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Russian Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly

by Vladimir Putin

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

by Vladimir Putin

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

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

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

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

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

by Sergey Lavrov

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

by Sergey Lavrov

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 (...)

The European Parliament claims that the Soviet Union is responsible for the Second World War

The European Parliament claims that the Soviet Union is responsible for the Second World War

Brussels (Belgium) | 19 September 2019
European Parliament resolution of 19 September 2019 on the importance of European remembrance for the future of Europe (2019/2819(RSP))
(Text put to the vote by Michal Šimečka, Frédérique Ries, Ramona Strugariu, Katalin Cseh, Ondřej Kovařík, Vlad-Marius Botoş, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Jan-Christoph Oetjen and Christophe Grudler on behalf of the Renew Group, including the British Libe-Dem and the Irish Alliance.)
The European Parliament,
– having regard to the universal principles of human (...)

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 [11] ,
– having regard to the agreements reached in Minsk on 5 and 19 September 2014 and on 12 February 2015 [12] ,
– having regard to its previous resolutions, in particular that of 14 June 2018 on Georgian occupied territories 10 years after the Russian invasion [13] , 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.

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