EEAS Statement: Continued crackdowns on independent media, journalists, and civil society
Brussels, 22/07/2021 – 21:28 Statements by the Spokesperson Russian authorities recently announced a number of...
Discriminatory procurement: EU launches WTO dispute against Russian state-owned enterprises
Brussels 19 July 2021 The EU is requesting consultations with Russia in the World Trade...
Russia: MEPs call for EU strategy to promote democracy
EU must distinguish between the Russian government and the Russian people Step up work with...
EEAS on the sentencing of human rights defender Semyon Simonov in Russia
Statements by the EEAS Spokesperson: A Russian court in Sochi sentenced the head of the...
Russia: EU Council prolongs economic sanctions over destabilisation of Ukraine
The Council today decided to prolong the sanctions targeting specific economic sectors of the Russian...
How to deal with Russia? – EEAS Blog post by EU High Commissioner Borrell
28/06/2021 – 22:20 28/06/2021 – HR/VP Blog – Last week, the European Council held an...
EPP Group: Cool down attempts to resume business as usual with Putin
25.06.2021 “EU leaders were right to cool down attempts to resume business as usual with...
European Council: Rapid translation of Chancellor Merkel’s stakeout
Ladies and gentlemen, we had a detailed discussion this evening, on the one hand on...
UN Secretary-General’s video message to the 9th Moscow Conference on International Security
I thank His Excellency, Defence Minister Shoygu, for inviting me to address this annual gathering....
Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol: EU Council renews sanctions
The Council today decided to renew sanctions introduced in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol...
Open Skies Treaty: Statement by the High Representative on the announcement by the Russian Federation on its withdrawal from the Treaty
The announcement by the Russian Federation of its withdrawal from the Open Skies Treaty is...
The White House: U.S.-Russia Presidential Joint Statement on Strategic Stability
We, President of the United States of America Joseph R. Biden and President of the...
Russia: Remarks by the High Representative Josep Borrell on EU-Russia relations
Brussels, 16/06/2021 Remarks Check against delivery! Good afternoon. Today we are presenting a Joint Communication from...
EPP Group: Tell Putin we will double our help for Russian and Belarusian opposition
“Five EU Member States share a border with two aggressive dictatorships – Belarus and Russia....
EEAS: Facts and figures about EU-Russia relations
The deliberate policy choices and aggressive actions of the Russian government over the last years,...
EU-Russia: EU Commission and High Representative propose recommendations to European Council
Brussels, 16 June 2021 Today, upon invitation of the European Council, the European Commission and...
EP Text adopted – The listing of German NGOs as ‘undesirable organisations’ by Russia and the detention of Andrei Pivovarov
European Parliament resolution of 10 June 2021 on the listing of German NGOs as ‘undesirable...
Russia: Speech by Helena Dalli on behalf of the EU High Representative Borrell at the EP debate
Speech delivered by Helena Dalli, Commissioner for Equality, on the listing of German NGOs as...
EEAS Declaration on the Russian ruling to label Alexei Navalny’s organisation and his regional offices “extremist groups”
Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the ruling to...
Russian President: Telephone conversation with President of the European Council Charles Michel
Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the European Council Charles Michel. Relations between Russia and the European...