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Meeting (Arria) on Crimea

New York (USA) | 21 May 2020
Summary of the open Arria-formula meeting of the Security Council held on 21 May 2020 as a follow-up to the Arria formula discussion of 6 March 2020 on the situation in Crimea Introduction
On 21 May, the Russian Federation organized an Arria-formula meeting for the purpose of giving an opportunity for the panellists residing in Crimea to present their views to the members of the Council and all interested United Nations Member States and to provide them with first-hand information about (...)

Vladimir Putin on the russian sanitary and epidemiological situation

Moscow (Russia) | 11 May 2020
Colleagues, good afternoon,
We have the heads of all regions and federal agencies connected.
Today we will discuss the principles we will follow in our joint work during the upcoming, extremely important period of the gradual, phased relaxing of restrictions related to the coronavirus epidemic.
As a reminder, by today, all the regions were to have drafted their respective plans based on the recommendations from the Government, Rospotrebnadzor and the State Council working group.
As we (...)

New Moscow military cathedral: a fresco too many!

9 May 2020
The Orthodox chaplaincy of the Russian armies had a gigantic cathedral built in Moscow’s Patriotic Park. One of the frescoes celebrates the return of Crimea to the Motherland. It was to be inaugurated on May 9, the anniversary of the Soviet Victory over Nazism.
However, President Vladimir Putin ordered the removal of another mosaic depicting him alongside the heads of the intelligence services. That art piece had been commissioned by the Artistic Council of the Moscow (...)

Additional Protocol to the Memorandum on Stabilization of the Situation in the Idlib De-Escalation Area

Moscow (Russia) | 5 March 2020
The Republic of Turkey and the Russian Federation, as guarantors of the observance of the ceasefire regime in the Syrian Arab Republic (hereinafter referred to as the Parties),
Recalling the Memorandum on the Creation of De-Escalation Areas in the Syrian Arab Republic as of May 4, 2017 and the Memorandum on Stabilization of the Situation in the Idlib De-Escalation Area as of September 17, 2018 ,
Reaffirming their strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and (...)

Sergey Lavrov’s speech at the Munich security conference

Munich (Germanay) | 15 February 2020
Ladies and gentlemen,
This year marks the 75th anniversary of Victory in WWII. Sadly, there are attempts to brazenly distort history and to equate the liberators of Europe with Nazi murderers. These attempts will remain on the conscience of those behind them. No one and nothing can belittle the decisive role of the Red Army and the Soviet people in defeating Nazism. At the same time, we will always keep in our minds the spirit of Alliance during the War and the ability of the states to (...)

Four Russian FSB officers killed by pro-Turkish forces

4 February 2020
Relations between Turkey and Russia are going through an even rougher patch than when Turkmen militia shot down a Russian pilot in Syria in November 2015.
This time, on 1 February 2020, the Turkey-controlled militia killed four FSB officials in Aleppo: Lieutenant Vsevolod Vyacheslavovich Trofimov, Commander Bulat Rinatovich Akhmatyanov ("C" division) , as well as Commander Ruslan Gimadiev and Captain Dmitriy Minov ("K" Division).
Caught in an ambush, they were captured by a militia (...)

Vladislav Surkov leaves Kremlin

31 January 2020
Vladislav Surkov, who accompanied Vladimir Putin in his ascent to the top, is said to have resigned from the Kremlin over their widely divergent views.
A unique and captivating figure, he had deftly created stylish youth groups and political parties favorable to Vladimir Putin’s policies. He had thought up the principle of the "vertical of power" which tailored democratic forms to fit the requirements of the Great Russia .
He also conducted the Kremlin’s Ukraine policy over which he had (...)

Russian Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly

Moscow (Russia) | 15 January 2020
Members of the Federation Council,
State Duma deputies,
fellow Russians,
The Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly is delivered at the very beginning of the year for the first time. We need to address large-scale social, economic and technological tasks facing the country more quickly and without delay.
Their content and guidelines are reflected in the national projects, whose implementation will require a new quality of state governance and work on the part of the Government (...)

Vladimir Putin’s annual news conference

Moscow (Russia) | 19 December 2019
President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Good afternoon,
We are holding our traditional end-of-year meeting to summarise the year’s results, to see what we have achieved and what we could not achieve and why.
I will refrain from lengthy opening remarks. As I see, there are many people who would like to ask their questions, and during today’s discussion, today’s meeting, I will try to use these questions to talk more about what is happening in our country and how.
Thank you for your keen interest (...)

Joint Statement by Russia and the Republic of Nicaragua

Moscow (Russia) | 13 December 2019
On December 13, 2019, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Nicaragua Denis Ronaldo Moncada Colindres made an official visit to Russia at the invitation of the Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. The visit was timed to coincide with the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Russia and Nicaragua.
The ministers noted the consistent strengthening of Russian-Nicaraguan relations, which are developing in the spirit of strategic partnership, mutual trust, solidarity and mutual assistance. (...)

Putin urges Erdoğan to keep commitments

23 October 2019
On 22 October 2019, in Sochi, Russian President Vladimir Putin received his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Their five-hour meeting centered around bilateral trade relations and Turkey’s "Operation Peace Spring" in Syria.
The S-400 Air Defense System was delivered on schedule and without any snags. The construction of both the Akkuyu Civil Nuclear Power Plant and the Turkish Stream Pipeline is proceeding according to plan.
The two countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding (...)

Memorandum of Understanding Between Turkey and the Russian Federation

Sochi (Russian Federation)  | 22 October 2019
President of the Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President of The Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin agreed on the following points:
1. The two sides reiterate their commitment to the preservation of the political unity and territorial integrity of Syria and the protection of national security of Turkey.
2. They emphasize their determination to combat terrorism in all forms and manifestations and to disrupt separatist agendas in the Syrian territory.
3. In this framework, (...)

Meeting of a Russian interministerial delegation with Bashar al-Assad

Moscow (Russia) | 19 October 2019
On October 18, the Russian interdepartmental delegation, consisting of Special Presidential Representative for the Syrian Settlement Alexander Lavrentyev, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin and representatives of the Defence Ministry, was received by President of the Syrian Arab Republic Bashar al-Assad in Damascus.
The discussion focused on the current situation on the ground in Syria in the context of growing tension in the north-east of the country. It was acknowledged that there (...)

Sergey Lavrov at the Valdai Club

Saint Petersburg (Russia) | 2 October 2019
Mr Kortunov, colleagues,
Thank you for inviting me to the Valdai Forum and this discussion panel.
I am grateful to the hosts for choosing the situation in the Near and Middle East as a discussion topic. It is the cradle of many civilisations and world religions. Now that it has turned into a platform for, to put it bluntly, reckless experiments that lead to tragic consequences, this topic has become very acute. The root of what is happening there probably lies in a quote that I saw in the (...)

Speech by Sergey Lavrov at the 74th session of the UN General Assembly

New York (USA) | 27 September 2019
Distinguished Mr. President,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
The 75th anniversary of the United Nations which was established as a result of the Victory in World War II and the realization of the need for a collective mechanism to maintain international peace and security, is getting closer. Regrettably, the events of the Cold War, which started soon after, prevented this tremendous creative potential from being unleashed.
The hope arose again almost 30 years ago when the Berlin Wall symbolizing (...)