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Putin Greets Senior Officers on New Appointments

Senior officers and prosecutors appointed to higher positions and awarded senior military (special) titles and class ranks were presented to the President of Russia Vladimir Putin in a ceremony held in the Grand Kremlin Palace’s Alexander Hall.

Putin Visits Church of Resurrection

Concluding his working trip to St Petersburg, Vladimir Putin visited the Church of the Resurrection at the Catherine Palace, located on the Tsarskoye Selo state museum preserve.

The President inspected the recent restoration works carried out with the support of Gazprom.

The President was accompanied by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Northwestern Federal District Alexander Gutsan, Acting Governor of St Petersburg Alexander Beglov, Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller and the participants of the briefing meeting with permanent members of the Security Council held earlier in the day.

International Arctic Forum 2019 St Petersburg

The plenary session of 5th International Arctic Forum The Arctic: Territory of Dialogue, was held on April 9, 2019 in St Petersburg.

The theme of the sessions The Arctic: An Ocean of Opportunity. President of Russia Vladimir Putin, President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö, President of the Republic of Iceland Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Norway Erna Solberg and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sweden Stefan Löfven are taking part in the discussion.

The discussion is focused on the comprehensive development of Arctic territories, including the rational use of natural resources, environmental security, transport, protection of northern indigenous peoples’ interests and other aspects of sustainable growth in the Arctic region.

EU-China Summit 2019

The 21st bilateral summit between the EU and China was held on April 9, 2019 in Brussels, Belgium.

EU-China Summit participated: Premier Minister of China Li Keqiang, Chinese Foreign Minister and State Councillor Wang Yi, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker and President of the European Council Donald Tusk.

Putin Speaks at International Arctic Forum

President of Russia Vladimir Putin is attending the plenary session of 5th International Arctic Forum The Arctic: Territory of Dialogue, St Petersburg.

Lavrov’s Speech at International Arctic Forum

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks at the opening of the ministerial session of the 5th International Arctic Forum The Arctic: Territory of Dialogue, St. Petersburg.

Putin Meets with Finland's Niinistö

Russian President Vladimir Putin had a conversation with President of Finland Sauli Niinistö on the sidelines of the 5th International Arctic Forum The Arctic: Territory of Dialogue in St Petersburg.

Erdogan Excludes Influence of Third Countries on S-400 Deliveries

Putin Answers to Media Q About Idlib & Golan Heights

Putin Informs on Visa-Free Regime for Turks

Putin's Remarks on Russia-Turkey Trade Balance

Russian President Vladimir Putin's remarks on the trade balance between Russia and Turkey, during a joint press conference with the Turkish President at the Kremlin.

Russia, Armenia Sends Humanitarian Aid for Iran Flood Survivors

At the request of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia, together with the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Armenia, has begun delivering supplies of humanitarian aid for the needs of the Iranian population affected by the devastating flood.

The cargo consisted of tents, blankets and folding beds for a total of more than 4,000 items of material resources purchased at the expense of the funds of the Russian Federation in the Center’s resupplied humanitarian stock.

Lavrov’s Interview for 'Valentina' Documentary

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's interview for the documentary "Valentina" (Valentina Matviyenko, Chairwoman of the Russian Federation Council).

Putin and Erdogan Give a Joint Press Conference

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave a joint press conference in the Kremlin on the results of the Turkish President’s visit to Russia.

Putin, Erdogan Hosts Rountable with Russian-Turkish Business Leaders

Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey met in the Kremlin with leading members of the Russian and Turkish business communities at the Kremlin.

Putin, Erdogan Co-Chairs High-Level Russian-Turkish Cooperation Council

President Vladimir Putin of Russia and President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan chaired the eighth meeting of the High-Level Russian-Turkish Cooperation Council at the Kremlin.

Vladimir Putin & Recep Erdogan (Russian-Turkish Talks)

Talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is on a working visit to Russia, began at the Kremlin.

Lavrov's Remarks After Talks with Jordan's Safadi (Q&A)

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov remarks and answers to media questions during a joint news conference following talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in Amman.

