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‘Ukraine a playground of NATO & US against Russia, Europe belligerent & childish,’ says Russian envoy

At ThePrint’s Off The Cuff, Denis Alipov reiterated Moscow’s view that NATO is a ‘threat’, and said that Ukraine is being used as ‘lever’ to tear Russia.

‘India-Russia have robust defence ties, Putin’s visit to be significant for negotiations’: Russian envoy

At ThePrint’s Off The Cuff, Russia’s Ambassador to India Denis Alipov said sensitive defence talks are underway. Putin is set to visit India in December.

Russia can’t be defeated, Ambassador Alipov says, points to nuclear weapons

Speaking at ThePrint’s Off The Cuff, Russian Ambassador to India calls European nations’ support for Ukraine their ‘craziness’.

Stopped recruiting Indians for Russian military, some who remain there are Russian citizens, says envoy

Some Indians, who acquired Russian citizenship, have reached out to New Delhi to return home. Moscow is trying to find a legal way out of this complication, Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov says at ThePrint’s Off The Cuff.

Russia-India-China can be a ‘decisive force in world politics’, says Russian envoy to India

At ThePrint's Off The Cuff, Denis Alipov says Moscow remains eager to restore RIC framework, & trilateral interaction would help promote trust & understanding between India & China.

‘If not India, someone else will buy Russian oil,’ says Russian envoy Alipov ahead of Trump deadline

Speaking at ThePrint’s 'Off the Cuff', Alipov said there is enough interest to purchase discounted Russian oil despite latest US sanctions on Russian oil firms Rosneft and Lukoil.

Pothole-free roads in Mumbai & Mahayuti’s ‘fevicol ka jod’—Shinde lays down Maharashtra vision

At ThePrint’s Off The Cuff, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde speaks about ties with CM Devendra Fadnavis & deputy CM Ajit Pawar as well as projects coming up in state.

Off The Cuff with Israel’s Ambassador to India Reuven Azar

Reuven Azar, the Ambassador of Israel to India, was the guest in the latest edition of ThePrint Off The Cuff, recorded on 30 June, 2025.

Trump is parent who took back Ferrari from kid—Israel’s India envoy on US subsidising Europe’s security

Gurugram: The US is “fed up” of subsidising Europe’s security, and is now correcting the situation, like a father who gifts a Ferrari to...

We’re not in ‘business’ of regime change or redrawing maps, says Israeli ambassador to India

Gurugram: Israel is not in the “business” of changing regimes or redrawing maps in West Asia like Turkey or Iran, said Reuven Azar, the...

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.