President Putin awards Sir Angus Grossart with Pushkin Medal
On 4 November 2018 Russian President Vladimir Putin has awarded Sir Angus Grossart with the Medal of Pushkin for his contribution to strengthening peace, friendship, cooperation and mutual understanding between Russia and Great Britain.
The Russian Ambassador to the UK Alexander Yakovenko gave an interview to Islam Channel's programme "In Focus". His Excellency spoke on recent UK accusations against Russia, Skripal poisoning and unwillingness of UK authorities to cooperate.
The Russian Ambassador to the UK Alexander Yakovenko was the guest speaker on RT's show "Going Underground". His Excellency talked about Skripal poisoning, Brexit, the BRICS economic bloc, Syria, the Turkish crisis, NATO, and the 2018 Russian World Cup.
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov interviewed by Cathy Newman on a wide range of issues: Russia-US relations, Syria, Salisbury incident and others
On 25 May 2018 the Russian Ambassador Yakovenko hosted the first 11 winners of the #Russia2018Quiz on Embassy’s Twitter account @RussianEmbassy, dedicated to the FIFA World Cup, to be held in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018. Our guests come from various cities of England, Scotland and Germany. The winners received prizes – full set of official World Cup merchandise - from the Ambassador Alexander Yakovenko and enjoyed an exclusive tour of the residence. Report on the Channel One (in Russian).
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