On 10 March 2021, the Embassy undertook a demarche to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office regarding the leaked FCDO-related documents tha...
Ambassador Andrei Kelin's interview to Andrew Marr on The Andrew Marr Show on BBC, April 18, 2021
Extended suspension of flights from the UK to Russia
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Embassy comment on the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office statement concerning “Russia’s malign cyber activity”
Confirmation of the settled, pre-settled status of EU citizens.
Video address by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's flight into space, Moscow, April 12, 2021
Stephen Walker presents his new book 'Beyond', dedicated to first human spaceflight by Yuri Gagarin
Ambassador Andrei Kelin’s address on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the first human spaceflight
Interview by Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov to Hindustan Times, April 6, 2021
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Joint Statement of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar, Republic of Turkey, and Russian Federation, Doha, 11 March 2021
The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar, Republic of Turkey, and Russian Federation had a meeting on 11 March 2021 in Doha to discuss t...
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks and answers to media questions at a joint news conference with Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the UAE Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi, March 9, 2021
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We held a lengthy and trustworthy conversation with Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Mohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. We also...
Embassy comment on the third anniversary of the Salisbury incident
Three years have now passed since the highly publicized incident in Salisbury. So far we have learnt little on what really happened. The British autho...
Ambassador's Articles
Remembering Ambassador Churkin (by Ambassador Yakovenko for RT)
Work in New York, at a mission to the United Nations differs a lot from any Embassy. Especially so for a mission of a nation-permanent member of the S...
Deal is straightforward yet Kiev drags its feet (by Ambassador Yakovenko for FT)
Sir, The latest flare-up in eastern Ukraine is just more evidence of the Kiev government choosing war over reform (Letters, February 1). It has been d...
MEPP: inter-Palestinian conference in Moscow (by Ambassador Yakovenko for RT)
On 15-17 January in Moscow there was held an inter-Palestinian informal meeting organized by the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy...
Crimea and Minsk Agreements: what the British media would not tell? (by Ambassador Yakovenko for RT)
The recent escalation in eastern Ukraine is again presented in the British media as Russia’s attempt to wage a proxy hybrid war against Kiev&rsq...
Finally there is hope for peace in Syria. Now let's concentrate on fighting Isil (article by Ambassador Yakovenko in The Daily Telegraph, 25 January 2017)
For almost a year and a half, as the British government and media were accusing Russia of pursuing a military solution in Syria, we have patiently sai...
Back to basics in international relations (letter by Ambassador Alexander Yakovenko for Evening Standard, published on 17 January 2017)
Recently we have seen a trend of questioning electoral outcomes in Western nations under the pretext of undue outside interference, first of all &ldqu...
Why the elites blame post-truth politics for their failures, by Ambassador Yakovenko for RBTH, published 22 December
Establishment leaders in Europe and America need a reality check and to address voters' genuine concerns in a globalized world.
The year 2016 has see...
Bringing peace to Syria (by Ambassador Yakovenko for "Sunday Mirror", published on 20.11.2016)
It has to be borne in mind that Russia sent its Air Force to Syria only on 30 September 2015. According to our Western interlocutors, it was a critica...
Collectivism and connectivity at the heart of APEC (by Ambassador Yakovenko for RT)
On 19–20 November 2016, Lima hosts regular meeting of the Asia‑Pacific Economic Cooperation. 21 countries’ leaders gather in ord...
OPCW decision on Syria is deeply regrettable (by Ambassador Yakovenko for RT)
On 11 November, a group of Member States of the Executive Council of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) secured support f...
BRICS: a new model of global cooperation (by Ambassador Yakovenko for RBTH)
BRICS has become a solid inter-continental force within the existing system of global governance. There is nothing revolutionary or iconoclastic about...
5 Things Everyone Needs To Know About Russia's Position On Syria (by Ambassador Yakovenko for RT)
1. On 18 October, the Russian Aerospace Forces in Syria and Syrian Air Force ceased airstrikes against terrorists in Aleppo. In coordination with the...
It’s time for West to see reason and stop supporting terrorists (by Ambassador Yakovenko for RT)
On 21 October, on the UK initiative the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) met for the 25th special session to discuss the recent situation in Aleppo. Disc...
Syria. Who should be ashamed? (by Ambassador Yakovenko for The Observer)
The novel way of diplomacy, proposed by Foreign Secretary Johnson has so far materialized in a lone gentleman with a poster outside our Embassy &ndash...
Russian position on OPCW-UN JIM report on Syria (by Ambassador Yakovenko for RT)
Recently, the OPCW-UN Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM) has presented to the UN Security Council its third report, in which it concluded that the Sy...
Why Russia was forced to suspend PMDA (by Ambassador Yakovenko for RT)
Russia has suspended the implementation of the Russia-US plutonium management and disposition agreement (PMDA). The agreement was signed at a time whe...
Who is rattling “nuclear sabre” in Europe? (by Ambassador Yakovenko for RT)
Some in the West have recently ratcheted up their rhetoric about Russia’s “nuclear sabre-rattling” in Europe. Indeed, the USSR did d...
Migrant and refugee crisis: we need to address its root causes (by Ambassador Yakovenko for RT)
Seeking solutions to the problem of migrants and refugees, fleeing their homes due to wars and domestic armed conflicts, is one of the pressing issues...
Syrian settlement: setting the record straight (by Ambassador Yakovenko for RT)
A grave humanitarian situation in Aleppo today is the most topical issue within the context of settlement in Syria. Over past two weeks, as the Syrian...
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