The full text of the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) statement on situation in Syria: Gen.Sergey Rudskoy (Сергей Рудской) #Руцкой #Rudskoy, the head of the Operational HQ: “On April 4, between 3:42 and 5:10 (Moscow time) on military and civilian installations of the Syrian Arab Republic, air and sea carriers of the United States and…
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Putin condemns “aggression” against sovereign state
The US and its allies struck civil and military facilities in Syria, violating the UN Charter and international law, Russian President Vladimir Putin said, responding to the American-French-British missile strikes of Syria, namely the capital Damascus. https://twitter.com/tassagency_en/status/985079905523322880 Washington launched “an aggression against a sovereign state which is at the forefront of the fight against terrorism,” the statement…
US-Russia diplomatic expulsions quid pro quo
Russia will expel 60 US diplomats and close the US Consulate General in St. Petersburg, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. #Lavrov: We will retaliate in kind, but there will be more. These include the expulsion of the same number of US diplomats and our decision to withdraw our consent to the operation of @USinStPete https://t.co/fBjicEuykk…
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…
Tillerson OUT – Pompeo IN
The reasons for firing U.S.Secretary of State Rex Tillerson remain publicly unknown, nourishing the wildest theories about the motives behind the twist in his career. OPINION: Why was Rex Tillerson fired? Think North Korea (via @FoxNewsOpinion) https://t.co/1ny9rirgfa — Fox News (@FoxNews) March 13, 2018 Shortly afterwards the decision of dismissal of one of the closest…
US Embassy to move to Jerusalem in May
The Trump administration is determined to move its US Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in May, the State Department announced Friday (23/02/2018), coinciding with Israel’s 70th anniversary. The US will open a new Embassy in #Jerusalem this May. The Embassy will initially be located in the Arnona neighborhood. Consular operations will continue…
Duma dabbs casualties in Deir ez-Zor as “fake news”
The Chairman of the Russian State Duma Defense Committee Vladimir Shamanov said media reports about a significant number of casualties in a US-led coalition attack in the Syrian province of Deir ez-Zor on February 7 are “fake” news. https://twitter.com/SputnikInt/status/963694300440621058 “Judging by the intelligence agencies’ assessments, there are many signs showing that someone is deliberately overstating…
Trump reminds of Haiti’ crime record
Reportedly President Donald Trump questioned why the United States would be interested to have immigrants from Haiti and African nations, referring to some as “shithole countries,” according to two sources familiar with the comments. The wording made headlines and upset many, leaving aside the dramatic situation with rampant criminality in mentioned places, including abductions, rape…
Trump rejects to inaugurate US Embassy in London
US President Donald Trump announced cancellation of his visit to London to inaugurate the new building of a billion-dollar embassy, he tweeted Thursday. The trip, which would have been Trump’s first to the UK as president, had not been officially scheduled but was expected next month. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/951679619341737986 In the tweet, Trump blames his predecessor, former…
More countries to move embassies to Jerusalem
Guatemala is moving its embassy to Jerusalem, the announcement came in a less than a month after the U.S. made the same decision. Israel says 10 more countries in talks about moving embassies to Jerusalem https://t.co/5SyUaQswMv pic.twitter.com/LyIqsNh7gC — The Times of Israel (@TimesofIsrael) December 25, 2017 In a Facebook post, Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales said…
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