Russia has never threatened NATO, foreign ministry says

(Reuters) - Russia has never threatened NATO and does not threaten the Western military alliance now, Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday, adding that her country still…

Russia says it prefers to achieve Ukraine goals via talks

(Reuters) - Russia will achieve its goal of ensuring Ukraine's neutral status and would prefer to do that through talks, Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday. Moscow's…

Russia says it has ‘optimised’ diplomatic staff numbers in Ukraine

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has decided to "optimise" its diplomatic staff numbers in Ukraine, fearing "provocations" by Kyiv or other party, a spokeswoman for the Russian foreign ministry said on…