Contents tagged with USA
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USA calls on Russia to punish perpetrators and instigators of Nemtsov’s murder
The United States calls on Russia to respect the basic rights and freedoms of citizens and to ensure the punishment of all involved in the murder of Russian opposition politician, Boris Nemtsov, as stated by the spokesperson for the United States Department of State, Heather Nauert.
"Three years ago, opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was assassinated just outside the Kremlin. As a leading figure of Russia’s democratic movement, a former Russian regional governor, and an Energy Minister as well …
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US accuses Russia of violating Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy David Trachtenberg said on Monday, February 26 that cruise missile tests conducted by Russia violate Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty).
Trachtenberg claims that the SSC-8 ground-based cruise missile, which was assigned the 9M729 index in Russia, was developed and deployed "in violation of the INF Treaty."
"Moscow continues to undermine the Treaty on Open Skies and the Treaty on Conventional Arms in Europe," said Trachtenberg. …
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Kremlin: American diplomats prohibited from observing Russian elections
American diplomats and employees of American overseas institutions in Russia will not be permitted to monitor the forthcoming presidential elections in Russia, stated Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, according to Interfax news agency.
"United States Citizens who are members of the OSCE’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) elections monitoring mission will, of course, be able to fulfill all the corresponding functions in the presidential elections of the Russian …
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Deputy Secretary of State: US will not sign any deal regarding Ukraine without its consent
The US will not agree to a deal on Ukraine without its consent and will help restore its territorial integrity and independence, as stated by US Deputy Secretary of State, John Sullivan, during a speech in front of Ukrainian students, Interfax-Ukraine reports.
"The Crimea is Ukraine, Donbas is Ukraine, we will never agree to exchange one region for another, we will never agree to sign agreements on Ukraine without the consent of Ukraine ... We will help restore territorial integrity and ensure …
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Russia accuses the United States of unfair competition
Russia is trying to hedge risks related to instances of unfair competition on the part of the United States in the market of military and technical cooperation. It will fight such instances, said Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov, commenting on the recent statements of the US State Department that announced that Russia had lost contracts with some foreign countries amounting to more than $3 billion due to new US sanctions, RBC news agency reports.
"You know, it's a very, …
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US to help Georgia in fight against Russian propaganda
The United States will help Georgia to fight against Russia’s hybrid warfare, Voice of America reports.
With financial assistance from the US embassy, a series of training programs on strategic communication for civil servants was launched on February 20.
“Today, when many governments, especially Russia, are actively using various means of hybrid warfare, and strategic communication has become a powerful weapon not only for shaping the public opinion, but also for direct implementation of …
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Russian parliament urges Foreign Ministry to react firmly to extradition of Russians to US
Mikhail Degtyaryov, head of the State Duma committee on physical culture, sport, tourism and youth affairs, has officially requested information from the Russian Foreign Ministry on the measures taken to ensure the security of Russian nationals abroad, reported RBC news agency with reference to the parliamentary press service.
Degtyaryov believes that “recently cases of the extraterritorial application of US laws have become more frequent”. “Among the recent examples is the Spanish police’s …
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Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov requests US explanation of 'unidentified helicopters' in Afghanistan
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says that Moscow is awaiting the US’s comments on the fact that there are helicopters flying in militant-controlled regions of Afghanistan, RIA Novosti reports. According to Lavrov, “the leaders of several Afghan provinces” have reported on such helicopters.
“… the unidentified helicopters are in all likelihood helicopters that NATO forces have some kind of connection to, and that carry out flights in the regions where the militants are based. Currently …
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Whistleblower of Russian 'troll factory' says she supports U.S. demand for extradition of Russians accused of election meddling
Lyudmila Savchuk, a former employee of a Russian troll factory, the Internet Research Agency headquartered in Saint Petersburg, commented on United States authorities’ demands to extradite 13 Russians accused of interfering in the last U.S. Presidential election. Savchuk was a whistleblower who unveiled the truth about the troll factory.
As she explained to the Deutsche Welle, the Russians whom the U.S. wants extradited are only a few of many other common employees of the troll factory who …
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Russia buys US government bonds at 7 year record rate
In 2017, Russia drastically increased its investment in US government bonds. The US Treasury Department reported that over the year the Central Bank, which oversees Russia’s gold and foreign currency reserves, bought $16.1 billion worth of US securities. At the start of January, Russia held $102.2 billion in the treasuries, equivalent to 23% of the total gold and foreign currency reserves, Finanz.ru reports.
30% of all the Russian Central Bank’s foreign currency ($345.5 billion excluding gold …