Russianspeakers

Russia officially recognizes Ukrainians, Belarusians could be seen as Russian native speakers

Russia intends to further streamline the procedure for naturalizing citizens of neighboring states.

16:50, 11.03.2020

Russia, Serbia's support of diasporas as part of imperial policy implementation – think tank

Protection of compatriots worldwide is a pretext to pursue territorial expansion ideas.

11:20, 02.03.2020

Putin seeks to consolidate in Russian constitution "historical truth" about WW2, "protection of Russian speakers"

Earlier, Putin suggested that legal experts be instructed to draft a constitutional provision prohibiting "alienation of Russian territories".

19:10, 26.02.2020

Russia to continue "protecting Russian speakers" – official

In 2014, Russia occupied Ukraine's Crimea and part of Donetsk and Luhansk regions under the pretext of "protecting" the Russian-speaking population.

14:20, 07.02.2020

Lavrov: Russia to "toughly" defend rights of "Russian-speaking" citizens in Ukraine, to remain "mediator" on Donbas

Lavrov emphasized the "internal conflict in Ukraine" remains a serious destabilizing factor.

15:09, 23.12.2019

Interior minister Avakov responds to Russian official's statement on separatism threats in Ukraine

Avakov referred to Volodin's words as "new lenses for rose-colored glasses".

21:00, 01.12.2019

Russian speakers in Donbas most affected by Putin's aggression – Poroshenko

The occupiers in Donbas had destroyed thousands of homes, roads, water and gas pipelines, and put to a halt dozens of industrial enterprises across the region.

21:00, 01.03.2019

MFA Ukraine comments on Kremlin’s intention to “protect Orthodox believers” in Ukraine

Meanwhile, the Ecumenical Patriarchate proceeds to the procedure of granting autocephaly to the Church of Ukraine.

21:50, 12.10.2018

Moscow vows to protect Orthodox believers in Ukraine

According to Putin's spox, "everything that happens in the Orthodox world is a subject of increased attention on the part of the state."

19:50, 12.10.2018

"Brotherly help": Do Russians want to intervene in nearby countries?

The publication reports on proportions of ethnic Russians in countries neighboring Russia with the largest Russian populations, noting that the most significant share is in Latvia (25.6%).

21:55, 26.08.2018

No comment from White House on Trump's alleged "Crimea is Russian" remarks

The spokesperson told journalists she would not speak of a private conversation she had not participated in.

10:20, 15.06.2018

Russian-speakers in Ukraine suffer only where Russian troops are deployed – Volker

The Russian-speaking population of Ukraine suffers only where Russian troops have been deployed, United States special envoy for Ukraine negotiations Kurt Volker said in an interview with Gazeta.ru.

16:20, 06.10.2017

Russia may launch aggression during Zapad 2017 drills under pretext of protecting Russian speakers – Gen. Muzhenko

Russia may claim there is a threat to the security of the Russian-speaking population to justify armed aggression against Ukraine and NATO Allies during the upcoming Russian-Belarusian exercise Zapad 2017, according to Chief of the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces Gen. Viktor Muzhenko.

16:40, 02.09.2017