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The vicious circle of Lebanese politics

11:54 09.10.2020

The vicious circle of Lebanese politics

The formation of a new government in Lebanon was supposed to be the first step on the way to implementing reforms that would help bring in foreign financial assistance that the country needs to overcome the hard-hitting economic crisis and the consequences of the August 4 explosions in the port …

Russian diplomats’ wives present cookery book

14:24 06.10.2020

Russian diplomats’ wives present cookery book

Syrian dish Hummus cooked by Alla SarymovaThe Community of Russian diplomats’ wives and the Association of Diplomats of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs have announced the launch of a large-scale project which has become known as Cookery Book. The printed version of the book will feature recipes from all …

Are new geographical discoveries still possible in the 21st century?

10:12 20.08.2020

Are new geographical discoveries still possible in the 21st century?

In May 2020, the Russian government established a new professional holiday - the Day of the Geographer, to be annually marked on August 18. It was on this day in 1845, that Emperor Nicholas I signed a decree establishing the Russian Geographical Society. During the 175 years that have elapsed …

Alexander Lukashevich: OSCE is not in its best shape

11:32 10.08.2020

Alexander Lukashevich: OSCE is not in its best shape

The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe has celebrated the 45th anniversary of the signing of the Helsinki Final Act. The news agency Rossiya Segodnya marked this memorable occasion by hosting an online briefing by Russia's Permanent Representative to the OSCE Alexander Lukashevich.“August 1, 1975 ushered in a new …

Sails of Peace

0:30 18.06.2020

Sails of Peace

In 1820, Russian seafarers Faddey Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev discovered the world’s last, sixth, continent - Antarctica, thus completing the era of Great Geographical Discoveries. Two centuries on, three training sailing vessels of the Russian Federal Fisheries Agency (Rosrybolovstvo) – the Pallada, the Kruzenshtern and the Sedov, virtually repeated the …

Vladimir Chizhov: pandemic effect not yet beginning of end for EU

12:11 01.06.2020

Vladimir Chizhov: pandemic effect not yet beginning of end for EU

Foto: RIA NovostiThe Russian International Television Network «Russia Today» has hosted an online briefing with Russia’s permanent representative in the European Union, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Vladimir Chizhov. During the briefing the diplomat spoke about Russia-EU relations and focused on the situation in the European Union in the context of …

Korean experience of combating coronavirus

10:37 07.05.2020

Korean experience of combating coronavirus

The Republic of Korea was one of the first countries that the coronavirus spread to, and for quite some time the country held the second place in the world in the number of recorded cases of COVID-19 infection. South Korea has since slid to the 26th place, however, with the …

Coronavirus – a global challenge to science

11:50 22.04.2020

Coronavirus – a global challenge to science

Photo: Giovanni CancemiAs coronavirus pandemic continues to spread worldwide, the number of those infected is estimated at 2 million. While doctors across the world are fighting for the lives of those afflicted and governments in many countries are imposing quarantine measures in the form of self-isolation, the global attention is …

«Defender-2020»: how NATO’s exercises in Eastern Europe will affect Russia

12:31 05.03.2020

«Defender-2020»: how NATO’s exercises in Eastern Europe will affect Russia

On February 21, Jens Stoltenberg announced that NATO was launching an extensive military exercise. 85 Abrams tanks, 45 armored personnel carriers, heavy machine guns, mortars, around 20,000 US troops will be transported from the USA to Europe. «Defender Europe-2020» is the large-scale exercise over the last 25 years. 37,000 soldiers …

Robert Serry: on UN systemic crisis

11:41 28.02.2020

Robert Serry: on UN systemic crisis

On February 21, Dutch diplomat Robert H. Serry delivered a lecture in Moscow, titled "The UN and International Conflict Resolution.” Robert Serry previously served as the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East peace process, and also as a personal representative of the UN Secretary-General to the Palestine Liberation …

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