2+ min ago (225+ words) Israel has not yet joined any treaty on disarmament, including the CWC or the Non-Proliferation Treaty, Abbas Araghchi noted - Russian Politics & Diplomacy Russian Politics & DiplomacyInto section "- Business & Economy Business & EconomyInto section " - Military & Defense Military & DefenseInto section " - Science & Space Science & SpaceInto section " - Society & Culture Society & CultureInto section " Top Iranian diplomat calls for compelling Israel to join Chemical Weapons Convention THE HAGUE, November 25. /TASS/. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has called on the world community to push Israel toward joining the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) in light of the crimes committed by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip. "Over the past two years, Israel has been practicing genocide in the occupied territories and has attacked several countries, getting off scot free. We need to compel the Israeli regime to become a member of this convention (the CWC - TASS) and be under…...

4+ min ago (182+ words) Emmanuel Macron pointed out that "there should be no limits" when it came down to the Ukrainian army's size - Russian Politics & Diplomacy Russian Politics & DiplomacyInto section "- Business & Economy Business & EconomyInto section " - Military & Defense Military & DefenseInto section " - Science & Space Science & SpaceInto section " - Society & Culture Society & CultureInto section " French president opposes any idea of limiting Ukrainian army's size PARIS, November 25. /TASS/. French President Emmanuel Macron has spoken out against imposing restrictions on the size of the Ukrainian army. "The revival of the Ukrainian army is the main security guarantee. The first thing that Ukraine's protection requires is the country's own army. That said, all the recent debate in Geneva was focused on not limiting the size of the Ukrainian armed forces," Macron told RTL radio. He claimed that "Russia is obsessed with the idea of reducing the Ukrainian army as the proposal…...

5+ min ago (190+ words) According to Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin understands that Washington and Kiev are now engaged in talks, and that now the initial text "is being amended" - Russian Politics & Diplomacy Russian Politics & DiplomacyInto section "- Business & Economy Business & EconomyInto section " - Military & Defense Military & DefenseInto section " - Science & Space Science & SpaceInto section " - Society & Culture Society & CultureInto section " Russia has no updated version of US plan on Ukraine " Kremlin MOSCOW, November 25. /TASS/. Russia has not yet received the amended version of the US plan on Ukraine, which, according to a media report, was reduced from 28 points to 19, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. "No," he replied when asked if Russia had received the updated plan at least unofficially. "We have no idea what is there," the spokesman pointed out. According to the spokesman, the Kremlin understands that Washington and Kiev are now engaged in talks, and…...

11+ min ago (472+ words) MOSCOW, November 25. /TASS/. European countries have "failed in all aspects" regarding attempts to resolve the Ukraine crisis since 2014, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a press conference. He pointed out that Russia had received US President Donald Trump's 28-point peace plan through unofficial channels and had not seen any other versions of the document. TASS has compiled the main points from the diplomat's remarks. Russia maintains its evaluations of Trump's plan for Ukraine because it is based "on the understandings reached at the Russia-US meeting in Anchorage." However, the situation will change if "the letter and spirit of Anchorage are erased" from the document regarding the main agreements it includes. Moscow has received Trump's 28-point plan, though "through unofficial channels." The US has not yet provided Russia with the version of the plan "that the media are speculating about....

12+ min ago (149+ words) Emmanuel Macron said there is no discussion about it - Russian Politics & Diplomacy Russian Politics & DiplomacyInto section "- Business & Economy Business & EconomyInto section " - Military & Defense Military & DefenseInto section " - Science & Space Science & SpaceInto section " - Society & Culture Society & CultureInto section " France does not intend to send its youth to fight in Ukraine " president PARIS, November 25. /TASS/. French President Emmanuel Macron rejected the suppositions that the discussed national military service reform may lead to sending French youth to the Ukrainian conflict zone. "We need to strengthen the ties between the armed forces and the government," he said during an RTL radio broadcast. "We must dispel the notion that we will send our youth to Ukraine. There is no discussion about it," the French leader pointed out. France canceled military conscription in the late 1990s under President Jacques Chirac....

