News and events

Question: On 21 December Brussels hosted a final ministerial meeting to discuss Russia’s concerns over Ukraine’s and the EU’s intention to start the temporary application of the trade and economic sec...

Comment by the Information and Press Department on the Sixth Russia-Ukraine-EU Ministerial Meeting The 6th ministerial meeting ended in Brussels on December 21. The participants discussed Russia&rsquo...

Comment by the Information and Press Department on the EU decision to extend sanctions against Russia We have taken note of the December 21 decision by the European Union to extend the economic sancti...

On 16-17 December special representatives of the Middle East quartet of international observers (Russia, the United States, the EU and the UN) met in Jerusalem and Ramallah with officials from the sta...

The President’s news conference was broadcast live by Rossiya-1, Rossiya-24 and Channel One, as well as Mayak, Vesti FM and Radio Rossii radio stations. President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Friends ...

Address by Permanent Representative of Russia to the EU Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov at the EPC Policy Dialogue event on “Global Governance Reform: A Chance for Strategic Cooperation between the EU and...

Permanent representative of the Russian Federation to the EU Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov's interview with CNN, 8 December 2015 © Copyright CNN ...

Presidential Envoy for International Cultural Cooperation, Ambassador-at-Large at the Ministry for Foreign Affaires Mikhail Shvydkoy and Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the Europ...

On 3 December Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission Federica Mogherini on the margins of t...

Vladimir Putin delivered the Annual Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly. The Address was traditionally delivered at the Kremlin’s St George Hall before an audience of more than 1,000 people. ...

On 1 December regular Russia – EU expert consultations on Western Balkans (COWEB) and EU Enlargement (COELA) were held in Brussels within the established framework of Russia – EU Political...

On 1 December Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexey Meshkov and EEAS Deputy Secretary General for Political Affairs Helga Schmid held Russia-EU Political Directors consultations in Brussel...

Brussels, 1 December 2015 In the framework of the trilateral talks and on the basis of the Joint Ministerial Statement of 12 September 2014 and taking into account the 12 February 2015 Declaration in ...

The 9th European Russian Forum was held on 30 November-1 December 2015 in Brussels. This annual event is organised by the EU Russian-speakers Alliance and its President, Member of the European Parliam...