Karin Kneissl, who served as foreign minister to Austria from 2017 to 2019, will join the board of state-owned Rosneft, according to a statement released by the corporation on Wednesday.
Kneissl made headlines across Europe in August 2018 when she invited Putin to her wedding and was photographed dancing with...
Dmitry Peskov, Russia's press secretary, told journalists that Moscow is unhappy by the EU's cancellation of the meeting with Russia and the creation of additional sanctions, as reported by TASS.
In response to a query about the Kremlin's assessment of EU leaders' reluctance to hold a summit with Russia and...
According to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, the West is attempting to create a zone of instability surrounding Russia by utilizing Belarus and Moldova in particular.
"Naturally, they devolve into blatant forgeries. All of this must be considered. They are attempting to build a ring of insecurity around us, compelling...
According to lawyer Olga Karlova, the defense team of US national Paul Whelan, who was convicted in Russia on espionage charges, will shortly seek that he be sent to the United States to complete the remainder of his sentence.
"Whelan's transfer to the United States has been requested. We want...
Norway, along with its partners, is closely monitoring Russia's "steadily expanding military action" in Norway's border areas, according to Norwegian Defense Minister Frank Bakke-Jensen, Kommersant reports.
According to the Norwegian state television and radio corporation, he requested openness in the conduct of the West 2021 military exercise.
“We urge Russia to...
The new Czech government declared plans to alter Prague's relations with Moscow and Beijing. Czech politician Martin Dvorak stated that a new document is being drafted that will prioritize relations with Germany, indicate the country's intention to form a strategic partnership with Israel, and review relations with Russia and...
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Russia has “no relations with the European Union”, as Beijing made a public display of closing ranks with Moscow in opposition to the U.S. sanctions policy on March 23.
Lavrov accused the EU leaders of “destroying” relations with Moscow, as relations between Russia...
The Russian Embassy in the United States has reproached the U.S. State Department for distorting the memory of the first Earth cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, TASS reports.
"Regrettably, the U.S. State Department has again demonstrated memory loss regarding the history of space exploration. We wish to remind that the UN General...
US President Joe Biden has recognized the events in the Ottoman Empire in the early 20th century as "Armenian genocide," despite the fact that his predecessors avoided using the term, TASS reported.
"Each year on this day, we remember the lives of all those who died in the Ottoman-era Armenian...
The leaders of European Union countries will consider policies towards Russia and Brexit at a summit scheduled for May 25, French President Emmanuel Macron said following an informal EU meeting in Portugal’s Porto on Saturday, TASS informed.
"Apart from the main agenda, we touched upon other issues that we will...
