Interstate relations

Moscow will respond to possible new steps and actions of Prague towards Russian diplomats.

More than 500 thousand residents of Donbass have received Russian citizenship under a simplified scheme.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that the United States and NATO continue to conduct provocative activities in the airspace and waters of the Black Sea.

The expulsion of Czech diplomats from the Russian Federation is an adequate response to the aggressive actions of Prague.

The Ukrainian military told how the Armed Forces of Ukraine plan to act in the event of a war with Russia.

Alleged Russian intelligence officers Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov, suspected of poisoning the Skripals in the UK, are also accused of the explosion at an ammunition depot in Vrbetica, Czech Republic.

The Colombian Foreign Ministry handed the Russian Ambassador to Bogota a note of protest over the violation of the country's airspace by the Russian Il-96 aircraft.

Individuals working in the UK on behalf of foreign governments will be required to register their presence in the kingdom under the new law to protect the nation from hostile states such as China and Russia.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova commented on Prague's accusations against Moscow. According to her, these accusations were "made up in a hurry."

State Duma Chairman suggested that the USA, as well as Western politicians, take care of the fate of Julian Assange and Edward Snowden, instead of worrying about the observance of human rights in Russia.

According to the Russian expert, the speech of US President Joe Biden on Russia was generally predictable, the States are trying to use the carrot and stick policy, but there are also positive aspects in this.

Washington's new sanctions will not and cannot affect the Russian economy. So thinks the head of the Duma committee on international affairs Leonid Slutsky.

Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov, speaking about new possible US sanctions against the Russian Federation, said that the Kremlin condemns and considers any sanctions as illegal.

Ukrainian Ambassador Andriy Melnyk in Berlin urged Western countries to think about restoring his country's nuclear status.

State Duma Chairman Viacheslav Volodin told reporters that the United States would have to move forward and give way to Russia.