Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Sergei Vershinin noted that Moscow “does not support attempts to deviate from the international principles enshrined in the UN Charter and replace them with its own rules.” Russia has raised the question of the possibility of moving the meeting of the First Committee of the UN General Assembly in 2020 outside...
The First and Sixth Committees of the UN General Assembly suspended their work due to problems with issuing visas to delegates from Russia. The committees dealing with legal and disarmament and international security issues will continue their work on Tuesday morning, New York time (17:00 Moscow time), writes Lenta.ru with reference ...
Speaking about the construction of Nord Stream 2 at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, US President Donald Trump expressed the opinion that Germany risks becoming completely energy dependent on Russia. The American leader called on Berlin to change course. “Germany will be completely dependent (energy - Ed.) ...
The annual session of the UN General Assembly takes place in New York. US President Donald Trump spoke there on Tuesday. After last year’s speech by the American leader, which became Trump’s debut on the international stage—remember, he then threatened to “completely destroy” North Korea—many...
Barack Obama addressed the UN General Assembly for the last time as US President. He recalled the successes of his diplomacy and noted that Russia is trying to “restore its glory by force,” rbc.ru reports. Obama spoke at the UN at the opening of the 71st session of the General Assembly. This is Obama's last speech as an American leader at such an event: January 20, 2017...
Russian diplomats Grigory Lukyantsev, Vasily Nebenzya, Anatoly Viktorov and Yevgeny Zagainov used the same speech at the UN with minimal changes between 2008 and 2015. The fact that the diplomats pronounced practically the same text was discovered by blogger Yuri Shtengel, ...
Protests against the policies of Russian President Vladimir Putin will be held in New York on September 27 and 28. This was reported on the event organizers' Facebook page. “The aggression demonstrated by Russia during its recent incursions into Ukraine and Georgia in an attempt to forcefully redraw the map...
Pope Francis addressed the delegates of the 70th session of the General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York. He called for efforts to eliminate poverty and inequality in the world, to prevent the destruction of the planet's ecosystem, and to reform the Security Council and international financial institutions. “Despite the achievements, ...
The White House and the Kremlin continue to debate who was the first to propose a meeting in New York, Obama, or Putin. New York Times reporter Julie Davis tweeted the words of White House spokesman Josh Ernest that it was Putin who was "desperate" for negotiations ...
US President Barack Obama has decided to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in New York next week on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. The New York Times writes about this with reference to representatives of the US administration. If the meeting takes place, it will be the first in...