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Kremlin: Putin and Trump will have a brief meeting in Paris
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump will meet briefly in Paris to discuss the possibility of further bilateral talks, stated Dmitry Peskov, Press Secretary of the Russian president, TASS reported.
“They will most probably meet at the meeting of the G20 in Argentina, so we can assume that they will most likely speak about this possibility in Paris,” the Peskov said.
The press secretary also said that the two leaders will have a brief meeting in the French capital on …
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US prepares new sanctions against Russia because of Skripal poisoning
The US is starting the procedure of imposing a second round of sanctions on Russia for using chemical weapons, US State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert announced on Tuesday.
November 6 was the deadline given to the Russian government to give international inspectors access to chemical facilities and to provide guarantees that the chemical weaponry would not be used again.
“Today, the department informed Congress we could not certify that the Russian Federation meets the conditions …
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Kremlin: Russia and China may establish cross-border payment system in national currencies
Russia and China can create cross-border payment systems using national currency, according to the First Deputy Head of the Russian Government, Executive Office Sergei Prihodko, TASS reports. According to Prihodko, after the American sanctions, “new mechanisms for conducting reciprocal payment are needed.”
“We believe that shifting to payments in national currencies will significantly reduce sanctions risks and dependence of bilateral trade on the US dollar, to avoid exchange rate fluctuations …
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Russian fighter jet flies dangerously close to US Navy surveillance aircraft over the Black Sea
The US Naval Forces Command announced that on Monday, November 5, a Russian Su-27 fighter plane carried out dangerous maneuvers in close proximity to an American EP-3 Aries II surveillance aircraft over the Black Sea.
"A U.S. EP-3 Aries aircraft flying in international airspace over the Black Sea was intercepted by a Russian SU-27. This interaction was determined to be unsafe due to the SU-27 conducting a high speed pass directly in front of the mission aircraft, putting at risk the pilots and …
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Montenegro’s opposition leaders suspected of attempting a coup ask Putin and Macron for help
The leaders of the opposition coalition "Democratic Front" of Montenegro, Milan Knezevich and Andrija Mandic wrote an open letter to the presidents of Russia and France, Serbian authorities, as well as the leaders of the PACE and the European Parliament. In the letter, the politicians claim that they and their supporters are subjected to prosecution, including judicial.
Knezevich and Mandic believe that their case has political motives.
They said that the court revoked their passports, which …