Kremlin says 'not optimistic' on UK-Russia ties after Labour winThe Kremlin expressed a lack of optimism on Friday regarding any potential improvement in the strained relations between Britain and Russia...
05 Jul, 2024, 09.02 PM IST
'Havana Syndrome' linked to Russian intelligence unit: ReportHavana Syndrome was first reported in 2016 when US diplomats in Cuba's capital reported falling ill and hearing piercing sounds at night, s...
01 Apr, 2024, 11.50 PM IST
NATO 'in full solidarity' with Czech Republic over Russia standoffRussia retaliated by ordering out 20 Czech diplomats -- sparking an angry ultimatum from Prague for Moscow to let them return or face furth...
22 Apr, 2021, 04.41 PM IST
Explained: Who are the Skripal poisoning suspects allegedly behind deadly Czech blastThe unit, according to a 2019 report by The New York Times, is focused on subversion, sabotage and assassination outside Russia. Kremlin sp...
19 Apr, 2021, 04.45 PM IST
From Alexander Litvinenko to Nikolay Gluskov, when death stalked Russians in BritainLast year, ex-double agent Sergei Skripal survived after being poisoned, but Aeroflot boss Nikolay Gluskov wasn’t as lucky.
16 Dec, 2019, 10.45 AM IST
2 Russians military spies charged with attempted murder of Skirpals with deadly nerve agentThere was "sufficient evidence" to charge two Russian nationals, Scotland Yard said.
05 Sep, 2018, 07.28 PM IST
US to slap crippling sanctions on Russia over nerve agent attack in BritainThe State Department said in a statement that the sanctions were in response to the use of a 'Novichok' nerve agent in an attempt to assass...
09 Aug, 2018, 02.30 PM IST
Vladimir Putin slams 'ungrounded accusations' after UK poisonings"We would like to get documentary evidence but nobody gives it to us," Putin, speaking through a translator, told the US network after a su...
17 Jul, 2018, 09.26 AM IST
India joins UK in slamming Russia for attack on ex-spyThe statement emphasised “need for urgent investigations and underline that the conduct of all investigations of any use of chemical weapon...
19 Apr, 2018, 11.31 AM IST
India abstains as Russia seeks vote on new probe into ex-spy's deathSergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were allegedly poisoned in Salisbury. The incident has sparked concerns over Kremlin's covert operati...
06 Apr, 2018, 07.59 AM IST
India abstains on voting on proposal on UK spy case at The HagueRussia lost the vote by 15 votes to six, while 17 member states abstained. India was among the member states that abstained from the voting.
05 Apr, 2018, 11.59 PM IST
Australia to expel 2 Russian officials over UK spy attackThe minister stressed Australia's commitment with its allies and partners to deter Russia's actions where they are a threat to internationa...
27 Mar, 2018, 10.51 AM IST
Donald Trump likely to expel Russian diplomats following the poisoning of a former Russian spyThe move, all but certain to provoke retaliation by President Vladimir Putin’s government, comes as Trump has tried to maintain at least th...
26 Mar, 2018, 09.00 AM IST
Britain accuses Russia of secretly stockpiling deadly nerve agent used in attackBritain and Russia have each expelled 23 diplomats over the attack as relations between the two countries crash to a post-Cold War low.
18 Mar, 2018, 06.08 PM IST
Russia says 23 British diplomats must leave within a weekIn retaliation for British Prime Minister Theresa May's decision to kick out 23 Russians, Moscow has also decided to close the British Coun...
17 Mar, 2018, 03.03 PM IST
UK expels 23 Russian diplomats; suspends high-level contacts with MoscowPrime Minister Theresa May said the diplomats singled out have been identified as "undeclared intelligence officers" and will have a week t...
14 Mar, 2018, 10.15 PM IST
UK, allies point finger at Russia in ex-spy poisoningBoth the United States and NATO issued statements in support of London, as concern mounts over the use of what May described as a military-...
13 Mar, 2018, 01.15 PM IST