The Russian Foreign Ministry has summoned a US envoy in Moscow to protest against Washington’s plans to conduct searches in Russia’s trade mission in Washington. Take a look at the video of @consulrussiaSF under rummage by the FBI https://t.co/tTT4LbepkV pic.twitter.com/FSAPvZr7FL — MFA Russia 🇷🇺 (@mfa_russia) September 2, 2017 According to a Foreign Ministry statement, Anthony…
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Russian Consulate in San Francisco closure
The scenery of Russian Consulate in San Francisco closure with black smoke above the roof added to the image of drama, while workers were seen hurrying to shut Russia’s consulate in San Francisco ahead of a weekend deadline imposed by Washington. Russia had been required to close its San Francisco Consulate, and annexes in New…
HE Antonov – Russian Ambassador to USA
A deputy minister of foreign affairs of Russian Federation His Excellency (HE) Anatoly Antonov (62) is appointed as a new ambassador to the USA, the news announced via the site of Kremlin. Antonov candidacy has been approved by the Council of Federation, the upper chamber of the parliament. https://twitter.com/PutinRF_Eng/status/899698630285774853 In Russia Antonov is well-known…
EU: urgent meeting on North Korea
The EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini convenes an extraordinary meeting of the Political and Security Committee on Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on 14th August. .@FedericaMog convenes an extraordinary meeting of the Political and Security Committee on #DPRK on 14th August https://t.co/JxcNqEHtML — European External Action Service – EEAS 🇪🇺 (@eu_eeas) August 11, 2017…
Pence: "New York Times is disgraceful"
The ongoing offensive of US mass media, loyal to Democrats, against President Trump took a new turn when vice-president Mike Pence issued a statement, openly accusing one of the leading newspapers in publishing the ‘fake news’. Pence denied that he is considering a run for the presidency, and interpreted the move NYT move as one…
Rouhani urged EU to avoid following in US footsteps
ian President Hassan Rouhani, who is being sworn-in for a second term, has accused the United States of trying to undermine Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers, and urged European countries not to side with Washington. Rouhani: Iranian govt., people will react to any breach of JCPOA#RouhaniInauguration2017 pic.twitter.com/QpSeHWUhda — Press TV (@PressTV) August 5, 2017…
Russian sanctions imposed on Trump by Congress
President Donald Trump signed a Russia sanctions bill Congress imposed on him, adding a statement informing that the administration will carry out the law but with reservations about its impact and the constitutionality of some provisions. In a statement that accompanied the notice that he signed the legislation into law, Trump laid out a list…
Trump dabbs anti-Russian measures ‘significantly flawed’
U.S. President Donald Trump signed a new sanctions law against Russia that Congress had approved overwhelmingly last week, criticizing the legislation as having “clearly unconstitutional” elements. After signing a bill that runs counter to his desire to improve relations with Moscow, and which also affects Iran and North Korea, the Republican president laid out a…
EU grants €46 million to support Al Serraj in Tripoli
Probably for security reasons the European External Action Service has released a communication one day later after the actual visit to Tripoli took place. The EU representatives from the EU Delegation to Libya, Operation Sophia and EUBAM met on 1st of August with the President of the Presidency Council, Fayez Al Serraj, and other Libyan…
Condolences to Herat victims
“The people of Afghanistan are again in our thoughts after yesterday evening’s terrorist attack in the city of Herat. Targeting civilians in a mosque, where people were gathering for their prayers, the attack has claimed the lives of at least 29 people and wounded many more. One day before, a suicide attack on the Embassy…