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15th anniversary of the Beslan school attack

15th anniversary of the Beslan school attack

Moscow (Russia) | 3 September 2019
On September 3, Russia marks the Day of Solidarity in the Fight Against Terrorism. People around the country commemorate the victims of terrorist attacks, including law enforcement officers who died during counterterrorist operations and on duty.
This commemorative date was established following the tragic events that occurred in September 2004, when 334 people, mostly children, died in a terrorist attack on a school in Beslan.
It is important to remember that terrorism is an (...)

The successes of Russian diplomacy in the Middle East

by Thierry Meyssan

The successes of Russian diplomacy in the Middle East

Damascus (Syria) | 20 August 2019
The political changes which have been transforming the Middle East for the last two months are not the result of the destruction of any of the protagonists, but the evolution of the Iranian, Turkish and Emirati points of view. Where the military might of the United States has failed, the subtlety of Russian diplomacy has succeeded. Refusing to comment on the crimes of one party or the other, Moscow is slowly managing pacify the region.

Statement by the North Atlantic Council on the INF Treaty

Statement by the North Atlantic Council on the INF Treaty

Brussels (Belgium) | 2 August 2019
Russia today remains in violation of the INF Treaty, despite years of U.S. and Allied engagement, including a final opportunity over six months to honour its Treaty obligations. As a result, the United States decision to withdraw from the Treaty, a decision fully supported by NATO Allies, is now taking effect.
Russia bears sole responsibility for the demise of the Treaty. We regret that Russia has shown no willingness and taken no demonstrable steps to return to compliance with its (...)

Russia’s security concept for the Gulf area

Russia's security concept for the Gulf area

Moscow (Russia) | 23 July 2019
Ensuring security in a strategically important Gulf area is one of the major regional challenges of our time. Military and political shocks, outbursts of terrorist activities of the recent years in this region of the world abounding with hydrocarbon resources, are fraught with disastrous consequences for the system of international relations, global economic and, first and foremost, energy security.
Over decades, tension in the Gulf area has persisted. This negatively impacts security, (...)

Vladimir Putin’s interview at Corriere della Sera

by Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin's interview at Corriere della Sera

Rome (Italy) | 4 July 2019
Corriere della Sera : Relations between Russia and Italy seem rosy. Our government is among the few in Europe to push for a review of sanctions, yet we are the ones who suffer the most from the block on various consumer goods that your government has adopted as a countermeasure. Wouldn’t it be a conciliatory gesture if Russia began to unilaterally abolish counter-sanctions?
Vladimir Putin : We have a special relationship with Italy that has stood the test of time, and we enjoy a dialogue (...)

Direct Line with Vladimir Putin 2019

by Vladimir Putin

Direct Line with Vladimir Putin 2019

Moscow (Russia) | 20 June 2019
Tatyana Remezova: Good afternoon.
As of now, we have received some 1.5 million questions from the public. Actually, the figure exceeded 1.5 million this morning. The most popular form of address is a telephone call. We have received nearly one million of them. Each call is recorded and processed by operators and is presented in a special inquiry form.
We have received nearly 400,000 text and MMS messages. However, this year the people are very actively using the website moskva-putinu.ru (...)

“The Art of War”

Russia-China : the summit which the media ignored

by Manlio Dinucci

Russia-China : the summit which the media ignored

Rome (Italy) | 12 June 2019
On 5 June, the media projectors zeroed in on President Trump and the European leaders of NATO, who, for the anniversary of D-Day, auto-celebrated in Portsmouth “peace, freedom and democracy in Europe,” vowing to “defend them at any time, wherever they may be threatened”. The reference to Russia is clear.
The major medias have either ignored, or somewhat sarcastically relegated to the second zone, the meeting that took place on the same day in Moscow between the Presidents of Russia and China. (...)

“The Art of War”

Rand Corp: how to destroy Russia

by Manlio Dinucci

Rand Corp: how to destroy Russia

Rome (Italy) | 21 May 2019
The conclusions of the latest confidential report by the Rand Corporation were recently made public in a « Brief ». They explain how to wage a new Cold War against Russia. Certain recommendations have already been implemented, but this systemic exposure enables us to understand their true objective.

