Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced that Moscow is preparing a decree that will restrict the entry of citizens from “unfriendly” countries into Russia.

Speaking at a meeting of the United Russia General Council Commission on International Cooperation and Support of Compatriots Abroad, Lavrov noted, “a draft presidential decree on visa-related retaliatory measures in connection with the ‘unfriendly’ actions of a number of foreign states is being developed. This act will introduce a …

Russian oligarchs, who are now trying to save their property from being seized due to EU and US sanctions, can continue to operate in Turkey, said Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, answering questions from the American channel MSNBC at the Doha Forum, reports Evropeyska Pravda.

"We support only those sanctions that are approved by the UN. If one of Russians wants to come to Turkey, they can come to Turkey, no problem. If one of the oligarchs wants to do business in Turkey, and if this …

A referendum on joining Russia may be held on the territory of the so-called Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) soon, said the head of the LPR Leonid Pasechnik, writes the Luhansk Information Center.

"I think that soon a referendum will be held on the territory of the republic, in which the people will exercise their absolute constitutional right and express their opinion on joining the Russian Federation. For some reason, I am sure that this is exactly how it will be," Pasechnik said.

He …