RUSSIA

Israel court rejects Russian ‘hacker’ appeal against US extradition

7:36 pm November 10, 2019

Jerusalem: Israel’s top court upheld Sunday an extradition order of a Russian alleged hacker to the United States, where he is wanted for fraud. The justice ministry had last month finalised the extradition of Aleksey Burkov, who has been held in Israeli custody since 2015, without providing a date. Burkov appealed the decision to the […]

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Russia says US pullout ‘seriously undermines’ climate pact

6:42 pm November 5, 2019

Moscow: Russia on Tuesday joined other nations in criticising the US withdrawal from the Paris climate accord, saying it seriously undermined the agreement. The US pullout “undermines this agreement in the most serious way, because it is the leading country in terms of emissions,” President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. “And without the […]

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Rajnath Singh to address defence industry in Moscow on Tuesday: Ficci

11:45 pm November 3, 2019

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov will address defence industry representatives at the India Russia Defence Industry Cooperation Conference in Moscow on Tuesday, Ficci said. A 50-member industry delegation will visit Moscow on November 5-6 to explore ways to jointly manufacture spares and components with Russia’s […]

Trump pick for Russia envoy faces questions about Ukraine

11:40 pm October 30, 2019

Washington: President Donald Trump’s nominee to be ambassador to Russia faced questions about election interference and the ouster of the US ambassador to Ukraine at his Senate confirmation hearing. Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan was the official who told Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch she was being recalled early from the Ukraine post. Her ouster is […]

ISIS still dangerous, could attempt retribution attack after Baghdadi's killing: US

Russia welcomes IS leader’s killing, ‘if confirmed’

7:45 pm October 28, 2019

Moscow : Russia said Monday that the killing of the Islamic State group’s leader by US forces, if confirmed, would represent a “serious contribution” by US President Donald Trump to fighting terrorism. The Russian military had earlier raised doubts about Trump’s announcement that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in northwestern Syria. But President Vladimir Putin’s […]