Russian comment on the US expansion of anti-Russia sanctions

Russian comment on the US expansion of anti-Russia sanctions

Moscow (Russia) | 17 May 2019
The United States continues its attempts to exert sanctions pressure on Russia in a belief that it is possible to gain something from the Russian side in this way. Meanwhile, Washington merely presents itself in an unfavourable light by introducing arbitrary sanctions against the National Guard’s Terek special rapid response unit and a number of Russian individuals.
The unit deployed in the Chechen Republic is famous for its achievements in fighting terrorist groups. Its members constantly (...)

Michael R. Pompeo And Sergey Lavrov At a Joint Press Availability

by Sergey Lavrov, Mike Pompeo

Michael R. Pompeo And Sergey Lavrov At a Joint Press Availability

Sochi (Russian Federation) | 14 May 2019
SECRETARY POMPEO: Sergey, thank you. Good afternoon. I want to first of all say that I appreciate President Putin and Prime* Minister Lavrov for hosting me today. Thank you, sir. We had a frank discussion about many issues, including many places where we disagree. The United States stands ready to find common ground with Russia, as long as the two of us can engage seriously on those issues.
We discussed, as Foreign Minister Lavrov said, many important topics. We talked about (...)

Sergey Lavrov’s remarks at the Moscow 2019 Conference on International Security

by Sergey Lavrov

Sergey Lavrov's remarks at the Moscow 2019 Conference on International Security

Moscow (Russia) | 24 April 2019
Colleagues,
I am grateful for this invitation to once again speak at the Moscow Conference on International Security organised by the Russian Ministry of Defence. On behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, I would like to welcome its participants coming from various countries and multilateral organisations.
Russia is interested in combining efforts to stabilise the situation in the world and to discover the best answers to the many problems of our time. I am confident that the high (...)

Statement by the Russian Foreign Ministry on the Kerch Strait

Statement by the Russian Foreign Ministry on the Kerch Strait

Moscow (Russia) | 16 April 2019
With regard to the information that Ukraine has set in motion dispute settlement procedures provided for by the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea regarding the November 2018 incident surrounding the provocation in the Kerch Strait in which three Ukrainian warships were involved, the Foreign Ministry states the following.
Ukraine is again acting in bad faith as it tries to use this situation, which has arisen as a result of illegal actions by Ukrainian ships, for internal political (...)

Russian Commentary on the EU and North Atlantic Council Statements on Crimea and Sevastopol

Russian Commentary on the EU and North Atlantic Council Statements on Crimea and Sevastopol

Moscow (Russia) | 18 March 2019
We have taken note of the Declaration on the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol made on behalf of the EU by High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini on March 17 , on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the reunification of Crimea and Sevastopol with Russia, the subsequent remarks she made on the sidelines of the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels, as well as the Statement by the North (...)

Statement by the North Atlantic Council on Crimea

Statement by the North Atlantic Council on Crimea

Brussels (Belgium) | 18 March 2019
Five years ago, Russia used force against Ukraine to illegally and illegitimately annex Crimea. This violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity is a serious breach of international law and a major challenge to Euro-Atlantic security. We strongly condemn this act, which we do not and will not recognise. We call on Russia to return control of Crimea to Ukraine. We reiterate our full support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally (...)

Declaration by the EU on the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol

Declaration by the EU on the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol

Brussels (Belgium) | 17 March 2019
Five years on from the illegal annexation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol by the Russian Federation, the European Union remains steadfast in its commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The European Union reiterates that it does not recognise and continues to condemn this violation of international law. It remains a direct challenge to international security, with grave implications for the international legal order that protects the (...)

Russian comment on the expiry of the Russian-Ukrainian Friendship Treaty of 1997

Russian comment on the expiry of the Russian-Ukrainian Friendship Treaty of 1997

Moscow (Russia) | 12 March 2019
The Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation, and Partnership between the Russian Federation and Ukraine signed on May 31, 1997, will be terminated on April 1, 2019 at Ukraine’s initiative.
Ukraine has announced its decision in a manner that has become typical in the past few years: by placing the blame on Russia. Russia allegedly violated the treaty, which “has become an anachronism through Moscow’s fault,” as Poroshenko has written on Twitter.
The treaty may admittedly have become somewhat (...)

