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Rajnath Singh meets his Russian counterpart ahead of Modi-Putin summit

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday met Russian Defence Minister Sergey Shoigu here in Delhi ahead of the first 2+2 ministerial dialogue between India and Russia

Russia's approach towards India unchanged, always stood for us: Ex-diplomat

Former diplomat Mukul Sanwal has said that Moscow has been helping New Delhi from the transfer of technology to assisting in geopolitics, the country has always stood for its South Asian ally.

Russia may invade Ukraine in early '22; United States raises alarm

The intelligence finding estimates that the Russians are planning to deploy an estimated 175,000 troops and almost half of them are already deployed along various points near Ukraine's border

India, Russia to ink number of pacts during Modi-Putin Summit on Monday

In the summit as well as in the inaugural '2+2' defence and foreign ministerial talks, the two sides are also expected to focus on the situation in Afghanistan and the rising threat of terrorism

Putin's visit much more important than ever for India-Russia ties: Experts

Putin is scheduled to visit India on December 6

Solution to Ukraine conflict won't be found in near future: Swedish FM

The escalating Ukraine conflict with Russia will not be resolved "in the near future," Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs Anne Linde said on Friday.

US intelligence finds Russia planning military offensive against Ukraine

US intelligence officials have determined that Russian planning is underway for a possible military offensive against Ukraine that could begin as soon as early 2022

Covid-19 pandemic: Russia registers record for virus-linked deaths in Oct

Russia in recent months has faced its deadliest and largest surge of coronavirus cases

Top US general says indicators of Russian military moves are worrying

Army General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, declined to speculate about the kinds of options the United States might consider in the event of a Russian invasion

Russian military activity near Ukraine is worrying, says top US general

The US is tracking enough indicators and warnings surrounding Russian military activity near Ukraine to trigger "a lot of concern", Army General Mark Milley said

Global Covid caseload tops 264.13 mn, deaths surge to more than 5.23 mn

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 264.13 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.23 million and vaccination to over 8.07 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University.

Russia orders US diplomats to leave in retaliation amid Ukraine tensions

Part of the US Embassy staffers must leave Russia in two months, the Russian Foreign Ministry has said in response to Washington's decision to expel Russian diplomats

Russia warns some US diplomats will have to leave by January 31

Those US Embassy personnel who would have spent more than three years in Russia would have to leave Russia by Jan 31, a Russian official said

Vladimir Putin demands NATO guarantees not to expand eastward

President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Moscow would seek Western guarantees that would preclude any further NATO expansion and deployment of its weapons near Russia's borders.

US asks Russia to stay away from Ukraine, warns of 'serious consequences'

The US warned Russia to stay away from aggression in Ukraine and said that 'any move' may trigger 'serious consequences'.

Russia to revise Covid-19 response in the wake of omicron variant

Putin said Russia's health care system should be prepared for the new challenges of the changing virus

Indian PSUs ink pact with Russian firm for supply of fertilisers in FY22

As many as 4 Indian public sector undertakings have inked a long-term pact with Russian firm Phos Agro for supply of five types of fertilisers including DAP in the current fiscal year, govt said

Russia confirms 32,648 new Covid-19 cases over past 24 hours

Russia has confirmed 32,648 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total to 9,636,881, the federal response center said on Tuesday."Over the past 24 hours, 32,648 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in 85 regions in Russia, including 2,247 cases (6.9%) without clinical symptoms," the center said, adding that the rate of increase stands at 0.34%.Moscow registered 2,788 new COVID-19 cases over the given period, followed by the Moscow region with 2,215 new cases, and Saint Petersburg with 2,103 new cases.The response center also reported 1,229 deaths linked to the coronavirus, bringing the country's death toll to 275,193.In the same 24 hours, 33,442 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals across the country, bringing the total of recoveries to 8,329,253.

Sputnik V, Sputnik Light will neutralise new Covid variant Omicron: Russia

The Gamaleya Institute believes that both Sputnik V and Sputnik Light will neutralise the latest variant of Covid-19, Omicron, Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund on Monday.

Outgoing UK Chief of Defense Staff describes Russia as most acute threat

Outgoing UK Chief of Defense Staff Gen Nick Carter said that from his point of view Russia poses the most acute threat to the UK national security