Press Releases and Statements by the Official Representatives
Statement by President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia and President of the Russian Federation
We, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan and President of the Russian...
Statement by Vladimir Putin on additional steps to de-escalate the situation in Europe in the wake of the termination of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty), October 26
The Russian Federation continues to believe that the INF Treaty was an important part of the architecture to ensure international security...
Russian-Belgian political consultations, October 16
Vladimir Putin delivered a pre-recorded video address to the 75th anniversary session of the United Nations General Assembly, September 22
President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, This year, the international community celebrates two, without...
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with Trud newspaper, published on August 21, 2020
Question: The UN marks its 75 th anniversary this year, and will hold its 75 th General Assembly. Will any new matters that have not been on the agenda before be raised?...
Foreign Ministry’s statement on the US’s illegal attempts to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran
The United States continues its dangerous manoeuvres at the UN Security Council in the hope of carrying out its anti-Iran schemes. Having failed to push through a draft resolution on...
Statement of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation regarding Discrimination of Russian-speaking Citizens of Ukraine
Unofficial translation The Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation expresses its deep concern about the fact that as early as September...
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Meets Ambassadors of EU Member States and the Head of the EU Delegation to Russia, July 15
On 15 July Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met in Moscow with heads of diplomatic missions of EU Member States and the Head of the European Union Delegation to Russia. The current state and...
Press release on the Cross-Border Mechanism for Humanitarian Aid Delivery into Syria
On July 11, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 2533 authorising the extension of the Mechanism for Cross-Border Aid Delivery into Syria (CBM), with 12 votes in favour and three abstentions...
Foreign Ministry statement on the 20th anniversary of the ratification of Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty by the Russian Federation, June 30
Twenty years ago on June 30, Russia ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), one of the most important international legal documents in the field of arms control and...
Press release on Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin’s telephone conversation with Director General for Multilateral Affairs and Globalisation of the Belgian Foreign Ministry Axel Kenes, June 25
On June 25, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin had a telephone conversation with Director General for Multilateral Affairs and Globalisation of the Belgian Foreign Ministry Axel Kenes, at...
Article by the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin: "75th Anniversary of the Great Victory: Shared Responsibility to History and our Future"
June 19, 2020 75 years have passed since the end of the Great Patriotic War. Several generations have grown up over the years. The political map...
Article co-authored by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the Republic of Serbia Ivica Dacic published in Rossiyskaya Gazeta and Serbian Kurir on June 18, 2020
The Kosovo knot: is a fair solution possible? Public discussions about possible outcomes of the Kosovo knot have become noticeably livelier recently. The United States and the...
Russian MFA: Press release on anti-Syria Caesar Act
The Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act, also known as the Caesar Act, went into effect in the United States on June 17. Under the act, the US administration is required to impose...
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s news conference on the telephone conversation with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell, Moscow, June 16, 2020
As part of our regular political dialogue with the European Union, today we held an hour and a half discussion with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security...
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s article for La Revue Politique et Parlementaire (France) on the occasion of Charles de Gaulle’s 130th anniversary, published on June 13, 2020
This year the people of France mark a memorable date in their nation’s history: 130 years since the birth of General Charles de Gaulle. For Russians, the General’s name is inseparable from our...
Press release on the Foreign Ministry’s report on the glorification of Nazism and manifestations of neo-Nazism and racism
The Foreign Ministry has prepared a regular report on the glorification of Nazism, the spread of neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation: Treaty on Open Skies - Questions and Answers
The Treaty on Open Skies is an agreement aiming to boost trust in the military sphere. The treaty is filled with complicated technical provisions concerning observation...
Comment by the Information and Press Department on the Release of the first report by the OPCW Investigation and Identification Team (“Syrian Chemical Dossier”)
Established by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) as a result of targeted political and...
Besluit van de Regering van de Russische Federatie № 635-р van 16 maart 2020
Volgens het besluit van de Regering van de Russische Federatie № 635-р van 16 maart 2020 wordt vanaf 18 maart 2020 plaatselijke tijd de toegang van buitenlandse staatsburgers...
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