RUSSIA

NATO not ready for equal dialogue with Moscow: defence chief

MOSCOW, OCT 23: Russia's defence minister accused NATO on Saturday of gradually gathering forces near Russia's borders and being u...

DIPLOMATICNEWSPK.BLOG 23 Oct, 2021

Pakistan, Russia and China’s Special Representatives meet in Moscow

MOSCOW, OCT 19: Special Representatives of Russia, China and Pakistan for Afghanistan met in Moscow today. Common security concerns an...

DIPLOMATICNEWSPK.BLOG 19 Oct, 2021

Gas prices rise sharply as Russia refuse to sell more to Europe

MOSCOW, OCT 19: Russia opted against supplying more gas to Europe yesterday, sending prices rocketing again as it put further pressure on Ge...

DIPLOMATICNEWSPK.BLOG 19 Oct, 2021

Russian ambassador to meet Taliban in Kabul Tuesday

MOSCOW/KABUL, AUG 16: Russia said its ambassador to Afghanistan will meet with the Taliban in Kabul on Tuesday and that it will decide on wh...

DIPLOMATICNEWSPK.BLOG 16 Aug, 2021

'Russia to reinforce military base in Tajikistan'

MOSCOW, JUL 21: Russia will reinforce its military base in Tajikistan with 17 infantry fighting vehicles, Interfax news agency reported on W...

DIPLOMATICNEWSPK.BLOG 21 Jul, 2021

Wreckage of Russian An-26 plane found, no survivors reported in crash

MOSCOW, JUL 6: Wreckage from a plane that went missing Tuesday in Russia’s Far East region of Kamchatka was found around five kilometers (th...

DIPLOMATICNEWSPK.BLOG 6 Jul, 2021

Egypt, Russia say Israel needs to stop Gaza attacks

CAIRO, MAY 13: Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov agreed Thursday that Israel needs to stop a...

DIPLOMATICNEWSPK.BLOG 13 May, 2021

Pakistan and Russia are Shaping New Era of Strategic Relationship

Asia is a goldmine of opportunities and choices for the major powers. Significant location of Pakistan in the region attracts major powers a...

FARUKH SHEHZAD 11 Apr, 2021

HIGHLY IMPORTANT VISIT: Afghanistan to top agenda in talks with Russian FM

ISLAMABAD, APR 7: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived here on Tuesday on a two-day official visit to Pakistan to hold wide-rangin...

FARUKH SHEHZAD 7 Apr, 2021

Russian foreign minister due in Islamabad next week

ISLAMABAD, APR 2: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will arrive here next week to hold talks with his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmoo...

FARUKH SHEHZAD 2 Apr, 2021

Russia’s ex-ambassador to Minsk appointed Secretary of State of Russia-Belarus Union State

MINSK, MAR 21: Russia’s former Ambassador to Belarus Dmitry Mezentsev has been appointed State Secretary of the Union State of Russia and Be...

FARUKH SHEHZAD 20 Mar, 2021

UK calls on Russia to immediately release all Ukrainian political prisoners

The UK also welcomes the new International Crimean Platform, which will bring together the international community to support the return o...

FARUKH SHEHZAD 21 Feb, 2021

Russian presidential envoy to Afghanistan meets COAS Gen. Bajwa

ISLAMABAD, FEB 20: Zamir Kabulov, Russian Presidential Envoy to Afghanistan called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa...

FARUKH SHEHZAD 19 Feb, 2021

Pandemic in Russia slowly receding, says Putin

It is too early to relax in the fight against the disease, the president stated NOVO-OGARYOVO, Jan 28: Actions of Russian authorities to ...

FARUKH SHEHZAD 28 Jan, 2021

Russia rejects US institutionalized lies against Cuba

Moscow, JAN 15: The Russian Foreign Ministry considered an institutionalized lie the accusation against Cuba by the United States of suppo...

FARUKH SHEHZAD 16 Jan, 2021

Coronavirus vaccine: Russia eyes Sputnik V's registration in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, JAN 5 - Head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund Kirill Dmitriev has expressed an interest in getting their COVID-19 vaccine ...

FARUKH SHEHZAD 5 Jan, 2021

Erdogan reveals he also believes Putin to be a man of his word

ANKARA, DEC 2020 - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan believes his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to be an honest man who keeps hi...

FARUKH SHEHZAD 27 Dec, 2020

Retorts erupted from Moscow after Maia Sandu demanded withdrawal of Russian troops from Transnistria

Moscow has been breaking its word for more than 20 years The elected President of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu, has demanded the wi...

FARUKH SHEHZAD 1 Dec, 2020