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Russia acknowledges that the site of Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been hacked
The Director of the Information and Press Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Maria Zakharova, confirmed that the site of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been hacked.
The information that the Russian Ministry's was hacked by American hackers was initially published by CNN.
“The site has been broken into. We are looking into who did it,” said Zakharova while on air with “Moscow speaks” Radio station.
The information that the American hacker with the …
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Strelkov: If there were direct conflict between Russia and US in Syria, Ukraine would launch offensive in Donbas
The former Minister of Defense of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), Igor Strelkov (Girkin), did not exclude the possible escalation of the situation in the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine as a result of Russia’s Syrian campaign.
“I am closely watching the events in Syria and the Donbas. Because for me it’s an axiom — if the U.S.A. decides on a direct armed conflict with Russia in Syria, then it will be a logical step for the U.S. political and military leadership to throw …
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German Foreign Minister fears last vestiges of trust between US and Russia will be lost
Frank Walter Steinmeier, Germany’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, said in an interview with Bild on October 8th that today’s tension between the USA and Russia is worse than it was during the Cold War, and that it is destroying the last vestiges of trust between the two largest countries in the world.
"The number of reasons for conflict between Russia and the United States is growing. It seems that even the last trust is fading. If it goes on this way, we will be back in the days of …
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Lavrov: There have been fundamental changes in relations between Russia and U.S.
According to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Moscow has long shown a “strategic patience” towards Washington, but now there have been fundamental changes in relations between Russia and the U.S., RIA Novosti reported.
During an interview with Channel One, Lavrov was asked to comment on whether the U.S. had missed an opportunity to improve relations with Russia.
“This is, in my opinion, a fact,” Lavrov responded.
“We have, to be honest, for a long time we have shown the Americans ‘ …
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Russian Deputy Foreign Minister: US cyber attack accusations are 'anti-Russian hysteria'
The Russian Foreign Ministry said Washington is attempting to fan "unprecedented anti-Russian hysteria” with its accusations that Moscow is responsible for cyber attacks against Democratic Party organizations, Reuters reported.
"This whipping up of emotions regarding 'Russian hackers' is used in the U.S. election campaign, and the current U.S. administration, taking part in this fight, is not averse to using dirty tricks," Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Saturday.
"There is no …
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US formally accuses Russia of carrying out cyber-attacks against Democratic party
On Friday, Washington formally accused Russia of carrying out cyber-attacks against the Democratic party in an attempt to interfere with US presidential elections, Reuters reported.
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Department of Homeland Security made the announcement, saying “The U.S. intelligence community is confident that the Russian government directed the recent compromises of e-mails from U.S. persons and institutions, including from U.S. political …
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US reconnaissance aircraft approached Russian warships in the Mediterranean
The data of the web portals that track flights of military aircraft show that two U.S. Air Force reconnaissance planes flew to the Black Sea coast of Russia and the waters of the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea on October 1st, where the ships of the permanent operational squadron of the Russian Navy are allegedly stationed.
According to their information, an RC-135W strategic reconnaissance aircraft of the U.S. Air Force with tail number 62-4138 and call sign NAOMI48 that took off from …
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Russian MFA spokeswoman: US actions against Syrian government would lead to 'tectonic shifts'
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that if the US were to directly engage Syrian government forces, it would lead to “tectonic shifts” in the Middle East, RIA Novosti reported.
"My goal is to explain why it is so important to stay in line with the agreements [between the US, Russia, and Damascus]. If the US carries out direct aggression against Damascus and the Syrian army, it will lead to terrible, tectonic shifts, not only in this country [Syria], but also in the …
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US reconnaissance planes circles over Russia's bases in Syria
On Saturday, a US reconnaissance plane flew a short distance from Russia’s Hmeymim air base in the Syrian province of Latakia. It also approached the the logistics facilities of the Russian Navy in Syria's Tartus. The information was published by the web sites that track the movements of military aircraft. The P-8A Poseidon anti-submarine aircraft of the US Navy with registration number 168858 took off from the Sigonella air base in Sicily. Within an hour, the aircraft was flying over the …
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Gates: The West did not fulfill its obligations to Ukraine under the Budapest Memorandum
The Budapest Memorandum became one of those international agreements which is not implemented in the way that they should be, as stated by the former United States Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates, at the YES summit in Kyiv.
"The Government which was working in the U.S.A. at the time of signing of the Budapest Memorandum, was working without me,” Gates said.
“But the deal was that if Ukraine abandoned nuclear weapons, their security would be guaranteed. And if we look at this in the …