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Russian Foreign Ministry statement on the EU’s role in the developments in Ukraine

2022-02-28

For many years, the European Union, posing as a peacemaker, lavishly financed the Kiev regime, which came to power in an anti-constitutional coup. The EU stood in silence while the population of Donba...

Interview by Permanent Representative of Russia to the EU Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov for Euractiv

2022-02-25

We agreed for this interview one week ago. I wonder if you knew what was going to happen… We were both overtaken by events. So you were not aware what was to come? No, I wasn’t. Very few p...

Russian Foreign Ministry statement in connection with the unilateral restrictive measures imposed by the EU in response to the recognition by the Russian Federation of the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics

2022-02-24

The European Union has decided to support the illegitimate US practice of imposing unilateral restrictive measures on Russia. Instead of analysing what happened and critically re-evaluating their role...

Russian Permanent Representative to the EU Vladimir Chizhov meets EEAS Secretary General Stefano Sannino

2022-02-24

On 24 February 2022, at EU initiative, Permanent Representative of Russia to the European Union Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov met with Secretary General of the European External Action Service Stefano S...

Address by the President of the Russian Federation on the events in Donbass and the key aspects of ensuring the security of Russia

2022-02-24

Citizens of Russia, friends, I consider it necessary today to speak again about the tragic events in Donbass and the key aspects of ensuring the security of Russia. I will begin with what I said...

Russian Foreign Ministry statement on recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics

2022-02-22

On 21 February 2022 the President of the Russian Federation signed executive orders recognising the Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics as sovereign and independent states. This was the only pos...

Address by the President of the Russian Federation on the events in Ukraine

2022-02-21

Citizens of Russia, friends, My address concerns the events in Ukraine and why this is so important for us, for Russia. Of course, my message is also addressed to our compatriots in Ukraine. The...

Interview by Permanent Representative of Russia to the EU Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov for "Sky News"

2022-02-17

Comment by Permanent Representative of Russia to the EU Vladimir Chizhov for “Die Welt”

2022-02-16

Could you please comment on statements that Russia plans to attack Ukraine as early as this Wednesday? Wars in Europe rarely start on Wednesdays… This may not be a strong enough guarantee, but I ca...

Excerpts from the Permanent Representative of Russia to the EU Vladimir Chizhov’s interview for “The Guardian”

2022-02-15

In connection with certain strange excitement and requests from the media and citizens to clarify statements by the Permanent Representative of Russia to the EU Vladimir Chizhov on the situation aroun...

Interview by Permanent Representative of Russia to the EU Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov for "France 24"

2022-02-11

Transmission of a written message from High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov

2022-02-10

On 10 February 2022 Permanent Representative of Russia to the European Union Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov received Director of the European External Action Service for Security and Defence Policy Joann...

Interview by Permanent Representative of Russia to the EU Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov for BBC

2022-02-09

Interview by Permanent Representative of Russia to the EU Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov for CNN

2022-02-03

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