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Sergey Lavrov: “On a serious note, our profession is not to fear things, but to push for proper consideration of Russia’s interests, and to work openly and honestly based on international law and the agreed-upon principles. A strong and independent country with a sense of dignity cannot behave otherwise”

13:12 16.07.2025

Sergey Lavrov: “On a serious note, our profession is not to fear things, but to push for proper consideration of Russia’s interests, and to work openly and honestly based on international law and the agreed-upon principles. A strong and independent country with a sense of dignity cannot behave otherwise”

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks and answers to media questions following the SCO Foreign Ministers Council Meeting. Tianjin, July 15, 2025 Colleagues, good afternoon. We have travelled extensively together and have now reached the final destination of our tour – the city of Tianjin, where the meeting of the SCO …

WP: Russia “didn’t care” about “a theatrical ultimatum to the Kremlin”

9:13 16.07.2025

WP: Russia “didn’t care” about “a theatrical ultimatum to the Kremlin”

Russia appeared to brush aside President Donald Trump’s threat to impose tariffs against Moscow if its war with Ukraine does not end in 50 days, ‘The Washington Post’ notes. Trump’s announcement about selling advanced weapons to Ukraine and pressuring Russia are his strongest moves of support for Kyiv after months …

Putin explains what truly divided Russia and the West

9:11 16.07.2025

Putin explains what truly divided Russia and the West

President Vladimir Putin discussed the roots of the contradictions between the West and Moscow in a previously unpublished segment of an interview for the documentary Russia. Kremlin. Putin. 25 Years by Saida Medvedeva and Pavel Zarubin, aired by the Rossiya TV channel, ‘Sputnik’ reports. Journalist Pavel Zarubin shared the segment …

FT: Japan faces an era-defining reset with the US

9:09 16.07.2025

FT: Japan faces an era-defining reset with the US

At the start of July, days before the US was due to impose large tariffs on $150bn of imported Japanese goods, President Donald Trump vented his frustration with America’s biggest direct investor, its largest host of military forces and the biggest foreign holder of its debt, ‘The Financial Times’ writes. …

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s meeting with President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping

14:59 15.07.2025

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s meeting with President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping

Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s meeting with President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping. On July 15, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was received by President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping in Beijing, while taking part in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Foreign Ministers Council …

Kremlin’s reaction to Trump’s statement

14:58 15.07.2025

Kremlin’s reaction to Trump’s statement

US President Donald Trump’s latest statements about Russia are very serious and some of them are addressed personally to Vladimir Putin, the Russian president’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov told journalists. He noted that the Kremlin needs time to analyze what was said in Washington, and that Putin will comment on …

Trump threatens Russia with tariffs, but it's not a simple matter at all

9:38 15.07.2025

Trump threatens Russia with tariffs, but it's not a simple matter at all

President Trump said the U.S. would impose “severe” tariffs on Russia if Moscow did not agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine in the next 50 days. “We’re very, very unhappy with [Russia], and we’re going to be doing very severe tariffs if we don’t have a deal in about 50 …

View from Washington: Why negotiations with Russia seem so difficult

9:36 15.07.2025

View from Washington: Why negotiations with Russia seem so difficult

Americans who do not know or acknowledge Russia’s history are unable to understand Russian thinking, thus compromising their ability to consummate agreements with Russia, ‘The American Conservative’ stresses. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the U.S. political elites promised not to move NATO east into former Warsaw Pact countries. …

European paradoxes. Holland has plenty of money but not enough electricity – Netherlands rations electricity to ease power grid stresses

9:35 15.07.2025

European paradoxes. Holland has plenty of money but not enough electricity – Netherlands rations electricity to ease power grid stresses

Thousands of businesses and households are waiting to connect to the Dutch grid, forcing network operators to ration power in an early indicator of what other European countries are likely to suffer as the speed of electrification increases, ‘The Financial Times’ reports. More than 11,900 businesses are waiting for electricity …

Sergey Lavrov’s talks with Foreign Minister of the People’s Republic of China Wang Yi

14:22 14.07.2025

Sergey Lavrov’s talks with Foreign Minister of the People’s Republic of China Wang Yi

Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s talks with Foreign Minister of the People’s Republic of China Wang Yi. On July 13, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who arrived in Beijing to take part in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s Foreign Ministers Council Meeting, held talks with Foreign Minister of the People’s …

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