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US accuses Russia of interfering in Montenegro’s elections
A representative of the White House National Security Council accused Russia of planning a coup in Montenegro on election day.
According to him, the US completely believes the media’s reports that Russian intelligence was connected to the coup attempt in October last year.
“We are very concerned about Russian interference in the October elections in Montenegro, including credible reports of Russian support for an attempted election day attack on the government,” a senior White House official …
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Tillerson: Ukraine is an obstacle for relations with Russia
Ukraine will remain an obstacle to improving relations between the U.S. and Russia until the full implementation of the Minsk agreements.
This was stated by the head of the State Department, Rex Tillerson, at a press conference in Moscow after a meeting with the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Sergei Lavrov.
"Until full progress is made under the Minsk Accords, the situation in Ukraine will remain an obstacle to improvement in relations between the U.S. and Russia," he said.
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In Italy, an exhibition of Crimean wine was seized
At the international exhibition of wine in Verona, a collection of Crimean wines was seized, as reported by the head of the republic, Sergey Aksyonov.
“At the exhibition a number of Crimean enterprises brought their products, but the Italian police yesterday, for unclear reasons, seized all of their products... Now the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is investigating,” said the Crimean head.
Aksenov promised to provide assistance and protection to Crimean manufacturers by all legal means.
The …
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Peskov speaks about the influence of Trump’s daughter on his decision to strike Syria
Press Secretary for the Russian President, Dmitry Peskov, made comments about the influence of U.S. President Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump on her father's decision to strike Syria. According to the representative of the Kremlin, Russian authorities in no way meddle in the domestic affairs of the heads of other states.
“Trump’s family relationship is not a matter for the Kremlin. The Kremlin is very careful in order not to interfere in domestic affairs of other countries and even more so in …
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Media: Russian Foreign Ministry says that Tillerson has arrived in Moscow to bargain over North Korea
The new US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is visiting Moscow.
As reported by newspaper Kommersant, sources close to the Russian Foreign Ministry in the Russian capital expect that the head of the US Department of State will try to negotiate cooperation with Russia on the problem of North Korea, a matter which Donald Trump called his priority even before he was elected president.
Despite the fact that Syria remains the primary cause of tension between Moscow and Washington, Russian diplomats …