Tag: Russia

China has positive expectations for cooperation in Russia in 2022 – Foreign Ministry (TASS)

Chinese authorities hold in high esteem the statement made by Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding the development of relations between the two countries and...

US Air Force plane gathered intelligence over eastern Ukraine – CNN (TASS)

A US Air Force spy plane on Thursday conducted a flight over eastern Ukraine, CNN reported, citing sources. US Air Force plane gathered intelligence over...

Decision to recognize Taliban government depends on their fulfillment of promises – Lavrov (TASS)

The official recognition of the Taliban (outlawed in Russia - TASS) government in Afghanistan will depend on progress in their fulfillment of promises, Russian Foreign...

Russia’s contacts with Taliban are businesslike – Lavrov (TASS)

Russia maintains working contacts with representatives of the Taliban (outlawed in Russia - TASS) that came to power in Afghanistan, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov...

Union State to neutralize losses related to NATO approaching – Lavrov (TASS)

The concerted action program in the sphere of foreign policy of the Union State of Russia and Belarus anticipates neutralization of threats related to...

Moscow, Minsk to develop defense cooperation because of West’s behavior – Lavrov (TASS)

Russia and Belarus intend to develop defense cooperation in view of reluctance of the West to meet halfway, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told...

Russian ambassador says no one should doubt Russia is determined to defend its security (TASS)

No one should doubt Russia will defend its security interests, Russian amabassador to the US, Anatoly Antonov, said in an article published in Foreign...

‘Serious’ talk between Biden and Putin sets stage for diplomacy (Jarrett Renshaw and Vladimir Soldatkin, Reuters)

U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday exchanged warnings over Ukraine but conveyed some optimism that diplomatic talks in January...

Russia Allows Domestic Pharmaceutical To Continue Producing U.S. Company’s COVID-19 Drug (RFE RL)

The Russian government has extended a decree to allow a domestic pharmaceutical company to produce a generic version of a U.S. biotech company’s COVID-19...

‘Serious, Substantive’: Biden, Putin Agree To Intensify Diplomacy Amid Ukraine Tensions (RFE RL)

U.S. President Joe Biden has urged his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to de-escalate simmering tensions in a phone call aimed at intensifying diplomacy amid...

Putin warns Biden against major sanctions over Ukraine: Kremlin (Al Jazeera)

Russian President Vladimir Putin has told his United States counterpart Joe Biden that any sanctions over Ukraine would be a big mistake, an aide...

How to deal with the Kremlin-created crisis in Europe (Stephen Blank, Philip Breedlove, Ian Brzezinski, Debra Cagan, Wesley K. Clark, Larry Diamond, Paula Dobriansky,...

Since President Biden’s virtual summit with President Putin on December 7, Russia has increased its troop presence on or near Ukraine’s borders. Having created...

In Closing Memorial, Russia Heralds a New, Grimmer Era of Repression (Rachel Denber, HRW)

Directional sign "'Memorial' museum, archive, library," Moscow. © Memorial 2021 In two days, Russian courts have delivered a one-two punch to Russia’s human rights movement. Just...

Two Pussy Riot Members, Two RFE/RL Journalists Added To Russia’s ‘Foreign Agents’ List (RFE RL)

Pussy Riot member Veronika Nikulshina (file photo) Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Veronika Nikulshina, two members of the Pussy Riot protest group, have been added to Russia's controversial "foreign...

Biden, Putin To Hold Call As Tensions Simmer Over Ukraine (RFE RL)

Russian President Vladimir Putin says he is "convinced" there can be effective dialogue between Washington and Moscow ahead of talks with U.S. President Joe...

Russia, Belarus Announce Plans For More Joint Military Drills (RFE RL)

Russian President Vladimir Putin has welcomed Belarusian strongman Alyaksandr Lukashenka's proposal to hold another round of joint military drills. Putin, who met with Lukashenka in...