Jaiswal’s comments came after NATO chief Mark Rutte, speaking at a press conference in Washington alongside US Senators Thom Tillis and Jeanne Shaheen, called on India, China, and Brazil to sever their economic ties with Moscow.

NATO members that border Russia are buying US-made HIMARS. One defense minister told BI that the war shows deep strike abilities are needed.

Pentagon officials said details were still being worked out, and experts doubted Mr. Trump’s threat of huge tariffs for Russian trading partners.

Nordwind Airlines, a Russian low-cost carrier, will operate the monthly flights with an estimated travel time of around eight hours. The service was approved after Rosaviatsiya, Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, granted permission for regular air travel between the two countries.

Nato secretary general Mark Rutte has warned India, China, and Brazil of potential secondary sanctions due to their ongoing trade relations with Russi

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is in Washington for talks with President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as well as members of Congress.

"Unlike past direct sanctions, secondary tariffs extend US reach globally, targeting Russia's trade partners. If enforced, they could affect at least 30-40 percent of Russia's oil sales, destabilizing its economy and rippling through global energy supplies," he warned.

Russia continued its nightly bombardment of Ukrainian cities, after President Donald Trump said the U.S. would send military equipment to Kyiv.

Russia's bold statement about US relations stuns diplomats worldwide and the surprising diplomatic tone will completely change everything.

If Beijing moves against Taiwan, NATO might soon find itself in a two-front war with China and Russia — or so the alliance's secretary general believes. "If Xi Jinping would attack Taiwan, he would first make sure that he makes a call to his very junior partner in all of this,

President Trump now wants to give more weapons to Ukraine and is threatening increased sanctions if Russian President Vladimir Putin doesn't agree to end the war in 50 days. The president explained why in a phone call with our partners at BBC News.