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Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova’s comment on the article by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell
2020-12-29
Remarks by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell on combating disinformation and manipulation in the era of the coronavirus infection have come to our attention....
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Main Foreign Policy Results in 2020
2020-12-29
In 2020, Russia’s foreign policy focused on making better use of the potential for international cooperation in the interests of protecting national security, promoting the country’s socioeconomic dev...
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Russian Foreign Ministry statement on extending the Russian list of German citizens banned from entering the Russian Federation
2020-12-29
For a long period of time, the story about a “Russian trace” in the hacking incident concerning the computer networks of the German Bundestag in 2015 has been consistently promoted by official Berlin ...
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s opening remarks at the Dialogue for the Future Forum
2020-12-25
Good afternoon, This year, your research and education programme marks its 10th anniversary. This year also marks the 75th anniversary of victory in WWII and the 75th anniversary of the UN. These s...
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Address of the State Duma to Parliaments of European States with regard to Repressive Actions Undertaken by the Authorities of the Republic of Latvia against Russian-speaking Journalists
2020-12-23
Members of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation strongly condemn the actions by the authorities of the Republic of Latvia related to unceasing politically motivated repress...
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Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation in response to EU sanctions
2020-12-22
We consider the adoption by the European Union at the behest of its leading Member States of illegitimate restrictive measures against some of our fellow citizens under the pretext of their alleged in...
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Joint Ministerial Statement on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
2020-12-21
1. A Ministerial Meeting of the E3/EU+2 (China, France, Germany, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, and the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy) ...
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks at the international conference, The Legacy of Peace - 25 Years of the Dayton-Paris Peace Agreement
2020-12-15
Greetings to the participants of the international conference, The Legacy of Peace - 25 Years of the Dayton-Paris Peace Agreement. I would like to thank the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs an...
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Statement by Permanent Representative of Russia to the EU Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov at the presentation of the report by the EUREN expert network “Alternative futures of EU-Russia relations”
2020-12-10
Dear participants of the discussion, The nature of my work requires everyday extensive reading, mainly of official documents, press and scientific publications. A report by the EU-Russia expert net...
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Press-release by The Permanent Mission of Russia to the EU on the Human Rights Day
2020-12-10
On 10 December 1948 the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and starting from 1950 this date is celebrated as the Human Rights Day. Russia has always ...
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s answer to a media question at a joint news conference following talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ara Aivazian
2020-12-07
Question: On 3 December 2020 EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell used the term “Astanisation” in his blog to describe the division of spheres of influence, such as between Russia ...
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