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Guillaume Mercier reiterated the European Commission's position that the EU candidate countries allegedly "should not continue relations with Russia as if nothing happened"BRUSSELS, April 30. /TASS/. European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos warned Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic that his trip to Russia for Victory Day celebrations on May 9 would complicate talks for Serbia to join the EU, European Commission Spokesman Guillaume Mercier told reporters in Brussels. She gave the warning from the European Commission when she visited the country, he said. "We warned Serbia that a visit to Moscow could complicate the process of negotiations and preparations for EU...

According to JD Vance, the border may not wind up as the exact front lines as they stand nowNEW DELHI, April 23. /TASS/. The United States has developed "a very explicit proposal" to resolve the Ukrainian conflict, and will withdraw from the negotiations, if Moscow and Kiev do not agree to the plan, Vice President JD Vance said. "It’s time for them to either say yes or for the United States to walk away from this process," Bloomberg quoted him as telling reporters after finishing a tour of the Taj Mahal. "There’s going to have to be some territorial swaps,"...

The Russian president noted that initially Ukraine issued a statement dismissing the proposal "as a game with people’s lives"MOSCOW, April 21. /TASS/. Kiev initially rejected Russia's proposal for an Easter truce, but later reversed its stance following apparent external influence, President Vladimir Putin told reporters. "We all saw the initial response – they issued a statement dismissing our proposal as a game with people’s lives and similar rhetoric," Putin said. "However, it seems that someone smarter – most likely foreign handlers – advised that rejecting such initiatives would be politically disadvantageous for the Kiev regime, and they promptly changed their...

That said, Spokeswoman for the US Department of State Tammy Bruce noted that there is "a lot of enthusiasm" following the Paris meeting on the matterNEW YORK, April 19. /TASS/. US allies in Europe must realize that Washington is not going to waste time on settling the Ukrainian conflict without any visible results, Spokeswoman for the US Department of State Tammy Bruce said. "I think it's important for the European partners to hear this as well, that we're not going to be doing this for a year. We're not going to be having meetings about meetings. We're not going to...

The foreign minister stressed that "Russia has consistently upheld the belief that reliance on enduring values common to all major world religions and cultures along with respect for the unique identities of all nations and their right to sovereign development is key to building a fairer multipolar world order"MOSCOW, April 16. /TASS/. Russia is prepared to support the growing number of those in the world who share its traditional spiritual and moral values, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated during a meeting of the Foreign Ministry Council of Heads of Regions of Russia. "As a civilization-state, Russia has consistently upheld...

At the same time, he noted his distrust of Russian authorities and continued to demand security guarantees from the WestMOSCOW, April 14. /TASS/. Vladimir Zelensky has recognized the inability of Ukrainian armed forces to reclaim lost territories and has not ruled out new losses in the event the Kiev regime loses Washington’s support. "We lack the strength to [regain] everything. And this is the situation today. And that is why this war will end diplomatically," he said in an interview with CBS News. That said, Zelensky reasserted that Ukraine will not recognize the lost territories as Russian. "Undoubtedly, there will...

He said that Washington's greed is clouding its judgement in the Ukrainian conflictMOSCOW, April 11. /TASS/. US President Donald Trump will fail to make a deal with Vladimir Zelensky because Zelensky is not an autonomous actor, and those that control him won't give Trump the satisfaction, said Viktor Medvedchuk, the leader of the Other Ukraine movement and former head of the banned Opposition Platform - For Life party in Ukraine. "When Trump offers Zelensky a deal, he does not understand that he is dealing not with an entrepreneur, but with a political puppet, whose strings he could have seen a...

According to Irakli Kobakhidze, the same thing is happening with financing of organizations engaged in "anti-state processes," including in Georgia - these organizations are now funded only from the EUTBILISI, April 7. /TASS/. The so-called deep state has ordered European structures to continue military operations in Ukraine, said Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze. "The deep state has instructed European institutions to continue the war in Ukraine. Before that, American structures were also involved in this process. Now the deep state has exclusively tasked European structures with prolonging the war in Ukraine," Kobakhidze told reporters. According to him, the same thing...

Vladimir Zelensky announced after a conversation with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer that military officials would hold a meeting to prepare for the deployment of foreign troops to Ukraine. According to him, such a step is being taken "to achieve peace and ensure security," Nezavisimaya Gazeta reports."Recent statements by the leaders of a number of European countries, including Great Britain, France and Germany, about their readiness to send troops to Ukraine are an alarming signal," Russian military expert Yury Knutov pointed out. "Russian service members say that oftentimes, they only hear foreign speech from the other side of the frontline....

The document on strategic defense cooperation, along with a plan for bilateral military partnership for 2025, was signed by Serbian Defense Minister Bratislav Gasic and his Hungarian counterpart, Krisztof Szalay-BobrovniczkyBELGRADE, April 1. /TASS/. Belgrade and Budapest are working towards establishing a comprehensive military alliance, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic stated following the signing of a document on Serbian-Hungarian strategic defense cooperation. "We aim to forge the closest strategic relations in the field of defense, and we believe that this agreement on joint activities will pave the way for a military alliance or union between Serbia and Hungary," the Serbian leader emphasized....

