UN comments on US-Russia nuclear arms talks

The countries should work out a replacement to the New START treaty “as soon as possible,” a UN official says Russia and the United States need to resume talks on replacing the landmark New START nuclear arms reduction treaty, a senior United Nations official said on Friday.

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IMF issues warning about confiscating frozen Russian assets

A senior official with the fund has called for an assessment of the legal grounds before the immobilized reserves are seized Any steps towards seizing Russia’s frozen reserves should be backed by “sufficient legal support,” IMF First Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath has warned in an interview with Foreign Policy magazine published on Monday.

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Russian oil exports higher than before Ukraine conflict – deputy PM

Russian oil exports this year will be higher than before the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, indicating a failure of Western sanctions, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Andrey Belousov said this week. This year’s crude shipments from Russia are estimated at around 250 million tons, which is 7% higher than in 2021, according to…

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