Twitter’s decision to remove all advertising from the accounts of RT television channel and news agency Sputnik shows that the US authorities directly control the process of decision-making in this company, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. #Zakharova: @Twitter’s ban on advertising by @RT_com and @SputnikInt shows that the company is subordinated to the…
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Russians don’t see ‘logic’ of US proposal in Donbass
Speaker of the Russian parliament’s upper house Valentina Matviyenko says she does not see ‘logic’ in the suggestion of the US Department of State to locate the UN peacekeepers at the border between Russia and Ukraine. Миротворцы нужны, чтобы обеспечить безопасность ОБСЕ, считает Матвиенко. https://t.co/lkVFN17qNn — Сегодня (@segodnya_online) September 17, 2017 “I cannot see any logic…
DPRK nuclear test 'perfect success' raising tensions
North Korea says it has successfully tested a nuclear weapon that could be loaded onto a long-range missile. AFP Graphic showing North Korea's nuclear test site and comparing the size of earthquakes caused by its nuclear blasts pic.twitter.com/786d6ph1X3 — AFP News Agency (@AFP) September 3, 2017 The DPRK officials said its sixth nuclear test was…
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…
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…
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…
Iran to launch new missile line
Tehran announced the launch of a new missile production line, according to state media, amid tension between the United States and Iran. The Sayyad 3 missile can reach an altitude of 27 km (16 miles) and travel up to 120 km (74 miles), Iranian defense minister Hossein Dehghan said. (Photo; illustration). The missile is able…
US admits Iran compliant with nuclear agreement
President Donald Trump’s administration declared that Iran was complying with its nuclear agreement with world powers, but warned that Tehran was in default of the spirit of the accord and that the US would look for ways to strengthen it. It was the second time Trump certified Iranian compliance with the agreement since he took…
UN watches Syria ceasefire
“The agreement is basically broadly holding, quite well. In all agreements there is a period of adjustment, we are watching very carefully, but we can say we believe it has fairly good chances of working out” – said U.N. envoy Staffan de Mistura told a news conference on Syria. Syria's bitter six-year conflict has cost…
Senate votes to keep anti-Russian sanctions
The Senate is expected to pass the Iran and Russia sanctions bill as soon as this week. Absent an agreement, the Senate will take another procedural vote on the legislation on Thursday morning. Senators voted 97-2 to assemble the deal with an Iran sanctions bill currently being debated on the Senate floor. Republican Sens. Rand Paul and…
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