The European Union, following the United States, must maintain sanctions against Russia until the full implementation of the Minsk agreements. This was stated by U.S. Ambassador to NATO Douglas Lute before the start of the meeting of NATO member countries' defense ministers in Brussels.

"We expect that the EU will join us in extending sanctions against Russia, until we see the full implementation of the Minsk agreements," Lute said. He stressed that the OSCE SMM provides convincing evidence of …

Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Barack Obama discussed the issue of the separation of terrorists and opposition groups in Syria. This was reported by TASS with reference to the Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for the Middle East and Africa, Michael Bogdanov. He is also the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs in Russia.

Bogdanov made this comment at the meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club after political scientist, Peter Dutkevich, questioned …

On the 25th of October, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov stated that Russian leadership will seriously consider requests from Iraq and Libya—if they will be made—for the participation of the Russian Federation in military operations on their territory, Interfax reported.

"We are asked by other countries too, by Iraqis and Libyans: ‘will you become involved in the fight against terrorists on our territory?’ We answer: ‘We have not received official requests from you yet. If they …

Moscow’s Tverskoy Court has ordered that the Levada Center pay a fine of 300,000 rubles ($4,800) for failing to register as a foreign agent, Interfax reported.

In September, the non-governmental research organization was officially included on the list of non-profit organizations (NGOs) that perform the functions of a foreign agent on Russian territory.

The Center has repeatedly denied that it is associated with foreign governments.

The Tverskoy Court determined on Wednesday that the Levada …

The Russian and Syrian Air Forces have completely stopped flights over Aleppo during the last seven days, stated the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Igor Konashenkov, on Tuesday, October 25. “Aircraft do not approach the city and do not attack,” Konashenkov said. According to the colonel, six humanitarian corridors continue to work for civilians on a round-the-clock basis; points providing hot meals and first aid are open.

A representative from the Defense Ministry …