The adoption of the anti-discrimination amendment to the Ukrainian Labor Code significantly strengthens Ukraine's chances to establish a visa-free regime with the EU countries in 2016. On Thursday, after many unsuccessful attempts, the Verkhovna Rada finally adopted an amendment that prohibits discrimination in the world of work on the basis of sexual orientation ...
Russia introduced a visa-free regime with the South American state of Guyana. The corresponding intergovernmental agreement was signed by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his foreign counterpart Karl Greenidge at the 70th session of the UN General Assembly. According to Lavrov, the rejection of visa formalities contributes to the development of relations ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the government to consider the possibility of visa-free entry to Russia for citizens of the BRICS countries. Citizens of Brazil, China, India and South Africa will not need a visa if they will enter Russia for a short-term tourist purpose or transit. The government should consider the order of the head ...
Russian singer and State Duma deputy Joseph Kobzon, who recently received permission to enter Germany for treatment of cancer, again went to eastern Ukraine, where he performed in front of the so-called militias. According to the official mouthpiece of the militants, Donetsk News Agency, in the “capital” of the so-called...
Due to the disruption of the trip of the Federation Council delegation to the United States, Russia began to think about transferring international events, as well as the offices of international organizations to neutral countries. The American authorities previously issued the Speaker of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation Valentina Matvienko a truncated visa, which would not allow her to participate in all events ...
Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matvienko has officially announced that she will not travel to the United States. This decision was made because of the American visa issued to her with restrictions. “The decision of the US authorities is a gross violation of international law, its own obligations to the international community, casts doubt on the advisability of holding international events on the territory ...
Member of the Russian Federation Council Igor Morozov called for sanctions against US Secretary of State John Kerry and his deputies. A member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Morozov said on Wednesday that he proposed this measure in response to the United States granting a limited visa to the chairman of the Council ...
The United States has informed the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) that a US visa for Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matvienko will be ready on Wednesday. It may be limited only to UN events, an official representative of the US Embassy in Russia said on Tuesday. "We are in…
The number of refusals to Russians in Schengen visas may become more frequent, but there is no political overtones in this, said the EU Ambassador to Russia. At the same time, Russian human rights activists are already talking about dozens of complaints they have received from Russians who have been denied Schengen visas. Everything…
American journalist Simon Ostrovsky reported that he was denied a journalist visa to Russia. “Russia is quietly canceling visas for members of the press who work for online news sites, freelancers and people involved in investigative reporting. At the same time, there are many Russia offices operating in the USA...