The Council imposed sanctions on nine persons and one entity under the new regime of restrictive measures against the use and proliferation of chemical weapons created on 15 October 2018. These designations include the two GRU officials, and the Head and Deputy Head of the GRU (also known as the G.U., or the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the…
Tag: Salisbury Attack
Russian tourists warned against visiting Stonehenge megaliths
Russians visiting the Stonehenge Megalithic monument in England risk drawing the attention of British secret services searching for evidence in relation to the poisoning of former Russian military intelligence Colonel Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia, since the famous site is located not far from the city of the Salisbury where the alleged poisoning took…
Declared poisoned Skripals cat euthanized
All pets of Skripals are dead, according to the information delivered to Russian consulate by the UK government, the AFP agency reports. The UK officials are claiming all animals died as a result of nerve agent poisoning, but one of the cats found at home was euthanized to “alleviate suffering”. However there is no evidence…
Russia: UK is “beneficiary” of Skripals provocation
Moscow does not have any doubts the UK and the US took synchronized actions against Russia in the situation unfolding around the #Skripals poisoning case, the Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said, according to TASS News Agency. #Zakharova: Almost 20 years have passed, but the methods of our Western colleagues have not changed. They…
Assange deprived of internet
Ecuador has deprived Julian Assange of internet connection at its embassy in London, preventing him from communicating with the outside world. Ecuadorian Embassy cuts off Assange's internet so he can't use social media https://t.co/P4bNFbhtSE pic.twitter.com/V8nCQ09nVI — The Hill (@thehill) March 28, 2018 The action is taken to avoid the WikiLeaks founder from interfering in other…
Russian non gratae diplomats leaving EU
In a wake of Skripals case, upon London request to the allies and partners to demonstrate solidarity over “highly likely” Moscow‘ attack on double agent in Salisbury, Russian diplomats were declared personae non grata and subsequently expelled from EU member-states. However the most of them had to leave the U.S. to further detriment of relations between Moscow…
Russia blames NATO for expulsions of diplomats wave
NATO is behind the actions of the European Union, using baculine discipline and seeking to demonize Russia, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. The diplomat blamed expulsions of Russian baculine discipline in the European Union, imposed by NATO, while participating in Rossiya1 TV programme. “The European Union is an attractive political construct, with the…
Borissov reminds about Saddam’s ‘chemical weapons’ amid #Salisbury
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov is not sure Moscow was indeed behind Salisbury attack, and he ensured that he his articulate with the other EU leaders. LIVE European Council – Borissov, Bulgaria PM (main feed) https://t.co/x0wfL0nHIo via @EC_AVService — Anna van Densky (@AnnaVanDensky) March 23, 2018 “This is because we all trust the position of…
EU Ambassador to Moscow “recalled for consultations”
The European Council has requested High Representative Federica Mogherini to recall the Head of the EU Delegation in the Russian Federation Amb.Marcus Erler for consultations in Brussels. The Head of Delegation has been instructed accordingly by the High Representative and is expected to arrive in Brussels this weekend for consultations with her. Head of EU…
EU countries to react on Skirpals case on national level
During the EU Summit in Brussels a number of European governments decided to support the decision of the UK to expel Russian diplomats over #Skripals case. Baltic states, Poland and Denmark are prepared to follow the UK stance on Russia. At the Summit, the European leaders agreed to “recall for consultations” the EU Ambassador from Moscow – a tradition diplomatic measure of demonstrating…
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