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Polish Defense Minister : US President Trump acknowledges the threat of Russian aggression
The US does not approve of Russia's policy towards Ukraine and is ready to defend the eastern flank of NATO. The head of the Polish National Defense Ministry Antoni Macierewicz told Polish Radio that this was stated by American President Donald Trump at the last NATO summit in Brussels.
"President Trump is aware of threats from Russia on the eastern flank. The results of the Brussels meeting were clear. This concerns not only the defense of Poland, but also the disapproval of the seizure of …
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U.S. strengthens position near Syrian town of al-Tanf because of possibility of Assad army offensive
The U.S.-led coalition has strengthened its position in the al-Tanf area in Syria in connection with “a possible threat from Syrian government forces,” Pentagon spokesman Jeff Davis said in a regular briefing.
In mid-May, a coalition led by the United States struck at positions of Syrian troops in the region of al-Tanf within the established de-escalation zone. According to the Pentagon, “the commander on the ground felt that these forces posed a threat to the coalition forces.”
Earlier, the …
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Putin admitted he did not expect anything special from Trump’s US election victory
Russia did not hold special expectations from Donald Trump’s administration coming to power. Moscow understands that an internal political struggle continues in Washington and that this hinders the establishment of relations. This was Russian President Vladimir Putin’s expressed opinion in an interview with Le Figaro newspaper.
"We did not expect anything; nothing special actually [from the Trump administration]," he said. "Of course, during the election campaign we heard about Mr. Trump’s …
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Kremlin: Russia ready for talks with U.S. about the Donbas
Russia intends to step up the dialogue with the U.S. on the settlement of the situation in Donbas, as reported by the newspaper Izvestiya citing the by Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia, Sergey Ryabkov.
According to him, Russia expects that soon the U.S. will appoint someone in the State Department to care for this matter. First, a successor to Victoria Nuland – who was involved in the Ukraine issue under Barack Obama – needs to be appointed. Only then will there be possible a substantive …
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Ukrainian MP: U.S. and EU advised Ukraine not to fight against Russia during the annexation of Crimea
Representatives of the United States and Europe recommended Ukraine not to enter armed conflict with Russia and not to declare martial law during the seizure of the Crimea by Russia in 2014.
This was stated by the then-acting head of the presidential administration, Sergei Pashinsky, on channel "112 Ukraine" while answering a question about whether the EU and U.S. had really advised not to defend the Crimea.
"The Americans and Europeans recommended our country not to engage in an armed …
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Iran opposed to U.S. participating in guarding de-escalation zones in Syria
Tehran is not in favor of the U.S. military participating in guarding de-escalation zones in Syria, said Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani.
“No,” he said in an interview with the newspaper Kommersant in answer to a question about whether Iran would have agreed to America participating in guarding de-escalation zones.
Shamkhani stressed that “Syria has a government, and only it can decide who has the right to be present in their territory….The Americans, who …
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U.S. and Russian militaries are actively exchanging information about skies over Syria
The commander of U.S. air operations in the Middle East said that the United States and Russia are now more actively exchanging information through an established “hotline,” as the airspace over the territory controlled by ISIS is becoming more crowded.
“We had to increase the amount of work to eliminate conflict situations, which we are doing together with the Russians, given the limited airspace in which we are now operating,” U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General Jeffrey Harrigan told the media …
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Russia threatens the USA with possible retaliation for the ejection of Russian diplomatic property
Moscow announced the possibility of retaliatory measures in connection with the USA’s ejection of Russian diplomatic property in the country.
The Counselor of the Russian Embassy in the United States, Denis Gonchar said in an interview with RIA Novosti that American authorities have become familiar with the nature of retaliatory steps.
He noted that Russia is seeking an early return of its property, however "so far, the State Department is trying to negotiate a positive solution to the issue …
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Russia says it has answered all US’s inquiries regarding interference in elections
Oleg Khramov, deputy secretary of the Russian Security Council, said in an interview that Russia has answered all the questions coming from the US in connection with the accusations of Moscow interfering with American presidential elections and hacking the Democratic Party’s servers, Kommersant newspaper reports.
“The Russian state departments responded in a timely manner to all inquiries coming from foreign partners. Thus a response was given immediately, in November (2016). Additional …
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The US federal government could recognize the Holodomor as genocide of Ukrainians
A draft resolution entitled "the actions of the Stalinist regime directed against the people of Ukraine," which was the result of efforts by the Ukrainian consulate in the United States, was passed in Washington State. The adoption of the resolution is the first such instance in the history of the United States in recognition of the Holodomor at the legislative level, as announced by the Honorary Consul of Ukraine in Washington and Oregon, Valeriy Goloborodko, in comments to LB.ua.
According …