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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 RussiaOn the 1st of October 1987, Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev delivered the Murmansk Initiative. This speech outlined six goals for the Soviet…
- 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 traces its lineage to the Soviet era. It continues the work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of…
- 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 new Cold War first appeared in 1955 when US Secretary of State John Foster Dulles used it to describe rising tensions.
- Great GameIn July 1840, a British intelligence officer named Captain Arthur Conolly wrote a letter to a newly appointed political agent in Kandahar.