Any onlooker watching the Nord Stream 2 affair in Germany easily arrives at the conclusion that the European Union’s member-countries are unable to safeguard their rights, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told the television broadcaster RT in an interview.
"What if the U.S. president - Biden, Obama, Trump or...
Russia’s defense ministry said on Friday it had begun returning troops and military units from annexed Crimea to their permanent bases following a huge build-up near Ukraine’s border that had raised concerns in Kyiv and the West about the risk of war.
Russia announced on Thursday it had completed a...
The Russian military scrambled a MiG-31 fighter jet to escort a U.S. reconnaissance aircraft over the Pacific ocean as it approached the Russian border, the Interfax news agency said on Friday, citing the Russian Pacific Fleet.
“The Russian fighter crew identified the aerial target as a US Air Force RC-135...
Washington intentionally keeps quiet about its plans for the deployment of new nuclear weapon systems, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a commentary on Wednesday following the release of the U.S. Department of State’s report entitled 2021 Adherence to and Compliance with Arms Control, Nonproliferation, and Disarmament...
The Czech Republic on Tuesday called on its EU and NATO partners to expel Russian diplomats in solidarity, accusing Moscow of orchestrating an "unprecedented terror attack" on Czech territory, The Moscow Times reports.
Foreign and Interior Minister Jan Hamacek said he would summon the Russian ambassador Wednesday to disclose further...
Russia’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday Ukraine and NATO were continuing military preparations, and called on them to refrain from actions that could lead to escalation, Reuters reports citing the RIA news agency.
On Tuesday, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy challenged his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to meet him in the...
Calls by Japanese political forces for stepped-up aggressive foreign policy will not contribute to stability in the Asia-Pacific region, Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Director Sergei Naryshkin, who chairs the Russian Historical Society, said at an international roundtable dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the Tokyo Trial, Tass informed.
"Unfortunately, Tokyo...
A certain tension has been emerging lately between Russia and a whole number of foreign countries, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Tuesday, Tass informed.
"Indeed, between Moscow and a number of countries there has been a certain tension lately," the spokesman admitted. "In no way has Russia initiated...
US Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan will head back to Washington to consult with authorities, as he himself told Tass on Tuesday.
"I believe it is important for me to speak directly with my new colleagues in the Biden administration in Washington about the current state of bilateral relations between...
The United States voiced deep concern over Russia’s plans to restrict navigation for foreign naval ships and other state vessels in its territorial waters in the Black Sea, slamming this as "unprovoked escalation," the State Department said in a statement, TASS informed.
"The United States expresses its deep concern over...
