Russia is ready to normalize relations with the United States and to cooperate on major global issues, Moscow’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in a phone call. Lavrov told Tillerson that Moscow’s decision to cut U.S. diplomatic staff in Russia was prompted by “a number of Washington’s hostile…
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Russia warns about retaliation on US sanctions
Russia warned about the retaliation on new U.S. sanctions package against Kremlin approved by the House of Representatives unanimous vote in the U.S. House of Representatives. Russian appeared in the same context as Iran and North Korea, indicating the further degrade of already suffering a serious setback bilateral relations. House overwhelmingly approves Russia sanctions bill that…
EU strategy on Afghanistan enforced
The EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini and the European Commission have adopted a Joint Communication on elements for an EU strategy on Afghanistan to set out their vision for support of Afghanistan both addressing the ‘delicate security situation’ and the ‘fragile economic situation’ it is facing in view of bring about positive change for the…
Russia ready to retaliate in diplomatic raw with US
Russia’s Foreign Ministry said they reserved the right to take retaliatory measures against the United States after a meeting in Washington ended without a deal on returning seized Russian diplomatic property. The #US & #Russian officials discussed pending issues, including the illegal seizure of Russian property in the US https://t.co/OcQmthh35t pic.twitter.com/qxJB8ZmVFT — MFA Russia 🇷🇺…
Russians considering US diplomats expulsions
Russian Foreign Ministry suggested that too many American spies operated in Moscow under diplomatic cover and clearly articulated a possible, although not imminent expulsion of some of them to retaliate against the Obama administration ejection of 35 Russian diplomats last year. #Russia threatens to trim number of American #diplomats at #USA embassy – #Zakharova https://t.co/gvRrkRurOJ…
Trump might invite Putin to White House
U.S. President Donald Trump said he would invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to the White House but added that now was not the right time for that. The Republican president draws heavy criticism from Democrats who accused him of not pressing Putin hard enough at a meeting they held in Hamburg, Germany, over Moscow’s alleged…
Trump looks forward to ‘positive things’
U.S. President Donald Trump told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday that it was an “honor” to meet him for the first time and said he looked forward to “positive things” in the relationship between two states. The face-to-face encounter between Trump and Putin at a Group of 20 summit in Germany was one of…
Northern Ireland’s power-sharing government in stalemate
A breakthrough will not be possible before a 1500 GMT deadline to restore Northern Ireland’s power-sharing government, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) said as Britain called for an agreement “as soon as possible”. Northern Ireland politics has been in crisis since the collapse in January of the compulsory coalition between pro-British unionists and Irish nationalists…
General Prosecutor seat for a billion? – Shokin case
The Front News International news agency published leaked documents on alleged intervention of US officials in the internal affairs of Ukraine, describing an episode of then the US Vice President Joe Biden conditioning President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko for a $ 1 billion loan with the replacement of Attorney General Viktor Shokin. The application of pressure could be…
France elects National Assembly
Turnout could touch record lows in the second round of the legislative elections in France in a sign of voter fatigue after seven months of campaigning and voting, but also of disillusionment and dismay with traditional political parties, marginalised within months of Emmanuel Macron’s ascendance to presidency. The start-up En Marche! LREM is barely more…
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