By Staff, Agencies France is pressing Germany to clarify how it would deploy its long-range missiles in a potential conflict with Russia, amid concerns that conventional strikes could trigger a nuclear escalation, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing officials from both countries. Acco»»»

By Staff, Agencies US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are planning to travel to Moscow to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin following two days of trilateral negotiations involving Russia, Ukraine and the United States in Abu Dhabi. The discussions concluded on Wednesday, marking the firs»»»

MOSCOW: A senior Russian diplomat said on Wednesday that Moscow could conclude non-aggression pacts with NATO member states as part of a new security architecture for Europe being discussed as part of the Ukraine peace process. Vladimir Medinsky, Russia’s chief negotiator at those Ukraine peace tal»»»

BRUSSELS/DAMASCUS: The European Union is weighing a broad upgrade in ties with Syria, including security sector reform, investment and a revival of a long-frozen trade accord, according to an EU document seen by Reuters, as the bloc seeks to draw Damascus closer to Europe and counter lingering Russ»»»

BUCHAREST: A hacking group linked to Russia’s FSB security service staged a cyberattack on a Romanian government organization last year, the country’s intelligence agency said on Wednesday. Russia’s embassy in Romania did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Romania, a European Union a»»»

The CSTO countries expressed regret that Russia's initiative to preserve the status quo established by the New START Treaty was not implemented, according to the declaration of the CSTO Collective Security Council published on the Kremlin's website on Wednesday. "We regret that the constructive ini»»»

The “unprecedented” hacks of French supermarket refrigerators were the latest in a series of major cyberattacks that have made the country the most hacked in Europe, according to some analysts. Cyberattacks are on the rise globally, but why is France such a ready target?   Hundreds of Fre»»»

In an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24, the EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas discusses the war in Ukraine, the situation in the Middle East and a possible change in US President Donald Trump's foreign policy following the US midterm elections. The former Estonian prime minister, who is now the »»»

Moscow on Wednesday said it was banning two French journalists and two French lawmakers from entering Russia in response to Paris's expulsion of pro-Russian TV commentator Xenia Fedorova earlier this year.  Russia on Wednesday said it was banning entry to two French lawmakers and two French jo»»»

Russia, Ukraine, and the US have concluded the second day of trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi. Wednesday’s meeting lasted just under two hours, compared to the nearly five hours of closed-door negotiations on Tuesday. The Abu Dhabi November round marks the first formal trilateral negotiations since Fe»»»

There is no point in negotiating with Europe, which has no independent positions of its own beyond those that are outright hostile to Russia, military expert Alexey Leonkov tells Sputnik, commenting on the Abu-Dhabi trilateral talks. "In 2021, when Russia put forward proposals on European security »»»

MOSCOW: Russia’s security services have arrested two Polish citizens accused of spying for Warsaw in the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, which borders Poland, Russian officials said Wednesday. The FSB security services alleged the pair were part of Poland’s internal security agency and had been col»»»

The ministry called Darchiev an 'outstanding diplomat' Russia's ambassador to the United States, Alexander Darchiev, has died "suddenly" at the age of 66 after just one-and-a-half year in the job, Moscow's foreign ministry announced Wednesday. The ministry called Darchiev an "outstanding diplomat, »»»

NEW YORK (Sputnik) - US Special Presidential Envoy Jared Kushner said after the negotiations on the Ukrainian conflict in Abu Dhabi that he would present in Moscow initiatives that were discussed with Ukraine and European countries. Earlier on Wednesday, Kushner said after the trilateral negotiatio»»»

When European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen came to Varna on November 10, the visit was presented as solidarity with a member state whose coastal waters have become a target. Drones have struck merchant ships in Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone since early October and von der Leyen ar»»»

Shipping costs for cargo transported to and from Bulgaria's Black Sea ports of Varna and Burgas are rising as international carriers introduce additional war risk surcharges in response to worsening security conditions in the region. French shipping company CMA CGM introduced an additional fee effe»»»

