News and events

2018-06-29
On 28 June Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met the Head of the European Union Delegation to Russia Markus Ederer. Review of the current situation took place, focusing on problematic issues and ways ...
2018-06-28
On June 25, Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko had talks with Secretary General for Foreign Affairs of Austria Johannes Peterlik and Head of Division IV (Coordination) of the Austrian Federal C...
2018-06-27
On June 27, Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko, who is in Vienna to take part in the OSCE Annual Security Review Conference, was received by Federal Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign...
2018-06-21
On 21 June Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Alexander Grushko held Russia-EU political directors’ consultations with Mr. Jean-Christophe Belliard, Deputy Secretary General ...
2018-06-15
Russia’s Role in the World A wish for somebody to live in interesting times used to be considered a curse in ancient China. Today it’s anybody’s guess whether there is some truth in that. But I thi...
2018-06-09
On 7 June regular Russia – EU expert consultations on Western Balkans were held in Brussels within the established framework of Russia – EU Political Dialogue. A meeting was also held with the Bulgari...
2018-06-09
Consultations between Russia and the EU on OSCE and Council of Europe issues took place on 7 June in Brussels. The Russian delegation was led by Deputy Director of the European Multilateral Cooperatio...
2018-06-08
On 7 June Russian Embassy in Belgium, Russian Mission to the EU and Russian Mission to NATO held a joint state reception on the occasion of Russia Day. The event was attended by Belgian and EU officia...
2018-06-07
A Seminar «25 Years of Barents Co-operation – Fostering Common Opportunities in the European Arctic» was held in Brussels on 5 June 2018. The event was organised by the Swedish Barents Euro-Arctic Cou...
2018-06-05
Ahead of his visit to Austria, the President of Russia answered questions from Austria’s ORF news presenter Armin Wolf. Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF) news presenter Armin Wolf: Mr Preside...
2018-06-05
On June 4, Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko received the European Union's Ambassador to the Russian Federation Markus Ederer. They discussed a number of current issues concerning relations...
2018-06-01
Address by Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the European Union and European Atomic Energy Community, at Cercle de Lorraine diplomatic debate. Brussels...
2018-06-01
Vienna, May 31, 2018 Mr Chairperson, Kiev continues to escalate tensions in Donbass. The price is human lives. Between May 18 and 25, as a result of continued shooting by the Ukrainian Armed For...