Contents tagged with USA
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Berlin: Germany will not give up energy projects with Russia because of the US position
Germany will not give up agreements with Russia in the energy sector, in particular, on the construction of the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline due to the US position, announced Andrea Nahles, the head of the Social Democratic Party, in an interview with the newspaper Funke Mediengruppe.
“We cannot afford to be dissuaded from our agreements in the field of energy policy only because the US President cannot accept this,” noted Nahles.
Earlier, it was reported in the German Committee on Eastern …
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Poltorak: Armed forces of 18 countries to participate in Ukraine's Independence Day Parade
The representatives of several foreign countries will take part in the military parade on Ukraine Independence Day, Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak wrote on Facebook.
“We look forward to the arrival of eighteen foreign delegations from around the world to participate in the parade,” said the Defense Minister, commenting on a parade rehearsal held in the center of Kyiv.
The parade will be held on August 24 and will be one of the largest Independence Day military parades ever held in Ukraine, …
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Russia stops reducing its share in US government debt
The United States Department of the Treasury published a report of country-holders of American bonds. According to the report, the total amount of treasury securities owned by Russia in June was $14.9 billion. The same figure was recorded a month ago.
As in May, Russia was not on the list of 31 countries that are the main bondholders, but decline of Russia’s holdings in the first month of summer has stopped. For comparison, from March to May, Moscow sold $80 billion of the US treasuries. …
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Experts: new US sanctions will cause 10% of investors to withdraw from Russian government bonds
New US sanctions that may be imposed on the Russian national debt may lead to an outflow of 8-10% of investors from Russian sovereign debt bonds, according to the results of a study conducted by the Analytical Credit Rating Agency (ACRA), reported TASS.
Analysts believe that the introduction of new sanctions for the purchase of the Russian national debt will significantly reduce the investor base, which will lead to a strong increase in the cost of borrowing for the Russian government.
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Ukraine receives counter-battery radars from the US
The United States gave two counter-battery radars to Ukraine. The equipment transfer ceremony was attended by the US Ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch, reported the press service of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense on Friday, August 17th.
The Defense Ministry specified that the mobile AN/TPQ type counter-battery radar is an designed for automatic position determination of enemy artillery, missile launchers and mortars.
At the same time, this type of radar can monitor fire from 10 …
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Polish President expresses hope for the permanent presence of the US military in the country
Speaking at the parade on the occasion of the Armed Forces Day, Polish President Andrzej Duda expressed hope for the permanent presence of the US military forces in his country.
According to Duda, Poland fears a new aggression from Russia and the permanent presence of the US Army would act as “deterrence for any potential aggressor".
The US Armed Forces and US servicemen are stationed on a rotation basis in Poland and other countries on the eastern flank of NATO - Lithuania, Latvia and …
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New US warship enters Black Sea
The USNS Carson City (T-EPF-7) transport ship has entered the Black Sea, the Ukrainian Military Portal reports. The Carson City is the first ship of the JHSV type to pass through Bosporus and enter the Black Sea. Ships of this class are multipurpose, designed to operate in fairways and shallow harbors, and capable of transporting troops, equipment, cargo, and of carrying out humanitarian missions.
The ship can hold one infantry battalion or other divisions of average size, even with equipment …
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US special envoy Volker promises more sanctions on Russia
The US currently has many packages of sanctions against Russia, and they will increase until Russia starts to collaborate in the search for a resolution of the conflict in Ukraine, the violation of human rights, and so on, said US State Department Special Representative for Ukraine Kurt Volker in an interview with the Pryamiy TV channel.
“The sanctions, I believe, are already having an effect. They have not yet changed Russia’s fundamental policy towards Ukraine or the Donbas. But I know that …
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Russian Foreign Minister predicts collapse of the US dollar
Washington’s abuse of the role of American dollar as the world’s reserve currency can lead to the currency’s position weakening, stated bythe Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sergey Lavrov, following the meeting of the Ambassadors and permanent representatives of Turkey to international organizations, Russian state-owned TASS news agency reports.
According to the Minister, the sanctions imposed by the USA have no legal basis, contradict the world trade principles and undermine the rules …
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Ukraine's ambassador to the US: Trump's representative to visit Ukraine’s Independence Day parade
US President Donald Trump’s representative will be present at Ukraine’s Independence Day parade, stated the Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States, Valeriy Chaly on Facebook.
"I would like to lift the veil a little bit. The US President’s representative will be present at the Ukraine’s Independence Day parade. It is not just symbolism. It is a clear sign of support from our strategic partner,” Chaly said.
As reported, the International Monetary Fund mission will visit Kyiv from September 6 …