Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko confessed that he might have overstayed his term of office, but he emphasized that he is the only one who can "protect Belarusians," according to Rossiya-1 TV channel reporter Yevgeny Rozhkov, who took part in Lukahsenko’s interview for Russian reporters, TASS reports.
"Yes, perhaps, I’ve sat...
Russia sees minimal chances of extending the New START treaty with the United States - their last major nuclear arms pact - as it does not accept conditions set out by Washington, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov was quoted as saying on Monday, Reuters reported.
He spoke after Marshall Billingslea,...
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called for an immediate ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh on Sunday and said Moscow was ready to help seek a solution to the conflict via the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Reuters reported.
Lavrov also told his Armenian counterpart on Sunday that Russia was concerned...
The authorities in Belarus have moved to house arrest a high-profile American political analyst and strategist held for over two-and-a-half months in jail as President Alexander Lukashenko cracks down on opponents, his lawyer said on Monday, as reported by The Moscow Times.
Vitali Shkliarov, a Harvard University fellow who has...
A new election will be held in Belarus once the country’s people make a decision on that, the country’s President Alexander Lukashenko said at the opening ceremony of the Minsk subway’s third line on Friday, the BelTA news agency reported.
"Some demand that we hold a new election. I guarantee...
Russia’s border guard service FSB will deploy reinforcements to the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, FSB Director Alexander Bortnikov said at a meeting chaired by President Vladimir Putin, TASS informed.
"In accordance with the decision made to maintain the border security of the Republic of Armenia and measures to maintain...
Top diplomats from Russia and Armenia held talks earlier in the day, having focused on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement and the implementation of the Moscow-brokered ceasefire, which entered into force on 10 November, Sputnik reported.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Larvov and his Armenian counterpart Ara Aivazyan, who is on a two-day...
The Russian National Guard has signed a cooperation agreement with Belarus’ police force to combat “terrorism and extremism,” Interfax reported Friday.
The agreement comes amid months of opposition protests in Belarus against the country’s disputed presidential election. Belarus’ Moscow-backed President Alexander Lukashenko has accused the opposition of being backed by...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law on criminal responsibility of up to five years of incarceration for gross violations of the foreign agents bill by individuals, media workers, as well as by members of unregistered political unions, TASS reported. The document was published on Wednesday on the...
Amnesty International said Thursday Azerbaijan and Armenia must immediately probe the use of "inaccurate and indiscriminate weapons" in heavily populated civilian areas during the recent fighting over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh territory, The Moscow Times reports.
Azerbaijan and Armenia in November signed a Moscow-brokered peace deal ending six weeks of brutal...