European Parliament resolution of 12 March 2019 on the state of EU-Russia political relations

European Parliament resolution of 12 March 2019 on the state of EU-Russia political relations

Strasbourg (France) | 12 March 2019
The European Parliament,
– having regard to its resolution of 10 June 2015 on the state of EU-Russia relations ,
– having regard to the agreements reached in Minsk on 5 and 19 September 2014 and on 12 February 2015 ,
– having regard to its previous resolutions, in particular that of 14 June 2018 on Georgian occupied territories 10 years after the Russian invasion , as well as of 4 February 2016 on the human rights situation in Crimea, in particular of the Crimean Tatars (...)

Vladimir Putin Address to Russian Federal Assembly

by Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin Address to Russian Federal Assembly

Moscow (Russia) | 20 February 2019
Members of the Federation Council,
State Duma deputies,
citizens of Russia,
Today’s Address is primarily devoted to matters of domestic social and economic development. I would like to focus on the objectives set forth in the May 2018 Executive Order and detailed in the national projects. Their content and the targets they set are a reflection of the demands and expectations of Russia’s citizens. People are at the core of the national projects, which are designed to bring about a new (...)

NATO Statement on Russia’s failure to comply with the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty

NATO Statement on Russia's failure to comply with the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty

Brussels (Belgium) | 1 February 2019
Following nearly six years of U.S. and Allied engagement with Russia, on 4 December 2018, NATO Allies declared that Russia has developed and fielded a missile system, the 9M729, which violates the INF Treaty, and poses significant risks to Euro-Atlantic security. Allies strongly supported the finding of the United States that Russia is in material breach of its obligations under the INF Treaty and called upon Russia to urgently return to full and verifiable compliance.
Since that (...)

Anti-air protection fails to stop Israel bombing a target in Syria

Anti-air protection fails to stop Israel bombing a target in Syria

2 January 2019
Christmas Day (2018): Tsahal managed to bomb a target in Syria despite new anti-air protection. This is the second time that the aeronautical military is operating in Syria following the deployment of the S-300 missiles, state-of-the-art missiles and the coordination system: Polyana D4M1.
The Israeli planes fired missiles from Lebabon’s air space in the direction of an airport in the capital of Syria, just as the city was celebrating the birth of Christ for the first time since the end (...)

Why is the United States suddenly withdrawing from Syria?

by Valentin Vasilescu

Why is the United States suddenly withdrawing from Syria?

Bucharest (Romania) | 21 December 2018
The US Air Force is condemned to defeat if it confronts the Syrian Arab Army, which now has in its possession Russian anti-air materials, the best in the world. The US’s only viable option is to leave, sparing itself any humiliation.
History is repeating itself. Once before, in Iraq, the United States had used Kurdish combattants, promising them a State before letting them be massacred by Saddam Hussein. Today the US lets other Kurds to whom it has also promised a State, face up to Turkey alone. _ In a few months the war will be over. After eight years of fighting and tens of thousands of Islamist mercenaries being sacrificed, Nato’s dream of destroying Syria’s state structures will have failed.

Vladimir Putin’s annual news conference

by Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin's annual news conference

Moscow (Russia) | 20 December 2018
President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Good afternoon, colleagues, friends.
Let us begin our traditional end-of-year meeting that we call a news conference.
As always, I will spend just a few brief seconds to sum up the results of the outgoing year. A lot has been said already, but I have the latest data reflecting the most recent results, some just a couple of days old.
In the first nine months of 2018, GDP increased by 1.7 percent, while the Economic Development Ministry expects the (...)

