held would be under Russia's "full protection" if annexed by Moscow. Addressing the UN General Assembly and world media in New York, Lavrov tried to justify the invasion...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to exchange 200 prisoners. Quoted by Euro News, Erdogan said the agreement was a "significant" step forward, but did not provide any other details about the deal. Erdogan, who met with Russian President Vladimir Putin last week,...
The Senegalese president announced yesterday that he will travel to Russia and Ukraine on behalf of the African Union, which he currently chairs, following an invitation from Moscow and the desire expressed by the Ukrainian president to contact African leaders. According to Notícias ao Minuto, Sall said at a joint press conference with the...
Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podoliak, believes that negotiations with Moscow to secure a Russian-Ukrainian peace agreement are "extremely difficult." Podoliak made this pronouncement after Vladimir Putin denounced the Ukrainians' "lack of coherence." "The negotiations are extremely difficult," Podoliak indicated in a message to the 'media,' as he lamented that "the Russian side...
The US decided on Monday to prevent Moscow from accessing about $600 million in reserves held in US banks, even if it is to pay interest on sovereign debt. The measure is another way to increase financial pressure on the Kremlin, further restricting access to the US dollar, through reserves...
Mozambique and South Africa today called from Pretoria for talks between the United Nations Security Council, Russia and Ukraine. A joint statement from the 3rd Session of the Binational Commission between South Africa and Mozambique said the presidents of the two countries urged the Security Council to "mandate...