The Kremlin today rejected allegations by the United States and the European Union that Russia had blocked grain exports from Ukraine and accused the West of creating sanctions by imposing sanctions, according to Reuters. “We do not accept these accusations. Instead, we blame Western countries for taking action that led to this,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry […]
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Kremlin: Finnish newspaper report on gas cut-off in the country is false
A Finnish newspaper report that Russia may cut off gas supplies to the country today appears to be false, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peshkov said today. “It is more likely that this is another newspaper fraud,” Peshkov said, stressing that Russian gas company Gazprom remains a reliable supplier. The Iltalehti newspaper, citing unnamed sources, wrote on […]
Von der Leyen: Poland, Bulgaria now receive gas from neighboring countries
Poland and Bulgaria are now receiving gas flows from neighboring countries, Commission President Ursula von der Layen said hours after supplies to the two countries were cut off by Russia’s Gazprom. “The Kremlin blackmail is not a surprise to us. It is something the Commission has been preparing for. Our response will be immediate, common […]
Russia: Putin says no military operations are being conducted in Mariupol
Russian President Vladimir Putin said today that the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol had been “liberated” and that no military operations were being conducted there, the Kremlin said, in defiance of Kyiv’s version of events. The Kremlin said President Putin had told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that Kyiv should “take responsibility” for the people […]
Britain licenses gas payments to Russia’s Gazprombank by end of May
LAST UPDATE: 17:04 Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peshkov said Friday that there was no change in Russia’s schedule for foreign companies to pay for gas in rubles, following Britain’s decision to grant Gazprombank a license to pay for gas until the end of May. According to Reuters, Peshkov said that all payment schedules were set in […]
Kremlin: Russia still awaits Ukraine’s response to latest proposals
LAST UPDATE: 16:30 The Kremlin said today that Moscow was still waiting for Ukraine’s response to the written proposals in the peace talks between the two sides, and wondered why Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was ignoring the document with the proposals. Zelensky said Wednesday that he had not seen or heard of the document that […]
Russia: The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace officially closes by order of the Kremlin
Twenty-eight years after its founding, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace posted on social media the closure of its Moscow headquarters following an order from the Kremlin. In a statement posted on social media, Carnegie expressed regret over the closure of its Moscow headquarters by a decision of the Russian Ministry of Justice on April […]
Kremlin: Russia will not cut off gas flows from today
LAST UPDATE: 14:05 Russia will not cut off gas supplies to Europe from today, as payments for deliveries due after April 1 come in the second half of this month and in May, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peshkov said, according to Reuters. He told a news conference that President Vladimir Putin’s order to demand payment for […]
Russia: Personae non gratae EU leaders
LAST UPDATE: 19.50 Russia announced on Thursday that it was banning European leaders and most MEPs from entering the country in response to sanctions imposed on it over its invasion of Ukraine. “The restrictions apply to the European Union’s most senior leaders, including some Commissioners, the heads of European military agencies, and the vast majority […]
Kremlin: Worrying Washington understands nothing of power in Russia
The Kremlin today expressed concern that the United States’s understanding of Russia’s power over Russia, saying it was a lie against Vladimir Putin’s advisers because they were afraid to tell him the truth. “They do not understand President Putin, they do not understand the decision-making mechanism, they do not understand our work,” Russian presidential spokesman […]