List of diplomatic missions of Russia

This is a list of diplomatic missions of Russia. These missions are subordinate to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Russian Federation has one of the largest networks of embassies and consulates of any country. Russia has significant interests in Eastern Europe, the Near East and especially in the former states of the Soviet Union. It also has extensive ties to countries in the developing world, a legacy of Cold War diplomatic efforts to extend the Soviet Union's influence in Africa and Asia which are now more important for commercial reasons.

Russian diplomatic missions

Russia established several consulates in the United States and Canada to cater to Russian immigrants. In 1917, the Tsarist government vanished, with a number of consuls who maintained tsarist loyalties establishing the "Council of Ambassadors" (Russian: Совещания послов), through which they worked as embassies without a government.^[1][2] Among these were consuls in seven U.S. cities and three Canadian cities, receiving financing from the U.S. government. The consuls stopped their services in the late 1920s; the U.S. government seized the records of the consulates. The seizure started a long dispute. The National Archives and Records Administration received the documents in 1949. In 1980 the U.S. government loaned the documents of the Canadian consulates to the Library and Archives Canada. On 31 January 1990 the U.S. returned the documents to the Soviet Union and kept the microfilms as evidence.^[3]

After 1992, due to financial reasons,^[4] embassies in Freetown (Sierra Leone), Monrovia (Liberia), Maseru (Lesotho), Mogadishu (Somalia), Niamey (Niger), Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), and Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea) were closed. In 1995 the embassy in Paramaribo (Suriname) also suspended operations.^{[clarification needed]}

The Russian Federation has no diplomatic relations with Bhutan and Solomon Islands. Since Georgia and Russia severed diplomatic relations in 2008, the Swiss embassy in Tbilisi hosts a Russian interests section.^{[citation needed]}

In February 2022, Micronesia and Ukraine severed diplomatic relations with Russia.

However, despite any obstacles led by West countries and its allies, Russia has been agreed towards new chancery or missions abroad, including Burkina Faso, South Sudan, and Equatorial Guinea agreed in July 2023, and Maldives in March 2024. Several missions in overseas has been inaugurate such as Embassy in Burkina Faso in December 2023, and General Consulate in Maldives in March 2024.

Current missions

Africa

Host country	Host city	Mission	Concurrent accreditation	Ref.
Algeria	Algiers	Embassy
	Annaba	Consulate General
Angola	Luanda	Embassy	Countries:  São Tomé and Príncipe
Benin	Cotonou	Embassy	Countries:  Togo
Botswana	Gaborone	Embassy
Burkina Faso	Ouagadougou	Embassy
Burundi	Bujumbura	Embassy
Cameroon	Yaoundé	Embassy	Countries:  Equatorial Guinea
Cape Verde	Praia	Embassy
Central African Republic	Bangui	Embassy
Chad	N'Djamena	Embassy
Congo-Brazzaville	Brazzaville	Embassy
Congo-Kinshasa	Kinshasa	Embassy
Djibouti	Djibouti	Embassy	Countries:  Somalia
Egypt	Cairo	Embassy
	Alexandria	Consulate General
Eritrea	Asmara	Embassy
Ethiopia	Addis Ababa	Embassy
Gabon	Libreville	Embassy
Ghana	Accra	Embassy	Countries:  Liberia
Guinea	Conakry	Embassy	Countries:  Sierra Leone
Guinea-Bissau	Bissau	Embassy
Ivory Coast	Abidjan	Embassy
Kenya	Nairobi	Embassy
Libya	Tripoli	Embassy
	Benghazi	Consulate General
Madagascar	Antananarivo	Embassy	Countries:  Comoros
Mali	Bamako	Embassy	Countries:  Niger
Mauritania	Nouakchott	Embassy
Mauritius	Port Louis	Embassy
Mozambique	Maputo	Embassy	Countries:  Eswatini
Morocco	Rabat	Embassy
	Casablanca	Consulate General
Namibia	Windhoek	Embassy
Nigeria	Abuja	Embassy
	Lagos	Consulate General
Rwanda	Kigali	Embassy
Senegal	Dakar	Embassy
Seychelles	Victoria	Consular Agency
South Africa	Pretoria	Embassy	Countries:  Lesotho
	Cape Town	Consulate General
Sudan	Khartoum	Embassy
Tanzania	Dar es Salaam	Embassy
Tunisia	Tunis	Embassy
Uganda	Kampala	Embassy	Countries:  South Sudan
Zambia	Lusaka	Embassy
Zimbabwe	Harare	Embassy	Countries:  Malawi

