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Unofficial translation APPROVED by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 229, March 31, 2023 THE CONCEPT of the Foreign Policy of the Russian Federation I. Gene...

Question: Mr Patrushev, the United States will hold its second Summit for Democracy in a couple of days. In its wake, if we are to believe the Department of State, Washington will speed up the so-call...

Russian diplomacy in a changing world It is a privilege for me to submit this article to Razvedchik news magazine and share with its readers my understanding of the current international developme...

Question: Could you please comment on the statement made by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell at the Schuman Security and Defence Forum claiming that the...

We view the Schuman Security and Defence Forum to be held in Brussels on 20-21 March 2023 through the lens of anti-Russian rhetoric dominating the EU foreign policy. Initially, the EU was sure it woul...

Question: What can you say about statements by State Department Press Secretary Ned Price, the EU delegation in Moscow and other officials about the grain deal extension? Maria Zakharova: The first...

Question: Mr Drobinin, could you discuss the fundamental global trends in international politics, which determine the limits of the possible and the impossible? Alexey Drobinin: President of the R...

— The EU has adopted its tenth package of sanctions against Russia in just over a year. European Council President Charles Michel said that the bulk of the sanctions had already been imposed, and coun...

On 2 March 2023, Chargé d’Affaires a.i. of the Russian Mission to the EU Kirill Logvinov met with Permanent Representative of the People’s Republic of China to the European Union Ambassador Fu Cong. ...

On March 1-2, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attended the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in New Delhi. We consider the G20 to be a key global governance forum and a major representative platform ...

There are mounting speculations on further developments as the expiration date of the second 120-day term of the Black Sea Initiative on exporting Ukrainian grain draws nearer. At Kiev and Washington’...