News and events

2020-05-29
On 29 May 2020 Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the EU, had a phone conversation with Deputy Secretary General for Political Affairs, Political Direct...
2020-05-28
On 28 May 2020 Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the EU, had a phone conversation with Janez Lenarčič, EU Commissioner for Crisis Management. They ...
2020-05-27
The Pandemic: Objectives and Lessons Learned The rapid spread of the novel coronavirus changed life on the planet virtually overnight. It also became a crush test for international relations, both ...
2020-05-25
During the meeting of the Presidium of the Government Coordination Council to control the incidence of the novel coronavirus infection in the Russian Federation on 25 May 2020 Prime Minister Mikhail M...
2020-05-22
US senior government officials – President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Michael Pompeo – have announced a decision to withdraw from the Open Skies Treaty. This decision is a deplorable developm...
2020-05-20
On 20 May 2020 Deputy Foreign Minister and Special Presidential Representative for the Middle East and Africa Mikhail Bogdanov had a video conference with ambassadors of the EU member states and the E...
2020-05-19
Обратили внимание на опубликованные Еврокомиссией 12 мая 2020 г. разъяснения относительно порядка оказания гуманитарной помощи Сирии в контексте противодействия пандемии коронавируса. Как известно, Си...
2020-05-16
We would like to present a special issue of the “Russian Mind” magazine dedicated to the 75th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. The issue was prepared with the assistance of the Found...
2020-05-15
On 15 May 2020 Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin had a telephone conversation with EU Ambassador to Russia Markus Ederer. They exchanged views on the prospects for work in the UN Security Co...
2020-05-13
On 13 May 2020 Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko had a telephone conversation with Ambassador of the European Union to the Russian Federation Markus Ederer. The officials discussed coronavirus...
2020-05-12
Question: Can you comment please on the outcome of the EU-Western Balkans summit, which took place on May 6, 2020 via video conference? In particular, President of the European Commission Ursula von d...
2020-05-09
We are speaking a couple of days before 9 May, Victory Day for Russia. But because of the pandemic there will be no parade on the Red Square and reportedly the anniversary will be celebrated later. Ca...
2020-05-09
On 9 May 2020 Permanent Representative of Russia to the EU Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov together with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia to Belgium Alexander Tokovinin and Acting Pe...
2020-05-09
On 9 May 2020 exhibition “The Path to Victory” dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War was inaugurated in the premises of the Russian Permanent Mission to the EU. I...
2020-05-08
On 8 May 2020 Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov, Permanent Representative of Russia to the EU, took part in the webinar “75 years after World War II: achievements and future prospects” organised by the Foun...
2020-05-08
The choice is always yours (full version) Recently, on the eve of the approaching 75th anniversary of the Great Victory in the Second World War, one can often hear the EU Brussels talking about ...
2020-05-08
10 May 2020 marks 15 years since the approval of Road Maps between the Russian Federation and the European Union which envisaged joint efforts to establish four common spaces: economic; of external se...
2020-05-07
Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov, Permanent Representative of Russia to the EU took part in the round table "COVID-19 Epidemic: Strategies, Trends and Scenarios of US Foreign Policy" organised by the Russi...
2020-05-07
On 7 May 2020 Russian Deputy Foreign Minister and Special Presidential Representative for the Middle East and Africa Mikhail Bogdanov had a telephone conversation with Ambassador of the European Unio...