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Yahoo
4 days ago
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- Yahoo
Russia calls Trump's demand for Ukraine ceasefire in 50 days unacceptable
Russia has rejected President Trump's "ultimatum" for Moscow to sign a ceasefire deal to end the war in Ukraine within 50 days on Tuesday as "unacceptable," calling for continued negotiations and insisting that the invasion ordered by President Vladimir Putin would continue until its goals are achieved. In response to President Trump's threat to impose 100% secondary tariffs on countries that do business with Russia if Putin's government does not agree to a deal to end the war in that timeframe, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said Tuesday that "any attempts to make demands, especially ultimatums, are unacceptable to us," according to Russia's state-run TASS news agency. "We need to focus on political and diplomatic work. The President of the Russian Federation has repeatedly said that we are ready to negotiate and the diplomatic path is preferable for us," Ryabkov was quoted as saying. "If we cannot achieve our goals through diplomacy, then the SVO (war in Ukraine) will continue… This is an unshakable position. We would like Washington and NATO as a whole to take it with the utmost seriousness." Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov separately called Mr. Trump's announcement "quite serious." "Some of it is addressed personally to (Russian) President Putin. We definitely need time to analyze what was said in Washington," Peskov said during his daily briefing on Tuesday. "If and when President Putin deems it necessary, he will definitely comment on it. I would not want to get ahead of ourselves, so let's wait for Putin's decision on whether he will comment on it himself." Russia's former President Dmitry Medvedev, who is close to the Kremlin, called Mr. Trump's remarks "a theatrical ultimatum" in a post on social media, adding that "Russia didn't care." Speaking Monday in the Oval Office alongside visiting NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Mr. Trump said: "We are very unhappy, I am, with Russia." He also announced a deal for the U.S. to sell additional weapons to its NATO allies, with the understanding that they will then send the weapons to Ukraine. "We're not buying it, but we will manufacture it, and they're going to be paying for it," Mr. Trump said. "This is really big," Rutte said. "And the decision is that you want Ukraine [to have] what it needs to have to maintain, to be able to defend itself against Russia, but you want Europeans to pay for it, which is totally logical." Mr. Trump again expressed his frustration with Putin, whom he recently called "absolutely crazy" for ordering strikes on civilian areas in Ukraine. On Monday, Mr. Trump suggested the Russian autocrat had a habit of saying one thing and then doing another. "I always hang up, say, 'Well, that was a nice phone call.' And then missiles are launched into Kyiv or some other city and I say, 'That's strange.'" Mr. Trump said. "After that happens three or four times, you say, the talk doesn't mean anything." When asked in an interview with CBS News partner BBC News if he was done trying to deal with the Russian leader, Mr. Trump said: "I'm disappointed in him, but I'm not done with him. But I'm disappointed in him." In a social media post on Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he had spoken with Mr. Trump and thanked his American counterpart, "for the willingness to support Ukraine and to continue working together to stop the killings and establish a lasting and just peace." "It's important that we have such a good relationship, and that the Alliance countries are working to increase defense spending," Zelenskyy said, adding that he and Mr. Trump had made plans to speak again. "We agreed to catch up more often by phone and coordinate our steps in the future as well," he said. "Thank you, Mr. President! Thank you, America!" Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022. The attack, involving tens of thousands of uniformed soldiers and barrages of missiles, came after Russia unilaterally annexed Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula after backing separatist forces in the region. While Russia has maintained control over Crimea and installed its own administration there — along with a huge swathe of eastern Ukraine seized over the last three years — its dominion over those regions is not recognized by the U.S., the United Nations, or the majority of the international community. One of Putin's key demands for a ceasefire in the ongoing war is that Ukraine, and its international backers, should recognize Russian ownership of at least some of that occupied territory. Sen. Lindsey Graham says "a turning point regarding Russia's invasion of Ukraine is coming" Trump pushes senators to make $9.4 trillion in spending cuts Exclusive discounts from CBS Mornings Deals
