Obama calls Russia military superpower
Russia is a military superpower with influence all around the world, US President Barack Obama said at a joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin. "My …
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Can Trump's victory be considered victory for Russia?
Republican candidate, billionaire Donald Trump's victory in the 58th US presidential election is rather positive for Russia, but it will not bring it instant dividends, Russian experts told Vestnik Kavkaza, commenting on the US election …
Russian Foreign Ministry: EU does not want to use pragmatic approach towards Russia
The EU, as before, demonstrates the unwillingness to change its approach towards Russia to a more pragmatic one, the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at the meeting with members of the Association of European …
How can Guterres help the UN and the whole world?
New UN Secretary General, António Guterres, elected by the General Assembly yesterday, has a number of qualities, which make it possible to rely on his successful tenure as Secretary General, first of all, his work experience in the United …
EU wants to reconcile with Russia, but it won't
Russia and Germany came to understanding that current problematic situation will continue for a very long time without active work on restoration of relations, but there is a long way before implementation of positive steps, a member of the …
How far will lead Turkey’s loud rhetoric against NATO?
After a failed military coup in Turkey the relations between Ankara and Washington cooled sharply. The issue of extradition of the Islamic scholar Fethullah Gulen, who lives now in America and who is considered the mastermind of …
What is purpose behind John Kerry's visit to Moscow?
Today, the US Secretary of State John Kerry will pay his second visit to Moscow in three months. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said today that a meeting of the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey …
West has paid $60 billion during half a year of sanctions against Russia
According to experts at Centre d`Etudes Prospectives et d'Informations Internationales (CEPII, the French research center on the global economy), for half a year of anti-Russian sanctions this countries that supported them, have received less …
Experts: Anti-Russian sanctions will last for a long time
The European Union has formally extended sectoral economic sanctions against Russia for six months. "The EU Council has extended …
Brexit supporters are winning
Britain has voted to leave the European Union: according to official data, 51.9% of voters backed Brexit, while the turnout was 72.2%.In total, the referendum was attended by more than 33.5 million people. Strongest leave vote: Boston 75.6%, South Holland 73.6%, Castle Point 72.7%. Strongest remain vote: Gibraltar 95.9%, Lambeth 78.6%, Hackney 78.5%. The leader of the Independence Party (UKIP), Nigel Farage, thanked those that have voted to leave the European Union, Interfax reports. "We've got our country back. Thanks to all of you," he wrote on his Twitter page, using hashtag #IndependenceDay.
Paris symbolically says 'No!' to sanctions
Yesterday, the upper house of the French Parliament has adopted a resolution to gradually remove the anti-Russian sanctions, following the example of the France's lower house of parliament. "The restoration of confident and …
Nuland's visit to Moscow: there is no breakthrough, dialogue continues
Today, a two-day visit of the US Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland to Russia has ended. She met with the Russian presidential adviser Vladislav Surkov yesterday. As Victoria Nuland …
Donald becomes the last trump of Republican party
Billionaire Donald Trump is the only Republican who has the right to be nominated as a candidate of the party for the US presidency in the upcoming elections this year. …
Russia and NATO abandon their previous relations
The first meeting of the NATO-Russia Council since 2014 was held in Brussels today. It is known that the agenda of the meeting is expected to discuss the situation in Ukraine, security issues and the situation in Afghanistan. In addition, the …
Washington holds Nuclear Security Summit
The United States is hosting the International Nuclear Security Summit. It is known that leaders from more than 50 countries have arrived in Washington. However, such countries as Russia, North Korea and Iran will not be represented at the ...
Brussels attacked by terrorists
Two explosions have rocked Zaventem airport in Brussels this morning, RTBF TV channel reports. The cause of the explosions is so far unknown. The airport has been closed, passengers are being evacuated, Gazeta.ru reports. …
German Foreign Ministry: EU needs to rebuild relations with Russia
Today, the Minister of State for Europe at the Federal Foreign Office of Germany, Michael Roth, said in Brussels that Russia is a neighbor of the European Union, which is why it is necessary to build relationships with it. …
US has no plans to lift sanctions against Russia
The US will keep its sanctions against Russia, even in the case of full implementation of the Minsk Agreements, the State Department's Coordinator for Sanctions Policy, Daniel Fried, said today. According to him, it …
Is France ready to lift sanctions against Russia?
France intends to discuss the issue of withdrawal of the Russian food embargo on February 13th. The meeting will be attended by French Prime Minister Manuel Valls and Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, …
Kudrin expects easing of sanctions in late 2016
Former Russian Finance Minister Alexey Kudrin said at the Davos economic forum that relations between Russia and the West will be normalized and sanctions will be lifted. "I am confident that the sanctions will …
