Russian Media reported a meeting between a U.S. State Department representative and the Russian ambassador
Acting Deputy Secretary of State Thomas Shannon and the Russian Ambassador to the U.S., Sergey Kislyak, held a meeting on Tuesday in Washington. According to RIA Novosti, the State Department confirmed that the meeting took place.
"Deputy Secretary of State Shannon regularly holds meetings with foreign ambassadors on a number of issues. Although we do not disclose the details of diplomatic meetings, it should be noted that this was a meeting scheduled a long time ago," the representative of …
Bellingcat names retired Russian military intelligence officer involved in downing of MH-17
On Wednesday, February 14, independent expert and journalist group Bellingcat released a new report about the investigation of the downing of the Malaysian Boeing aircraft, which had been operating Malaysian Airlines flight MH-17 in the airspace above the Donbas. The document establishes the identity of an individual officer, nicknamed ‘Gloomy’, who had apparently been involved in the carriage of ‘Buk’ anti-aircraft missile system that caused the Boeing to crash.
The report’s authors noted …
Peskov denies contacts between Russian intelligence and Trump campaign team
The Press Secretary for the President of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Peskov, stated that Vladimir Putin didn’t discuss the Crimean issue during a telephone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump, RIA Novosti reported. “No, the Crimean issue wasn’t raised,” Peskov told journalists in response to the question.
“We have said everything we want to say about the results of the telephone conversation that you mentioned,” the Press Secretary added. “As for the return of the Crimea, this …
Moscow responds to US statements on the Crimea
Commenting on the White House's statements on the Crimea, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said that Moscow “will not give back her own territories”.
“We will not give back our own territories. The Crimea is the territory of the Russian Federation. That’s all,” Zakharova stated.
She also remarked that bilateral relations between Russia and America “were brought to an impasse by the previous US administration, which they need to be brought out of”.
“The Obama administration was in power …
Ukrainian government declares a state of emergency due to energy situation
On the 15th of February, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine declared a state of emergency with respect to the country’s energy situation, by issuing an order “to adopt temporary extreme measures in the electric energy market”. According to the authorities, due to the trade blockade in the uncontrolled territories of the Donbas which war veterans have been imposing since the end of January, there is a shortage of the anthracite coal used by the thermal power plants in Ukraine.
Prime Minister …