Putin says Slovakia could become a platform for peace talks with Ukraine
Vladimir Putin Photo: kremlin Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia is ready to consider Slovakia’s proposal to hold peace talks with Ukraine to end the conflict, which Putin said Russia is determined to end, Reuters reports. Putin, who hosted Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico in the Kremlin this week, said that Fico, […]
‘We want peace’: new Damascus government says Syria wants to improve relations with Israel
Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa meets with the head of the Iraqi National Intelligence Service (INIS), Hamid al-Shatri, in Damascus, Syria, 26 December 2024 Photo: Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham/Handout via REUTERS On Tuesday, during an interview with NPR journalist Hadil Al-Salachi, the new governor of Damascus, Maher Marwan, said that Syria is seeking to improve […]
Ukraine has sent the first batch of humanitarian aid to Syria, Zelenskyy says
Ukraine, one of the largest producers and exporters of grain and oilseeds, has sent its first batch of humanitarian aid to Syria, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday, Reuters reports. Zelenskyy said that 500 tonnes of wheat flour had already been sent to Syria as part of the Grain from Ukraine humanitarian initiative with the […]
Gazprom to increase natural gas production by 61 bcm in 2024
Illustrated photo Natural gas production by the Russian company Gazprom is expected to increase by 61 billion cubic metres in 2024, reaching approximately 416 billion cubic metres. This was announced by the company’s CEO Alexey Miller, Reuters reports. These forecasts come after Gazprom’s gas production fell by 13% in 2023 to a record low of […]
