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Germany at the outset of election race

12:44 28.01.2021

Germany at the outset of election race

Angela Merkel and Armin Laschet. Photo:24vest.de.An on-line Congress of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has taken place in Germany, with the participants electing not only a new party chairman but also a candidate for chancellor. As Germany enters an election campaign in the run-up to parliamentary elections due in autumn …

How to strengthen the unity of the peoples of Russia?

14:57 30.12.2020

How to strengthen the unity of the peoples of Russia?

The significance of the recent changes to the Russian Constitution, and topical issues of interethnic relations were the centerpiece of an online international conference held at the Moscow headquarters of the Public Chamber of Russia.Opening the conference, "We are the multinational people of the Russian Federation: unity in diversity," the …

Vladimir Chizhov: “a policy of sanctions in the modern world is senseless and harmful”

12:44 22.12.2020

Vladimir Chizhov: “a policy of sanctions in the modern world is senseless and harmful”

During an online briefing at theRossiya Segodnyamultimedia center in Moscow, Russia’s envoy to the European Union, Vladimir Chizhov, commented on the decisions taken by the December 10-11 EU summit in Brussels, on the current state of Russia-EU relations and the situation in Europe amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.Russia - EU: …

UN anniversary’s gloomy takeaways

11:50 05.10.2020

UN anniversary’s gloomy takeaways

On its 75th anniversary and amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations has for the first time convened world leaders mainly in an online format to seek action and solutions for a world in crisis.The UNO’s predecessor, the League of Nations, wrapped up its work with the outbreak of …

A. Rahr: it is impossible to ensure Stability in the Old world without or against Russia

13:13 12.09.2020

A. Rahr: it is impossible to ensure Stability in the Old world without or against Russia

International Affairs: In 1990 foreign ministers of the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic, together with their counterparts from the Allied countries in the Second World War – the USSR, the USA, Britain and France - signed a Treaty on the Final Settlement with respect to Germany. …

OSCE and ‘pitfalls’ of Helsinki process

11:54 17.08.2020

OSCE and ‘pitfalls’ of Helsinki process

The Valdai International Club has hosted an online discussion in connection with the 45th anniversary of the signing of the Final Act of the Conference for Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) in Helsinki. The signing of the Helsinki Act is traditionally considered a pivotal point in the development of …

Historical memory and the force of interpretation: how narratives reflect on foreign policy

10:18 04.08.2020

Historical memory and the force of interpretation: how narratives reflect on foreign policy

The Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) recently hosted an online discussion on "How narratives in the public mind affect foreign policy." During the discussion, the speakers shared their views and ideas on the perception of social narratives, and also discussed the report “Gaps and Coincidences: a Study of Narratives in …

Yakov Livne: ‘Coronavirus came as a common challenge to Russia and Israel’

13:49 15.06.2020

Yakov Livne: ‘Coronavirus came as a common challenge to Russia and Israel’

During an online briefing hosted by the international news agency Rossiya Segodnya, Yakov Livne, Charge d'Affaires ad interim of the State of Israel to the Russian Federation, the head of the Israeli Foreign Ministry’s First Department of Eurasia, and coordinator for the countries of the former Soviet Union shared his …

China – USA conflict: «second Cold War»?

1:18 11.06.2020

China – USA conflict: «second Cold War»?

Photo: youtube.com. The Russian News Agency “Interfax” has hosted the second online session of the Primakov Readings which focused on relations between China and the United States and was titled “China - the USA: is there a threat of the emerging bipolarity being transformed into Cold War 2.0?”. In the …

Pasquale Terracciano: it’s neglect of basics of medicine that led to pandemic

18:01 02.06.2020

Pasquale Terracciano: it’s neglect of basics of medicine that led to pandemic

The International Television Network “Russia Today” has hosted a briefing of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Italian Republic to the Russian Federation Pasquale Terracciano. The briefing took place on the eve of Italy’s national holiday – Republic Day, which is marked annually on June 2nd.In the course of the …

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