Russia

KABUL (Pajhwok): Following President Vladimir Putin’s announcement of a special military operation, Russia invaded Ukraine on Thursday. The assault on major Ukrainian cities comes in

KABUL (Pajhwok): Tensions between Moscow and the Western have surged after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recognition of two rebel regions of Ukraine as independent .

KABUL (Pajhwok): Moscow and New Delhi think it is premature to recognise Afghanistan’s new government, the deputy foreign minister of Russia says. Sergey Vershinin told

KABUL (Pajhwok): Russia is willing to host representatives of the Taliban government and opposition figures if both sides want to meet in Moscow. President Vladimir

KABUL (Pajhwok): Russia has linked the worsening humanitarian and socio-economic situation in Afghanistan to the seizure of the country’s assets by the US and its

KABUL (Pajhwok): Some countries are making moves towards recognising Afghanistan’s new government, says a senior Russian diplomat. President Vladimir Putin’s special representative for Afghanistan said

KABUL (Pajhwok):  Neither representatives of the Taliban nor the US special envoy for Afghanistan are expected to visit Moscow, says a top Russian diplomat. In

KABUL (Pajhwok): Russia has spurned claims that it supplied weapons to the National Resistance Front (NRF) of Afghanistan. A Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman scorned US

KABUL (Pajhwok):  Russia has called for the release of Afghanistan’s reserves to finance humanitarian relief and prevent a looming exodus of migrants to Europe. Zamir

PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): Pakistan and Russia have resolved to support all efforts for bringing lasting peace to Afghanistan. Pakistani and Russian national security advisers exchanged views

KABUL (Pajhwok): Moscow has no plan to exploit Afghanistan’s bountiful natural resources, Russian presidential envoy Zamir Kabulov says. In an interview with the Rossiya-24 TV

KABUL (Pajhwok): Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the recent developments in Afghanistan mean that more steps are needed for Russia’s security along .