Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday that Western sanctions over Ukraine were harmful for the Russian economy, but that Western economies were also affected.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran and the P5+1 plan to hold the next round of talks over Iran’s peaceful nuclear program prior to December 20, but not in Vienna, Russian deputy foreign minister said on Monday.
MOSCOW, December 8. /TASS/. The goal of Washington’s sanctions is to create conditions for changing the regime in Russia, Deputy Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told Russia’s lower house of parliament on Monday.
Russia's ambassador to India Alexander Kadakin told Sputnik in an interview about major military agreements between the two countries which will be signed during Russian President Vladimir Putin's official visit to India.
Alliance are interested in the UN Security Council to adopt a resolution on NATO force deployment in Afghanistan after 2014, Russian Permanent Representative in NATO Alexander Grushko said on Wednesday.
Recently, Sputnik News sat down with Palestinian Ambassador to Russia Fayed Mustafa, who was kind enough to speak with us about the ongoing situation in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian recognition of Israel, and Palestine seeking justice in the International Criminal Court.
U.S. Ambassador to NATO Douglas Lute accused the Russian military on Monday of engaging in irresponsible aerial maneuvers that put civilian aircraft in unnecessary danger.
Russian Academy of Sciences (INASAN) Director Boris Shustov says U.S. Department of State impeded implementation of the project to isolate Russia from modern space technologies.
"I am concerned that we are edging closer to a new Cold War and there is growing distrust. But all this refers to a more general picture - relations between the West and Russia," Finnish President Sauli Niinisto said on Monday.
Russia and Belarus hold a joint military exercise codenamed Union Shield in September 2015 in
Russian territory, the press-service of the Belarussian Defence Ministry said.
Disputes about it between Russia and the West cannot be settled short-term, Germany's Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in an interview with ZDF television channel.
MOSCOW, November 26 (Sputnik) – Russia and Turkey have confirmed their interests in increasing gas deliveries via the Blue Stream pipeline to three billion cubic meters per year, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said Wednesday.
TEHRAN, YJC. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has expressed praise over the level of Tehran-Moscow cooperation, particularly in economic sphere, stressing that mutual cooperation between the two sides will be promoted more than ever.
MOSCOW, Nov 24, 2014 (AFP) - Russia is losing up to $140 billion (113 billion euros) a year because of Western sanctions over the Ukraine conflict and plunging oil prices, but President Vladimir Putin has dismissed the economic damage as "not fatal".
MOSCOW, Nov 24, 2014 (AFP) - Russia is set to lose around $40 billion (32 billiUon euros) per year due to Western sanctions over the Ukraine conflict, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said Monday.
MOSCOW, Nov 23, 2014 (AFP) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is heading to Vienna to join the Iran nuclear talks and is expected there late Sunday, RIA Novosti state news agency reported, citing a diplomat.
Tehran, YJC. Head of Iran Atomic Energy Organization Ali Akbari Salehi says the country has signed contracts with Russia on building new nuclear power plants.
Pakistan to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization will not diminish the role of Russia and China in that organization, while the idea of Iran's accession to the SCO that may follow the settlement of the Iranian nuclear program is getting ever more crucial, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told the State Duma on Wednesday.
MOSCOW, November 19 (Sputnik) – Differences in opinion between Russia and the West have an objective character but Moscow is prepared to find compromises based on equal rights without blackmail or dictatorship, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday.