Contents tagged with US
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US puts more Russian companies and individuals on sanctions list over Syria and Ukraine
The US has imposed sanctions on ten senior managers of the Russian TempBank, including two Deputy Chairmen, the Chairman and four members of the Supervisory Board. The information was published on Friday, December 23th, on the web site of the U.S. Department of Treasury.
Sanction were also imposed on the top management of Technolab company, which is registered in Lebanon.
Washington also imposed restrictive measures on several Syrian government officials: the Minster of Finance, the Minister …
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Peskov: Russia will take 'adequate measures' in response to US Treasury Department's decision to extend sanctions
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow will take “adequate measures” in response to the US Treasury Department’s announcement on Tuesday that it would extend sanctions against Russia, TASS reported.
"We regret that Washington continues this destructive line,” Pekov said. “We still disagree with this line and we believe that it very seriously harms our bilateral relations. Certainly, as this has been already in practice, the Russian side will take adequate measures.”
"We can only once …
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US says it will not supply Syrian opposition with man-portable air-defense systems
The USA will not supply man-portable air-defense systems or “MANPADS” to Syria to combat terrorists, Deputy Spokesman Mark Toner said. “Our position regarding MANPADS has not changed,” he stressed while speaking with journalists, RIA Novosti reported.
American authorities are closely monitoring all actions that provide assistance to the opposition, Toner added. “Of course, I will never be able to say on any given battlefield—and we talked about this before—that equipment and assistance can’t …
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US and Ukraine begin planning Sea Breeze-2017 naval exercises
The initial conference of dedicated to planning of the Ukrainian-American exercises Sea Breeze-2017 has been completed in Odessa. The theme of the exercises will be the planning and conducting of the international peacekeeping operation in the crisis area.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense reported on their web site that Ukrainian and American servicemen as well as representatives of Georgia, Poland, Azerbaijan, Netherlands, Romania, Canada, Great Britain, Bulgaria, Moldova and Turkey took …
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US intelligence: Russia spreads fake news
US intelligence services believe that Russia helped to disseminate fake and distorted news to undermine the credibility of the elections in the United States, BuzzFeed News reported, citing two sources from intelligence services.
"They do it all the time, it is a known fact," one source stated.
"It goes beyond propaganda, as far as I can understand it,” another intelligence source stated.
The author of the article noted that neither intelligence source answered how, exactly, Russia spreads …
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Lavrov: US has presented new proposals to resolve the situation in Aleppo
Russian Foreign MinisterSergey Lavrov stated the the American Secretary of State, John Kerry, while at the meeting in Rome, presented new proposals regarding the situation in Aleppo.
According to Lavrov, the previous proposals of the United States “supported the immunity of Jabhat al-Nusra, who is at the head of the terrorists in Aleppo, from any strikes.”
At the same time, the new proposals presented by Kerry, “are in line with the position of the Russian experts at the talks with the …
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Lavrov: Russia is ready to cooperate with the Trump administration to combat terrorism in Syria
While speaking at the Mediterranean Dialogues forum on Friday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated that Moscow is ready to cooperate with US President-elect Donald Trump in countering terrorism in Syria, TASS reported.
"I cannot make guesses [about cooperating with the Trump administration in Syria]. I rely on facts only," Lavrov stated. "And the fact is that during his election campaign Donald Trump repeatedly said that one of his priorities would be combatting the Islamic State and …
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US, Swedish and German reconnaissance aircraft monitor Russia's Kaliningrad region
US, Swedish, and German reconnaissance aircraft carried out simultaneous missions near Russia’s Baltic Sea exclave of Kaliningrad, Interfax reported, citing websites that track the movement of military aircraft.
On Tuesday, a US Air Force RC-135W reconnaissance aircraft with tail number 62-4139 took off from Mildenhall Airbase in the UK and proceeded to monitor the coast of Kaliningrad. Two Russian Su-27 fighters reportedly took off to monitor the RC-135W’s activities.
At approximately the …
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Kremlin spokesman: Russia and the US must cooperate to defeat international terrorism
According to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, neither the US nor Russia can defeat terrorism on its own, and it is necessary for the two countries to pursue cooperation, TASS reported.
During a visit to New York to attend the World Chess Championship, Peskov said, “It is impossible to defeat terrorism on your own. It requires cooperation and we have been denied this cooperation. This is the absurdity of the situation.”
Peskov pointed to the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013, saying, “Had the US …
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Americans hold protests against Russian artist who supports the annexation of the Crimea
In Boston, on Saturday, October 29th, a protest was held near the concert hall where Russian pianist Denis Matsuev performed. Earlier this week, a similar protest action took place in New York, as reported by Radio Svoboda.
In New York, a group of activists called “Signerbusters” picketed Carnegie Hall. In Boston, the protest was themed “Putin & Matsuev House of Horrors” in Halloween style and was organized by “Arts Against Aggression” in front of the Jordan Hall of the New England …