BEIRUT: Lebanese security and judicial investigations into the killing of former Iraqi lawmaker Ahmed Suleiman Al-Alwani are focusing on the possibility that he was deliberately lured to Beirut and that political motives may have been behind his murder. Al-Alwani’s body was discovered in an apartme»»»

MOSCOW: Russia on Wednesday said it was banning entry to two French lawmakers and two French journalists in response to the expulsion of a pro-Kremlin TV commentator by France this year. Foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said lawmakers Sacha Houlie and Arthur Delaporte would be banned, a»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian delegation and presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky said on Wednesday that he believes that the parties have moved closer to peace during the trilateral talks. "I think so, but now a lot depends on all the participants in the process," Medinsky said in a comment to the Rus»»»

ABU DHABI: US envoys will meet separately with Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday as they seek to seize “openings” from two days of talks in Abu Dhabi on ending the Ukraine war. Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will travel first to Moscow to meet the Russian preside»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The dialogue in the narrow format of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is thorough and productive, Russia President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday. The session of the Collective Security Council of the CSTO is taking place on Wednesday in the Kremlin under the »»»

The EU is the main driver of the West’s war against Russia, with Ukraine fighting on its behalf, Igor Korotchenko, a military analyst and editor-in-chief of National Defense magazine, tells Sputnik, commenting on the conclusion of the Abu Dhabi talks. "Note that on the very day the negotiations beg»»»

BERLIN: Germany on Wednesday welcomed a proposal to include European negotiators in future talks between Russia and Ukraine, but said a deal to end the war in Ukraine is needed before broader discussions with Russia about European security. “The first step is peace in Ukraine. Following that, discu»»»

US envoys head to Moscow to meet Putin as peace efforts gain momentum Two days of US-mediated peace talks in Abu Dhabi have produced a major humanitarian breakthrough, with Russia and Ukraine agreeing to a large prisoner exchange as American envoys prepare to meet President Vladimir Putin in Moscow»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - South Korea, India and China plan to use the Northern Sea Route as a regular shipping corridor, Russian Far East and Arctic Development Minister Alexei Chekunkov said. "China, India, and South Korea plan to use the Northern Sea Route as a regular trade route," Chekunkov said at a»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will lead the Russian delegation to the East Asian Summit in Manila on November 17, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday. "On November 17, the 21st East Asian Summit in Manila begins its work. The Russian de»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Any new US attacks on Iran will have serious consequences for the entire region, Afshin Parchizadeh, minister-counselor at the Iranian Embassy in Russia, said. Speaking at the International Collective Security Forum, the diplomat said the situation has not stabilized in the eight»»»

Russia and Ukraine have resumed US-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi for a second day, Kyiv's chief negotiator Rustem Umerov said on Wednesday.»»»

Europeans' statements so far do not indicate a desire to contribute to advancing toward peace in Ukraine, Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said. Other statements:So far there is no vision for Russia's communication with Europe, but at some stage this will certainly be discussedCommunication with »»»

By Staff, Agencies Niger has summoned the European Union's acting chargé d'affaires, Olai Voionmaa, accusing Brussels of interfering in its sovereign affairs following comments questioning the legal basis and objectives of Algeria's military deployment to the West African country. Voionmaa was summ»»»

Romanian edtech company Kinderpedia has secured EUR 2.7 million in funding following a EUR 500,000 investment from BCR Seed Starter, the corporate venture capital arm of Banca Comercială Română (BCR). The round was led by Polish investment fund Simpact Ventures, with participation from existing inv»»»

Following the trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi, Russian Presidential Aide Vladimir Medinsky called the framing of the question of a continental security system after the end of the conflict in Ukraine correct. "We believe that the very framing of the question of what will happen after the inevitable e»»»

