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Moscow: It’s time for Trump to stop imposing decisions on Russia
Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Federation Council of the Russian State Duma Konstantin Kosachev said that U.S. President Donald Trump, in trying to pin the blame on Russia for the situation in Syria and the support of President Bashar Assad, is trapping himself, RIA Novosti reported. The Russian senator noted that Trump is pushing himself into a trap of “notorious decisions” from which it will be almost impossible to be extricated.
“To think that it can be ‘managed’ during …
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U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine says details of meeting between Poroshenko and Trump are under discussion
The question of organizing a meeting between the Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and U.S. President Donald Trump are still under discussion.
This was reported by U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch and broadcast by Interfax-Ukraine.
"The discussion on the date and everything else is under way," she said.
Yovanovitch noted that the question of such a meeting is important for both Ukraine and the United States, and that each side is interested in holding a meeting at the highest …
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Kremlin talks about similarities between Putin and Trump
The Kremlin has said that Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump are similar in their principled approach to international relations. The Press Secretary of Russian President, Dmitry Peskov, spoke about this on a broadcast of TV channel ABC.
"One defends the national interests of the United States, and the second - the national interests of the Russian Federation. And they understand very well that sometimes it is better for the national interest to maintain good relations with a colleague, …
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Putin: Russia has 'a large number of friends' in the US
Russian President Vladimir Putin stated at the International Arctic Forum that Russia has a large number of friends in the United States, RBC news agency reports.
According to the Russian President, Russia is thinking about the United States as a great power with which it would be desirable to establish relations. "Everything else is a lie and a provocation," he said. He went on to further assert that the "anti-Russian card" is played within "certain groups in the United States" to "strengthen …
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Kyiv says meeting between Poroshenko and Trump hasn't been held yet due to internal issues in Washington
A meeting between Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and US President Donald Trump has not taken place yet due to internal issues at the White House itself, as stated by the Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration, Kostiantyn Yelisieiev, in an interview with Segodnya.
"Indeed, we proposed dates for the visit at the end of February. However, as you know, at that time, certain complex personnel processes were taking place in the new Administration. At that time, unfortunately, key …
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Mogherini: EU would be glad to lift sanctions on Russia if Minsk agreements are implemented
The countries of the European Union "would be happy" to lift sanctions imposed on Russia once they have reached the full implementation of the Minsk Agreements, but at the moment it cannot be done, said the head of EU diplomacy, Federica Mogherini, during her visit to the United States.
"We would be happy to lift sanctions against Russia if the Minsk Agreements were fully implemented," she said, speaking at an event at the Carnegie Institute in Washington.
On the topic of US-Russia relations, …
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Peskov: Putin and Trump could meet in July
The meeting of Russian and US presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump could take place at the G20 summit in Hamburg in July, said Dmitry Peskov, Press Secretary to the Russian president.
“If we don’t arrange an earlier summit, their meeting presumably could take place at the G20 summit in Hamburg in July, because this is the first place where their paths could cross,” Peskov said in a CNN interview.
Responding to a question on what the first meeting of the two leaders could be, the press …
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Ukrainian President wants to meet with Trump before Putin
Diplomats are working to organize a soon forthcoming meeting between Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and his American counterpart Donald Trump, Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine Konstantin Yeliseyev said on Friday, March 10, in an interview with hromadske.ua.
"Currently, our diplomats are actively working to ensure that this meeting will be held as soon as possible. But it is fundamentally important that it take place before the upcoming meeting between President …
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The Kremlin: Moscow is ready to fight ISIS without US help
Russia is ready to continue the fight against ISIS, without the help of the United States, as stated by the Press Secretary of Russian President, Dmitry Peskov, while commenting on the report by the Associated Press that US President Donald Trump plans to postpone the “deal with Russia.”
“Moscow will continue the fight against ISIS,” Peskov said, as reported by TASS.
It was reported earlier that Trump discussed minimizing the interaction with Russia in the fight against ISIS with his allies …
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Media: Obama responsible for leak of Trump's ties with Russia
According to two influential German publications, Der Spiegel and Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung,Barack Obama is most probably responsible for the leaking of confidential information.In his last days in office, Obama distributed large amounts of data collected by US intelligence agencies, according to which Trump’s ties to Russia were more serious than he claimed.
“The outgoing president cannot simply publish this information, to leave it at the disposal of Trump where it could just disappear?” …