(VOVworld) – Recent changes in the US create a window of opportunity for an improvement of the dialogue between Russia and the US, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said Tuesday at...
(VOVworld) – On Tuesday, the United Nations and several countries around the world condemned Israel’s new law legalizing thousands of Israeli homes built on Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank...
(VOVworld) - Government agencies in the United States and Russia should restore direct communications channels as part of a first step to rebuild bilateral ties, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei...
(VOVworld) – Russia is ready to restore military ties with NATO and relieve the worst tension between them since World War II, said Russian Ambassador to NATO Alexander Grushko on Monday
(VOVworld) – The arms race between NATO and Russia has escalated since the UK announced its deployment of an additional 800 troops and fighter aircraft to Russia’s western border. Earlier,...
(VOVworld) – The ruling United Russia party won the recent State Duma election. Despite challenges, United Russia still has the voters’ confidence. Its victory should pave the way for President Vladimir...
(VOVworld) - The European Union on Wednesday extended part of its sanctions against Russia over Moscow's annexation of Crimea and its role in the crisis in Ukraine
(VOVworld) – The US announced Thursday fresh sanctions on 37 individuals and entities in Russia in relation to Ukraine’s political crisis and Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2004
(VOVworld) - Russia is ready to work with any US president elected, regardless of political party, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told reporters Wednesday in Moscow
(VOVworld) – The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will meet with Russia after NATO’s summit ends on July 9 in Warsaw, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday. This...
(VOVworld) - In his address on Wednesday, President Vladimir Putin criticized NATO’s expansion towards Russia’s borders, adding that Russia must boost its defense capability
(VOVworld) – The European Union's envoys on Tuesday agreed to extend economic sanctions against Russia by 6 months due to Russia’s alleged involvement in the conflict in Ukraine
(VOVworld)- The 20th International Economic Forum (SPIEF) with the theme “Capitalising on the New Global Economic Reality” took place in Saint Petersburg over the last three days
(VOVworld) – On Wednesday, Andrei Kelin, a senior Russian Foreign Ministry official, warned NATO not to build up its naval forces in the Black Sea because such a move would undermine...
(VOVworld) – NATO said on Friday that the NATO-Russia Council, which has not met since 2014, will convene in the next two weeks in Brussels to discuss the Ukraine crisis
(VOVworld) - Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk announced Wednesday that Ukraine plans to ban imports of Russian oil products. The announcement is the latest move in an ongoing trade war between the...
(VOVworld) - The European Union will extend sanctions against Russian and Ukrainian individuals over the conflict in Ukraine for a further six months
(VOVworld) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov chaired the annual press conference recapping Russia’s external achievements in 2015 and its future policy. Lavrov mentioned a possible reset of the Russian...
(VOVworld) – On Tuesday the US Treasury Department added on Tuesday nearly three dozen people and companies to its sanctions list for directly or indirectly connecting to the conflict in eastern...
(VOVworld) - Ukraine has restored electricity to the Crimean peninsula. All electricity from mainland Ukraine to Crimea was cut off following protests against Russia’s Crimea annexation