UN "welcomes" Russian peacekeepers in Golan Heights
The United Nations would welcome Russian peacekeepers in the Golan Heights, UN spokesman Farhan Haq told RIA Novosti on Friday
Russia blocks UN's Qusair resolution, calls it ‘unilateral’
Russia has blocked British-drafted resolution that criticizes the Syrian regime’s offensive in the strategic town of Qusair in Syria, UN diplomatic sources told RIA Novosti on Sunday
UN Secretary General to visit Russia on May 16-19
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will pay an official visit to Russia on May 16-19 and will hold talks with Russia’s top diplomat Sergei Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement
Kerry’s Moscow visit and the Middle East
The US will likely persuade Russia to support harder international sanctions in the United Nations Security Council against the Assad regime, which may further pave the way for international invention
UN has testimony of Syrian rebels using sarin gas
Sarin is a highly toxic nerve agent, which was reportedly first used for military purposes during the Iran–Iraq war in the 1980s
UN notes Russia readiness for dialogue with Syria opposition
The United Nations on Friday noted the willingness of the Russian government to negotiate with any Syrian opposition groups, stressing that international efforts are primarily aimed at stopping the bloodshed
US, Russia grapple with Syria dialogue
The United States President Barack Obama’s news conference on Tuesday practically allays the fears of an American military intervention in Syria.
RF to vote against new resolution on Syria
Russia will not support a new resolution of the U.N. General Assembly on Syria and will vote against it, the Foreign Ministry said on Saturday, April 13.
Arms Trade Treaty: The RIC Perspective
Despite the good intent of the bill, why did Russia, India and China abstain from voting for the treaty?
Moscow slams UN ‘maneuvering’ on Syria chemical attack probe
Moscow believes the United Nations is disrupting an investigation into the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria under pressure of “certain states,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Saturday
UNSC denounces North Korea’s nuclear test
UN was informed about nuclear test in North Korea
Russian ambassador rejects criticism of UN
The effectiveness of the United Nations depends on interaction between the organization’s members, Russia’s ambassador to the UN said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
EU wins Nobel Peace Prize – farce or allergy?
The Nobel committee should withdraw this year’s Peace Prize because the EU does not meet the requisites envisaged by Alfred Nobel in his will
Attempt to bypass UN is road to chaos: Putin
Russian President says it is unacceptable to provoke violence in “hot spots” in an effort to achieve regime change
Russia regrets Annan’s decision to quit
Moscow regrets that Kofi Annan is quitting his post as the UN and Arab League envoy to Syria, Vitaly Churkin, Russia’s envoy to the United Nations, told journalists in New York on Thursday.
Russia and China disagreed once more with the West over Syria
Russia and China blocked another UN Security Council resolution on Syria: western wrath and the response of the Russian Ambassador to the UN.
Kofi Annan heads for Moscow
The UN and Arab League special envoy to Syria, Kofi Annan, is heading for Moscow on a two-day visit.
Russia will not support sanctions against Syria
Russia will be prepared to compromise in discussing a UN Security Council resolution on prolonging the mandate of the UN supervision mission in Syria, but it will certainly not let any threats against Damascus be included in its text.