15+ min ago (244+ words) PARIS, November 25. /TASS/. The plan for the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict proposed by the United States is a step in the right direction, but requires further fine-tuning, French President Emmanuel Macron said on RTL radio. "The plan that was proposed by the United States is a step in the right direction, towards peace. However, there are elements in it that need to be discussed and improved," the French leader believes. "The plan is based on the desire of the United States to try to make peace again as a result of discussions with Russia. What was presented allows us to understand what could be acceptable to Russia. Ukraine should clarify what concessions it is ready to make in terms of territories, language, constitution, and so on." Last week Washington proposed a 28-point plan for the Ukrainian settlement that caused…...

35+ min ago (276+ words) The Russian foreign minister also pointed out that NATO and the European Union are now little different from each other - Russian Politics & Diplomacy Russian Politics & DiplomacyInto section "- Business & Economy Business & EconomyInto section " - Military & Defense Military & DefenseInto section " - Science & Space Science & SpaceInto section " - Society & Culture Society & CultureInto section " G7 is dying out, demonstrating hypocrisy, inability to negotiate " Lavrov MOSCOW, November 25. /TASS/. The Group of Seven (G7) is "dying out," its members are demonstrating hypocrisy, duplicity, inability to negotiate, and dishonesty, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with the YouTube channel of the French-Russian Dialogue Association, recorded on November 21. "French President Emmanuel Macron has already said somewhere that he will go and participate in BRICS. But no one invited him. I don't think there is a consensus in BRICS, or that even a majority of the group's members would be happy…...

35+ min ago (284+ words) Vladimir Tarabrin noted that Russia covers 88% of Eastern Europe's territory and is the only member of the regional group that is neither in the EU nor NATO and does not associate itself with these organizations - Russian Politics & Diplomacy Russian Politics & DiplomacyInto section "- Business & Economy Business & EconomyInto section " - Military & Defense Military & DefenseInto section " - Science & Space Science & SpaceInto section " - Society & Culture Society & CultureInto section " Russia meets all criteria for joining OPCW Executive Council " permanent envoy THE HAGUE, November 25. /TASS/. Russia fully meets all the criteria for election to the Executive Council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Vladimir Tarabrin, Russia's permanent representative to the organization, said. "Russia fully meets all the criteria [for election to the Executive Council]," he stated ahead of the vote on candidates. Tarabrin noted that Russia covers 88% of Eastern Europe's territory and is the…...

39+ min ago (179+ words) According to Dmitry Peskov, this is precisely why Moscow avoids megaphone diplomacy - Russian Politics & Diplomacy Russian Politics & DiplomacyInto section "- Business & Economy Business & EconomyInto section " - Military & Defense Military & DefenseInto section " - Science & Space Science & SpaceInto section " - Society & Culture Society & CultureInto section " Kremlin spokesman points to media mayhem around US peace plan MOSCOW, November 25. /TASS/. The situation around Washington's peace plan to resolve the Ukraine crisis is nothing but press chaos, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. "It's impossible to comment on every new report in the media now. I would describe the situation as nothing short of media mayhem. Indeed, there have been a lot of conflicting reports and statements," Peskov noted, commenting on statements coming from Ukraine that the United States' 28-point plan no longer existed in its initial form. According to the Russian presidential spokesman, this is precisely why Moscow…...

52+ min ago (312+ words) "There are some minor details to be sorted out but they have agreed to a peace deal," the official said - Russian Politics & Diplomacy Russian Politics & DiplomacyInto section "- Business & Economy Business & EconomyInto section " - Military & Defense Military & DefenseInto section " - Science & Space Science & SpaceInto section " - Society & Culture Society & CultureInto section " Ukraine agrees with US on terms of potential peace deal " media NEW YORK, November 25. /TASS/. Ukraine's delegation has agreed with the United States on the terms of a potential peace deal, ABC News reported, citing a US official. "The Ukrainians have agreed to the peace deal," the official said, adding: "There are some minor details to be sorted out but they have agreed to a peace deal." Politico reported earlier, citing sources, that US Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll would present Russian officials with a 19-point plan instead of the 28-point version…...