The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russia was preparing for contacts with the United States to get details about U.S. talks with European powers and Ukraine on a possible

The development deepens the confrontation over the tanker formerly known as the Bella 1, which the United States wants to seize but which Russia has sought to protect.

Russian officials indicated in 2019 that the Kremlin would be willing to back off from its support for Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela in exchange for a free hand in Ukraine, according to Fiona Hill, an adviser to President Donald Trump at the time.

Russia is offering stark criticism of the U.S. military attack on Venezuela, which resulted in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. In response, Russia called for a full meeting of

The tanker, which had been sailing to Venezuela to pick up oil, has claimed Russian protection, although the U.S. authorities say it is a stateless vessel.

Even at the height of their Cold War nuclear rivalry, the United States and the Soviet Union thrashed out a series of treaties to keep the arms race from spiralling out of control.

MINSK, 1 October (BelTA) - The third round of Russian-U.S. talks on eliminating irritants in bilateral relations will definitely be held before the end of the autumn, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Wednesday, TASS reports.

Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro's capture by the United States has deprived Vladimir Putin of an ally and could increase U.S. "oil clout", but Moscow is

On September 22, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Russia would be willing to abide by the limits in the New START nuclear arms control treaty for an additional year if the United States did the same. Both the United States and Russia are ...

China and Russia have expressed support for Venezuela as the South American country confronts a complete blockade on sanctioned oil tankers going to and from Venezuela. President Donald Trump is ratcheting up pressure against Nicolás Maduro, the President ...

By Seymur Mammadov for News.Az The events of early January marked a telling shift in the global balance of power. With the support of the United Kingdom, the United States seized a tanker in the North Atlantic that was previously known as Bella 1 and later reflagged as Russian.