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McCain: Russia carried out cyber-attacks due to U.S. leniency on Russia's aggressive foreign policy
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, Republican John McCain at a Committee hearing dedicated to cyber threats for the United States, mainly from Russia said that “the United State’s leniency on the Russian Federation’s aggressive foreign policy is what prompted the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, to order cyber-attacks, intending to intervene in the presidential elections.
"We should not be surprised that Vladimir Putin could have thought that he would be able to carry …
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U.S. senators are preparing a bill on new sanctions against Russia
United States senators are preparing a bipartisan draft bill about additional sanctions against Russia in connection with its hacker attacks on American political institutions and its activities in Ukraine and Syria. The Voice of America reported that the lawmakers confirmed this information when the Senate convened for a new session of Congress.
Senator Ben Cardin, the leading Democrat of the Foreign Relations Committee, told reporters in Capitol Hill on January 3 that he was working on the …
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Valeriy Chaly: Ukraine may receive lethal weapons from Trump administration
The position of U.S. President Barack Obama's administration, which has not allowed the delivery of lethal weapons to Ukraine until now, may be revised by Donald Trump’s team, as was stated by the Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States, Valeriy Chaly, in an interview with Ukrinform.
"Defence equipment is now being supplied to Ukraine making it possible to save the lives of our soldiers, as well as to register the violations of the ceasefire. Such as the counterbattery radars," the diplomat …
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CIA Director accuses Russia of having a 'scorched earth policy' in Syria
CIA Director John Brennan accused Russia of having a “scorched earth policy” in Syria, which had led to the death of thousands of civilians.
Speaking in an interview with PBS, Brennan said, “What the Russians have done in Syria in terms of some of the scorched-earth policy that they have pursued that have led to devastation and thousands upon thousands of innocent deaths, that’s not something that the United States would ever do in any of these military conflicts.”
When asked if the CIA …
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Ukraine and the United States to produce small arms in joint arrangement
Ukroboronservice State Enterprise, which is a subsidiary of the Ukroboronprom State Enterprise, will produce small arms that meet NATO standards in Ukraine, as was reported by the press service of Ukroboronprom.
The production is planned to be a joint arrangement with the American company, Aeroscraft, as stipulated in a memorandum of cooperation signed by the two companies.
Earlier, Ukroboronservice came to an agreement with the Slovak company, Grand Power S.R.O., on the co-production of …
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Four Dutch fighters arrived in Lithuania as part of NATO mission
On the 2nd of January 2017, four F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets of the Dutch Air Force landed at the Lithuanian airbase in Šiauliai. As delfi.lt reported, the contingent of the Royal Netherlands Air Force will take over the NATO air policing mission in the Baltics from the 5th of January. It will consist of approximately 120 people.
The Dutch servicemen will replace their French colleagues, who have been on duty with four Mirage 2000 fighter jets for four months. The contingent of the …
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US Congress is preparing tougher sanctions against Russia
A Member of the House of Representatives of the US Democratic Party Congressman, Adam Schiff, said that Donald Trump will receive a resolute answer from the Congress if he decides to ease the sanctions against Russia.
The American politician said this in an interview with ABC.
Schiff believes that the recently imposed sanctions against Russia do not go far enough. He believes that Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham will present even tougher sanctions against Russia.
"We believe that …
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Ukrainian Ambassador to the US criticizes oligarch Pinchuk's article in The Wall Street Journal
The Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States, Valeriy Chaly, criticized the oligarch Victor Pinchuk for his position in a The Wall Street Journal article.
The diplomat wrote on his Facebook page, that big businesses should focus on supporting Ukraine, rather than "helping the enemy."
"People ask me: what is your opinion on Victor Pinchuk’s article in the WSJ. I honestly do not see the need to respond. An attempt to take advantage of the situation and business as usual," Chaly said.
He …
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U.S. Senators will ask Congress to impose severe sanctions against Russia
After a visit to Ukraine, Republican Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham and Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar went to Georgia, where they announced that they would seek from Congress the imposition of more severe sanctions against Russia and its President, Vladimir Putin. The Senators made their statement on January 1, Krym.Realii reported.
“We hope to make 2017 a year of responsibility for crimes. It is time to restrain Putin. The time has come for new sanctions that will badly affect him …
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Senator Lindsey Graham: US is preparing more sanctions on Russia over cyberattacks
During his visit to Kyiv, US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said Washington is preparing to impose a new set of sanctions against Russia due to the Kremlin’s alleged involvement in cyberattacks against US political institutions, Radio Svoboda reported.
"Next year we are going to present new sanctions… which will hit not only the Federal Security Service [FSB] or Main Intelligence Directorate [GRU], but Putin himself and his entourage,” Graham stated.
The senator said he hopes US President- …