Moscow to continue adoption discussions with WashingtonThe issue with child adoptions and official Russian access to children already adopted by American parents persists, and Moscow will continue to discuss it with its partners in the US, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a news conference.14:26 21.01.2014
Russian prisoner in Guantanamo wants books, tvRavil Mingazov, the only Russian national in the notorious US Guantanamo prison, asked Moscow officials who visited him for Russian-language books, papers and TV.09:18 20.01.2014
No evidence of Senegal’s decision to release Russian trawler – embassyRussian diplomats cannot confirm the rumor that Senegal’s parliament has decided to release the Russian-flagged trawler Oleg Naydenov.14:14 17.01.2014
UK not ready to relax visa formalities with Russia - officialThe UK is not ready to go through with stripping visa formalities with Russia, citing among other reasons the Litvinenko case, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Vladimir Titov told RIA Novosti.11:00 31.12.2013
All diplomats accused of insurance fraud in US return to Russia – officialAll diplomats accused of state medical insurance fraud in the US have already returned to Russia, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told Voice of Russia radio on Wednesday.16:53 25.12.2013
Russian diplomats accused of fraud in US return to MoscowSeveral Russian diplomats accused by US prosecutors of state medical insurance fraud in New York have returned to Moscow, a relative of one of them told RIA Novosti.10:30 11.12.2013
US publishes list of Russians suspected of insurance fraudUS prosecutors announced Thursday that 49 former and current Russian diplomats and their wives have been charged in connection with a widespread health care fraud scheme.11:10 06.12.2013
Moscow demands apology from Poland over angry-mob incident at consulateThe Kremlin demands an official apology from the Polish authorities and full compensation for damages caused by an aggressive mob at the Russian consulate in Warsaw, according to a statement issued by the Russian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday.14:53 12.11.2013
Russia files another extradition request for smuggler pilot with the USRussia’s Justice Ministry filed another request for the extradition of Konstantin Yaroshenko, a pilot who was sentenced to 20 years in jail in the US for involvement in conspiring to smuggle drugs, the Foreign Ministry’s human rights executive Konstantin Dolgov told RIA Novosti on Friday.11:39 25.10.2013
Dutch police detain suspect in Russian diplomat burglaryHague police have detained a man suspected of burglarizing the apartment of a Russian consulate employee.13:50 24.10.2013
Russian sailors acquitted of smuggling in NigeriaA Nigerian court on Tuesday has aquitted seven Russian sailors form the Myre Seadiver crew of arms smuggling charges, the Russian consulate in Nigeria reports.13:14 08.10.2013
Detained Uralkali CEO to meet with Russian diplomats on regular basisUralkali CEO Vladislav Baumgertner has no complaints about the conditions of his house arrest in Minsk and will have the opportunity to meet with Russian diplomats at least once in two months' time.14:41 30.09.2013
Russian official accuses EU of hypocrisy over LGBT rightsThe EU should tend to its own problems regarding gay rights before criticizing other countries, Russia’s human rights envoy said Thursday, after reviewing an NGO report on homophobic violence in Europe.19:35 19.09.2013
Russia calls on US to investigate children's rights abusesRussia demands prosecution for people responsible for abusing rights of adopted children from Russia, conduct a thorough investigation and hand the information on such incidents over to Russian authorities, reads the statement published on Russian Foreign Ministry's website on Thursday.17:43 19.09.2013
Investigators question witnesses to Russian diplomat slaying in AbkhaziaInvestigators have begun questioning possible witnesses to the murder of a Russian diplomat in Abkhazia, the republic's security services told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.10:46 10.09.2013
Russian diplomat shot dead in AbkhaziaA Russian diplomat working at Moscow’s embassy in the breakaway republic of Abkhazia was shot dead Monday morning, according to local law enforcement officials.16:09 09.09.2013
US evidence on Syrian chemical attack inconclusive - LavrovThe evidence the US has provided to Russia about use of chemical weapons by government forces in Syria is inconclusive, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday.13:36 02.09.2013
Russia implores US to observe international law as Syria rhetoric mountsThe Russian Foreign Ministry issued a statement Tuesday warning the US and the international community as a whole to remain strictly and prudently observant of international law in light of increasingly fervent reports of a possible military intervention in Syria.17:44 27.08.2013
Russia welcomes accord on Syria chemical arms probeRussia has welcomed an agreement reached between the United Nations and Damascus on sending inspectors to investigate alleged chemical weapons use in Syria, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said.14:32 16.08.2013
Moscow irate over Lithuania's extradition of Russian man to USMoscow is outraged by Lithuania’s decision to extradite a Russian national to the United States, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.10:02 15.08.2013