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  Embassy in Cairo
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  Embassy in Asmara
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  Embassy in Dar es Salaam
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  Embassy in Libreville
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  Embassy in Pretoria
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  Embassy in Lusaka

Americas

Host country	Host city	Mission	Concurrent accreditation	Ref.
Argentina	Buenos Aires	Embassy
Bolivia	La Paz	Embassy
Brazil	Brasília	Embassy	Countries:  Suriname
	Rio de Janeiro	Consulate General
	São Paulo	Consulate General
Canada	Ottawa	Embassy
	Montreal	Consulate General
	Toronto	Consulate General
Chile	Santiago	Embassy
Colombia	Bogotá	Embassy
Costa Rica	San José	Embassy
Cuba	Havana	Embassy	Countries:  Bahamas
	Santiago de Cuba	Consulate General
Ecuador	Quito	Embassy
Guatemala	Guatemala City	Embassy
Guyana	Georgetown	Embassy	Countries:  Barbados  Grenada  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  Trinidad and Tobago	[5]
Jamaica	Kingston	Embassy	Countries:  Antigua and Barbuda  Dominica  Saint Kitts and Nevis  Saint Lucia
Mexico	Mexico City	Embassy	Countries:  Belize
Nicaragua	Managua	Embassy	Countries:  El Salvador  Honduras
Panama	Panama City	Embassy
Paraguay	Asunción	Embassy
Peru	Lima	Embassy
United States	Washington, D.C.	Embassy	International Organizations:  United Nations
	New York	Consulate General
	Houston	Consulate General
Uruguay	Montevideo	Embassy
Venezuela	Caracas	Embassy

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  Embassy in Buenos Aires
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  Embassy in Havana
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  Embassy in Mexico City
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  Embassy in Ottawa
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  Consulate-General in Montreal
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  Consulate-General in Rio de Janeiro
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  Embassy in Santiago
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  Embassy in Washington, D.C.
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  Embassy in Montevideo

Asia

Host country	Host city	Mission	Concurrent accreditation	Ref.
Abkhazia	Sukhumi	Embassy
Afghanistan	Kabul	Embassy
	Mazar-i-Sharif	Consulate General
Armenia	Yerevan	Embassy
	Gyumri	Consulate General
Azerbaijan	Baku	Embassy
Bahrain	Manama	Embassy
Bangladesh	Dhaka	Embassy
Brunei	Bandar Seri Begawan	Embassy
Cambodia	Phnom Penh	Embassy
China	Beijing	Embassy
	Guangzhou	Consulate General
	Shanghai	Consulate General
	Shenyang	Consulate General
	Harbin	Consulate General
	Hong Kong	Consulate General
Georgia	Tbilisi	Interests Section in Swiss Embassy
India	New Delhi	Embassy
	Mumbai	Consulate General
	Chennai	Consulate General
	Hyderabad	Consulate General
	Kolkata	Consulate General
Indonesia	Jakarta	Embassy	Countries:  East Timor
Iran	Tehran	Embassy
	Isfahan	Consulate General
	Erbil	Consulate General
Iraq	Baghdad	Embassy
	Erbil	Consulate General
Israel	Tel Aviv	Embassy
	Haifa	Consulate General
Japan	Tokyo	Embassy
	Osaka	Consulate General
	Sapporo	Consulate General
	Hakodate	Consular Office
Jordan	Amman	Embassy
Kazakhstan	Astana	Embassy
	Almaty	Consulate General
	Oral	Consulate
Kuwait	Kuwait City	Embassy
Kyrgyzstan	Bishkek	Embassy
Laos	Vientiane	Embassy
Lebanon	Beirut	Embassy
Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	Embassy
Maldives	Malé	General Consulate
Mongolia	Ulaanbaatar	Embassy
	Darkhan	Consulate General
	Erdenet	Consulate General
Myanmar	Yangon	Embassy
Nepal	Kathmandu	Embassy
North Korea	Pyongyang	Embassy
	Chongjin	Consulate General
Oman	Muscat	Embassy
Pakistan	Islamabad	Embassy
	Karachi	Consulate General
Palestine	Ramallah	Embassy
Philippines	Manila	Embassy	Countries:  Marshall Islands  Palau
	Cebu City	Consular Agency
Qatar	Doha	Embassy
Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	Embassy
	Jeddah	Consulate General
Singapore	Singapore	Embassy
South Korea	Seoul	Embassy
	Busan	Consulate General
South Ossetia	Tskhinvali	Embassy
Sri Lanka	Colombo	Embassy	Countries:  Maldives	[6][7]
Syria	Damascus	Embassy
Taiwan	Taipei	Representative Office		[8]
Tajikistan	Dushanbe	Embassy
	Khujand	Consulate General
Thailand	Bangkok	Embassy		[9][10]
	Phuket	Consulate General
Turkey	Ankara	Embassy
	Istanbul	Consulate General
	Antalya	Consulate General
	Trabzon	Consulate General
Turkmenistan	Ashgabat	Embassy
	Türkmenbaşy	Consulate
United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi	Embassy
	Dubai	Consulate General
Uzbekistan	Tashkent	Embassy
Vietnam	Hanoi	Embassy
	Danang	Consulate General
	Ho Chi Minh City	Consulate General

