22 May 2023, 20:35Updated at: 22 May 2023, 20:47

UK, France’s nuclear arsenals unverifiable — senior Russian diplomat

"They can declare anything they want," Sergey Ryabkov said

MOSCOW, May 22. /TASS/. Great Britain’s and France’s nuclear arsenals are unverifiable and data on their size have "purely declarative character," Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said in a commentary on Monday.

"The data on the size of Great Britain’s and France’s arsenals are unverifiable at all and have purely declarative character. And they can declare anything they want," he said, commenting on the statements on the results of the Group of Seven summit.

He recalled that the United Kingdom has raised the upper limit for the number of nuclear warheads by more than a third, ignoring the opinion of the international community.

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EU summit in London decides to continue helping Kiev — UK PM

Keir Starmer reiterated that the United Kingdom and France will begin working with the Kiev authorities on a plan for ending hostilities and later will present this plan to the United States

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US-Ukraine minerals deal to trigger Ukraine’s split — Medvedchuk

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New configurations of US foreign policy largely coincide with Russia’s — Kremlin

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Zelensky uses foul language, blames West for not providing help

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Ukraine attacks 34 Russian regions since February 2022 — top investigator

"These are regions located beyond the territory of the military operation," Alexander Bastrykin noted

23 Jan 2023, 19:07

Ukraine run by CIA, MI-6 specialists, not Zelensky — former PM

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Lavrov says Trump is practical person with ‘common sense’ as his motto

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Zelensky leads Ukraine to terrible finale, killing his own people — Russian MFA

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Relations between Trump, Zelensky may be ‘irreparable’ — media

According to US official, what happened at Trump’s meeting with Zelensky at the White House was "disastrous"

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US may halt all military aid to Ukraine — The Washington Post

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Russia, US admit that they cannot think the same, but they must prevent war — Lavrov

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Lavrov calls discussions in Europe about peacekeepers for Ukraine impertinent

"This plan to introduce ‘peacekeepers’ into Ukraine is continuing to incite Kiev for a war against us," Russian Foreign Minister said

Yesterday, 04:34

Russia has won special military operation — Kneissl

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Two days ago, 08:12

US to recognize new Russian regions out of economic interests — Ukrainian politician

Viktor Medvedchuk warned that Ukrainian resources which Washington would own as a result of a resource deal will yield profits only if the new owners cooperate with Russia

Yesterday, 20:43

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Zelensky's digs at Trump part of broader impeachment plot, says Ukrainian lawmaker

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Serbia believes that peacekeepers to Ukraine impossible without Russia's consent

"Such a step would mean that they are trying to impose their military presence on Ukrainian or Russian soil," Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vulin said

Yesterday, 19:14

Up to 150 Ukrainian militants eliminated in Russian strike on testing ground

Russian forces used an Iskander missile system, the Russian Defense Ministry said

Yesterday, 06:24

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"The Ukrainian army lost over 170 troops, a tank, two armored combat vehicles, three pickups, and six field branch artillery weapons, with two of them produced in the West," battlegroup spokesman said

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Yesterday, 04:14

Trump says ceasefire in Ukraine could take place immediately

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Trump says Zelensky overplayed his hand, has to say he wants to make peace

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Hakan Fidan has assured that the necessary measures will be taken," the Foreign Ministry added

Yesterday, 16:52

Top Russian diplomat informs Hungarian colleague of terror attack on TurkStream

The conversation took place at the initiative of the Hungarian side

Yesterday, 18:36

Trump’s entire team supports halting talks with Zelensky — US national security advisor

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European Commission chief calls for urgent rearming Europe

Ursula von der Leyen also promised to revise budgetary norms and financial rule in the EU that are controlled by the European Commission

Yesterday, 16:20

Less than 28,000 Ukrainians mobilized in February with losses of 38,900 troops

Ukraine’s desperate attempts to improve the situation with replacing losses on the line of combat engagement have been unsuccessful, the Russian Defense Ministry said

Yesterday, 19:54

About 20 armed individuals attack polling station in Abkhazia

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Yesterday, 17:19

Trump wants to stop ‘meat grinder, ’ Zelensky needs money to continue — Musk

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UK, Canada, Germany supply the deadliest weapons to Ukrainian Armed Forces

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Israel resumes fighting in Khan Yunis in Southern Gaza

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European peacekeepers in Ukraine would mean causes of crisis will not disappear — Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister also said that Vladimir Zelensky has become a "pure Nazi" and a traitor to the Jewish people

Two days ago, 18:43

Trump says Zelensky not ready for peace

"He can come back when he is ready for peace," the US president said

Yesterday, 02:52

Trump not interested in reviving Ukraine minerals deal now — Reuters

Representatives of the Ukrainian delegation began "begging" to sign the deal immediately after being told to leave the White House, according to the report

While US talks about wanting to end conflict in Ukraine, Europe demands war — Lavrov

Lavrov also recalled the opinion of many researchers that over the last 500 years, all world tragedies were born in Europe, the United States did not play the role of instigator

Two days ago, 19:44

Zelensky interjects, engages in disputes, makes rude remarks to media at Trump meeting

Zelensky ignored the question about the chance of holding elections in Ukraine

Two days ago, 20:51

Russian official says Zelensky prone to ‘bloody provocations’ after White House spat

