On October 26, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, commented on the withdrawal of a letter from the US congressmen to Joe Biden. The letter called for diplomacy with Russia to end the conflict in Ukraine. Zakharova called the withdrawal “democracy twists”, which did not surprise her. “Twists of democracy. You know — this is
As part of the Russian-Ukrainian negotiations, the Russian Federation handed over to Kiev a draft document with clear wording and is waiting for a response to it, as stated by the press secretary of the President of Russia, Dmitry Peskov. “Currently, our draft document has been submitted to the Ukrainian side, which includes absolutely wording.
The Russian delegation will arrive at the site of a new round of negotiations later on Wednesday and will be ready to meet with representatives of Ukraine, as the Russian Presidential spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said. “This afternoon, in the late afternoon, our delegation will be in place. [Will] wait for the Ukrainian negotiators. Our delegation
Negotiations between the delegations of Russia and Ukraine are going on now in Belarus. Moscow is represented by Presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky, Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko, Deputy Defence Minister Alexander Fomin, head of the International Committee of the State Duma Leonid Slutsky, and Russian Ambassador to Belarus Boris Gryzlov. The Ukrainian delegation includes the
Today, on February 10, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with his British counterpart Liz Truss in Moscow. After the conversation, the Russian minister noted that relations between Moscow and London leave much to be desired and are at their lowest point in many years. Lavrov stressed that such a situation, when the UK and
Russian President Vladimir Putin treated his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron to dishes of traditional Russian and European cuisine, as well as Russian wines, which became known after their meeting in the Kremlin on February 7. Putin and Macron began the conversation in the representative office of the first building of the Kremlin and continued at
Talks between the Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron took place on Monday, February 7, in the Kremlin. The conversation between the two leaders lasted more than five hours, during which they discussed security guarantees, relations between Russia and Ukraine, and tried to find a common understanding of the indivisible security
Yesterday, in Brussels, the meeting of the Russian and NATO representatives took place. Russia expressed its concern after the event was over, as after almost four hours of talks not much was agreed and even some new disagreements were found. Still today, on January 13, there is expected another negotiation to happen with the OSCE
Russia-US security talks in Geneva on January 10 lasted more than 7 hours but did not help the delegations of the two countries to go any further in solving mutual disagreements. The main focus of the talks on Monday was a proposal Moscow sent to the US last month insisting on depriving NATO’s further expansion
Russian-American negotiations on security guarantees will take place immediately after the New Year holidays, as announced by the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, on Monday, December 27, 2021. “The main thing is, as the President said, that there is no chatter so that our proposals are not muddled in endless discussions about what the West
The talks between the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, and Joe Biden were held on December 7 in the format of a videoconference and lasted two hours. Bilateral relations, strategic stability, as well as the situation in Ukraine were discussed as part of the online meeting. In general, the conversation had reportedly a frank and
The new US special envoy for Afghanistan, Thomas West, discussed common interests in Afghanistan with Russian officials and shared an understanding of the need for the Taliban to deliver on their international commitments. Met today in Moscow with Special Presidential Representative Kabulov and Security Council Deputy Secretary Venediktov. Discussed shared interests in Afghanistan and need
Russian President, Vladimir Putin, and his Finnish counterpart, Sauli Niinisto, have discussed bilateral relations, as well as relations between Russia and the European Union and security in the Baltic region, as reported by the Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov. “There was a rather constructive and useful discussion between the two presidents. They spoke in detail about
