Russian Ambassador to the U.S. calls meetings with Trump's son-in-law 'daily contacts'
Russia's ambassador to the United States, Sergey Kislyak, described his relationship with Jared Kushner, son-in-law of White House chief Donald Trump, as "daily contact." Kislyak said this in New York, in response to a request by journalists to explain the allegations about his possible ties with Kushner.
"I do not comment on my daily contacts; and this is our policy, which applies not only to conversations with Kushner, but to all of our daily conversations," Kislyak said.
He also added that …
Russia conducts Iskander missile launches for the first time outside the country
Russian Iskander-M tactical missile systems made their first launches outside of Russia during military exercises held in Tajikistan. A ballistic missile destroyed a cluster of imaginary militants during maneuvers in Tajikistan. This was reported by TASS news agency, citing Colonel Yaroslav Roshchupkin, Assistant Commander of the Central Military District.
“For the first time, Iskander-M tactical missile systems destroyed a cluster of ‘fighters’ during exercises outside of Russia. The …
Ukraine begins broadcasting in separatist-controlled territory
In the Donetsk region, from the city of Chasiv Yar, broadcasting of the First Channel of the Ukrainian Radio National Television Company (National Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine) to the separatist-held territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions has begun on the frequency 873 kHz, as reported by the Press Service of the Donetsk Military Civil Administration.
Pavlo Zhebrivskyi, the head of the Donetsk Regional State Aviation Administration, assured that the signal for the Ukrainian radio …
Putin discussed possibility of Russia 'joining' NATO with Clinton
President Vladimir Putin said that he suggested to former US President Bill Clinton that he consider the possibility of Russia joining the North Atlantic Alliance (NATO). This was reported by Politico, citing excerpts from an interview of Putin with film director Oliver Stone which was published on Vimeo.
“I remember one of our last meetings with President Clinton, when Clinton was still in office. He visited Moscow, and during a discussion I said, ‘We would consider an option, that Russia …
Despite sanctions Russian Yandex online services still accessible in Ukraine
Services Yandex.Maps, Yandex.Taxi and Yandex.Traffic are accessible again in Ukraine through different internet service providers, as reported by Strana.ua news website citing internet users as well as Olexandr Fedienko, the Chairman of the Management Board of the Internet Association of Ukraine.
“Access has been available for two days. But this is not because operators stopped blocking it. This is rather due to Yandex services moving to other cloud network and being hosted there now. Now …