U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis showed reserve about the existence of military options on North Korea that might spare Seoul from a brutal counterattack but declined to say what kind of options he was talking about or whether they involved the use of lethal force. Asked whether there were any military options the United States…
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Ukraine defence to receive $500 millions from USA
The US Senate passed roughly $700 billion for National Defense, foreseeing budget of $500 million to support Ukraine, President Petro Poroshenko said. “The US Senate approved the draft, providing for the allocation of $500 million to support Ukraine in the field of security and defense,” Poroshenko wrote on his official Twitter page. pic.twitter.com/wKcH78A2Ry — Петро Порошенко…
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,…
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…
Trump's irony over expelling diplomats from Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin has President Donald Trump‘s ‘thanks’ — for booting U.S. diplomats out of his country. https://twitter.com/USAAssociation/status/895763634344923136 “I want to thank him because we’re trying to cut down our payroll … I’m very thankful that he let go of a large number of people because now we have a smaller payroll,” Trump commented while talking to…
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…
Kosachev: USA lost perception of reality
Konstantin Kosachev, OPINION Trump’s signature of the sanctions bill is news for the US domestic policy more than for the foreign affairs. The idea that the bill will come into force became clear after the overwhelming vote first in the Senate, then in the House of Representatives and again in the Senate. So the bad…
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…
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