Contents tagged with USA
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Pentagon: US may stop supporting Kurds in Syria
Pentagon spokesperson Adrian Rankine-Galloway told Turkish news agency Anadolu in an interview that the US will stop supporting the Syrian Kurds’ People’s Protection Units (YPG) if they attempt a military operation in the Afrin region, instead of fighting the Islamic State.
“We are only training and supporting forces who are fighting ISIS. The Pentagon does not give orders to the forces that are active on the ground. If there is an attempt at a military operation not directed against ISIS, …
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Washington: U.S. will not accept Russia’s proposal for a new mechanism for investigating the chemical attack in Syria
Washington will not accept Moscow’s proposal to create a new mechanism for investigating chemical attacks. The U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley said this on Tuesday at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council which was convened to discuss the situation in Syria.
“The U.S. will not accept any proposal from Russia if it will counteract the progress of the international community to find the truth,” said Haley. According to her, the U.S. “will resume the joint investigation of …
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Kremlin: Russia's relations with the United States in state of collapse
The current level of relations between Russia and the United States is in a state of collapse, said Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov on Russia-1 TV, Interfax’s reports.
Peskov also added that the relations between the presidents of the Russian Federation and the US are "fairly benevolent" and that there are prospects for bilateral relations at the highest level.
Peskov said, “We all know about contacts between the special services, and this shows that there’s potential and …
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Russian Foreign Minister warns of turmoil in case of failed nuclear deal with Iran
The failure of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action Plan (JCPOA) on a nuclear deal with Iran, like other international agreements, will lead to turmoil in world affairs, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in an interview with the newspaper Kommersant.
“If the legal arrangements agreed upon between the leading countries fail, it may entail mishmash when everyone is for himself. It will be very sad,” the minister said.
Lavrov added that the possible withdrawal of Washington from the …
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Lavrov: line of communication between Russia and US helped defeat ISIS
At the UN press conference in New York, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has stated that a line of communication between the United States and Russia “largely” contributed to the eradication of the Islamic State (ISIS), Interfax reports.
“We established a line of military communication with regard to Syria; this cooperation has largely contributed to the fact that ISIS did not materialize as a caliphate and was destroyed,” said Lavrov.
The Russian Foreign Minister noted that the United …
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Russia accuses Washington of violating Russian diplomats’ banking confidentiality
By publishing the US government’s investigation into the transactions of the Russian embassy, the BuzzFeed portal has violated the confidentiality of banking information, and disclosed personal information. This “infringement” is “the handiwork of official Washington”, says the Russian Foreign Ministry’s statement, published on its website.
BuzzFeed published that the US government is investigating the transactions of the Russian embassy as part of the case concerning Russia’s supposed …
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Washington: Russia interfering with Syria chemical attack investigation
At a session on the highest level of the UN Security Council on the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, the US criticized Russia concerning the chemical attacks in Syria.
Only Russia is obstructing the UN’s work to investigate the chemical attacks, said US Permanent Representative to the UN Nikki Haley. She remarked that Russia has already used its veto right three times on the extension of the corresponding resolution.
“One nation stands in the way of the Security Council …
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Ukrainian President thanks U.S. for the decision to provide lethal weapons
President Petro Poroshenko thanked the U.S. for its support of Ukraine in "the face of Russian aggression", reported the head of government’s press service.
“Last year, our American partners confirmed their leadership in opposing Russian revanchism. From the very first meeting with President Trump, we coordinated the strengthening of our strategic partnership on the basis of the great peace treaty and the great success plan,” said Poroshenko on Tuesday evening in Kyiv during a meeting with the …
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US to announce new sanctions against Russia on January 29
The US is planning to announce the new sanctions against Russia on January 29, the Russian state news agency TASS cites US Ambassador Jon Huntsman as saying.
According to Hunstman, a report will be prepared by that time within the framework of the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act.
Huntsman told the news agency that the authors of the report have made an effort to take into account “how the new sanctions will reflect on Russia-US relations not only in the short term, but …
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Russian Embassy in Washington: American special services trying to recruit Russian journalists working in US
In a statement published on the website of the Russian diplomatic mission, the Russian Embassy in the US has called US demands for Russian media receiving public funding to register as Foreign Agents to be unacceptable. The embassy also noted frequent attempts by foreign special services to recruit Russian journalists.
The Embassy said that orders for the registrations of RT and RIA Global, a content producing company for Sputnik, "impede the regular work of journalist collectives" and "serve …