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NATO is ‘provoking conflict’ in Black Sea, top Russian diplomat warns, saying confrontation could be on cards over naval drills

Yuri Pilipson, the director of the Ministry's Fourth European Department, told RIA Novosti on Thursday that recent NATO manoeuvres risked…

3 years ago

Top diplomat’s comment on Moon ‘masturbating’ causes scandal as South Korea summons Japanese envoy

South Korean Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-kun summoned on Saturday the head of the Japanese diplomatic mission to Seoul, Ambassador…

3 years ago

US diplomat at center of railway sign theft scandal was flown back by Washington to avoid facing charges in Russia, Moscow claims

Speaking as part of an interview with a news program broadcast on YouTube on Tuesday, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova…

3 years ago

‘Very business-like’: Top US diplomat acknowledges stable relations with Russia would be ‘good’ for world

“A more stable, predictable relationship with them [Russia], I think, would be good for us [the US], good for them,…

3 years ago

Pardonnez-moi: Former French diplomat decried as ‘misogynist’ for ‘no means yes’ ‘rape’ joke

Having served as France’s ambassador to the US, Israel, and the United Nations before his retirement in 2019, Araud likely…

3 years ago

The man they call Tiger: The diplomat who stood up to America’s bullies becomes China’s new and unlikely hero

Until recently, Yang Jiechi, a 70-year-old Chinese career diplomat, had a reputation, at least among his foreign peers, of being…

3 years ago

Belgium slaps Iranian diplomat with 20-year jail term over foiled bomb plot in landmark ruling

An Antwerp court sentenced Assadolah Assadi, an Iranian diplomat formerly based in Vienna, Austria to the maximum 20 years behind…

3 years ago

No US-Iran peace till there is democracy in Tehran, says ex-diplomat McFaul, who’s ‘surprised’ by negative feedback

The observation, which the Obama-era diplomat shared with his Twitter followers on Friday, provoked an avalanche of critical responses. McFaul…

3 years ago

New Zealand’s PM sides with Australia after Chinese diplomat tweets brutal image condemning war crimes against Afghan civilians

Calling the tweet “unfactual,” Ardern told reporters on Tuesday that her administration had contacted Beijing “directly” to raise objections over…

3 years ago

Russia beat the Polish diplomat

The incident occurred on the plane from Irkutsk-Moscow.The victim received immediate and necessary assistance from the Polish Consulate in Moscow,…

6 years ago