Diplomatic organizations

The thesis about the alleged threat to Russia from the Ukrainian democracy is “amazing stupidity”.

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko had a telephone conversation with the head of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, who informed about the measures taken in the country to stabilize the situation.

Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov commented on the possible accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO.

The US statements on the situation in Kazakhstan showed that Washington refuses to recognize the sovereignty of this country and continues to defame Russia, said Konstantin Kosachev.

Law and order in Kazakhstan will be restored through the efforts of local authorities, the task of the CSTO forces is to help Nur-Sultan ensure security.

Russia is ready to provide Kazakhstan with non-military assistance, Vladimir Dzhabarov, First Deputy Head of the International Affairs Committee of the Federation Council, said.

Deputy Head of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Alexander Grushko said that the Russian Federation has a wide range of military-technical tools to ensure its security.

The European Union could do much more to prevent an escalation in Europe and to interact with the Russian Federation. This was announced by Maria Zakharova.

Negotiations will take place after the end of the New Year holidays.

The US State Department has allowed its consular officers not to conduct face-to-face interviews with applicants for certain types of work nonimmigrant visas.

Russia is categorically against Ukraine's entry into NATO. This was announced on December 14 on the air of the Russia 24 TV channel by the country's ambassador to Great Britain, Andrei Kelin.

The US president made a "significant diplomatic concession" to Russia during the talks, saying he was preparing a meeting at which NATO members were to discuss Moscow's concerns over the alliance's enlargement.

French President Emmanuel Macron intends to hold online talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin within the next week.

NATO-RF relations, relations between the West and Russia do not look good, they could be better, Danish Ambassador to the RF Karsten Sendergård said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

Foreign policy will not be in the first place for the new coalition government of Germany, relations between Berlin and Moscow are unlikely to improve.