News and events

2017-03-29
Question: What happened to Vitaly Churkin? Are there any grounds for thinking that his death was not accidental? Who will be the new Russian representative to the UN? Is Russia again facing the pro-Am...
2017-03-28
Remarks by Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the EU Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov at a working session of the "Ad Hoc Council". Brussels, 28 March 2017 Ladies and Gentlemen, On...
2017-03-28
Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the European Union Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov's interview with the Diplomatic World magazine, 27 March 2017 Russia-EU relations have been pla...
2017-03-28
Moscow, March 27, 2017 Ladies and gentlemen, We are happy to welcome the delegation from the Italian Foreign Ministry led by Minister Angelino Alfano. It is his first visit to Moscow in his new ...
2017-03-25
On 23 March 2017 Russian Permanent Representative to the EU Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov received a delegation of the Association of European Business in Russia led by Mr. Thomas Staertzel, AEB Chairma...
2017-03-23
The Ukrainian officials have, once again, proved their image of a regime infested with Russophobic paranoia and nationalist insecurities. Kiev must be seriously afraid of a fragile young woman if t...
2017-03-21
On 16 March experts from the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance of Russia (Rosselkhoznadzor) and the Russian MFA held regular consultations with colleagues from the Director...
2017-03-20
Comment by the Information and Press Department on a declaration by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on behalf of the European Union on Crimea, and the European Parli...
2017-03-17
Latvian veterans of Waffen SS units and their supporters marched through downtown Riga on March 16, while the authorities averted their eyes from an event that is a disgrace to an EU member country. A...
2017-03-17
On these March days, we celebrate the third anniversary of a landmark event in the modern history of Russia, which received the poetic name of the Crimean Spring. The proclamation in March 2014 of ...
2017-03-15
Comment for Euractiv by Permanent Representative of Russia to the EU Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov on the situation in the Western Balkans, 14 March 2017 On Macedonia: When I read statements by hi...
2017-03-15
Permanent Representative of Russia to the EU Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov's interview with Euractiv, 14 March 2017 Are the relations between Russia and the Commission better than generally assumed? ...
2017-03-14
Question: On March 13, Council of the EU decided that the assessment of the situation did not justify a change in the sanctions regime and prolonged the restrictive measures against certain citizens o...
2017-03-14
Moscow, March 9, 2017 Ladies and gentlemen, I believe we have held constructive, candid and useful talks. German Vice Chancellor and Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Sigmar Gabriel has visit...
2017-03-10
On 9 March Permanent Representative of Russia to the EU Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov took part in a “Russia-ASEAN” working lunch, hosted by Ambassador of Brunei Darussalam in Brussels, Mr.Abu Sufian Bi...
2017-03-09
On March 7, Geneva’s Palais des Nations hosted a high-level conference Mutual Respect and Peaceful Coexistence as a Condition of Interreligious Peace and Stability: Supporting Christians and Other Com...
2017-03-03
We note with concern that the political crisis in Macedonia provoked by the gross external interference in the country’s internal affairs is getting worse. Attempts, which are actively supported by EU...
2017-03-02
On February 28, a vote was taken in the UN Security Council, during which Russia and China vetoed a draft resolution on imposing sanctions against Syria under Chapter VII of the UN Charter, introduced...