Media names date when Putin and Trump will meet in Vienna

The Austrian newspaper Kronen Zeitung, citing a source, has named the date that the leaders of Russia and the USA will meet in Vienna. According to the newspaper, the summit will take place on July 15, and preparations have already begun.

Kronen Zeitung reported that for the past few days, diplomats from Washington and Moscow have been arriving in the Viennese capital. They are working out the details of the upcoming meeting. To ensure the safety of the leaders while they are in Vienna, …


Media: US will not intervene in advance of Assad troops in southern Syria

The United States informed Syrian rebel groups that they should not expect military support to resist the Russia-backed government, whose troops are advancing in southern Syria.

A letter sent by Washington to the leaders of Syrian rebel groups said that the U.S. government would like to make it clear that “you should not base your decisions on the assumption or expectation of U.S. military intervention”, Reuters reports.

Earlier, the United States warned Syrian President Bashar Assad and his …


Capital outflow from Russia reaches record level since annexation of Crimea

Foreign investors are continuing to withdraw capital from the Russian equity and bond markets due to the tightening of Federal Reserve System (FRS) policy, the European Central Bank scaling down carry trades, and the risk of a global trade war. Over the week ending June 20, the sell-off rate of Russian securities by non-residents doubled, finanz.ru reports, citing data from EPFR Global (Emerging Portfolio Fund Research).

Cumulatively, foreigners withdrew $520 million, a record amount since …


Kremlin promises to announce the date of the meeting between Putin and Trump

The Kremlin would report on the meeting of US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin as soon as they are ready, as stated by the Press Secretary to the Russian President, Dmitry Peskov, commenting on the words of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, that the two leaders would meet in the near future after Trump's advisor John Bolton’s trip to Moscow, TASS reports.

"We'll let you know as soon as we are ready," Peskov said.

In an interview with SNBC TV, Pompeo said that Trump …


Poroshenko praises Ukraine-made military radar stations

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko spoke on Twitter about the radar stations that were made at the Iskra Scientific and Production center.

According to him, Iskra is the jewel of the defense industry of Ukraine that plays an important role in the defense capacity of the State. The President said that this type of radar station has “higher characteristics” than those offered in foreign markets. Poroshenko noted that on June 22, on Friday, he handed certificates for these radar stations to …