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Russia’s Lavrov denies report of heart condition hospitalisation

The Associated Press news agency had said Lavrov was taken to hospital after arriving for the G20 summit.

Al Jazeera · Nov 14, 2022

Russian Foreign Ministry says Moscow in occasional contact with U.S

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday that Moscow had contacts with U.S. officials from time to time.

Reuters · Nov 9, 2022

Russia to summon British ambassador over Black Sea Fleet drone strike

Russia will summon Britain's ambassador to Moscow over what it said was the involvement of British specialists in a Ukrainian drone strike on its Black Sea Fleet in Crimea, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Nov 2, 2022

Russia dismisses claims by former diplomat who resigned over war

Russia's foreign ministry on Thursday dismissed claims by a former diplomat who resigned over the war in Ukraine, casting him as a low level turncoat who was far less significant figure that a famous Soviet traitor.

Reuters · Oct 20, 2022

Russia: U.S. 'encouragement' of Ukraine complicates diplomatic solution

Russia is open for diplomacy, but Washington's encouragement of Ukraine's "bellicose mood" complicates diplomatic efforts to solve the conflict, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Monday.

Reuters · Oct 10, 2022

Russian PM has asked for role in Nord Stream probe, Sweden says

Russia's prime minister has sent a letter to the Swedish government requesting a role for Russian authorities in the investigation into the explosions that damaged the Nord Stream pipelines, Sweden's foreign ministry said on Friday.

Reuters · Oct 7, 2022

Nord Stream investigation finds evidence of detonations, Swedish police say

A crime scene investigation of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines from Russia to Europe found evidence of detonations, strengthening suspicions of "gross sabotage", Sweden's Security Service said on Thursday.

Reuters · Oct 6, 2022

Kazakhstan snubs Russian demand to expel Ukrainian ambassador

Kazakh authorities on Wednesday rejected a demand from Russia that they expel Ukraine's ambassador over comments about killing Russians, chiding Moscow for what they called an inappropriate tone between "equal strategic partners".

Reuters · Oct 5, 2022

Vladimir Putin calls 'sabotage' of Nord Stream pipes 'international terrorism'

Russian leader Vladimir Putin has called the leaks on the Nord Stream pipelines "unprecedented sabotage" and "an act of international terrorism" with Russia and the West making veiled accusations

Daily Mirror · Sep 30, 2022

Russia open to in-person talks with U.S. on nuclear arms treaty

Russia said on Thursday it was studying the possibility of a face-to-face meeting between Russian and U.S. negotiators on a landmark nuclear arms control treaty.

Reuters · Sep 29, 2022