Concluding talks, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe “decisively condemned” North Korean ballistic weapons tests. “We decisively condemned North Korea’s launch of a medium-range ballistic missile that flew over Japan’s territory on August 28, as well as the new nuclear tests conducted on September 3,” Putin said in a statement. Vladimir…
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Moscow to consider UN resolution draft on North Korea
Moscow is ready to consider a US draft resolution on North Korea submitted to the UN Security Council, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, September, 5. #Nebenzia: Sanctions alone, whatever bans are introduced will not help to solve the problem of the #KoreanPeninsula https://t.co/bvH823EPJu pic.twitter.com/szgoNLC76x — Russia at the United Nations (@RussiaUN) September 4,…
NATO requests broader monitoring of Russia and Belarus
Russia and Belarus say the Zapad 2017 exercise, which runs from September 14-20 not far from the borders of NATO allies Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, will involve less than 13,000 troops, but NATO believes that number will actually be into six figures. Under international rules, the two should allow wider access to monitors if…
Moscow protests against FBI searches in its US missions
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…
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…
Two Russian submarines in Mediterranean
Two Russian submarines on the way from the Baltic Fleet to the Black Sea have entered the Mediterranean, Black Sea Fleet spokesman Vyacheslav Trukhachyov said on Monday, August, 28. “Two diesel submarines – The Kolpino and the Veliki Novgorod – on the way from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea Fleet have entered the…
Russian nuclear bombers flights in Far East
Russian nuclear-capable strategic bombers have flown over the Pacific Ocean, the Sea of Japan, the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea, prompting Japan and South Korea to scramble jets to escort them, Russia said on Thursday, 24.08.2017. Russia sends nuclear-capable bombers on mission near South Korea, Japan https://t.co/oIiP0vwkug — Reuters (@Reuters) August 24, 2017…
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…
Russia: a son of an Islamist committed massacre in Surgut
Investigators have identified the attacker in Surgut, Russia, the Investigative Committee’s representative Svetlana Petrenko said, according to TASS news agency. “According to the preliminary information, he is a local resident, born in 1994.” https://twitter.com/PorteTonAme/status/898840393583931392 Arthur Hajiyev (19) neutralised by police, was a son to Lametulakh, listed as an extremist and known to Russian authorities as…
Lavrov: Russia open to dialogue with US & EU
The United States is trying to keep Europe in the Trans-Atlantic alliance and, at the same time, to brazenly ensure US energy companies’ interests, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a meeting with the participants in the Territory of Meanings on the Klyazma National Educational Youth Forum, TASS agency reports. “While the struggle to…
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