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Sergey Lavrov’s article "Russia’s Foreign Policy: Historical Background" for "Russia in Global Affairs" magazine, March 3, 2016

17:28 23.03.2016

Sergey Lavrov’s article "Russia’s Foreign Policy: Historical Background" for "Russia in Global Affairs" magazine, March 3, 2016

International relations have entered a very difficult period, and Russia once again finds itself at the crossroads of key trends that determine the vector of future global development.Many different opinions have been expressed in this connection including the fear that we have a distorted view of the international situation and …

Global Energy Prize

15:12 23.11.2015

Global Energy Prize

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Rodney John Allam, chairman of Global Energy’s International Award Committee. How will world energy develop? Interview. Host - Yury Minaev, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the International Affairs journal....

Russia wants strong Europe

13:00 21.08.2015

Russia wants strong Europe

"The policy of forcing artificial choice between Russia and the European Union is neither any useful' for Russia nor for the target countries of the Eastern Partnership," emphasizes Alexey L. Fedotov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Slovak Republic. The Russian Federation has had an impressive …

Excerpts from Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with Rossiya 24 TV on a special edition of the Formula of Power programme, 70th Anniversary of the United Nations, Moscow, August 14, 2015

1:01 19.08.2015

Excerpts from Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with Rossiya 24 TV on a special edition of the Formula of Power programme, 70th Anniversary of the United Nations, Moscow, August 14, 2015

Question: What is so specific about the UN Anniversary Session dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the United Nations Organisation apart from the anniversary itself? What is the format and what resolutions is it likely to adopt? What do you personally expect from this session? Sergey Lavrov: Directly before a …

David and Goliath will measure their “mild strength”

0:30 02.08.2015 Alexander Moiseyev

David and Goliath will measure their “mild strength”

Havana and Washington are going to restore the diplomatic relations and embark on a long dialogue. One of these days there was a solemn opening of the embassy of socialist Cubain the capital of the United States. The minister for foreign affairs of the Island of Freedom, Bruno Rodriguez, made …

Missed opportunity to honor World War II veterans

22:44 27.04.2015 Dana Rohrabacher

Missed opportunity to honor World War II veterans

Some things should rise above even the calculations of diplomacy, not just in Washington but on the world stage too. And the 70th celebration of the end of World War II — perhaps the last major anniversary to be celebrated honoring the “Greatest Generation” while it is still on this …

Russia and the U.S. 70 years after Allied victory in WWII

22:33 27.04.2015 Konstantin Kosachev

Russia and the U.S. 70 years after Allied victory in WWII

On July 28, 1943, in one of his famous fireside chats, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt told his fellow citizens: “The world has never seen greater devotion, determination and self-sacrifice than have been displayed by the Russian people and their armies this country of ours should always be glad to …

Lee Kuan Yew-Tribute. Reflections on LKY as of 0800 hrs on 22/3/15

16:37 16.04.2015 Bilahari Kausikan

Lee Kuan Yew-Tribute. Reflections on LKY as of 0800 hrs on 22/3/15

There can be no right thinking Singaporean of whatever shade of political opinion that does not feel at least some sense of loss. Those of us who were privileged to work with Mr Lee Kuan Yew in whatever capacity, and thus knew him in some degree, cannot but also feel …

ЕU and “Brussels sprout”

20:52 22.03.2015

ЕU and “Brussels sprout”

An interview of the President of the Union of Oil and Gas Operators of Russia, Yuri Shafranik, to the magazine “International Life” ‒ Yuri Konstantinovitch, how would You like to describe the actual state of the relations between the Federation of Russia and the EU? What is the real damage …

"GOOD LUCK, CAPTAIN!"

20:43 22.03.2015 Alexei Abramov

"GOOD LUCK, CAPTAIN!"

Asiatic-Pacific front. Korea, 1945. The Japanese Imperial army had been defeated. The Korean peninsula had just been divided along the 38th Parallel into two zones of influence: American and Soviet. The Allies guarding the border were so close to each other; the mutual interest was as intense as at the …

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