Trump said that would be that if you buy oil from Russia, you can’t do business in the United StatesNEW YORK, March 30. /TASS/. The United States will introduce secondary restrictions against Russian oil if Russia does not make the deal to peacefully settle the Ukrainian conflict, President Donald Trump said in a comment to NBC News. "If Russia and I are unable to make a deal on stopping the bloodshed in Ukraine, and if I think it was Russia’s fault — which it might not be — but if I think it was Russia’s fault, I am going to...

The previous version of the deal was not signed because of a verbal spat between Vladimir Zelensky and US leaders at the White House MOSCOW, March 28. /TASS/. Ukraine will not recognize Washington’s military aid as a debt, Vladimir Zelensky said at a briefing. A new US-Ukraine draft agreement on natural agreements stipulates that Kiev should compensate for all the aid, which may exceed $120 bln, the European Pravda news outlet reported, citing a copy of the document. "Ukraine has received the new draft agreement on natural resources from the US, which is totally different from the previous framework agreement....

The Russian president reiterated that such precedents under the auspices of the UN existed in East Timor, New Guinea and parts of former YugoslaviaMURMANSK, March 28. /TASS/. The international practice presumes the possibility of introducing external governance, paving the way to legitimate talks on the settlement of the Ukraine conflict, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a meeting with the servicemen of the Arkhangelsk nuclear-powered submarine of the Yasen-M class (Project 885M). He reiterated that such precedents under the auspices of the UN existed in East Timor, New Guinea and parts of former Yugoslavia. "Such practice does exist and, technically,...

According to the Russian top diplomat, although "Trump's entire foreign policy is guided by national interests," the US president understands that other countries, "especially the great powers," also have their own interestsMOSCOW, March 25. /TASS/. US President Donald Trump gained invaluable experience during his first presidential term regarding the importance of choosing his inner circle, as relations between Washington and Moscow soured back then due to a hodgepodge of "random" people being in his ear, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday. "I believe that he [US President Trump] gained invaluable experience during his first term in office. First...

Witkoff said in an interview with US journalist Tucker Carlson that the two leaders had sent signals to each other of their readiness for dialogueNEW YORK, March 22. /TASS/. US Special Presidential Envoy Steve Witkoff has said that he delivered Donald Trump’s portrait commissioned by Russian leader Vladimir Putin to the US president. Witkoff said in an interview with US journalist Tucker Carlson that the two leaders had sent signals to each other of their readiness for dialogue. "President Putin, to his credit, sent all kinds of signals back to the [US] president that this is the path that he...

According to him, 'that's the key issue in the conflict'NEW YORK, March 22. /TASS/. US Presidential Special Envoy Steve Witkoff stated that the status of Crimea, the Donetsk People's Republic, the Lugansk People's Republic, as well as the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, remains the key issue in the Ukrainian conflict. "I think the largest issue in that conflict are these so-called four regions - Donbass, Crimea, you know the name Lugansk, and there are two others. They're Russian-speaking. Yep, there have been referendums where the overwhelming majority of the people have indicated that they want to be under Russian rule....

In Wieslaw Kukula's words, general staffs of European countries will be involved in the planningMOSCOW, March 20. /TASS/. A coalition of European countries is developing and discussing several scenarios for a ground operation in Ukraine, Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces Wieslaw Kukula told the PAP news agency. "Several versions of the operation are in the works, depending on how peace talks on Ukraine unfold," he said. In his words, general staffs of European countries will be involved in the planning. "We [chiefs of European general staffs] have outlined our recommendations, cooperation parameters and possible scenarios....

The British capital hosted a meeting to discuss peace in Ukraine on SundayMOSCOW, March 3. /TASS/. Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov commented on Europe’s role in the Ukrainian settlement, stating that if European leaders are able to persuade Vladimir Zelensky, who is unwilling to pursue peace, to enter negotiations, they should be praised and honored. "It is very important that someone makes Zelensky change his position. He doesn’t want peace. Someone should make Zelensky want peace. If Europeans can do this, kudos to them," Peskov said. The British capital hosted a meeting to discuss peace in Ukraine on Sunday. The leaders...

Prime Minister told reporters in London following a meeting of Western leaders devoted to the Ukrainian conflictOTTAWA, March 2. /TASS/. Canada is considering all options to ensure Ukraine's security, including sending military personnel to the country, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters in London following a meeting of Western leaders devoted to the Ukrainian conflict. "Everything’s on the table," he said in televised remarks, when asked if Canada could offer troops for a mission in Ukraine.

Ursula von der Leyen also promised to revise budgetary norms and financial rule in the EU that are controlled by the European Commission LONDON, March 2. /TASS/. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called for urgently rearming Europe. "We urgently have to rearm Europe and for that I will present a comprehensive plan of how to rearm Europe" at a European Council meeting on March 6, she told journalists after a meeting of European leaders in London. "We have to surge our defense," she said, adding that Europe must "step up massive defense expenditure." She also promised to...