Valentina Matviyenko

Negotiations between Russia and Ukraine are possible only under Russian conditions, but Moscow will not convince Kyiv. This was stated by the chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko.

MOSCOW - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said in Moscow Wednesday he had received Russian President Vladimir Putin's confirmation that Russia was ready to join the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue in case of attempts to expand its format and get the US involved.

MOSCOW - The sincere support of Russian top state officials is the most significant for Serbia, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said Wednesday after a meeting with Valentina Matviyenko, chairwoman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Monday left for a several-day visit to the Russian Federation during which he will also meet with President Vladimir Putin, with whom he will attend the signing of several bilateral agreements.

 The upper house of the Russian parliament voted on Friday to set March 18 as the date of next year's presidential election, reported Reuters.

The decision was approved by the Russian senators unanimously, speaker Valentina Matvienko said after the vote.

Vucic will be in the Russian capital December 18-20, at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

According to a statement issued by the president's office, Chepurin said that the visit is "of the utmost importance for relations between Serbia and Russia," and that it will contribute to "further strengthening the comprehensive cooperation between the two countries."

BELGRADE - Serbia is firmly committed to develop further its political relations with Russia, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said at a meeting with Valentina Matviyenko, chairwoman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.

They discussed bilateral ties, the situation in the region and an upcoming visit to Moscow by a Serbian delegation.

BELGRADE - The Russian Federation has not and will not recognise Kosovo's independence, Valentina Matviyenko, chairwoman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, said after a meeting with Serbian Parliament Speaker Maja Gojkovic in Belgrade on Monday.

BELGRADE - Forcing Serbia to make "an artificial choice" between the West and Russia is impermissible, Valentina Matviyenko, chairwoman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, told Serbian MPs on Monday, noting there was no force in the world that could destroy the friendship and cooperation between Russia and Serbia.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic will probably visit Russia in December, when he will meet with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

Russia's TASS reported this on Tuesday, citing Federation Council Chairwoman Valentina Matviyenko, who is on a visit to Serbia, and who spoke after her meeting with Vucic in Belgrade.