According to the United Kingdom, only the Russian state had the means, motive, and opportunity to deploy this lethal toxin to target Navalny during his imprisonment.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, in his New Year address on Thursday, exuded confidence in achieving victory in the Ukraine war. He assured its “fighters and commanders” that Moscow will continue to prevail in Ukraine.
Russian President Putin on Friday claimed that Moscow’s troops are advancing across Ukraine and its military objectives will be achieved.
President Vladimir Putin’s State visit to India on December 4–5 comes at a crucial moment for the partnership. From long-pending S-400 deliveries to a wider defence review, the summit gives both sides a chance to reset expectations and map the next steps of their strategic ties.
Commenting on the US' latest sanctions on Russia's largest oil companies, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that they will not have much of an impact on the Russian economy and calling them an attempt to put pressure on Moscow.
The General Assembly meeting began with a procedural vote on a measure which Russia had flagged, proposing that the Ukrainian draft resolution being debated, be voted on by secret ballot, not through an open recorded vote.
India may have enough reasons to disentangle itself from Russias orbit, even while not embracing the West with undue warmth at this stage, but the truth is that the West is misinterpreting India's position. Ever since the Ukraine war began, it has been India's consistent position in all fora that war and violence must give way to negotiation and peace.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will lead the Russian delegation to the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting on Thursday and Friday in Indonesia's Bali.
Shoigu had previously told Putin that more than 2,000 Ukrainian fighters were still in the plant, which has an extensive underground bunker.
The two leaders reviewed the situation, especially in the city of Kharkiv where many Indian students are stuck, and discussed the safe evacuation of Indian nationals from the conflict areas, an MEA statement said.
