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Articles with tag "Foreign Ministry"

diplomatic drama

Russia Advises Citizens to Avoid Travel to U.K.

The Foreign Ministry pointed to London’s “unfriendly” stance toward Moscow and long delays for visa applications.
'acts of terrorism'

Russia Says ‘Alarmed’ by Tensions in Breakaway Transnistria

Kyiv has accused Russia of wanting to destabilize Moldova's separatist region to create a pretext for a military intervention.
diplomatic cuts

Russia Closes Baltic Consulates, Expels Staff

The move comes in retaliation to similar Russian consulate closures by Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
persona non grata

Russia Retaliates Against Europe With Mass Expulsions

The move follows similar measures taken against Moscow's foreign envoys over the Kremlin's military operation in Ukraine.
no more tit-for-tat

Russia Promises ‘Strong Response’ to U.S. Sanctions Over Ukraine

Russia's Foreign Ministry said Moscow will take asymmetrical and “measured” retaliatory steps targeting “sensitive” U.S. interests. 
security demands

Get Out of Romania and Bulgaria, Russia Tells NATO Amid Ukraine Tensions

The two former Warsaw Pact allies joined NATO in 2004.
action needed

Russia Demands ‘Urgent’ U.S. Talks, Warning of ‘Military Response’ to NATO Activity

Moscow is seeking talks on its demands to limit NATO's presence in Ukraine and the former Soviet space.
sphere of influence

Russia Issues Demands to Limit NATO’s Influence in Post-Soviet Space, Eastern Europe

Moscow asks NATO to end military activity in Ukraine, Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia, and block future membership for ex-Soviet states.
ghosted offer

Russia Accuses NATO of Ignoring De-Escalation Proposals

Russia seeks international legal guarantees for its security before withdrawing its troops from near the Ukrainian border.
PRIVATE MILITARY COMPANY

Russia Calls EU Sanctions Over Wagner Group 'Hysteria'

European foreign ministers have agreed to slap sanctions on targets linked to the secretive company.
'hostile step'

Moscow Lashes Out After Prague Accuses Skripal Suspects Over Deadly Blast

Czech authorities had expelled 18 Russian diplomats identified as secret agents of security services suspected of involvement in a 2014 explosion.
tough talk

Russia Summons U.S. Envoy for ‘Harsh Talks’ on New Sanctions

The Foreign Ministry vowed that Russia's retaliation to the sanctions would be “inevitable.”
delayed drawdown

Russia Says U.S. Troop Pullout from Afghanistan Risks 'Escalation'

The Foreign Ministry warned that Biden's new pullout deadline risks escalating the long-running conflict and derailing peace talks.
at odds

U.S. Is Russia’s ‘Adversary,’ Leading Diplomat Says

Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov’s words come at a time of intensifying tensions with Washington over the eastern Ukraine conflict.
foreign feud

‘Don’t Play With Fire,’ Russia Warns After U.S. Navalny Sanctions

Russia promised a “reciprocal but not necessarily symmetrical” response to President Biden’s first major action against Moscow.
war of words

Russia Brands Navalny Team 'Traitors' for EU Sanctions Push

Navalny and his allies have called on the EU to sanction members of President Vladimir Putin's inner circle over his poisoning.
free speech debate

Russia Says Trump Ban a 'Nuclear Blast in Cyber Space'

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova called the social media ban "a blow against democratic values proclaimed by the West."
INTERNATIONAL SPATS

Explainer: Russia’s Recent Tit-for-Tat Diplomatic Expulsions

Moscow said that all foreign diplomats were expelled in accordance with the “principle of reciprocity.”
'outrageous cruelty'

Moscow Slams U.S. 'Police Impunity' Over Attacks on Media

A producer for Russian state media was hurt when police fired rubber bullets and a grenade to disperse a protest.
statistics standoff

NYT Defies Russia’s Call to Retract Report on Coronavirus Deaths

Both The New York Times and the Financial Times reported that Russia could be undercounting its Covid-19 deaths.
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