TASS - Rusia

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said this was a unique situation during a long period of Russian-US and Soviet-US relations.

The main issue on the agenda is the extension of the current level of oil output reduction

12:15 - Since March 1, 2020, 1,654 mln Russian nationals applied to employment services either looking for a job or to receive a relevant allowance, according to the deputy prime minister

15/04 - 12:59 - According to the envoy, Washington’s claims "look especially hypocritical" because the Americans "have a big say in the work" of this organization as being widely represented in all of its structures, including top ones

12:06 - Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the presence of Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio at the airfield to welcome the first planes of the Russian Aerospace Troops March 22 spoke volumes about the gratitude of Italy’s top authorities

11:27 - The spokesperson stressed that the restrictions are unlawful from the point of international law

US President Donald Trump made a crucial step Tuesday towards fulfilling his key election promise: going down in history as a peacemaker, who would iron out the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, one of the world’s most enduring and problematic standoffs, Kommersant writes. Standing next to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump announced details of the so-called ‘deal of the century,’ vowing that it would be advantageous for both Israelis and Palestinians.

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova noted that "Washington is not interested in the world’s response but in changing the balance of power in the region"

In his interview to TASS, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke about main results and major events of the outgoing year, including the Ukrainian crisis and the Normandy Quartet meeting in Paris, Russian-US relations and the future of the New START treaty, as well as turbulence in Latin America and Caribbean nations