Russia Today
4 days ago
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- Russia Today
Russia expects US and NATO to respect its position
Russia expects the US and NATO to treat its position on the Ukraine conflict with the 'utmost seriousness,' Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov has said. He added that Moscow rejects any attempts to exert pressure on it. The statement comes after US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to impose up to 100% secondary tariffs on Russia's trading partners unless progress is made toward resolving the Ukraine conflict within 50 days. Trump also announced that Washington would continue to send weapons to Kiev through NATO, which will handle payments and distribution of the arms. Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, Ryabkov stressed that 'any attempts to make demands, let alone issue ultimatums, are unacceptable [to Moscow].' The senior diplomat emphasized that Russia remains open to talks and views diplomacy as the preferred path. However, he warned that if Moscow's willingness to negotiate is not met with a proper response, it will pursue its objectives through military means and the Ukraine conflict will continue. 'This position is unshakable,' Ryabkov said, noting that Moscow 'would like Washington and NATO as a whole to treat this position with the utmost seriousness.'. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has also criticized Trump's threat, noting that 'such decisions, made in Washington, in NATO countries, and in Brussels, are perceived by the Ukrainian side not as a signal toward peace, but as a signal to continue the war.' Peskov further condemned the continued weapons shipments to Ukraine, suggesting that some European leaders want to see an escalation of the hostilities rather than a transition to peace. Russia has repeatedly criticized foreign military aid to Ukraine, arguing it only prolongs the conflict without affecting its outcome. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has also stated that Moscow expects a more detailed explanation about Trump's 50-day timeline, noting that the US president has already given several deadlines. 'It used to be 24 hours, it used to be 100 days, we have been through all of this and we really want to understand what motivates the president of the United States,' Lavrov said.
Russia Today
10-07-2025
- Business
- Russia Today
500% secondary tariffs won't derail Russian policy
Moscow will adapt if the US imposes 500% secondary tariffs on Russian trade partners, and such restrictive measures will not force it from its sovereign course, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov has said. US President Donald Trump told reporters on Tuesday that he is 'very strongly' considering backing legislation that would impose the massive levies, expressing unhappiness with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. The bill, designed to force Moscow into compromising on the Ukraine conflict, was proposed by Russia hawk Senator Lindsey Graham earlier this year. Ryabkov was asked by journalists on Thursday how Moscow would react to the potential 500% secondary tariffs. 'The hypothetical arrival of some new measure, in the form you described, will require additional analysis and reflection, but will not radically change the picture,' Ryabkov replied, according to TASS. Foreign states have imposed more than 30,000 sanctions against Russia to date, he added. We know how to work in these conditions, and we will continue to move along our independent, sovereign and sustained path. Western governments imposed an unprecedented slew of sanctions on Moscow following the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in 2022, aiming to undercut the Russian economy. Moscow has condemned the restrictive measures as illegal. According to Putin, the sanctions are doing more harm to Western nations than to Russia. 'The more sanctions are imposed, the greater the damage to the imposers,' he said at the Eurasian Economic Union summit in Minsk last month. Putin also argued that Western sanctions have 'ultimately changed the quality of the Russian economy,' allowing domestic firms to adapt and take over market niches left by foreign businesses. Russia has only grown more resilient faced with the unprecedented sanctions, he said.
