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Russia called on Trump to reach out to Cuba
A new line against Cuba, declared by US President Donald Trump, is a return to the rhetoric of the Cold War, the Russian Foreign Ministry stated. The department noted Trump’s position was regrettable.
On Friday, Trump said he was canceling the Obama administration's deal to normalize relations with Cuba. He noted that Washington would not remove sanctions from the government in Havana unless all political prisoners were released, freedom of speech and assembly would be respected, and as long …
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Media reports indicate that the United States supplied Syrian Kurds with 130 truckloads of weapons over the past 10 days
The United States continues to supply arms to the members of the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) to fight the terrorist organization the Islamic State. Over the past 10 days, 130 trucks laden with weapons arrived in the PYD-controlled regions of Syria, Anadolu reports.
Earlier, US President Donald Trump signed plans to supply Syrian Kurds with heavy weapons such as mortars and machine guns. Possible supplies of weapons to the Kurds caused the sharp displeasure of Ankara, which …
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Russia condemns the downing of Assad’s forces warplane by the US, says Western coalition jets are now targets of its air defense
The Russian Ministry of Defense called the downing of the Syrian warplane by the US a “violation of the sovereignty" of Syria. The Ministry stated that any drones and aircraft of the US-led coalition in Syria flying to the west of the Euphrates River would now be tracked by Russian air defense and treated as targets.
The Russian Ministry of Defense demanded a "thorough investigation" by the US military regarding the Syrian plane incident.
Earlier, the United States Central Command explained …
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USA congratulated Russian Federation on Russia Day with a three-day delay
According to the Voice of America, the United States congratulated Russia on their national holiday, but only after three-day delay accompanied by complaints from the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
On Thursday, the State Department issued a statement by the Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, in which he, on behalf of President Donald Trump and the American people congratulated “all the residents of Russia on the Day of Russia.”
The statement by the Department of State was dated June 15 …
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Ukraine and the United States signed a memorandum on cooperation between their legislative bodies
Ukraine and the United States signed a memorandum on cooperation between their legislative bodies, Ukrinform reports. The signing ceremony took place during a meeting between Verkhovna Rada Speaker, Andriy Parubiy and Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Paul Ryan.
"This is an important document that strengthens and structures cooperation between our parliaments," Parubiy said and added that it contains "very important wording" on Ukraine.
"The text of the memorandum states that …
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US returns funds to Ukraine which were taken out by Ministry of Justice under former president Yanukovych
The US returned to Ukraine $500,000 which was siphoned off by the former leadership of the Ministry of Justice during Viktor Yanukovych’s presidency and taken out of Ukraine through fictitious agreements on providing services with an American firm.
“Today the department of international legal cooperation of the Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine, in close cooperation with the US Department of Justice, has returned to Ukraine more than $500, 000,” Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko wrote on …
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Germany and Austria call on US to revise recent Russian sanctions bill
German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel and Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern called for a correction of the bill approved by US senators to tighten anti-Russian sanctions in the energy sector.
They believe that these measures threaten the European companies participating in the development of Europe’s energy supply.
“Political sanctions should not be linked up to economic interest. To threaten companies in Germany, Austria and other European firms with fines in the US if they take part in or …
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US looking for replacement for Nuland for talks on the Donbas
The matter of the format of negotiations on Ukraine, which involves Russian and American representatives, will be considered in the near future, as reported by Interfax-Ukraine citing the First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Vadym Prystaiko.
"You may remember that there was the Nuland-Surkov Format [Victoria Nuland and Vladislav Surkov]. There were also talks in the 'Geneva format', which occurred without Nuland and Surkov. There is information that the US State Department is …
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For the first time in 25 years, the US did not sent congratulations on Russia Day
The Russian Embassy in the United States confirmed that for the first time in 25 years they did not receive any congratulations from US authorities on Russia Day, as reported by RIA Novosti news agency.
"We can confirm that we have not received a congratulatory message from the United States on the Day of Russia. This is the first time this has happened in living memory. Draw your own conclusions," said embassy representative Nikolai Lakhonin.
Earlier, it was reported that the President of …
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Vladimir Putin accused the US of supporting Chechen militants
The President of Russia announced that the US "used terrorists to swing the domestic political situation in Russia."
In his interview with Oliver Stone, published by the Showtime network, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that United States intelligence supported militants in Chechnya to destabilize the situation in Russia.
"When we started having problems in Chechnya, unfortunately in the Northern Caucasus, the Americans supported these processes," the Russian leader said.
"We had an …