News and events

2016-04-29
After a lengthy pause Russia has resumed its national participation in the biggest specialised event in Europe and worldwide in the sphere of fisheries and fish processing Seafood Expo Global/ Seafood...
2016-04-29
On April 28, the Foreign Ministry of Poland notified the Russian Embassy in Warsaw about the Polish authorities’ decision to deny entry to a group of Russian motorcyclists, who planned to enter Poland...
2016-04-21
Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a pleasure and a distinct privilege to address this esteemed audience here at the Leuven Institute for Ireland tonight. Who could have imagined a Russian diplomat speaki...
2016-04-21
Remarks by Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the OSCE Alexander Lukashevich at the OSCE Permanent Council’s meeting on the situation in Ukraine and the need to comply with the Mins...
2016-04-15
Consultations between Russia and the EU on OSCE and Council of Europe took place in Brussels on 14 April 2016. The Russian side was represented by Deputy Directors of the European Multilateral Сoopera...
2016-04-15
Comment by the Information and Press Department on the US Department of State’s report on adherence to and compliance with arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament agreements and commitments ...
2016-04-14
On 14 April State Secretary and Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin received Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Russia Vygaudas Ušackas. The officials had a detailed discussion of ...
2016-04-13
Comment by the Information and Press Department on Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders’ statement concerning the sanctions regime against Russia We made notice of the responses made by the incumbe...
2016-04-13
Question: What is your attitude regarding the discourse in some Western capitals on the “terms” for Russia’s return to the G8? Maria Zakharova: Lately, we’ve often heard statements about certain “c...
2016-04-07
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s answer to a question by TASS First Deputy General Director Mikhail Gusman, Baku, April 7, 2016 Question: The results of the referendum held in the Netherlands regar...
2016-04-05
Interview of Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the EU, with BBC programme “Hard Talk”, 4 April 2016 © BBC copyright Excerpts from the Ambas...
2016-04-04
Question: Ambassador, how do you gauge the deal between Turkey and EU? What are the risks? Can Turkey be a reliable partner? Will it help to reduce migrant flows to EU member states? Ambassador Vla...
2016-04-01
On 1 April Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Oleg Syromolotov met Deputy Secretary General of the EEAS Pedro Serrano and EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Gilles de Kerchove in Brussels. Pa...