As the U.S. considers implementing additional sanctions against Russia over the latter's recent moves in Ukraine's Crimea, former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday that such measures will not deter Russia.
U.S. President Barack Obama proposed a diplomatic resolution once again on Thursday to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine in his phone talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Russian Investigative Committee (IC) issued an arrest warrant on Monday for Dmitry Yarosh, leader of Ukraine's radical Right Sector movement.
U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday that his administration is examining "a whole series of" economic and diplomatic steps to "isolate" Russia over its refusal to withdraw military forces from the Ukrainian republic of Crimea.
Russia is trying to justify its possible military action in Ukraine as NATO accuses Moscow of "threatening Europe's security", while the United Nations calls for "cooler heads" and Ukraine warns of Russian "aggression."
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday told Russian President Vladimir Putin that Russia broke international law with its intervention in Crimea, a deputy spokesman of German government said.
France wanted the suspension of this week's preparatory meetings for the G8 summit in Russia's Sochi in June, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Sunday.
The White House on Thursday urged Russia to respect Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty amid festering events unfolding in Ukraine's Russian- speaking Crimea peninsula.
Syria's Education Ministry announced Monday to include Russian as a second foreign language in the country's education system starting next year.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Sunday strongly condemned the suicide bombing at a railway station in southern Russia, calling it a "terrorist" act.
Chinese cabinet has authorized Suifenhe City at the China-Russia border as the country's first pilot zone where Russian ruble can function equally as renminbi, local government sources told Xinhua on Sunday.
Russia has introduced sanctions against North Korea in line with the UN Security Council's resolution 2094, the Kremlin said Monday.
An Iranian deputy foreign minister headed to Moscow on Sunday to discuss latest regional developments with Russian officials, Press TV reported.
Russian guided missile cruiser Varyag arrived on Monday at the Egyptian port of Alexandria for the first visit of its kind in over 20 years, media reports said here.
The Russian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday denied reports by Western media that a diplomat has held talks with Afghanistan's Taliban movement over the release of a Russian held captive since April.
Russia will support Greece's efforts to overcome the current economic crisis through further development of bilateral cooperation in several sectors, visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday in Athens.
Russian Investigative Committee (IC) has mitigated its accusations against 30 Greenpeace activists, the IC said Wednesday.
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