Vladimir Putin’s press conference at the Buenos Aires G20

by Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin's press conference at the Buenos Aires G20

Buenos Aires (Argentina) | 1 December 2018
President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Good afternoon, colleagues, ladies and gentlemen. I’m at your service.
Question: Good afternoon, Mr President.
With all due respect to Argentina’s G20 Presidency, I still have a question about Russia-US relations. Once again, your meeting with President Trump fell through; he cancelled it at the last moment. Maybe he is wary of you, maybe he had some other reasons. Why do you think he did this, and how can one develop or maintain a dialogue with the (...)

The Russian Counter-Offer to the “Deal of the Century”

The Russian Counter-Offer to the “Deal of the Century”

30 November 2018
Addressing the participants of the “Mediterranean Dialogue 2018” in Rome, the Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sergey Lavrov, declared that it impossible to achieve peace in Libya and Iraq while issues relating to Palestine remain unresolved.
In the past, all even Israel agreed that all conflicts currently being played out in the Near East are impacted by the oldest issue of them all, the conditions for establishing a State of Israel. However the Israeli leaders that defend the thesis (...)

The Ukrainian Navy is violating Russian territorial waters

The Ukrainian Navy is violating Russian territorial waters

29 November 2018
On 25 November 2018, Ukraine’s military navy intentionally violated the Russian maritime space in Crimea.
After gathering evidence of the violation of Russian territorial waters and considering it a hostile act, the Russian Federation proceeded to intercept and lead to port the Ukrainian armoured patrol boats or artillery Berdyansk and Nikopol as well as the tug boat Yani-Kapou . All these belong to Ukraine’s military navy.
In Kiev, the Ukrainian Security and Defence Council proposed to (...)

When you want to sanction States, you call them « terrorists »

by Thierry Meyssan

When you want to sanction States, you call them « terrorists »

Damascus (Syria) | 27 November 2018
The new unilateral sanctions by the United States against Iran, Russia and Syria add to the previous actions concerning the same three targets. They now form the most unforgiving embargo in History. The way in which they have been organised is illegal according to the definition of the Charter of the United Nations – these are weapons of war, designed for killing.

Sergey Ryabkov on the INF treaty

by Sergey Ryabkov

Sergey Ryabkov on the INF treaty

Moscow (Russia) | 26 November 2018
Introduction
After US President Donald Trump’s public statements about Washington’s intention to withdraw from the INF Treaty unilaterally, politicians, diplomats, and other related experts, as well as the entire world community have been focused on this matter. The world is increasingly aware of the risks and threats this rash decision could entail not only for regional but also for global international security and stability as a whole.
At this briefing, we primarily would like to provide (...)

Statement by Russia on the military incident in Crimea

Statement by Russia on the military incident in Crimea

Moscow (Russia) | 26 November 2018
The Foreign Ministry hereby issues a strong protest against the gross violation of the rules of peaceful passage in the territorial waters of the Russian Federation in the Black Sea by Ukrainian naval ships, that took place on November 25, 2018. Russia has lodged a demand for an urgent UN Security Council meeting to discuss the current situation.
Russia has repeatedly warned the Kiev regime and its Western patrons about the danger of inflating artificial hysteria in connection with the Sea (...)

Statement by Russia on the Sea of Azov

Statement by Russia on the Sea of Azov

Moscow (Russia) | 21 November 2018
The Russian Federation is seriously concerned about Ukraine’s continued attempts to aggravate the situation in the Sea of Azov. The latest act of fomenting tensions between Russia and Ukraine is hindering the restoration of bilateral relations and contradicts regional and international security interests.
Russia regrets that Kiev’s confrontational policy of destabilising Russian-Ukrainian relations has been supported by some countries, including EU members.
Russia roundly rejects any (...)

Treasury Designates Illicit Russia-Iran Oil Network Supporting the Assad Regime, Hizballah, and Hamas

Treasury Designates Illicit Russia-Iran Oil Network Supporting the Assad Regime, Hizballah, and Hamas

Washington D. C. (États-Unis) | 20 November 2018
Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is designating nine targets in an international network through which the Iranian regime, working with Russian companies, provides millions of barrels of oil to the Syrian government. The Assad regime, in turn, facilitates the movement of hundreds of millions of U.S. dollars (USD) to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF) for onward transfer to HAMAS and Hizballah. U.S. sanctions (...)

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