Khaleej Times
23-06-2025
- Politics
- Khaleej Times
Putin slams attack on Iran but offers no support to key ally
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday slammed attacks on Iran as "unprovoked" and "unjustified" in a meeting with Tehran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, but did not announce any concrete support to his key ally in the Middle East. Moscow is a crucial backer of Iran, but has not swung forcefully behind its partner even as the United States launched strikes on its nuclear facilities over the weekend. "This absolutely unprovoked aggression against Iran is unjustified," Putin said in televised remarks to Araghchi at the start of their meeting. The Kremlin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov downplayed the exchange after the talks by saying "they were unlikely to be effective" during such a "heated moment". Araghchi later said the meeting was "very good" and that Russia's stance on the issue remained "firm", noting its role in the UN Security Council. He did not provide further details on the talks with the Russian leader. Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said revealing details of the Putin-Araghchi meeting would have been "irresponsible" and that Russia and Iran were working on "many directions" when asked if Tehran requested military aid from Russia. Since Israel launched its wave of strikes on June 13, triggering Iran to respond with missiles and drones, Russia has not publicly offered military help to Tehran. Russia was "making efforts to help the Iranian people", Putin said in the meeting, without elaborating. Asked what specific support Russia might offer, Peskov told reporters: "It all depends on what Iran needs. We have offered our mediation services." Putin has pitched himself as a mediator between Iran and Israel, an idea rejected by US President Donald Trump last week. Peskov also said the strikes on Iran would not affect bilateral relations between Moscow and Washington -- with the Kremlin seeking a rapprochement with the United States since Donald Trump returned to power -- saying they were "different issues". Russia had called on the US not to take military action against its ally -- with Moscow-Tehran ties massively boosted during Russia's Ukraine offensive -- and speculation has grown about how the Kremlin would react. Nikita Smagin, an independent expert on Russia-Iran relations, said Araghchi was likely to have delivered a plea for military aid on behalf of the Iranian leadership. "I don't think that the head of the Iranian foreign ministry rushed to Moscow just to exchange concerns on the American strike," he told AFP in a comment. Smagin speculated that Russia -- caught up in its more than three-year Ukraine offensive -- would rather distance itself from the Israel-Iran conflict and try to reap short-term benefits, such as higher oil prices and advancing in Ukraine while the West's focus is on the Middle East.
Daily News Egypt
18-06-2025
- Business
- Daily News Egypt
BRICS+ Information and Cultural Media Centre marks anniversary of BRICS creation
Russian officials and experts gathered in Moscow for the first-ever 'BRICS Day' to mark the anniversary of the association's creation, with a senior diplomat identifying the integration of new members as a key priority for the bloc. The event, held at the BRICS+ Information and Cultural Media Centre, was timed to coincide with the anniversary of the inaugural BRICS summit in Yekaterinburg on 16 June 2009. A roundtable discussion titled 'BRICS Dialogue: Multilateral Cooperation as the Basis for a Multipolar World' was opened by Sergey Ryabkov, Russia's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and the country's BRICS Sherpa. He said one of the key tasks at the current stage is integrating new members and partners into the group's existing cooperation mechanisms, adding that the role of BRICS as a 'centre of global gravity' will continue to grow. 'We are very pleased that Arab nations have joined BRICS in recent times and that African representation has expanded. We are seeing a strong Eurasian component within BRICS,' Ryabkov said. 'Latin America – particularly during Brazil'spresidency – is asserting itself actively, especially through the highly modern agenda proposed by the Brazilians. We support them and are confident the summit in Rio de Janeiro will deliver positive outcomes.' The event was held at the All-Russian State Library for Foreign Literature and co-organised by TV BRICS. Other speakers represented the Aleksander Gorchakov Public Diplomacy Fund, the Institute of Asian and African Studies at Lomonosov Moscow State University, and the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts – GITIS, among other institutions. Janna Tolstikova, CEO of TV BRICS, described the BRICS+ Information and Cultural Media Centre as a platform for shaping the humanitarian agenda of the association. Marina Zakharenko, Director General of the library, added that the institution provides extensive opportunities for projects related to the cultures of member countries. Experts at the event highlighted its role in fostering academic dialogue. Evgeny Kapoguzov, Head of the Research and Training Laboratory for the Study of BRICS Economies at Moscow State University, stated that such meetings enable experts to exchange ideas and identify common ground. 'It provides a basis for dialogue, for identifying closer points of cooperation – in exchange programmes, educational initiatives, and partnerships between BRICS+ libraries,' the expert noted. The event concluded with a cultural programme featuring music, poetry, and dance from BRICS countries performed by the group 'The Foreigners'. The BRICS+ Information and Cultural Media Centre was established in October 2024 by the Library for Foreign Literature in partnership with TV BRICS to promote humanitarian cooperation, culture, science, and education across the member countries.
