Happy Orthodox Christmas!

Happy New Year 2020!

US sanctions against Nord Stream 2 hit the interests of a large number of European countries. This is unfair competition. I instructed my colleagues from the Government to work out restrictive measures against the United States facebook.com/Dmitry.Medvedev…

I met with Prime Minister of Belarus Sergei Roumas in Sochi. Russian-Belarusian talks will continue at the presidential level tomorrow

Now bilateral relations with individual EU countries are more important for us than relations with the EU. We want good EU ties, but we will not make a special effort until the EU wants to restore relations. It is all up to our European colleagues. We did not disrupt contacts

Today I had thorough talks with my colleague Finnish Prime Minister Antti Rinne. We discussed a number of important issues, including how our trade, economic and investment relations are developing. We also talked about the cultural and educational sphere and tourist exchanges.

Today's talks with our Belarusian colleagues have shown how substantively we discuss our partnership agreements facebook.com/Dmitry.Medvedev…

Congratulations to Ion Chicu on his appointment as Prime Minister of Moldova

ASEAN Business Summit 2019, Bangkok. We are eye-witnesses of the emergence of a new economic paradigm with sweeping use of IT. Russia is ready to share its experience in the digital area with ASEAN nations and also to use the successful practices of our ASEAN colleagues

The SCO Heads of Government Council meeting took place in Tashkent. Our cooperation is growing in all areas, despite external pressure and sanctions

Met with President of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez @DiazCanelB in Moscow

Many in Europe openly admit that the EU has sustained great diplomatic and economic losses for demonstrating the outward appearance of unity on the Russia issue. We welcome the principled stand of Serbia, which has not joined the sanctions against Russia government.ru/en/news/38144

Russia has always supported the Serbian people and is ready to provide any assistance that my be necessary to preserve its sovereignty and territorial integrity. We are exclusively interested in a peaceful settlement process based on UN Security Council Resolution 1244

We value Serbia’s commitment to preserve the truth about WWII. This is especially important now, when monuments are demolished and executioners are hailed as heroes in some countries. Such ignorance undermines crucial principles of international relations developed after the war

I am greatly honoured to take part in the celebrations of the 75 anniversary of Belgrade’s liberation from the Nazis. Such battles as the Belgrade Offensive decided the fate of Europe and the entire world. Its memory is equally cherished by the Serbian and Russian people

Russia has defeated Cyprus 5-0. Congratulations to our national football team on their qualifying for UEFA Euro 2020! Hoping to see an equally impressive performance during the championship next year

Today, Cuba began drilling a horizontal well at the Boca de Jaruco field, a project involving Russian oil technicians. This is a significant event for relations between our countries and a step towards Cuban energy independence

Sanctions do not just punish governments that pursue an independent policy, but they also interfere in the internal affairs of states, and in fact restrict the rights and freedoms of individuals, the citizens of these states. Many Latin American states are under such pressure