Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has arrived in China on his first visit to the country since Moscow began its invasion of Ukraine last month.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has arrived in China on his first visit to the country since Moscow began its invasion of Ukraine last month.
U.S. President Joe Biden called Russian leader Vladimir Putin a butcher who "cannot remain in power" after meeting Ukrainian refugees in Poland, as Kremlin forces stepped up attacks across Ukraine, including the western city of Lviv.
United States President Joe Biden has imposed an immediate ban on Russian oil and other energy imports in retaliation for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, while the United Kingdom said it would phase out imports by the end of 2022.
It could take months before any large quantities of Iranian oil hit the markets if a nuclear deal is reached and sanctions lifted, a Reuters analysis said on Friday.
Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Ukraine said that it was still operating to pursue the situation of Iranian national in the country.
Iran is concerned that Russia's invasion of Ukraine might make it harder to import wheat and corn because the two counties are major suppliers.
Oil prices surged to seven-year highs on Wednesday as supply disruption fears mounted following hefty sanctions on Russian banks amid the intensifying Ukraine conflict, while traders scrambled to seek alternative oil sources in an already tight market.
US President Joe Biden while calling for supporting Ukraine against a Russian invasion had a slip of the tongue moment when he mistakenly referred to the Ukrainians as “Iranian people”.
In his first State of the Union address, United States President Joe Biden announced closing US airspace to all Russian flights, saying that Moscow will be weaker by the end of its war against Ukraine.
The United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Canada, the United States, France, and the European Commission agreed to impose new "tough financial sanctions" on Russia, including disconnecting some of its banks from the SWIFT system.