News and events

2016-10-29
Comment by the Information and Press Department on the situation with the bank accounts of the Russia Today Office in the UK The abnormal situation surrounding the Russia Today Office in the United...
2016-10-29
Comment by the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva on the implementation of the Russia-US agreements on Syria Th...
2016-10-27
On October 27, State Secretary and Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin met with expert of the EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus Thomas Hammarberg. Mr Hammarberg talked about prep...
2016-10-27
President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin took part in the final session of the Valdai International Discussion Club’s 13th annual meeting, which this year took the theme The Future in Progre...
2016-10-25
Moscow, October 25, 2016 As a poet once said: “Frost and sun – a wondrous day.” But we will try to focus on our work. First of all, I’d like to thank Mr Thomas Staertzel and all members of the AEB ...
2016-10-24
Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the EU Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov's interview with BBC, 21 October 2016 © BBC copyright ...
2016-10-22
Permanent representative of the Russian Federation to the EU Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov's interview with Finnish national broadcasting company YLE, 19 October 2016 © YLE copyright ...
2016-10-21
Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the EU Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov's Interview with Euronews, 18 October 2016 © Euronews copyright ...
2016-10-20
Following negotiations on a settlement in Ukraine and the situation around Syria, the Russian President made a statement for the press. President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Good evening, colleagues,...
2016-10-19
On October 18, 2016 an international roundtable “Combating Internet piracy: international approaches” was held in Brussels co-chaired by the Head of the Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Comm...
2016-10-17
On October 16, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister and Special Presidential Representative for the Middle East and North Africa Mikhail Bogdanov held a prearranged meeting with General Secretary of the Eu...
2016-10-16
The President of Russia answered questions from Russian journalists following the BRICS Summit. Question: Much is being said in the Western media about BRICS going through a rough patch. Since Braz...
2016-10-14
The interview was recorded on October 11, 2016 in Kovrov, Vladimir Region. President of Russia Vladimir Putin: How did you end up here? This is a just a small provincial town. These days, you find ...
2016-10-12
On October 12, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke by phone with High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission Federi...
2016-10-12
On October 12, State Secretary and Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin received Vygaudas Usackas, the head of the European Union Delegation to Russia. The officials held a detailed exchange of ...
2016-10-06
Excerpt from Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s statement at a joint press conference following talks with French Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development Jean-Marc Ayrault Moscow, 6...
2016-10-06
Statement by Permanent Representative of Russia to the EU Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov at the conference “EU and Russia: what is the new reality?”. Brussels, 6 October 2016. Let me start by stating ...
2016-10-05
Permanent Representative of Russia to the EU Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov's interview with Euractiv, 5 October 2016 Question: US-Russia relations are at a very low point over the Syria conflict, the...
2016-10-04
On October 4, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister and Special Presidential Representative for the Middle East and North Africa Mikhail Bogdanov met with Vygaudas Usackas, Head of the European Union’s Dele...
2016-10-03
On October 3, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke by phone with High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission Federic...