Russian Foreign Ministry News, Politics & Analysis

Moscow — Russia has rejected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s demand for international security guarantees, calling the scheme “unacceptable” and exposing what it sees as...

Moscow — Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova issued a sharp warning on Monday against Western proposals to send NATO troops into Ukraine, describing...

Moscow —Russia’s foreign ministry on Monday accused Western leaders of sabotaging peace in Ukraine, warning that talk of NATO troop deployments would escalate the...

MOSCOW — Russia has officially removed its self-imposed restrictions on deploying ground-based intermediate- and short-range missiles, accusing the United States and NATO of attempting...

Moscow — Russia has formally lifted its self-imposed moratorium on deploying ground-based intermediate- and shorter-range nuclear-capable missiles, a move that effectively resurrects a Cold...

Moscow — Russia has formally ended its self-imposed moratorium on deploying short- and medium-range ground-based missiles, accusing the United States of provoking a new...

Beijing — As diplomatic chatter intensifies ahead of China's September commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Asia,...

DAMASCUS, Syria — The dense smoke still lingered over the Qanawat district by sunrise, billowing from the skeletal ruins of the Syrian Defence Ministry...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a dramatic purge of its foreign policy apparatus, the United States has begun firing over 1,300 State Department employees as...

Wonsan, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea — Kim Jong-un, leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), received Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov...