Russia and Belarus have reached an "advanced" level of integration, with any further progress demanding time to be implemented, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday, amid a speculation about a possible merger of national central banks of the two countries

Russia hopes to sign mutual visa recognition agreement with Belarus by the end of the year, as the document is ready, State Secretary - Deputy Foreign Minister Yevgeny Ivanov said on Thursday

Although some European Union officials have recommended Serbia to abstain from signing a free trade area agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), the bloc's leadership has not prohibited this cooperation, Serbian Ambassador to Russia Miroslav Lazanski said in an interview with Sputnik

Russian national Anna Bogacheva, detained in Minsk, said Tuesday she was at large, the Russian Embassy in Belarus said

Russian diplomats in Belarus are providing consular support to Russian female Anna Bogacheva, detained in Minsk, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday

The Session of the Foreign Ministers’ Council of the Commonwealth of Independent States was held in the MFA of Turkmenistan

In the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, with the participation of the representatives of national and foreign media, as well as heads and representatives of diplomatic missions and international organizations accredited in Turkmenistan, a briefing was held on the meetings of the Council of Foreign Ministers and the Council of Heads of States of the CIS held in Ashgabat on 10 and 11 October, 2019

Russian national Anna Bogacheva, hit by Washington's sanctions over alleged election meddling, has been detained in Minsk, a knowledgeable source told Sputnik on Tuesday