According to Yevgeny Primakov, Kiev has few ways to save face, and "to spill a lot of innocent blood at once and then blame it on Russia is one of the easiest ones"

US to speed up $4 bln in military aid to Israel — State Department

According to the statement, the administration of US President Donald Trump has approved the sale of weapons and military equipment to Israel totaling $12 bln since January 20

EU summit in London decides to continue helping Kiev — UK PM

Keir Starmer reiterated that the United Kingdom and France will begin working with the Kiev authorities on a plan for ending hostilities and later will present this plan to the United States

Yesterday, 22:17

Yamandu Orsi takes office as president of Uruguay

Uruguay's new leader promised to implement measures to combat child poverty and strengthen the agricultural sector

Rubio calls on Zelensky to realize importance od talks on settling conflict in Ukraine

"I hope he comes to the realization that we're actually trying to help his country here before it suffers thousands of more casualties," the US Secretary of State said

Press review: UK undermines Russia-US talks as top Russian diplomat talks Syria, Ukraine

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Yesterday, 08:26

Europe may face street protests, former top Austrian diplomat warns

Kneissl stressed that in Europe, "politics has turned into a business where people make profits and build ties in order to get high posts"

Two days ago, 09:35

Trump sends sobering message on Ukraine to Europe — media

At a White House meeting on February 27, the US president dismissed the possibility of the United States providing military support for a potential European peacekeeping mission in Ukraine

US not planning to sign minerals deal with Ukraine — treasury secretary

"It is impossible to have an economic deal without a peace deal," Scott Bessent said

Three people hurt in shooting incident at shopping mall near Moscow

Local emergencies services told TASS that people had been evacuated from the shopping mall

Yesterday, 00:36

Musk says time to find out what happened to aid to Ukraine

"Time to find out what really happened to the hundreds of billions of dollars sent to Ukraine," he said

16 Jul 2024, 13:56

Ukrainian opposition leader sends letter to Trump saying Kiev had motive to kill him

"Physical elimination of political opponents and political corruption are links in a chain for those who are seeking to stay in power and are profiting from the war in Ukraine by means of selling weapons to Ukrainian neo-Nazis," Viktor Medvedchuk stressed

Yesterday, 20:58

NATO chief tells Zelensky to restore relations with Trump

"I think it was very unfortunate," Mark Rutte said about the incident in the White House

Two days ago, 18:29

US to withdraw support for Kiev if Zelensky fails to seek peace — Trump

"And if we're out, you'll fight it out," the US president pointed out

Israel endorses Trump’s special envoy’s temporary ceasefire proposal — Netanyahu's office

"On the first day of this plan, half of the living and deceased hostages will be released," the statement said

Yesterday, 05:58

German car industry has no prospects on Russian market — Kneissl

"The demand for expensive German cars will remain niche, for a small group of people who consider them as a status symbol," the head of the "G.O.R.K.I." center of the St. Petersburg State University thinks

Two days ago, 13:09

FACTBOX: What is known about rare earth metals

The term "rare" refers to the supposed scarcity of these minerals and "earth" comes from an old name for oxides, the chemical form for these elements in the mineral

Yesterday, 12:30

Europe turns into secondary player on international stage — ex-top Austrian diplomat

Karin Kneissl, former Austrian foreign minister, also noted Europe was showing "a disastrous approach to history"

Russian troops liberate around 5 sq km near DPR border, Zaporozhye region

On March 1, the Russian Defense Ministry released footage of the combat work of attack aircraft of the 127th brigade of Russia’s East battlegroup, which liberated the village of Burlatskoye from Ukrainian forces

European politicians must answer for Russian deaths at the hands of Ukrainian forces

"We know that they make decisions about the supply of weapons to Ukraine and therefore these people must also be held accountable for the victims among the civilian population of our country," Alexander Bastrykin said

West cannot explain future of Ukraine’s territory, Russian language under peacekeepers

"No other language has been subjected to such aggression," Russian Foreign Minister said

Twenty Ukrainian troops convicted in Russia for crimes in Kursk Region

"As many as 332 criminal cases have been initiated on charges of crimes committed by Ukrainian armed units," chairman of the Russian Investigating Committee Alexander Bastrykin said

Musk blames Zelensky for murder of journalist Gonzalo Lira

The reporter was detained in Kharkov in May 2023 and was accused of supporting the Russian special military operation in Ukraine

Yesterday, 04:52

Trump leaves question on possible suspension of military aid to Ukraine unanswered

"It doesn't matter what I'm considering," he told reporters

11 Nov 2024, 14:27

Trump to rely on forces that brought him to power — Russian presidential aide

Nikolay Patrushev agreed that Trump, when he was still a candidate, "made many statements critical of the destructive foreign and domestic policies pursued by the current administration"

Yesterday, 08:28

Zelensky's attempt to act like ‘tough guy’ at meeting with Trump insulted everyone — media

"Now Zelensky will have to figure out how to fix this on his own. We can’t fix it for him," senior US official said

Two days ago, 10:00

Press review: Russia, US take another step to mend ties as Kiev tries to outwit Washington

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Ukrainian army selling US weapons to Mexican cartels, Tucker Carlson says

Earlier, Carlson said that "the Ukrainian military is selling about half of the arms they get from the United States into international black markets