Interstate relations

According to Dmitry Peskov, some countries are trying to create an ephemeral threat in the face of Russia in order to justify their unfriendly actions.

The Russian government has decided to terminate the tax agreement with the Netherlands. The decree on this was signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.

Maxim Ovchinnikov, the first deputy general director of the state corporation for economics and finance, said that one of the counterparties of Roscosmos in 2020 refused the contract for the launch of the satellite due to US sanctions.

This statement was made by the official representative of the Chinese Foreign Ministry Zhao Lijian at a regular briefing.

President Biden seeks to hold Russia accountable for it's reckless or hostile actions, but is open to cooperation in areas of mutual int

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called the United States and its allies unreliable partners.

The former head of the SBU Investigation Department, Major General Vasily Vovk, said on the Nash TV channel that NATO's interference in the situation in eastern Ukraine could lead to the loss of Kiev's control over several regions of the country's southeast.

No further steps towards Ukraine's NATO membership are currently foreseen. This was stated at a briefing in Berlin by the deputy official representative of the FRG government Ulrike Demmer.

If Kiev goes on the offensive, the DPR will not stop at its current borders, as said the head of the self-proclaimed republic Denis Pushilin.

Sanctions measures prohibit vessels registered in the DPRK from entering Japanese ports.

Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine from the Opposition Platform - For Life faction Ilya Kiva said that the country is closer than ever to the beginning of a large-scale war in Donbass.

Foreigners and stateless persons may be allowed to legalize their stay in Russia, despite the existing violations. The corresponding bill is being developed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.

According to the Foreign Minister, the confrontation between Russia and the United States «has reached the bottom».

He called the ex-president a destructive force, whose goal is to sabotage, cause maximum damage to Georgia and undermine the country's image.

The consular district of the US Embassy in Moscow will be extended to the entire territory of Russia from April 1, according to the US Ambassador to Moscow John Sullivan.