Tag Archives: Russia

The Russian Embassy in Ghana has denied involvement in the alleged pro-Russia Wagner mercenary group who got arrested at Diabene, a suburb of Takoradi in the Western region. Three (3) young men identified as Evans, 25, Michael Asiedu, 23, and Ernest Asiedu, 26, were apprehended at a public durbar at …

The US ambassador to South Africa has accused the country of supplying weapons to Russia despite its professed neutrality in the war in Ukraine. Reuben Brigety claimed that a Russian ship was loaded with ammunition and arms in Cape Town last December. President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office said it was disappointed …

Russia would bomb any country that arrests Vladimir Putin, a former Russian president has warned after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant against Putin over the abduction of Ukrainian children. Dmitry Medvedev cautioned that attempts to arrest Putin abroad would be seen by Moscow as a “declaration …

Russia has banned oil sales to countries and companies that comply with a price cap agreed by Western nations earlier this month. The price cap – which was agreed by the G7 group of nations, Australia and the EU – came into force on 5 December. The cap prohibits countries from …

Mikhail Gorbachev, the former Soviet leader who brought the Cold War to a peaceful end, has died aged 91. Mr Gorbachev, who took power in 1985, opened up the Soviet Union to the world and introduced a set of reforms at home. But he was unable to prevent the slow …

Ukraine’s foreign minister has hit out at French President Emmanuel Macron after he said it was vital that Russia was not humiliated over its invasion. Mr Macron said it was crucial President Vladimir Putin had a way out of what he called a “fundamental error”. But Dmytro Kuleba said allies …