
siaRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow is prepared to end the relationship with the European Union if the bloc introduces sanctions that put the Russian economy at risk. The foreign minister noted that Russia is completely self-sufficient in the military sphere, and it should strive for the same situation ...

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has stated that any possible replacement of the New START treaty with a new pact would be impossible without a discussion concerning US missile defense. “If the US is not ready to move on [this] then there are little chances of having a new ...