The Baltic nations of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are similarly antagonistic, Sergey Ivanov has claimed The UK is historically the most hostile Western state in terms of its policy toward Moscow, former Russian Defense Minister Sergey Ivanov claimed on Monday.

The diplomats must be punished for refusing to meet with the country’s foreign minister, Dmitry Medvedev has said Ambassadors from European Union member states should be expelled from Russia, former President Dmitry Medvedev has said, citing their refusal to discuss election meddling with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

Disparity persists in many areas but gender-equality could be fast-tracked through reforms, a report says Closing the gender gap could boost global GDP by over 20%, doubling the world’s growth rate over the next decade, according to the World Bank.