Russia is ready for negotiations with the US, EU and Ukraine, says Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. He added that the talks may start in 10 days.
Southeastern Ukrainian regions should also take part in the negotiations, he said.
"The Kiev coup-appointed government hasnt made any positive steps towards these regions, Lavrov said. [The southeastern ...
TEHRAN (FNA)- Russia does not believe that relations with the United States will affect nuclear talks between the Group 5+1 (the five permanent UN Security Council members plus Germany) and Iran, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Monday.
"We do not see such indicators yet," the Russian official told ITAR-TASS upon arrival ...
US President Barack Obama is in Brussels for talks with leaders of the European Union and Nato to discuss Ukraine and other transatlantic issues.
In a major speech, he is due to stress the importance of European security to the US, and warn Russia against threatening international stability.
He began his visit with a visit to a cemetery in Flanders,...
U.S. PresidentBarack Obamas plans to forge a foreign policy for a globalized 21st Century have collided in Ukraine with what Secretary of StateJohn Kerryhas called 19th-century behavior.
The bitter divides of the Cold War have been replaced by unity, partnership and peace, said then-Secretary of StateHillary Clinton, outlining that 21st-century vision ...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- President Barack Obama says he's more concerned about the prospect of a nuclear weapon exploding in New York City than Russia's recent actions and called President Vladimir Putin's country "a regional power."
During a news conference Tuesday, a reporter asked Obama whether his opponent in the last presidential campaign,...
AsRussiasped ahead with the annexation of Crimea and the US drew up more sanctions to punish Moscow, American and Russian officials were last week working side by side in Vienna as if unaffected by the unfolding drama of the new cold war.
Emerging from a round of international negotiations withIranon downsizing its nuclear ambitions, US officials ...
PARIS Tensions between the West and Russia over events in Ukraine have cast a shadow over the second round of talks set to begin on Tuesday in Vienna on a permanent nuclear agreement with Iran.
Although the talks have no direct connection to Ukraine, their success hinges on solidarity among the so-called P5-plus-one countries the five permanent ...
VIENNA (AP) -- Tehran may have a new ally on Tuesday when Iran nuclear talks reconvene - the Ukraine crisis. U.S.-Russian tensions over Ukraine could fray the search for consensus on what Iran needs to do to ease fears it could make atomic arms.
Both Washington and Moscow are emphasizing that their commitment to eliminating any Iranian proliferation ...
[caption id="attachment_88916" align="alignright" width="180"] People take part in a demonstration showing support for Ukraine outside the Convention Centre where the European People's Party (EPP) Elections Congress is taking place in Dublin March 6, 2014.[/caption]
Last months US-instigated, fascist-spearheaded coup in Ukraine has intensified the ...
(Reuters) - The United States hopes the escalating crisis in Ukraine will not undermine cooperation with Russia to curb Iran's nuclear program, a senior U.S. administration official said on Friday.
Senior officials from the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China are due to meet Iranian officials in Vienna next week for a new round ...
Russian government officials and businessmen are bracing forsanctionsresembling those applied toIranafter what they see as the inevitable annexation ofUkraines Crimea region, according to four people with knowledge of the preparations.
Iran-style retaliation from the West, which would include freezingRussiasforeign reserves, banking assets and halting ...
Obama wants to punish Putin for his aggression in Ukraine. But he needs the Russian president for the White House's most ambitious second-term goals.
It is not uncommon for second-term presidents to turn more of their attention and focus to foreign policy. Domestic politics and policy become increasingly frustrating, as the presidents partisans in ...
The stand-off between Russia and the US overUkrainereached its gravest point on Wednesday as the US and its allies warned Moscow that proceeding with Sundays Crimean independence referendum would bring reprisals.
Andriy Parubiy, secretary of Ukraines national security and defence council, said Russia had deployed more than 80,000 troops, up to 270 ...
The US secretary of state has rejected a talks offer with Russian President Vladimir Putin until Moscow engages with US proposals on Ukraine's crisis.
John Kerry told his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov that Moscow's military intervention in Crimea had made any negotiations extremely difficult.
US officials say there will be little to talk about ...
LONDON (AP) -- Britain's foreign secretary said Tuesday that "our options are open" on stronger measures against Russia over the crisis in Ukraine, though a leaked document seemed to suggest the U.K. had ruled out economic sanctions.
London is a key hub for Russian investment, and rich Russian buyers have helped inflate the city's sky-high property ...
TEHRAN (Tasnim) Calling reports of Russia's military movement in the Ukraine an "invasion," "a brazen act of aggression" and "violation of international law," US Secretary of State John Kerry hit Sunday morning talk show circuit on Sunday.
"Russia is engaged in a military act of aggression against another country, and it has huge risks," Kerry said ...
The Ukraine crisis jeopardizes PresidentBarack Obamas efforts to enlist Russias cooperation on a range of issues, including seeking an end toSyrias civil war, halting Irans nuclear ambitions and facilitating the withdrawal of U.S. and allied forces fromAfghanistan.
If the presidents handling of the crisis reinforces doubts about his toughness in addressing ...
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