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  Embassy in Kabul
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  Embassy in Yerevan
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  Embassy in Beijing
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  Consulate General in Shanghai
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  Embassy in New Delhi
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  Embassy in Tel Aviv
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  Embassy in Tokyo
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  Consulate General in Niigata
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  Consulate General in Sapporo
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  Consulate General in Toyonaka, Osaka
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  Consular Office in Hakodate
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  Embassy in Astana
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  Embassy in Seoul
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  Embassy in Pyongyang
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  Consulate General in Karachi
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  Embassy in Singapore
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  Embassy in Ulaanbaatar
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  Embassy in Ankara
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  Consulate General in Istanbul
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  Embassy in Ashgabat
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  Consulate General in Da Nang
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  Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City

Europe

Host country	Host city	Mission	Concurrent accreditation	Ref.
Albania	Tirana	Embassy
Austria	Vienna	Embassy
	Salzburg	Consulate General
Belarus	Minsk	Embassy
	Brest	Consulate General
Belgium	Brussels	Embassy
	Antwerp	Consulate General
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sarajevo	Embassy
Bulgaria	Sofia	Embassy
	Rousse	Consulate General
	Varna	Consulate General
Czech Republic	Prague	Embassy
	Brno	Consulate General
	Karlovy Vary	Consulate General
Croatia	Zagreb	Embassy
Cyprus	Nicosia	Embassy
Denmark	Copenhagen	Embassy
Estonia	Tallinn	Embassy
Finland	Helsinki	Embassy
	Lappeenranta	Consular Department
	Mariehamn	Consulate
France	Paris	Embassy
	Marseille	Consulate General	Countries:  Monaco
	Strasbourg	Consulate General
	Villefranche-sur-Mer	Consular Agency
Germany	Berlin	Embassy
	Bonn	Consulate General
	Frankfurt	Consulate General
	Hamburg	Consulate General
	Munich	Consulate General
Greece	Athens	Embassy
	Thessaloniki	Consulate General
Holy See	Rome (Vatican City)	Embassy	Countries:  Sovereign Military Order of Malta	[note 1]
Hungary	Budapest	Embassy
	Debrecen	Consulate General
Iceland	Reykjavík	Embassy
Ireland	Dublin	Embassy
Italy	Rome	Embassy	Countries:  San Marino
	Genoa	Consulate General
	Milan	Consulate General
	Palermo	Consulate General
Kosovo	Pristina	Liaison office		[11]
Latvia	Riga	Embassy
Lithuania	Vilnius	Embassy
Luxembourg	Luxembourg	Embassy
Malta	Valletta	Embassy
Moldova	Chișinău	Embassy
	Tiraspol	Consulate General	de facto consulate to Transnistria
Montenegro	Podgorica	Embassy
Netherlands	The Hague	Embassy
North Macedonia	Skopje	Embassy
	Bitola	Consulate General
Norway	Oslo	Embassy
	Barentsburg	Consulate General
	Kirkenes	Consulate General
Poland	Warsaw	Embassy
	Kraków	Consulate General
	Gdańsk	Consulate General
Portugal	Lisbon	Embassy
Romania	Bucharest	Embassy
	Constanța	Consulate General
Serbia	Belgrade	Embassy
Slovakia	Bratislava	Embassy
Slovenia	Ljubljana	Embassy
Spain	Madrid	Embassy	Countries:  Andorra
	Barcelona	Consulate General
Sweden	Stockholm	Embassy
	Gothenburg	Consulate General
Switzerland	Bern	Embassy	Countries:  Liechtenstein International Organizations:  World Trade Organization
	Geneva	Consular agency
United Kingdom	London	Embassy
	Edinburgh	Consulate General

