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Putin threatens to punish persons responsible for 'failure' of meeting with Trump
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that a formal meeting with Donald Trump on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Vietnam did not take place due to “protocol clashes”, and that the relevant team members would be punished, Interfax reports.
“As for an individual meeting, firstly, it was related to Mr Trump’s work schedule, and my schedule, and certain protocol formalities, which our team was regrettably unable to handle. Well, they will be punished for this,” Putin said.
“Nothing serious …
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Poland confirms it acted within law when revoking residency permit of Russia Today’s journalist
The Provincial Administrative Court in Warsaw admitted it legally revoked the EU legal residence of the MIA (International News Agency) Russia Today journalist, Leonid Sviridov, RIA Novosti reported.
The decision of the provincial administrative court is not final and can be challenged in the Higher Provincial Court of Poland. The court documents regarding the Russian journalist are classified.
During the court hearing, Sviridov's lawyer, Yaroslav Helstovsky, asked to see the case materials, …
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Russian Air Force received latest Mi-28UB helicopters
The Russian Aerospace Forces have added the first consignment of the latest Mi-28UB helicopters to their armament, TASS reports with reference to the Defense Ministry.
The addition of the helicopters to the forces was approved on Wednesday November 8 at a factory in Rostov-on-Don. “During the reception, representatives of the engineering and aviation services and flight personnel made control checks on the operation of the aviation equipment and various regimes on the ground and in the air,” …
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Russian senator: Trump was not ready to meet with Putin
Russian senator Aleksey Pushkov commented on Twitter about a meeting held between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump at a reception held in honor of the APEC Summit leaders, calling the meeting a “record for brevity”.
"The meeting between the leaders of Russia and the United States in Da Nang was a record for brevity. Trump was not ready for the talks - he is bound hand and foot," Pushkov said.
The senator also stressed that the relationship between the US and …
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Tahrir al-Sham claims that its suicide bomber hit Russian military convoy in Syria
Tahrir al-Sham stated that a suicide bomber affiliated with the group drove a car full of explosives into a Russian military convoy near Khmeimin airbase.
Several images of the explosion have been posted on Twitter showing Russian military vehicles travelling on the Bustan al-Basha road near Khmeimin Air Base and the subsequent blast.
Later, Al-Masdar News reported that Syrian military officials denied the information.
According to them, the images of the explosion were fabricated and taken …