Trilateral talks between Russia, the United States and Ukraine were held in Abu Dhabi, UAE, on November 10-11. Sputnik is live as Vladimir Medinsky, Russia's presidential aide and head of its delegation, is addressing the press following Wednesday's round of negotiations between Russia, Ukraine, an»»»

The national day of mourning following the Trakia Motorway pile-ups dominates Wednesday's media coverage, with questions raised about road safety, institutional failures and the lack of electronic warning systems. Political commentary focuses on Bulgaria's security policy and support for Ukraine fo»»»

Salvadoran forces have destroyed the alleged headquarters of Haiti’s largest criminal gang, after a social media user shared its location with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele. He has vowed to eradicate the gangs if they refuse to return four hostages. In a post on Friday, a Haitian X user shared »»»

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday welcomed the inclusion of Europe in the US-mediated negotiations being held in Abu Dhabi, adding that it "was not simple" to involve representatives from the bloc. Though the second day of talks is now over, Ukraine said earlier that its negotiato»»»

A member of the US army suspected of spying for Russia was arrested in Britain on Tuesday, London police said, following an investigation with support from the American military and law enforcement.»»»

BEIRUT (Sputnik) - Iran has reached a level of electronic warfare development that makes it possible to intercept control of US drones, Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezai said on Wednesday. "We have reached a high level of electronic warfare development, which allows u»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Trade between Russia and Cuba has grown by 32% between January and August of this year, with imports of Cuban goods increasing by 40%, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko has said. "Over the first eight months of this year, the volume of bilateral trade between Russ»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The only plausible explanation regarding why the Europeans have flown to Abu Dhabi is to encourage the Ukrainian government to continue the bloodshed, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday. On Europeans in Abu Dhabi"The only reason they could have»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian armed forces have liberated the village of Voskresenka in the Zaporozhye region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday. Additionally, the Russian army has liberated the settlement of Shilovka in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), the statement read.Ukraine »»»

The Russian delegation in Abu Dhabi did not hold any contacts with Europeans, Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said. The Russian delegation in Abu Dhabi constantly informs Russian President Vladimir Putin about the progress of the trilateral talks, he added."Of course, the president is constantly»»»

Russia and Ukraine have resumed US-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi for a second day, Kyiv's chief negotiator Rustem Umerov said on Wednesday. "We are starting the second day of negotiations. First, a trilateral format together with the United States and Russia. After that, we will hold a separate meeti»»»

Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria and the Czech Republic have rejected German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s demand to tie the EU’s next seven-year budget to additional funding for Ukraine. The three Central European countries have long opposed writing blank checks to Kiev, while Bulgaria elected a governme»»»

The second day of trilateral talks involving delegations from Russia, the United States and Ukraine started in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, a source in the negotiating group told Sputnik. "We've started," the agency's source said.The day before, on November 10, trilateral talks involving delegations fro»»»

The Russian delegation arrived at the venue of the trilateral talks involving Russia, the United States and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi on the second day, a Sputnik correspondent reports. The day before, on November 10, trilateral talks involving delegations from Russia, the United States and Ukraine bega»»»

The National Military Command Center issued on Tuesday, around 17:40, a new RO-ALERT message to the population in the northern part of Tulcea County, warning of a possible drone incursion amid the war launched by Russia in Ukraine.In the ...»»»

The second day of trilateral negotiations between Russia, the United States and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. Moscow time on Wednesday, November 11, Russian media reported, citing sources. The first round of talks took place on Tuesday, November 10, and lasted nearly four ho»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The European Union has lost its influence on international affairs due to its own foolishness, and is no longer invited to serious international negotiations, former Slovak Prime Minister Jan Carnogursky told Sputnik. "It has lost its influence on international affairs. Lost it b»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States and China have launched a new dialogue on artificial intelligence, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said. "At [US] President [Donald] Trump's direction, we have begun that important work by establishing a new dialogue with China on SI [superintelligence],»»»