Contents tagged with USA
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Kremlin: Russia will not allow US observers to attend Presidential elections in 2018
Russia sent a diplomatic note to the US, stating that Moscow will proceed following the principle of reciprocity regarding the admission of observers from US embassy employees during the presidential elections of 2018, TASS quotes Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying. The diplomat stressed that the decision will be made taking into account "their refusal to accept Russian observers from among our foreign missions staff in the US during the elections held last November."
Ryabkov …
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Putin says he does not oppose US joining Normandy talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin is not against the United States of America joining the Normandy format of talks on settling the conflict in the Donbas along with Ukraine, Germany, France, and Russia, he stated at a press conference.
"The United States, in fact, is a full-fledged participant in the settlement process, regardless of whether it is within the framework of the Normandy format or not, the US is still very deeply involved and aware of events taking place there. Should they formally …
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Putin: U.S. authorities put Russia on same level as North Korea and Iran
During a press conference, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that U.S. authorities put Russia on par with North Korea and Iran.
“We try to work constructively with everyone, not to take offense, not to pout. As for North Korea, our position is known; we do not recognize the status of North Korea as a nuclear power,” Putin said.
According to him, at the same time, the U.S. “is asking us to solve the problems of North Korea and Iran’s nuclear program.” “You guys are interesting. It just …
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Pentagon blames Russia for dangerously close encounter between aircraft over Syria
Pentagon spokesperson Eric Pahon spoke about the dangerous encounter between Russian and American planes in the air over Syria, RIA Novosti reports.
He commented that Russian and US planes had come close to each other near the Syrian city of Abu Kamal, and had remained so for roughly 40 minutes.
“At one point a Su-25 came quite close to an F-22, and it needed to maneuver intensely in order to avoid a collision in the air,” Pahon noted.
The Pentagon spokesperson said that Russian planes fly …
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Kremlin: US refused to exchange letters of non-interference in each others’ affairs
Russia suggested to the United States that they exchange letters of non-interference in each other's affairs but the United States refused, as stated at the briefing by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova. The event was broadcast on the Ministry's Facebook page.
"Against the backdrop of that colossal hysteria that we see around the mythical role of Russia in the US elections in July, Russia offered to exchange letters with corresponding obligations, for …
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Russia threatens US with developing ‘more powerful weapons’ if Washington withdraws from INF treaty
If the United States decides to unilaterally withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (Officially: Treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union and later its successor states on the elimination of their intermediate-range and shorter-range missiles, or INF Treaty) the Russian Federation promised to develop a “more powerful weapon,” a senator on the Russian Federation Council and former Commander of the Russian Aerospace Forces, Viktor Bondarev said, RIA.
Bondarev …
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Russia calls US claims regarding missile treaty 'flawed'
In an interview for Kommersant , Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that the United States’ claims that Russia has violated the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty) are flawed.
“We have explained to the Americans where we see the flaw in their position, especially as it concerns the claim about Russia, and we are still counting on more constructive and result-interested treatment of the questions we consistently raise,” he said.
Commenting on the US’s plans …
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Russia accuses US special services of trying to recruit Russian media
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said that Russian media representatives, including those in the United States, are being recruited by Special Services, reports Interfax.
"Recently, representatives of Russian media, including in the US, have been subjected to severe pressure from the Special Services, namely, attempts at recruitment," Zakharova said. She added that the journalists received threats without specifying details.
Russia considers such actions to be an " …
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Russia accuses U.S. of provoking discontent among Russian populace
The Russian Foreign Ministry said that the U.S. intentionally cut the number of employees of its general consulates in Russia working in the visa field to “provoke public discontent.”
This was stated in a message published on the Ministry’s website.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation believes that the decision to reduce the staff in American consulates was made by Washington. According to the Russian Ministry, this was done “deliberately.” “They intentionally made it …
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US expresses concern over arrest of the employees of Anti-Corruption Bureau in Ukraine
The US State Department stated that arrests of employees of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) could undermine the international support provided to Ukraine.
"Recent events in Ukraine, including the disruption of the high-level corruption investigation, the arrest of NABU employees, and the seizure of NABU’s classified files cast doubts about Ukraine's commitment to fighting corruption," as indicated in the Department’s statement.
It was underlined in the State Department …