FOREIGN POLICY - TASS

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Putin regrets freeze in Russia-US relations, but 'it is not Moscow’s fault'

Russia will respond to new US sanctions based on principle of reciprocity - diplomat

US sanctions aimed against Russian science and defense industry, says senior legislator

West doing everything possible to avoid convergence of Russia and Belarus - envoy

Council of Europe’s future depends on its ability to stay independent - Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister send message to Council of Europe Secretary General Marija Pejcinovic Buric on the 25th anniversary of Russia’s membership in the organization

Diplomat dismisses rumors that Russia will soon withdraw from Council of Europe

Russia is set to actively cultivate cooperation with the organization and its member-states, said Russia’s Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe Ivan Soltanovsky

Putin, Lukashenko may have discussed integration during recent meeting - expert

Head of the Belarusian Studies Center at the Institute of Europe under the Russian Academy of Sciences Nikolai Mezhevich stressed that so far, not much is known about the contents of the meeting, however, the talks themselves show that the leaders aim to develop relations further

Turkey’s purchase of S-400 does not threaten NATO security — Rostec CEO

Sergei Chemezov also noted that under the deal with Turkey on the delivery of S-400, partial localization of its components used in the missile defense system is planned

New wave of confrontation with EU brings Russia and Belarus closer together - expert

Vladimir Zharikhin, Deputy Director of the Institute of CIS Countries, stated that it is important for Russia and Belarus to develop a policy on how to behave in this situation

Russia calls for renewed contacts between chiefs of general staffs of Arctic states

Earlier, Commander of the Second Fleet of the US Navy Andrew Lewis informed that the US is concerned over the military aspect of Russia’s activity in the Arctic, despite the fact that Washington admits that Moscow has all grounds to develop activity in the region

Russia urges OSCE to prevent Kiev from plotting possible provocation in Donbass

Head of the Russian delegation to the Negotiations on Military Security and Arms Control in Vienna Konstantin Gavrilov noted that for seven years running, Kiev’s Western partners have not striven to aid a real end of hostilities and political regulation of the crisis

Russian diplomat hopes inspection deal will help resume JCPOA’s implementation

The agreements between Iran and the IAEA were a significant achievement, said Russian Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov

Moscow disappointed by EU's move to prepare new illegitimate sanctions - Foreign Ministry

The Russian diplomatic agency pointed out that this step was undertaken by the EU Council in the conditions of an "unprecedented aggravation" of an anti-Russian information

Russia wants more predictability from US, says ambassador

Anatoly Antonov thinks that Washington will apparently continue pressure on Moscow