During the January 10 talks in Geneva, Russia will strive to attain firm security guarantees from the US, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a briefing on Thursday – Russia will strive for firm security guarantees from US at Geneva talks — Foreign Ministry – Russian Politics & Diplomacy – TASS
Russian President Vladimir Putin sent messages of New Year and Christmas greetings to President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron, noting that the two countries had done much towards the development of bilateral relations although the outgoing year was not an easy one, the Kremlin said on its website on Thursday – Russia, France done much in 2021 for bilateral relations’ development, says Putin – Russian Politics & Diplomacy – TASS
Russia and China effectively interacted in the outgoing year despite the pandemic, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in his greetings to President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping on the occasion of the New Year and the upcoming Spring Festival – Putin praises Russia-China effective interaction in 2021 – Russian Politics & Diplomacy – TASS
Russia will discuss its European security concerns as well as its proposals on security guarantees at the Russia-NATO Council session in Brussels on January 12 and the OSCE (the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe) Permanent Council session in Vienna on January 13, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday – Russia to discuss next month its security concerns with NATO, OSCE, says Russian diplomat – Russian Politics & Diplomacy – TASS
Russia calls on the European Union to work on strengthening security in Europe by stimulating the Ukrainian authorities to fulfill the Minsk Agreements, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday – Russia urges EU to work on European security through Minsk Accords fulfillment — diplomat – Russian Politics & Diplomacy – TASS
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday discussed bilateral cooperation and the Middle East settlement, the Kremlin press service reported following a telephone conversation between the two leaders – Putin and Abbas call for early resumption of Palestinian-Israeli talks — Kremlin – Russian Politics & Diplomacy – TASS
Russian President Vladimir Putin has extended Christmas and New Year greetings to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, noting that the development of bilateral cooperation meets the interests of the people of both countries as well as bolsters regional security, the Kremlin press service reported – Development of cooperation with Japan facilitates regional security, Putin says – Russian Politics & Diplomacy – TASS
Through their statements, the EU and NATO have indicated that there is no coherent stance, but rather lip service on Russia’s proposals for security guarantees, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told a news briefing on Thursday – Russian diplomat castigates EU-NATO’s ‘lip service’ on Moscow’s security offer – Russian Politics & Diplomacy – TASS
A new phone conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Joe Biden scheduled for the evening of December 30 cannot cancel the January 10 consultations on security and strategic stability between the two countries, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said – Putin-Biden talks cannot cancel Russian-US consultations on security, Kremlin says – Russian Politics & Diplomacy – TASS
The European Union’s dialogue with Russia has for years had an impermissible form, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told a news briefing on Thursday in the wake of an interview the chief of European diplomacy Josep Borrell granted to the daily Die Welt. In that interview Borrell dismissed Russia’s proposals for security guarantees as unacceptable and warned that negotiations on them could not be held without the European Union taking part – Form of EU’s dialogue with Russia was impermissible in recent years — Foreign Ministry – Russian Politics & Diplomacy – TASS
Russia sees no reason to doubt the ability of the German authorities to negotiate on Nord Stream 2, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told a briefing on Thursday – Russia doesn’t doubt Germany’s ability to bargain on Nord Stream 2, says diplomat – Russian Politics & Diplomacy – TASS
Kiev will be using NATO-supplied weapons against civilians in Donbass, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told a news briefing on Thursday – Kiev to use NATO weapons against civilians in Donbass, Russian Foreign Ministry warns – Russian Politics & Diplomacy – TASS
Russian President Vladimir Putin wished a Happy New Year and a Merry Christmas to his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro – Further development of Russian-Venezuelan ties meets interests of both countries — Putin – Russian Politics & Diplomacy – TASS
Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov has pointed to the Ukrainian authorities’ statements that they haven’t detected an unusual Russian troop presence on the border between the two countries – Kremlin points to Kiev’s statements about no large Russian troop presence on the border – World – TASS
Russian President Vladimir Putin pointed out in a holiday message to Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic that their recent talks in Sochi had confirmed strong strategic cooperation between the two countries, the Kremlin press service said in a statement on Thursday – Putin highlights strong partnership with Belgrade in holiday message to Serbian president – Russian Politics & Diplomacy – TASS
Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent his Christmas and New Year congratulations to the Indian authorities and expressed hope for the continuation of a constructive dialogue between the two countries on security on the Eurasian continent and in the world, the Kremlin press service reported – Putin hopes to continue Russian-Indian dialogue on security in Eurasia and across globe – Russian Politics & Diplomacy – TASS
Ankara’s support for Moscow’s security guarantees would contribute to the tangible improvement of relations between Russia and NATO, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told a news briefing on Thursday – Turkey’s support for security proposals would improve Russian-NATO relations — diplomat – Russian Politics & Diplomacy – TASS
Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent congratulations to President of the Republic of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel and General of the Army Raul Castro on the occasion of Cuba’s national holiday, Liberation Day, and on Christmas and the coming New Year, the Kremlin press service reported – Russia and Cuba consistently implement ambitious economic projects — Putin – Russian Politics & Diplomacy – TASS
The political dialogue between Russia and Moldova was briefly interrupted due to elections in the republic, but it is being gradually restored, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Thursday – Moscow-Chisinau political dialogue being gradually restored, diplomat says – Russian Politics & Diplomacy – TASS
