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Foreign relations of Russia

  • Russia in the Council of EuropeRussia joined the Council of Europe on the 28th of February 1996. This date marked a significant moment in international relations, yet it occurred despite…
  • Arctic policy of RussiaRussia's Arctic policy begins with a simple geographic fact: roughly one-fifth of the country lies north of the Arctic Circle.
  • International sanctions during the Russian invasion of UkraineOn the 24th of February 2022, Vladimir Putin ordered the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Within hours, Western nations moved to isolate Russia economically.
  • Soviet Union and the United NationsIn 1945, the Soviet Union became a charter member of the United Nations. Joseph Stalin initially hesitated to join the group. US president Franklin D.
  • Foreign relations of RussiaOn the 23rd of December 1991, twelve European nations published a joint declaration acknowledging that Russia would inherit all the international rights and…
  • Reactions to the 2022 Russian invasion of UkraineOn the 24th of February 2022, the world watched as Russian forces crossed into Ukraine, triggering a diplomatic storm that reshaped international relations.
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia)The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, or MFA Russia, directs the country's foreign policy and its relations abroad.
  • Russia and the United NationsOn the 21st of December 1991, eleven nations signed a declaration that handed Russia one of the most consequential seats in global politics.
  • Second Cold WarThe phrase "Second Cold War" carries enormous weight, yet no one can agree on when it began. George Kennan, the architect of America's original Cold War…
  • Great GameIn July 1840, a British intelligence officer named Captain Arthur Conolly wrote a letter to a newly appointed political agent in Kandahar.
  • Russian undesirable organizations lawThe Russian undesirable organizations law goes by a bureaucratic title, Federal Law N 129-FZ. President Vladimir Putin signed it on the 23rd of May 2015.