Turkey and Russia have reached an agreement on mutual settlements in national currencies, including in the energy sector. This was stated on Tuesday by the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Turkey Fatih Donmez. “Our trade with Russia continues in many directions. Energy is undoubtedly one of the biggest items of expenditure, but it
The Estonian Parliament, at a meeting on Tuesday, May 3, will consider the proposal to withdraw signatures under the land and sea border agreements with the Russian Federation signed on February 18, 2014. The corresponding proposal was made by the opposition Conservative People’s Party of Estonia (EKRE). “Upon completion of the occupation and restoration of
Today, on January 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto. The leaders exchanged congratulations on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty on the Foundations of Relations, which marked the beginning of a new stage of Russian-Finnish cooperation. The Treaty between the Russian
The NATO countries announced their intention to discuss Russia’s proposals on security guarantees this week. However, the attitude towards the document prepared by Russia was quite resolute as seen from the statements about not allowing Moscow to “dictate” the alliance how to act, said by the German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht on Sunday, December 19,
Today, on December 17, the Russian Foreign Ministry revealed the draft documents on legal security guarantees from the US and NATO, which was promised to be done after the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, met Joe Biden. Later, the documents were passed to the US Assistant Secretary of State Karen Donfried. As stated on the Russian Foreign
The EU economic sanctions, which have been in effect for more than seven years since July 2014 following the political crisis in Ukraine and Crimea rejoining Russia, were voted for once again by the leaders of the EU countries, so the decision was made for the prolongation of sanctions against Russia during the EU summit
Russian authorities led by the country’s president try to ensure the security of their land and actively address Western countries to support this intention, offering, from the latest, to make a written agreement ensuring the security guarantees. However, the offers are met with a cold reaction and do not face any steps forward from either
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation published an official statement on its website concerning the dialogue with the US and other Western countries regarding security guarantees, which are required to be agreed upon officially in written form. The talks between the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, and his counterpart, Joe Biden, were
Russian President, Vladimir Putin, held talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The meeting took place in the Hyderabad Palace in the centre of New Delhi. This was the first face-to-face meeting of the leaders after communicating at the BRICS summit in Brasilia, Brazil, in November 2019. In a joint document, Russia and India reaffirmed
Moscow and New Delhi have signed several documents on cooperation in the military sphere, as reported by the Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. Negotiations in the “2+2” format of the Foreign and Defence Ministers of the two states took place in the Indian capital New Delhi. Singh called them productive, meaningful, and fruitful and noted
The Government of the Russian Federation has approved the signing of an agreement with the Vatican on mutual recognition of diplomas of higher education, qualifications and academic degrees, Interfax reports. The document is aimed at providing the holders with access to continuing education and professional activities in accordance with the legislation of each of the
Sudan will continue to implement agreements on the establishment of a Russian military base in the country, as stated by the Sudanese military leader, Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces of the country Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. “We have an agreement, part of which is the creation of a base. We are constantly discussing this topic, and
Russia and ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) have adopted a Comprehensive Action Plan for the implementation of the strategic partnership for 2021-2025, as evidenced by a document published on the Kremlin‘s official website. The plan defines the priorities of both sides and the measures they should take to fully realize the potential of the
