U.S. verdict on Schneersohn collection has no legal value, Foreign MinistryThe Russian Foreign Ministry has stated that the verdict of the U.S. court on the Schneersohn collection is provocative, and null and void. Russia has been fined for not complying with the earlier verdict which ordered the country to transfer Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn's collection of books and manuscripts to Chabad, an American Hasidic movement.14:17 17.01.2013
Pipeline adoptions hang in the balance as Russia, US dispute adoption ban protocolRussia’s ban on the adoption of its orphans by American citizens was fast-tracked in the aftermath of the US decision to impose sanctions against certain Russian individuals believed to have violated human rights in the context of the 2009 death of attorney Sergei Magnitsky in a Moscow pre-trial detention center.17:06 10.01.2013
Adoption agreement with U.S. no longer effective - Foreign MinistryThe adoption agreement with the United States is no longer in effect and attempts to misrepresent Moscow's position on the issue are unacceptable, reads a comment posted by the Foreign Ministry on its website.12:58 10.01.2013
Situation over Zavgorodnyaya case in Finland gets worseThe Russian Foreign Ministry claims that the situation with Russian citizen Anastasiya Zavgorodnyaya, whose children were taken away by Finnish authorities, is worsening.15:04 29.12.2012
US adoptions banned over child protection matters - Russian FMThe Russian Foreign Ministry has indicated inadequate legal protection in the face of numerous abuse cases as one of the reasons why Americans were banned from adopting Russian children.11:16 29.12.2012
Russia ratifies agreement on simplifying visa regime with JapanRussia's upper house of parliament, the Federation Council, has ratified an agreement on simplifying the visa regime with Japan.14:16 26.12.2012
Russia and US to reduce visa processing fees on Jan. 1Russia and the United States will be reducing visa processing fees from January 1, 2013, Russian Foreign Ministry reports.10:50 26.12.2012
Russian Foreign Ministry requires Sweden to ban extremist websiteRussian Foreign Ministry has demanded from Sweden to suspend the Kavkaz Center website functioning declared to be extremist.18:26 24.12.2012
Russia to lose access to children adopted in US - FM LavrovBy terminating the Russian-U.S. adoption agreement, Russia will lose access to Russian children who have already been adopted, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says.11:21 24.12.2012
Americans linked to Bout, Yaroshenko “kidnappings” may be blacklistedRussia’s doppelganger version of the Magnitsky List may include Americans suspected of involvement in the arrests and detentions – or, in the words of Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in the “kidnapping” – of arms dealer Viktor Bout and pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, Lavrov told Euronews TV.10:26 21.12.2012
Russian embassy in Syria confirms kidnapping of two Russian nationalsThe Russian embassy in Damascus has confirmed that two Russian nationals and an Italian have been kidnapped in Syria.12:03 18.12.2012
Russian mom might live with children and husband in Finnish shelterRussian citizen Anastasiya Zavgorodnyaya, whose children were taken away from her by the Finnish authorities, may join her family at a social aid center as of December 13.17:38 14.12.2012
Russian Foreign Ministry submits report on human rights issues in EUThe first report on human rights issues in the EU has been submitted by Foreign Ministry Commissioner for Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law Konstantin Dolgov.16:16 05.12.2012
U.S. amendment does not ensure full observance of human rightsMoscow welcomes the U.S. senators' attempts to bring U.S. legislation in correspondence with international law, but not all flaws have been removed, says Konstantin Dolgov, Russian Foreign Ministry's Commissioner for Human Rights.12:11 05.12.2012
Russian Foreign Ministry rages over ICTY's Haradinaj acquittalRussia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) sees the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia's (ICTY) decision to acquit former Kosovar prime minister and rebel commander Ramush Haradinaj of all war crimes charges as further evidence of the tribunal's selective justice problem.16:50 30.11.2012
Technical issues on Russia-EU visa-free regime resolved, Foreign MinistryAll technical issues regarding the cancellation of the Russia-EU visa regime have been resolved, Russian Ambassador at Large Anvar Azimov said. He added that a political decision by the EU is needed to cancel the visa regime.15:09 27.11.2012
Russia continues to strive for Bout's releaseThe Russian Foreign Ministry will continue to do all it can for Viktor Bout, who was sentenced in the United States to 25 years in prison, Foreign Ministry Special Envoy for Human Rights Konstantin Dolgov said.12:59 19.11.2012
Russia calls shenanigans on Magnitsky list and vows to reactThe Magnitsky list is just for show and will have no practical effect on the visa regime between Russia and the United States, Mikhail Margelov, chairman of the Federation Council's International Affairs Committee, said.11:45 19.11.2012
Acquittal of Croatian generals brings into question ICTY's impartialityMoscow questions the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia's (ICTY) acquittal of Croatian generals Ante Gotovina and Mladen Markac, reads the comment published by the Foreign Ministry's Information and Press Department.10:39 19.11.2012
Russia to react harshly to adoption of Magnitsky list law in USRussia will react harshly if the United States approves the so-called "Magnitsky law," which will negatively affect relations between Washington and Moscow, Foreign Ministry official spokesperson Alexander Lukashevich said on Thursday.16:22 15.11.2012