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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 (...)

Ceremony marking the completion of TurkStream gas pipeline’s offshore section

by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Vladimir Putin

Ceremony marking the completion of TurkStream gas pipeline's offshore section

19 November 2018
President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan (retranslated): Mr President of the Russian Federation, my friend Vladimir Putin. Ladies and gentlemen, I welcome you from the bottom of my heart, with love and respect.
First of all, I would like to address the President of the Russian Federation, Mr Vladimir Putin, and thank him for his visit to the wonderful city of Istanbul, to our country. Welcome to you and your delegation.
Relations between Turkey and Russia have reached their peak. This is (...)

State Department Focus on the INF Treaty

State Department Focus on the INF Treaty

Washington D. C. (États-Unis) | 16 November 2018
Russian Myth: We gave the Americans fully detailed information about when and at what distance tests of this missile had been conducted.
Fact: Russia has repeatedly changed its cover story regarding its violating missile, and this claim represents only the latest iteration. For over four years Russia denied the existence of the missile and provided no information about it, despite the United States providing Russia the location of the tests and the names of the companies involved in the (...)

“The Art of War”

The Stone Guest at the table with Italy and Russia

by Manlio Dinucci

The Stone Guest at the table with Italy and Russia

Rome (Italy) | 30 October 2018
Since the time of Silvio Berlusconi, Italy has been attempting to draw closer to Russia, with which it has several common interests. However, the promise of marriage has never yet led to any important concrete measures, because Italy is a member of NATO, and as such, is obliged to be an enemy of Russia.

Polemics with CNBC on the Russian hypersonic missiles

by Valentin Vasilescu

Polemics with CNBC on the Russian hypersonic missiles

Bucharest (Romania) | 19 October 2018
In reaction to the article by Valentin Vasilescu revealing that in theory Russia could sink US airplane carriers as they crossed the Gibralta straits, the Pentagon has had a documentary published through CNBC. The US news channel’s thesis is that Russian missile Avangard would not be able operate. However to our minds, the basis for this assertion does not work.

Russia can sink all airplane-carriers navigating in East Greenland

by Valentin Vasilescu

Russia can sink all airplane-carriers navigating in East Greenland

Bucharest (Romania) | 14 October 2018
In his previous article, Valentin Vasilescu demonstrated that it was impossible for the Pentagon to establish an anti-Russian blockade in the Mediterranean nor anywhere else. In this article, he applies his thesis and he shows us that the US no longer has the capacity to lead a naval war against Russia in East Greenland. Moscow has already demonstrated the superiority of its weapons on the ground in Syria. Even if the clash between the two Great Powers has been avoided with care, what is clear, is that today, Russia no longer fears the possibility of a conventional US attack.

Global ramifications of the Russia-India Défence deal 2018

by General Vinod Saighal

Global ramifications of the Russia-India Défence deal 2018

New Dehli (India) | 13 October 2018
While the Hindu government of Narendra Modi seemed to be moving closer to the United States, India has just bought five billion dollars worth of S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missiles. This return to the historic alliance with Moscow corresponds to the the evolutions presently under way in Europe, particularly in Hungary and Turkey. For General Vinod Saighal, who has always supported this option, only a Russo-Indian military alliance coupled with economic cooperation with China can guarantee peace in Asia.

MiG-31: the vehicle for the “burevestnik”, the cruise missile of nuclear propulsion?

by Valentin Vasilescu

MiG-31: the vehicle for the “burevestnik”, the cruise missile of nuclear propulsion?

Bucharest (Romania) | 6 October 2018
According to US intelligence sources, the Russian tests on cruise missiles of nuclear propulsion have failed. However, the US’s ambassador to Nato has suddenly declared that the US would destroy the missiles that Russia constructed in breach of the treaty on intermediate range nuclear weapons. Explanations:

Who violates the INF Treaty: Washington, Moscow or both?

Who violates the INF Treaty: Washington, Moscow or both?

5 October 2018
On 4 October 2018 a meeting of the Nato Ministers of Defense was held in Brussels. Following this meeting, the NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg mentioned that Russia may have violated the INF Treaty.
Signed in 1987, the Treaty on Nuclear Weapons of Intermediate Range (INF) should have put an end to the Cold War. Under the treaty, both the USSR and the USA undertook that at the same time they would destroy all their intermediate range nuclear weapons.
However in 2007, Russia (...)

Russia is going to apply a total no fly zone in Syria

by Valentin Vasilescu

Russia is going to apply a total no fly zone in Syria

Bucharest (Romania) | 28 September 2018
While the international press is asking questions on the number and version of the S-300 missiles that will be delivered in two weeks to Syria, Valentin Vasilescu is more interested in the Russian anti-air set up. This is involves applying a total no-fly zone to the Westerners (Israeli included). Nothing more, nothing less.

Remarks by Sergey Lavrov to the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly

by Sergey Lavrov

Remarks by Sergey Lavrov to the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly

New York (USA) | 28 September 2018
Distinguished Ms. President,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
The statements at the general debate prove that international relations are going through quite a complicated and controversial historic period.
Today we all are witnessing a collision of two opposite trends. On the one hand, we see the strengthening of polycentric principles of the world order, the steady development of new centers of economic growth, the aspiration of peoples to preserve sovereignty and choose development models that (...)

“The Art of War”

The strategy of demonising of Russia

by Manlio Dinucci

The strategy of demonising of Russia

Rome (Italy) | 27 September 2018
The strategy of the European populist parties linked to Steve Bannon has run into a difficult contradiction. Logic would seem to indicate that they should be seeking a rapprochement with Russia, as the Italians have done, for example. But their US sponsor is working in the opposite direction - to sabotage the economy and the political confirmation of Moscow.

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