The final part of Vladimir Putin's interview to the German newspaper Bild was published on January 12. The interview was recorded on January 5, 2016, in Sochi.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with Germany's Bild newspaper how difficult are the sanctions for Russia.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federationmaвe a list ofMajor foreign policy events of 2015:

Three months into his military intervention in Syria, Russian President Vladimir Putin has achieved his central goal of stabilizing the Assad government and, with the costs relatively low, could sustain military operations at this level for years, U.S. officials and military analysts say.

Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Russian Federation presented a list of employers and customers exempt from the ban on hiring Turkish nationals starting January 1, 2016.

Vladimir Putin held the final meeting of 2015 with Government members on December 24.

Washington must understand that the decision about new US anti-Russia sanctions will certainly have repercussions – as was the case before – in areas that are not easily calculated by the overseas sanctions policy-makers.

Russian Prime minister Dmitry Medvedev has revealed he signed a decree on responsive sanctions against Ukraine following Kyiv's joining the anti-Russian sanctions, Interfax reported.

A meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council was held at the Kremlin on December 21.

Vladimir Putin held a briefing session with permanent members of the Security Council on December 18.The meeting participants discussed ways to cut off sources of terrorist funding in light of the relevant resolution adopted by the UN Security Council.

Russian president Vladimir Putin was asked a few questions about Turkey during his eleventh major news conference.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation has released a speach of Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova. A briefing took place in Moscow, December 16, 2015.