News and events

2016-02-25
Permanent Representative of Russia to the EU Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov’s interview with Euractiv, 25 February 2016 Euractiv: Let’s start with Brexit. It is generally assumed that Russia would lik...
2016-02-22
The President made a special address following the adoption of a joint statement by the Russian Federation and the United States of America, as co-chairs of the International Syria Support Group (ISSG...
2016-02-20
Article by Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the European Union Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov, 20 February 2016 Let me start by quoting the EU Trade and Investment Strategy approv...
2016-02-19
On 18 February 2016 a reception on the occasion of the Russian Armed Forces Day was held at the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the EU. The event was hosted by heads of Russian diplomat...
2016-02-19
An extremely unpleasant incident, which took place at the Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport on 17 February, when a Russian citizen, Stanislav Byshok, was deported at Lithuania’s request, proves that the...
2016-02-18
President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Ladies and gentlemen, let me brief you on the results of our work. First of all, the talks with Mr Orban were constructive and business-like in spirit. We discus...
2016-02-13
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's speech at the ministerial panel discussion during the Munich Security Conference, Munich, 13 February 2016 Russian President Vladimir Putin has been addressing many...
2016-02-12
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s opening remarks at a joint news conference with US Secretary of State John Kerry and UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura following a meet...
2016-02-12
Ahead of the Munich Security Conference, the Prime Minister answered questions of Handelsblatt Editor-in-Chief Sven Afhüppe and international correspondent Mathias Bruggmann. Question: Mr Prime Min...
2016-02-12
Representatives of the Quartet — European Union High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. United States Secretary of State ...
2016-02-11
On 10 February an annual reception on the occasion of the Day of Russian Diplomacy was held at the Permanent Mission of Russia to the EU. Guests included European External Action Service and European ...
2016-02-11
By Decree of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin of 29 January 2016 Mr. Jiří Maštálka, Member of the European Parliament from the Czech Republic (Confederal Group of the European Un...
2016-02-11
On 11 February Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with Federica Mogherini, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Vice-President of the European Commission on the sidelines of...
2016-02-10
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s greetings on Diplomats' Day, Moscow, 10 February 2016 Today we celebrate for the 14th time Diplomats' Day, a day which symbolises the continuity of many generations...
2016-02-01
Address by Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov, Permanent Representative of Russia to the EU, at the panel discussion "Russia’s Role in the Middle East" organised by the European Policy Centre , Brussels, 27 ...