MOSCOW, September 28 (RIA Novosti) - Claims that Russia abuses its veto right in the UN Security Council are false, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday in an interview with Rossiya-1 broadcaster and RT news channel. "Political talks ...

Sergei Lavrov believes the UN and its Security Council are appropriate instruments to solve today's challenges. © RIA Novosti. Vladimir Astapkovich. 11:23 28/09/2014. Tags: politics, UN Security Council, Sergei Lavrov, China, Russia ...

MOSCOW, August 8 (RIA Novosti) — The Russian embargo on food imports from the EU will have not only economic but also political consequences. Judging by the reactions of some European leaders, it can be speculated that Moscow managed to hit a ...

ST. PETERSBURG, May 20 (RIA Novosti) – The possible introduction of Western sanctions against Russia if the upcoming presidential election in Ukraine is disrupted is ungrounded, as Russia has no relation to the vote, a senior Russian official said Tuesday ...

MOSCOW, March 28 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian Foreign Ministry has called a UN General Assembly resolution on Ukraine "counterproductive" and called on the international community to stabilize the situation in the country, according to a statement ...

MOSCOW, March 6 (RIA Novosti) – A US anchor at the Kremlin-funded TV news channel RT has resigned on air, saying the network “whitewashes” the actions of President Vladimir Putin. Liz Wahl began the surprise announcement Wednesday by referring to ...

MOSCOW, March 4 (RIA Novosti) – A virus frozen for 30,000 years in Siberian permafrost has been revived by a team of French and Russian scientists, they said Monday. The researchers named the microbe “Pithovirus” after the “pithos” container that ...