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 …
US Treasury Department expanded sanctions on Russia
The US expanded sanctions against Russia imposed in relation to the Crimean Peninsula and to Moscow's policy in the east of Ukraine. According to a report published on Tuesday, December 20th, on the website of the US Treasury, seven more individuals and more than 20 companies were included in the sanctions list.
Individuals who were included on the sanctions list were businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin, who has close business ties with the Russian Ministry of Defense and the managers of the banks …
Russia may be removed from the list of priority threats to U.S. security
The list of major threats to U.S. national security may no longer include Russia. This was reported on Tuesday, December 20, by the American magazine Foreign Policy, with reference to the analytical note of the Pentagon at the disposal of the journalists.
According to the magazine, the document was drawn up based on recommendations submitted to the Ministry of Defense by a representative of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. Among the main tasks in the field of defense, the memorandum includes …
Sanctions against Russia affect Kremlin's use of certain computer fonts
A Russian IT-company states that they had to work hard to write the code for an official operational system for the Kremlin after the license to use one of the most common font types was rejected.RusBITech is the developer of Astra Linux, an operational system similar to Windows or Mac OS specially designed to be used in Russia. The software was ordered six years ago for use by the Russian Ministry of Defense and related agencies including the Federal Security Service, the successor of the …
The State Security Service of Ukraine: Russia distributed special equipment for wiretapping in Ukraine
The SBU has revealed a large sales network in the Odessa region of special technical information – GPS-trackers with integrated ultrasensitive microphones, as reported by the press service of the agency.
"The devices were made by a Russian company which closely cooperates with the Russian Federal Security Service and were ordered by one of the Ukrainian leading market players in GPS devices. Russians, with the help of certain design features and special software, have the ability to activate …