Brussels 16.04.2021 Russia will expel five Polish diplomats in response to Warsaw’s actions, the Russian Foreign Ministry (MFA) said in a statement published on Friday, April 16.(Image above: Moscow city). Russia will expel five Polish diplomats in response to Warsaw’s actions, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement:https://t.co/4i0J5fzIKc pic.twitter.com/9OWns5oNYs — TASS (@tassagency_en) April 16,…
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Russia retaliates U.S.measures
Brusssels 16.04.2021 Moscow will shortly publish a list of eight senior US officials and public figures that will be permanently banned from entering Russia, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement published on Friday, April 16. (Image above: Moscow City). 🔴#LIVE: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey #Lavrov and Minister of Foreign Affairs of #Serbia Nikola…
Italy: two Russian diplomats expelled
Italy expelled two Russian officials on Wednesday,March 31,2021, after an Italian navy captain was arrested for allegedly selling confidential documents for cash to a Russian military officer, Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said. Italy expels Russian diplomats and arrests navy captain in spying case https://t.co/xbhwkykx0t via @IrishTimesWorld — Irish Times World (@IrishTimesWorld) March 31, 2021…
EU-Russia: “many disagreements”
Brussels 22.03.2021 With a view to the European Council meeting of 25 and 26 March a phone call between the President of the European Council Charles Michel and President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin took place on Monday 22 March 2021. Readout of this morning’s phone call of @eucopresident Charles Michel with president Vladimir…
EU actions for Human Rights
Brussels 22.03.2021 The EU Foreign Ministers Council today decided to impose restrictive measures on eleven individuals and four entities responsible for serious human rights violations and abuses in various countries around the world. Together with the listing of four Russian individuals earlier this month, these 15 designations are part of the first broader package of…
EU leaders spring Council
Brussels 19.03.2021 On 25 and 26 March, EU leaders will meet in Brussels to discuss the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Single Market, industrial policy, digital transformation and the economy, the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean, and relations with Russia. 📣 In one week 🇪🇺 EU leaders will meet in Brussels to discuss: 🔹#COVID19🔹EU-Russia…
Russia: Borrell condemns expulsion of diplomats
“During my meeting earlier today with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, I learned that three European diplomats are going to be expelled from Russia. I strongly condemned this decision and rejected the allegations that they conducted activities incompatible with their status as foreign diplomats. The decision should be reconsidered. I stressed the European Union’s…
Moscow against #BigTech censorship
Moscow stands for the formation of international norms and standards for the moderation of content by social networks in connection with the actions of the US IT giants #BigTech. This is announced in a statement issued by the Russian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday, January 27. The Ministry also handed the American side a note expressing…
Navalny: Russia press arrests
The extraordinary figure of more than 50 arrests of reporters, some of whom were subjected to police violence, is based on data compiled by the specialised news website OVD-Info, the Russian Journalists and Media Workers Union (JMWU) and information gathered directly by RSF. #Russia: After the intolerable violence against journalists during the pro-@navalny demonstrations, @RSF_inter…
Russia: G7 condemn Navalny detention
“We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union, are united in condemning the politically motivated arrest and detention of Alexei Navalny’ reads the G7 Foreign Ministers’ statement on arrest and detention of the Russian opposition…