The European Union summoned Russia's ambassador to the bloc on Monday to condemn Moscow's decision to bar eight officials from entering the country, which the Kremlin said was in retaliation for sanctions imposed on Russian citizens by the EU, Reuters reports.
The protest is the latest in rising diplomatic tensions...
The scenario that arises as a result of Washington's decision to cease its combat operation in Iraq should be closely monitored, according to Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov on Tuesday.
"Without a doubt, this is an issue that requires more attention. The situation in Iraq is slightly different since it appears...
Russia is set to sign a contract with India for the licensed production of the assault rifles Kalashnikov AK-203 7.62 mm in the near future, Valeria Reshetnikova, the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation press secretary revealed at the EEF-2021 (Eastern Economic Forum), TASS informed.
Reshetnikova stated that they are expecting...
France should weigh its foreign policy priorities, and given the new AUKUS alliance in the Asia-Pacific region and its disagreements with the US, it should improve relations with Russia, among other countries, according to a representative of the French National Assembly (the lower house of parliament).
It is also...
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF, Russia’s sovereign wealth fund) announces that Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved the use of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus in the country. India has become the 60th country to approve Sputnik V, the producer said in a statement.
Sputnik...
Those in Russia who are responsible for Russia’s policy will never doubt Russia’s allied relations with Kazakhstan, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with Kazakhstan’s Khabar agency on Thursday, TASS writes.
"Those who are responsible for Russia’s policy towards Kazakhstan have never said and will never say...
US President Joe Biden has extended unilateral sanctions against Syria by one more year, reads the notice issued by the White House on Thursday, Tass informed.
The notice refers to various restrictions which were gradually imposed by Washington against Damascus between 2004 and 2012. These sanctions particularly include freezing of...
At the request of the local Prosecutor General's Office, the law enforcement agencies of Germany detained a Russian citizen working in one of the German universities on suspicion of cooperation with the special services of the Russian Federation.
According to the state prosecutor, the suspect is "an employee of the...
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...
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...
