India PM's aide mulls Moscow's BRICS initiatives with Russian Security Council secretary

Moscow rebukes Seoul for anti-Russia moves, military drills near North Korea

A senior Moscow official criticized South Korea for aligning with the West in its “attacks” on Russia in a meeting with Seoul’s ambassador, accusing the ROK of stoking tensions in the DPRK and urging his country to end sanctions against Pyongyang. Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko, Moscow’s top diplomat overseeing Korean Peninsula affairs among other []

Cheong Wa Dae denies report of natl. security adviser meeting Russian official in Kazakhstan

Cheong Wa Dae denied a news report Friday that National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac met with a senior Russian government official during a visit to Kazakhstan last month. According to the Donga Ilbo newspaper, which quoted multiple unnamed diplomatic sources, Wi met the Russian official behind closed doors during his May 28-30 trip, in an apparent effort to manage South Korea-Russia tensions triggered by the war in Ukraine. The national security adviser's visit to Kazakhstan was intended for b

Afghan, Russian officials discuss expanding bilateral cooperation in Kabul

Senior officials from the foreign ministries of Afghanistan and Russia held consultations in Kabul, focusing on expanding bilateral cooperation and strengthening regional engagement involving Afghanistan. According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, the meeting was held between A.V. Pavlovsky, Director of the Second Asia Department of Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Abdul Hai Qanit, Director [] The post Afghan, Russian officials discuss expanding bilateral cooperation in Kabul first appeared on Ariana News | Afghanistan News.

Medvedev conveys Putin’s condolences over Khamenei’s death to Pezeshkian

Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council, who led the Russian delegation that visited Iran to attend the funeral ceremony for Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, made the remarks while speaking to journalists following the visit

Why Wong-Putin meet doesn’t mean Singapore’s going soft on Russia

Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s trip to Russia as part of an Asean delegation to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin despite the city state’s ongoing sanctions against Moscow was a pragmatic move, analysts said. They pointed to considerations such as the island republic’s role as chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations next year, on top of the region’s search for energy security. Wong met Putin in Kazan for the first time on the sidelines of the Asean-Russia Commemorative...