Spokesman Peskov defers response to Russian Defence Ministry

Properly-used drones can increase crop yield, but safety should be paramount, says agency chairman

Sources says their knowledge of Putin’s proposals was mostly based on discussions between leaders in Europe, the US and Ukraine, and noted it was not complete

WASHINGTON, July 15 — US President Donald Trump yesterday threatened to impose 100 per cent secondary tariffs on Russia if a deal on ending the war in Ukraine is not reached within 50 days, Anadolu Ajansi reported.

THE HAGUE, June 25 — Nato leaders gathered in The Hague on Wednesday for a summit tailor-made for United States (US) President Donald Trump, with European allies hoping a pledge to hike defence spending will prompt him to dispel doubts about his commitment to the alliance.

PRAGUE, May 28 — The Czech Republic has claimed that China was responsible for a "malicious cyber campaign" targeting a network used for unclassified communication at the Foreign Affairs ministry, and summoned the Chinese ambassador to condemn the incident.

ANTALYA, May 15 — Germany has backed United States (US) President Donald Trump's demand to more than double Nato's defence spending target to five per cent of their gross domestic product (GDP), as Washington urged countries to eliminate any "weak links" in the alliance caused by a lack of military investment.

STOCKHOLM, March 31— Sweden announced a new military aid package to Ukraine worth 16 billion krona (RM7 billion) on Monday, the biggest package to date from the Nordic country, saying it wanted to help Kyiv strengthen its position in talks on ending the war.

MOSCOW, March 16 — Russia battled to drive the last Ukrainian soldiers from western Russia on Sunday, Russian officials said, after a seven-month incursion by Ukraine that aimed to distract Moscow's forces, gain a bargaining chip and rile President Vladimir Putin.

WASHINGTON/MOSCOW/KYIV, Feb 13 — Donald Trump said both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy expressed a desire for peace in separate phone calls with him yesterday, and Trump ordered top US officials to begin talks on ending the war in Ukraine.

BAKU, Dec 26 — An Azerbaijan Airlines flight that crashed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday killing 38 people was downed by a Russian air defence system, four sources in Azerbaijan with knowledge of the investigation told Reuters.