Russia dissatisfied with outcome of OSCE PA session
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Sergei Zheleznyak: Russia and Georgia have many common challenges requiring mutual understanding
Russian parliamentarians welcome Georgian lawmakers' plans to visit Russia, Russian State Duma Foreign Affairs Committee Deputy Chairman Sergei Zheleznyak told the correspondent of Vestnik Kavkaza, commenting on the leader of …
Irina Hecht: Azerbaijan, thank you so much for unanimous support in PACE
Deputy Chairperson of the Federation Council Committee on Agrifood Policy and Environmental Management, representative of the executive body of the Chelyabinsk region in the Federation Council Irina Hecht, speaking with the …
Matviyenko: cooperation with OIC of special interest for Russia
Russia favors collaboration with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and is interested in developing relations with it, Russian Federation Council (upper house) Speaker Valentina Matviyenko said at a meeting with OIC …
Russia's Federation Council passes bill on INF Treaty suspension
The upper house of the Russian parliament, the Federation Council, passed at its session a bill suspending Russia's compliance with the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF). The bill will be now submitted to Russian …
Kosachev: common sense has prevailed in PACE
Common sense has prevailed in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe where for the first time over the past five years the aggressive anti-Russian minority has failed to impose its viewpoint, Russian Senator Konstantin …
State Duma suspends Russia’s compliance with INF Treaty
Russia’s State Duma has passed a bill suspending the country’s compliance with the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. The bill was submitted by Russian President Vladimir Putin on May 30. …
Minkavkaz promises not to change law on resort fee
As Olga Rukhullayeva, Deputy Minister of Minkavkaz, said at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum today, the ministry has no plans to make any amendments to the law on resort fees. “The law works, we do not plan to …
Kosachev on possibility of Russia’s return to PACE
The Russian Federation Interagency Commission for Council of Europe Affairs will meet on June 11 to discuss cooperation with the Council of Europe, including the current situation within its Parliamentary Assembly (PACE), Chairman of the Russian …
Matviyenko: Russia ready for contacts with Verkhovna Rada after elections
Russia is prepared to develop contacts with Ukrainian parliamentarians after the elections to the Verkhovna Rada, but without any unnecessary conditions on their part, Speaker of the Russian Federation Council Valentina …
Russia’s Federation Council approves bill on sovereign Internet
Russia’s upper house of parliament, Federation Council, approved a bill ensuring security and availability of Russian Internet (Runet) in case of its isolation from the global network. The initiative envisages creation of …
Putin and Pashinyan to meet in Kazakhstan on May 29
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will hold a bilateral meeting "on the sidelines" of the EEU High Council, which will be held in Kazakhstan on May …
Andrei Turchak: further cooperation between Russia and Azerbaijan will be extremely beneficial
The development of Russian-Azerbaijani cooperation will be extremely beneficial, Vice-Speaker of the Federation Council, Secretary of the General Council of the United Russia party Andrei Turchak said following the visit of the Federation Council …
Valentina Matviyenko: Russian-Azerbaijani relations mutually beneficial and built on mutual respect
Russian-Azerbaijani relations are developing dynamically in many areas, Chairperson of Federation Council of Russia’s Federal Assembly Valentina Matviyenko said following the talks with President of Azerbaijan …
Ilham Aliyev receives delegation led by Valentina Matviyenko
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has received a delegation led by Chairperson of the Federation Council of the Russian Federal Assembly Valentina Matviyenko, according to the Azerbaijani presidential …
Ilham Aliyev awards Valentina Matviyenko with 'Dostlug' order
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has signed an order to award speaker of the upper house of the Russian parliament Valentina Matviyenko with 'Dostlug' order Matviyenko was awarded for …
Valentina Matvienko arrives in Baku today
A delegation of the Federation Council led by chairperson of the Federation Council of the Russian Federal Assembly Valentina Matvienko will start its official two-day visit to Azerbaijan today, according to the Federation …
Matvienko to hold meeting with Tokayev
Speaker of Russia's Federation Council Valentina Matvienko will hold a meeting with President of Kazakhstan Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev on April 4, according to the statement published on the website of …
Kosachev: Mueller report gives Trump team chance to reset ties with Russia
The report by U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller concluding that the Trump campaign did not collude with Russia to influence the 2016 election gives the U.S. presidential administration a chance to start its ties from scratch with Moscow, head …
Crimea in modern geopolitics - five years of 'Crimean spring'
The peninsula's reunification is Russia's greatest achievement in the postwar period
