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Russian-UK relations plunged to low not seen in years: Lavrov
Feb 10, 2022 10:47Russian-British relations have hit a serious, multi-year low, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a meeting with British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss on Thursday.
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Envoy rejects West's 'fake news' of Russian plan to invade Ukraine
Feb 10, 2022 09:52The West has started an intelligence war against Moscow, says Russia’s ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov, adding that “not even one of Russia’s high-ranking representatives has ever said that Russia is going to attack any state.”
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Russia calls Ukraine's reported plan to acquire US missiles 'provocative'
Feb 09, 2022 09:52Russia has censured as “a provocation” a reported Ukrainian request for Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile systems from the United States, stressing that considering such supplies would deal a setback to efforts to ease an ongoing crisis between Moscow and the West over Ukraine.
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Russia, China discuss ditching dollar, ink 30-year-old gas deal; warn West
Feb 04, 2022 09:18Russian and Chinese presidents have discussed shifting trade away from the dollar as they unveil a new gas deal, stressing that their strategic cooperation is "unshakeable" and warning the West to stop eastward expansion.
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Russia shuts down German broadcaster's operations after Berlin bans RT DE
Feb 04, 2022 03:34Russia has closed the Moscow-based bureau of German broadcaster Deutsche Welle and stripped its staff of their accreditation, in a retaliatory move after Berlin banned Russian broadcaster RT amid escalating tensions between Russia and the West over Ukraine's crisis.
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No alternative to 'diplomacy and dialogue’ in Ukraine crisis: UN official
Feb 01, 2022 06:04The UN political affairs chief has stressed that there is no alternative to “diplomacy and dialogue” in resolving the crisis over Ukraine, which has led to heightened tensions between Russia and the West.
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NATO, UK say no plan for sending troops to Ukraine if Russia invades country
Jan 30, 2022 14:07NATO and Britain say they have no plans for sending troops to Ukraine in the event of a Russian invasion, an allegation repeatedly dismissed by Moscow as propaganda.
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West ignored Russia's key security concerns, Putin tells Macron
Jan 28, 2022 12:45Russian President Vladimir Putin has told his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, that the West's response to Moscow's security demands did not take into account the Kremlin's key concerns over Ukraine.
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Russia says not after war, Ukraine hails 'constructive talks'
Jan 28, 2022 07:34Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Russia does not want war with Ukraine, dismissing US claims of an imminent conflict and assuring that there will be no war.
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China: Russia's security concerns ‘should be taken seriously’
Jan 27, 2022 07:59China has urged the United States to remain calm and refrain from actions that stir up tensions over Ukraine, stressing that Russia's security concerns in Europe should be "taken seriously," amid a brewing crisis between Moscow and the West.