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The format of the "European troika" - Russia, Germany and France - retains an obvious potential for the future - this is the opinion of the vice-speaker of the Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev.

The tragedy in Syria should not last another ten years, he said.

478 deputies voted for the support of the relevant bill, 95 were against and 72 abstained.

Beijing's decision is a response to the coordinated actions of the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom and Canada.

Russia and China have agreed to automatically extend the Treaty on Good-Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation for another five-year term.

The American side did not support the proposal of Russian President Vladimir Putin to hold a conversation with US President Joe Biden in the format of a videoconference in an open mode to discuss bilateral problems.

The visit of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to China immediately after difficult negotiations between representatives of Beijing and Washington in Alaska is not directed against other states.

Kiev refused to fully comply with the ceasefire in Donbass. This became known following the results of the latest videoconference of political advisers to the heads of the Normandy Four, which includes Germany, Russia, Ukraine and France.

The deputy of the German Bundestag Waldemar Gerdt commented on the statement of the Ambassador of Ukraine to Germany Andriy Melnik, who called on Berlin to contribute to the "return" of Crimea to Kiev.

The US Department of Commerce intends to extend export restrictions on Russia due to the situation with blogger Alexei Navalny.

The accusations of American intelligence against Russia of interfering in the US presidential elections are groundless. This was announced at the embassy in Washington.

UN urges Myanmar military to stop harassing protesters.

NATO is concerned about Russia's military activity near the borders of it's allies.

The Russian and Chinese sides signed an agreement on the creation of a lunar station. This information is reported on the Roscosmos website.

Deputy Speaker of the State Duma believes that Russia should be ready to leave the Council of Europe in the event of a trilateral procedure for responding to violation of the charter in relation to the Russian Federation.