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  Embassy in Belgrade
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  Embassy in Berlin
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  Embassy in Bern
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  Embassy in Brussels
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  Embassy in Bucharest
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  Embassy in Budapest
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  Embassy in Canberra
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  Embassy in Chişinău
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  Embassy in Copenhagen
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  Embassy in The Hague
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  Embassy in Helsinki
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  Embassy in Lisbon
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  Embassy in London
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  Consulate General in Edinburgh
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  Embassy in Madrid
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  Consulate General in Barcelona
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  Embassy in Minsk
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  Embassy in Oslo
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  Embassy in Paris
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  Consulate General in Strasbourg
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  Embassy in Prague
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  Embassy in Reykjavík
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  Embassy in Riga
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  Embassy in Rome
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  Embassy in Sarajevo
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  Embassy in Sofia
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  Embassy in Stockholm
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  Embassy in Sukhumi
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  Embassy in Tallinn
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  Embassy in Tirana
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  Embassy in Valletta
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  Embassy in Vienna
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  Embassy in Vilnius
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  Embassy in Warsaw

Oceania

Host country	Host city	Mission	Concurrent accreditation	Ref.
Australia	Canberra	Embassy	Countries:  Fiji  Nauru  Tuvalu  Vanuatu
	Sydney	Consulate General
New Zealand	Wellington	Embassy	Countries:  Samoa  Tonga

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  Embassy in Wellington

International organizations

Organization	Host city	Host country	Mission	Concurrent accreditation	Ref.
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific	Bangkok	Thailand	Permanent Mission
European Union	Brussels	Belgium	Permanent Mission
Council of Europe	Strasbourg	France	Permanent Mission
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons	The Hague	Netherlands	Permanent Mission
Commonwealth of Independent States	Brussels	Belgium	Delegation
United Nations	New York City	United States	Permanent Mission	International Organizations: UNIDO UNODC International Fund for Agricultural Development World Food Programme
	Geneva	Switzerland	Permanent Mission
	Vienna	Austria	Permanent Mission
UNESCO	Paris	France	Permanent Mission

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  Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Geneva
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  Permanent Mission to UNESCO in Paris
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  Consulate General in New York City
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  Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York City

Embassies to open

•  Equatorial Guinea^[12]
•  South Sudan^[13]

Closed missions

Africa

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year closed	Ref.
Equatorial Guinea	Malabo	Embassy	1992	[4]
Lesotho	Maseru	Embassy	1992	[4]
Liberia	Monrovia	Embassy	1992	[4]
Niger	Niamey	Embassy	1992	[4]
São Tomé and Príncipe	São Tomé	Embassy	1992	[4]
Sierra Leone	Freetown	Embassy	1992	[4]
Somalia	Mogadishu	Embassy	1992	[4]
Togo	Lomé	Embassy	1992	[4]

Americas

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year closed	Ref.
Suriname	Paramaribo	Embassy	1995
United States	Seattle	Consulate-General	2018	[14]
	San Francisco	Consulate-General	2017

Asia

Host country	Host city	Mission	Closing date	Ref.
Ottoman Empire	Jerusalem	Consulate-General	1914	[15]
Empire of Japan	Kobe	Consulate-General	1938	[16]
	Otaru	Vice-Consulate	1938	[17]

Oceania

Host country	Host city	Mission	Closing date	Ref.
Papua New Guinea	Port Moresby	Embassy	1992

Europe

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year closed	Ref.
Estonia	Narva	Consulate General	2022	[18]
	Tartu	Consular Section
Georgia	Tbilisi	Embassy	2008
Latvia	Daugavpils	Consulate General	2022	[19][20]
	Liepāja	Consulate General
Ukraine	Kyiv	Embassy	2022
Poland	Poznań	Consulate General	2024	[21]

See also

• Ambassadors of Russia
• Foreign relations of Russia
• List of diplomatic missions in Russia

Notes

1. The Russian Embassy to the Holy See is located outside Vatican territory in Rome.

References

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• Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• (in Russian) Дипломатические и консульские представительства России за рубежом

External links

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Archived Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs (in Russian)