"Do you think we will continue to act in the same manner (if Finland joins NATO)? "We have withdrawn our troops to a distance of 1,500 kilometers (from the border). Do you think they will stay there?" Putin said.
The European Union’s decision to renew its ban on economic activity with Crimea came into being on Saturday, a day after members of the EU Council agreed to continue restrictive measures against Russia.
It is rare case when the Western reporters give the floor to Donbass people and let them speak of their experience instead of repeating russophobic clichesю
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy said that he thinks sanctions against Russia should be abolished, as the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) commenced in Russia's second city, Thursday.
5 years ago on March 17th 2011 in order to please our «Western partners*» Then-President’s administration ordered not to veto resolution enabling Libyan Jamahiriya destruction.
Return to the Cold War rhetoric represents oversimplification of the current situation in the international relations, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Monday.
Two brothers, one of them for the foreign intelligence service, and the other for the Foreign Ministry, held a press conference in Lugansk on Monday after switching sides to fight for the fledgling Lugansk People's Republic
Russian TV journalists came under fire when they showed up at a hospital to record an interview about doctors who provided first aid to Agence France-Presse journalist who was injured last week
Israeli publicist Avigdor Eskin said that Obama doesn't want to spend more money on Ukraine despite the US Senate's pressure on him. May it mean that lethal weapons delivery to the country is unlikely?
Russia's head of the International Affairs Committee at the State Duma said he believed Ukraine undermined its positions both in the Council of Europe and the OSCE
It is necessary to have Kiev establish dialogue with Donetsk and Luhansk, lift economic blockade, carry out amnesty, conduct inclusive constitutional, court and other reforms in Ukraine
Kiev authorities do not want to hold a normal dialogue with DPR and LPR thus violating the basics of the Ukraine settlement process, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister says
Head of the Council for National Security and Defense Oleksandr Turchinov should control implementation of the decision. Lavrov is convinced that it is important to focus on Minsk agreement implementation.
A comprehensive ceasefire is of crucial importance, the German government is worried that it is not seen yet, German government spokesman Steffen Seibert says
Earlier on Sunday, speaker of the General Staff Vladislav Seleznev said firing at positions of the Ukrainian military has not been registered since 3 a.m
The German intelligence service estimates the real losses in the Ukrainian civil war at 50,000 dead (civilians and servicemen), which is nearly 10 times higher than reported by the Kiev authorities, German media report.