MOSCOW: Russia’s ambassador to the United States, Alexander Darchiev, has died aged ‌66, ‌the ​Russian Foreign ‌Ministry ⁠said ​on Wednesday. Ministry ⁠spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said later on Telegram that Darchiev had died ⁠in Moscow from ‌a ‌chronic ​illness. Putin ‌appointed Darchiev, a ‌veter»»»

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»»»

DUBLIN: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday evening that he had flown into Dublin to meet European leaders and US negotiators. Together with my team, we are beginning our visit to Ireland. We have already arrived in Dublin to attend the 9th European Political Community Summit. Bil»»»

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»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian Ambassador to the United States Alexander Darchiev died, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. "The leadership and staff of the Russian Foreign Ministry are deeply saddened to announce that Alexander Nikitich Darchiev, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiar»»»

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, »»»

VIENNA: Austria is planning to widen the scope of its espionage law and introduce tougher sentencing for offenses in response to an increase in so-called hybrid threats, ministers said Wednesday. A draft bill to be submitted to parliament includes jail sentences of up to 10 years for spying to the »»»

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»»»

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»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday called the global biological security situation challenging. "The global biological security situation is challenging. Our countries have numerous contacts with the outside world, and the introduction of a pathogen into one of our cou»»»

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) - The scandal around Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's affair with a woman whom US intelligence suspects of working for China underscores the need to stay diligent, but will not undermine US contacts with China, US Ambassador to China David Perdue said. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman G»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - NATO countries could take part in the Eurasian security architecture, Alexey Drobinin, director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's Foreign Policy Planning Department, said on Wednesday. "Within the framework of the composition of participants in this architecture, we do not rule o»»»

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»»»

The US Presidential Envoy Jared Kushner expressed hope a meeting with Russian President will help develop the progress achieved during the Abu Dhabi talks.»»»

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.»»»

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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) - US President Donald Trump accused Democrats of abusing the United States after the House of Representatives blocked a motion to initiate impeachment proceedings against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. During the vote, 211 lawmakers supported referring the impeachment resolution to»»»

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 »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump had "a shouting match from hell" during a phone call to discuss further steps regarding Iran, the Ynet news portal reported, citing sources. On Monday, the Financial Times newspaper reported, citing a diploma»»»