Contents tagged with Russia
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Norway calls on Trump to put forth clear and predictable policy toward Russia
Amid growing concerns in Oslo over Russia’s recent military expansion in the Arctic region, the Norwegian Defense Ministry has called on US President-elect Donald Trump to put forth a clear and predictable policy towards Russia as soon as possible, Reuters reported
"What is most important to us right now is to have both a predictable and a very clear policy on Russia," Norwegian Defense Minister Ine Eriksen Soereide told Reuters.
"The earlier and the clearer that the new administration comes …
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Lavrov: US has presented new proposals to resolve the situation in Aleppo
Russian Foreign MinisterSergey Lavrov stated the the American Secretary of State, John Kerry, while at the meeting in Rome, presented new proposals regarding the situation in Aleppo.
According to Lavrov, the previous proposals of the United States “supported the immunity of Jabhat al-Nusra, who is at the head of the terrorists in Aleppo, from any strikes.”
At the same time, the new proposals presented by Kerry, “are in line with the position of the Russian experts at the talks with the …
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Congress adopts ban on providing funds for bilateral military cooperation with Russia
The US House of Representatives adopted a draft defense budget for 2017. The document, published on the Congress’s website, establishes a ban on providing funds for bilateral military cooperation between the US and Russia.
In particular, the document states that it is prohibited to allocate funds for military cooperation between the two countries unless the Pentagon can assure Congress that Russia "has stopped the occupation of the territory of Ukraine and its aggressive actions that threaten …
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Lavrov: Russia is ready to cooperate with the Trump administration to combat terrorism in Syria
While speaking at the Mediterranean Dialogues forum on Friday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated that Moscow is ready to cooperate with US President-elect Donald Trump in countering terrorism in Syria, TASS reported.
"I cannot make guesses [about cooperating with the Trump administration in Syria]. I rely on facts only," Lavrov stated. "And the fact is that during his election campaign Donald Trump repeatedly said that one of his priorities would be combatting the Islamic State and …
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Ukrainian Border Guard Service: Russia is preparing a military rotation in the north of the Crimea
The Russian Federation plans to replace the paratroopers from Stavropol, who have served in the north of the annexed Crimea since August, with paratroopers from Tula, as stated by the Assistant to the Head of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, Oleh Slobodyan, at a briefing on Thursday.
"Preparation for an immediate rotation of the Russian Armed Forces’ airborne troops, deployed on the front line in the north of the annexed Crimean peninsula, is being completed,” he said.
"The …
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US Congresses passes bill restricting the movement of Russian diplomats in the country
The US House of Representatives passed a bill that restricts the movement of Russian diplomats in the country.
The author of the initiative is the chairman of the United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Devin Nunes. It has been reported that 371 congressmen voted in favor of this bill, and 35 voted against it.
According to the bill, "Accredited diplomatic and consular personnel of the Russian Federation in the United States will not be allowed to travel further than 25 …
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Russian national jailed for sending text message on the movement of military equipment in 2008
Russian citizen Oksana Sevastidi was sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment on charges of high treason. Several text messages were the cause for the criminal prosecution, Meduza reported.
Sevastidi reportedly sent the messages in 2008, shortly before the Georgian war.
Sevastidi texted her friend, who lives in Georgia, that she saw a train with military equipment travelling from Sochi to Abkhazia.
Sevastidi’s lawyer, Ivan Pavlov, discussed his client’s criminal case during his interview with …
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US Congress passes bill on combating Russia's interference throughout the world
The US House of Representatives approved a bill of directions concerning American Intelligence activity with the aim of resisting Moscow’s political interference throughout the world. On Wednesday, November 30th, 390 representatives voted in favor of the adoption of a document that defines national security threats, and about 30 voted against it.
The bill contains a proposal to create an inter-ministerial committee, whose task will be to deter Russian attempts to "exert hidden influence on …
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FSB accuses foreign intelligence services of plotting cyber-attacks against Russian financial system
The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has accused foreign intelligence services of plotting cyber-attacks against the Russian financial system, Deutsche Welle reported.
The FSB claims that several large-scale cyber-attacks were to take place against a number of Russian banks in dozens of cities on Monday, December 5th.
The Federal Security Service did not specify which countries it believes are behind the plans, but it did say in a statement that “server capacity and command and control …
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Russian MFA: Moscow has discussed Syria with 'those who will influence Washington' during Trump's presidency
The Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, Sergei Ryabkov, has said that Moscow discusses the Syrian issue with those who will influence Washington during the course of the leadership of the new Presidential Administration of the United States.
“We discuss the Syrian issue because it is a key issue with those who will probably influence Washington under the leadership of a new administration. However, this doesn’t mean that those people are from the inner circle of the President- …