Contents tagged with USA
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Ukraine is investigating corruption scheme involving top Trump advisor during Yanukovych presidency
Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) has discovered handwritten ledgers apparently linking Paul Manafort, the chairman of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, to more than $12 million in undisclosed payments during his time as advisor to former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, The New York Times reported.
The ledgers are currently being investigated by Ukraine’s newly-formed NABU as possible evidence of widespread corruption during the Yanukovych presidency. Investigators believe …
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Russian MFA: The US does not want to exchange prisoners Bout and Yaroshenko
The Russian Foreign Ministry Commissioner for Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law, Konstantin Dolgov, stated that the USA has no desire to exchange Russian convicts Viktor Bout and Konstantin Yaroshenko.
According to Dolgov, whatever the outcome, Russia will continue to work towards protecting protect Bout’s and Yaroshenko’s legal rights. “We have not yet seen any clear, genuine indications of American authorities’ wiliness to probe deeply into the matter,” Ria Novosti quotes him as …
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Latvia receives air defense radar systems from the US
Two more Sentinel mobile tactical air defense radars were delivered to Latvia, according to the Ministry of Defense of the Republic. These are able to detect low-flying targets including helicopters, missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.
According to BaltNews, the first radar was delivered to Latvia in June. The total cost of the project is about $22.7 million that includes four Sentinel radars, HMMWV vehicles and trailers, as well as operator and maintenance training.
Sentinel radars are …
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US State Department: We do not want to be distracted from Russia's annexation of the Crimea and aggression in eastern Ukraine
Commenting on Russia’s accusation that Ukrainian military intelligence organized a terrorist attack in the Crimea, the US State Department said that it is currently requesting more detailed information, but it does not want to be distracted from the real problem of Russia’s annexation of the Crimea and role in the war in eastern Ukraine.
“We don’t want to be distracted from the real issue here, which is not only Russia’s occupation and attempted annexation of Crimea, but their continued …
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US reconnaissance aircraft flew near Russia's Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad
On Tuesday, August 9, 2016 another U.S. Air Force plane designed to identify and intercept anti-aircraft radar radiation systems flew to the border of Russia near the Baltic Sea.
Following the U.S. strategic reconnaissance aircraft RC-135U, which on Tuesday, August 9, 2016 approached to the Kaliningrad region, another electronic intelligence aircraft of the United States Air Force (USAF) RC-135W few to the Russian borders in the Baltic Sea, to track the movement of military aircraft. …
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Obama: We must test Russia to see if we can cooperate in Syria
At a press conference at the Pentagon, US President Barack Obama said he does not trust Russia to cooperate militarily with the US to bring peace in Syria, but the proposition must be tested.
The US State Department recently announced that it is pursuing military cooperation with Russia to end the war in Syria, a proposal over which some defense officials have expressed concern.
When asked why he trusts Moscow to cooperate, Obama said "I am not confident that we can trust the Russians and …
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Moscow offers to exchange 13 US prisoners for Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko
Russia made an offer to the United States to exchange pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, who is serving his sentence in an American prison, for 13 U.S. citizens convicted in Russia. However, the Russian Foreign Ministry refused to disclose the details of the proposal to exchange the prisoners.
Izvestia newspaper stated that this was reported to Yaroshenko’s mother via Russian President Putin’s administrative offices. The Russian Foreign Ministry has already confirmed to RIA Novosti news that such a …
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In planning for military development, Russia will take into account US project to modernize nuclear weapons
Russia will factor into their military planning the US decision to start production on a modernized nuclear bomb in 2020, the head of the State Duma Defense Committee and former Black Sea Fleet Commander, Admiral Vladimir Komoedov, told Interfax.“I think, of course, we will take this into account in military planning,” he said.On Tuesday, there was news that the US National Nuclear Security Administration has begun preparations for the production of a new modernized nuclear bomb, the B61-12. …
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US Senator Bob Corker: The US should continue to respond to Russia’s aggression
In response to Voice of America’s request for comment regarding US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s statement about Crimea and the Donbas, the US Senator from Tennessee, Bob Corker, stated that the United States should continue to respond to Russia’s aggression related to the invasion into eastern Ukraine and illegal annexation of Crimea.
“I have supported providing lethal weapons to Ukraine and believe we should help our allies resist efforts to change borders by force,” Bob …
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Obama: Cooperation in Syria will not end US pressure on Russia with regard to Ukraine
During a joint press conference with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, US President Barack Obama explained the difficulties in attempting to cooperate with Russia to end the violence in Syria while simultaneously attempting to force Russia to implement the Minsk Agreements and end its role in the war in eastern Ukraine.
“I think we’ve already got a lot of differences with Russia on a whole bunch of issues,” Obama stated, according to a press release on the White House’s website. “But I …