"Both sides agreed to support each other in hosting successful diplomatic events," the Indian Ministry of External Affairs said ...

The Kyrgyz Defense Ministry also reported that a helicopter had evacuated the body of Russian climber Alexey Yermakov from Khan Tengri Peak ...

"During the meeting in Anchorage, President Trump's understanding of what the Ukrainian crisis is became clear," Oleg Karpovich, deputy rector of the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Foreign Ministry ...

"This year, representatives from all continents will be present at the competition, which clearly indicates global interest in the event," the organizers said ...

The Gelendzhik Airport received the first scheduled flight from Moscow on July 18 of this year since 2022 after lifting of restrictions ...

As reported earlier, the 19th package of sanctions will be presented to ministers at their meeting on August 28-30 irrespective of diplomatic efforts on Ukraine ...

Maria Zakharova drew attention to the words of Ukrainian ambassador to Poland Vasil Bodnar, who said that Ukraine knows "how to kill Russians" and is therefore valuable to NATO ...

Robert Fico noted that negotiations on a settlement in Ukraine will not move forward without discussing the issue of territorial changes ...

"It’s quite possible that this [the recognition] may happen in many other countries after Trump’s statement," Vladimir Zharikhin, deputy director of the CIS Countries Institute, noted ...

Antonio Costa also noted that the Ukrainian army "will be the first line" of European defense, while Brussels "must enhance, reinforce and unblock" its military support for Ukraine ...

The Ministers also discussed the Middle East developments, with a focus on the situation in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict zone ...

Andrey Koshkin also noted that Ukraine has long harbored hopes of joining NATO, believing that membership would guarantee other alliance members will provide military protection ...