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…

The UN Security Council has finally adopted a resolution calling for aid deliveries to desperate Palestinian civilians in Gaza to be sped up, after the US delayed the vote for days and pushed members to strip from the text any direct calls for a ceasefire or suspension of hostilities between Israel and Hamas.

Washington’s ‘reckless actions’ reinforce the artificial division of the global market, Anatoly Antonov has said US attempts to hamper the development of the Russian economy through sanctions are increasingly damaging bilateral relations and making respectful dialogue between Washington and Moscow virtually impossible, Russian Ambassador Anatoly Antonov has said.