Interstate relations

German and French representatives Jens Pletner and Emmanuel Bonn have confirmed their commitment to the Minsk agreements to resolve the conflict in southeastern Ukraine.

Kirill Vyshinsky supported the dispatch of CSTO peacekeepers to unrest-ridden Kazakhstan.

Moscow maintains contact with Russian missions abroad in Kazakhstan, while the situation remains calm, there are no casualties among the Russians, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

An unenviable fate awaits the Ukrainian army in the event of an attack on Crimea and Donbass. This was announced by the deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation from the Crimean region Mikhail Sheremet.

The European Parliament should condemn the torch march on the anniversary of Ukrainian nationalist leader Stepan Bandera, which took place in Kiev on 1 January.

The talks between the presidents of Russia and the United States, Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden, which took place the day before, is one of the stages of bilateral relations.

Russia will take the necessary measures to eliminate threats to its security if the US and NATO do not respond to Moscow's proposals for security guarantees.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said that the Chinese authorities highly appreciate the statement by Russian President Vladimir Putin on the development of Sino-Russian relations.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has become a threat both to his country and to the entire European space. This opinion was voiced by Maria Zakharova.

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.

Vladimir Putin noted that in the development of the Geneva agreements, the Russian Federation and the United States will be able to establish an effective dialogue. 

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko thanked Russian leader Vladimir Putin for the support provided to the republic in the "difficult time of sanctions."

The ties that have survived since the times of the USSR play a role, this allows the CIS countries to pass through the difficult times of the pandemic better than some, says Vladimir Putin.

Russia does not intend to initiate a military operation against Ukraine, but has the right to promptly use its armed forces to protect Russian citizens abroad in the event of an attack on them.

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