Lavrov Conveys Putin’s Message to Russian-Arab Business Council

Lavrov’s Remarks After Talks with Egypt's Shoukry (Q&A)

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks and answers to media questions at a joint news conference following talks with Foreign Minister of the Arab Republic of Egypt Sameh Shoukry.

King Abdullah II Receives Minister Lavrov in Amman

King Abdullah II of Jordan meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Amman.

Jordan's Safadi Welcomes Russia's Lavrov to Amman

Jordan Minister of Foreign Affairs Ayman Safadi meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Amman.

Russia's Top Rescuer Assesses Damage in Khabarovsk Territory

The head of the EMERCOM of Russia Yevgeny Zinichev assessed the situation at the place where the ground fell on the bed of the Bureya River in the Khabarovsk Territory.

Russian Rescuers Disarm Aerial Bombs in Kaliningrad Region

Rescuers EMERCOM of Russia began demining the territory of the Kaliningrad region.

During the World War II, active hostilities were conducted in the territory of the Kaliningrad Region.

Until now, experts annihilate up to four thousand explosive objects in battle sites every year.

Vladimir Kolokoltsev Meets Kim Yong-nam & Choe Pu-il in Pyongyang

In Pyongyang, the Minister of the Interior of the Russian Federation, General of Police of the Russian Federation Vladimir Kolokoltsev, met with the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme National Assembly of the DPRK, Kim Yong-nam.

Also, Mr Kolokoltsev met with the Minister of National Security of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Choe Pu-il.

Kolokoltsev Visits DPRK National Security Institute

As part of his visit to the DPRK, the Minister of the Interior of the Russian Federation, the General of the Police of the Russian Federation Vladimir Kolokoltsev, visited the Kim Jong-il's Institute of People's Security of the DPRK in Pyongyang is a leading educational institution that provides leadership training for the North Korean law enforcement system.

Russia's Top Policeman Lays Wreaths at Monument in Pyongyang

During his visit to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in Pyongyang, the Minister of the Interior of the Russian Federation, Police General of the Russian Federation Vladimir Kolokoltsev, laid a wreath at the monument to the leaders of North Korea Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, located in the center of the city on Mansude hill.

Lavrov's Remarks After CIS Ministerial Summit

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks at a joint press conference with the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the CIS, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Meredov, Executive Secretary of the CIS Lebedev after the meeting of the CIS Council of Foreign Ministers, Moscow, April 5, 2019.

Lavrov Welcomes CIS Ministerial Summit to Moscow

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s opening remarks at a meeting of the CIS Council of Foreign Ministers, Moscow, April 5, 2019.

NATO's 70th Anniversary (Roundtable Tour)

NATO Foreign Ministers are meeting in Washington D.C. to mark the Alliance’s seventieth anniversary and address key security challenges. Ministers discussed NATO’s relations with Russia, progress in the fight against terrorism, and efforts to ensure fairer burden sharing in the Alliance, April 4, 2019.

Moscow Greets NATO on 70th Anniversary

Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, said at a weekly briefing: "What would we like to wish NATO on its 70th anniversary? Internal peace, less jitters, and going easy on fixed ideas and phobias. We would like to wish them wisdom."

NATO's Stoltenberg Forgot the History of His Homeland

In his remarks to the US Congress, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg mentioned Josef Stalin in the same breath with Adolf Hitler and ISIS, and said that “Stalin could not have been deterred with words.”

New Moscow Mercedes-Benz Dealership

Putin Opens Memory Watch 2019 National Event

Presedent of Russia Vladimir Putin took part in the opening ceremony of the Memory Watch 2019 national event at the Victory Museum on Moscow’s Poklonnaya Gora.

Vladimir Putin spoke at the Memory Watch 2019 plenary meeting and learned about the Russian Search Movement’s projects, including the Frontline Portrait: A Soldier’s Destiny, which presents 27 portraits of Red Army soldiers that were painted at the frontline.

This nationwide event, due to last until April 6, will involve over 250 representatives of search associations from 82 Russian regions. They will discuss preparations for celebrating the 75th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, the implementation of the state patriotic education programme for young people and the organisation of search projects in 2019.

Memory Watch 2019 includes a number of events, such as search expeditions, caring for military burial sites, holding exhibitions and patriotic events linked with perpetuating the memory of the Motherland’s defenders who were killed in action.