Politics

Russia, China and Iran hold joint naval drills

Russia, China and Iran will hold joint naval exercise in the Gulf of Oman, Putin aide Nikolay Patrushev has said

Top Russian negotiator assesses trilateral Geneva talks

The Russia-US-Ukraine talks in Geneva were “difficult but businesslike,” Moscow’s top negotiator, Vladimir Medinsky, has said

Security Council warns Armenia’s railway plans to replace Russia risk system collapse

Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu noted that a system built up over almost two decades could simply collapse overnight

Witkoff announces significant progress in negotiation process on Ukraine

According to the US Special Presidential Envoy, "both parties agreed to update their respective leaders and continue working towards a deal"

Hungary halts diesel fuel supplies to Ukraine

The country is supplying "significant volumes" of diesel fuel, gas and electric power to Ukraine, the Hungarian foreign affairs and trade minister noted

Geneva talks were tough-going but businesslike

Vladimir Medinsky announced that a new meeting on Ukraine would take place soon

Europe's weapons supplies to Kiev show unwillingness to see peace in Ukraine

Maria Zakharova noted that weapons are supplied despite the ongoing peace talks

Nuclear proliferation threatens weapons use in regional conflicts

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grossi emphasized that several non-nuclear states have the technical capabilities to obtain nuclear weapons

Russian delegation returns from Geneva to Moscow

The plane arrived after almost seven hours in the air, a source in air traffic control services said

Press review: Ukraine talks in Geneva expand as US, Iran set deal principles amid tensions

Top stories from the Russian press on Wednesday, February 18th

Russian delegation at Geneva talks reports directly to Putin

The Russian delegation is led by Presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky

BBC disinformation and results of Geneva talks: Foreign Ministry spokeswoman’s statements

Maria Zakharova noted that the Russian delegation at the Geneva talks had clear instructions to adhere to the understandings reached at the Alaska summit