Contents tagged with USA
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USA allocates $350,000 for an independent investigation of the chemical attack in Syria
The USA will allocate $350,000 to finance the international independent mechanism for investigation of crimes in Syria, hoping that this mechanism will allow the investigation of chemical attacks as well. The move came on the heels of the termination of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons UN Joint Investigative Mechanism.
“The USA will allocate $350,000 for the international impartial and independent mechanism for investigation of crimes committed in Syria. It will …
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Russia responds to Kremlin Report with 'sovereignty law'
After publication of the United States’ “Kremlin List”, the Russian Federation Council’s Temporary Commission to Prevent Interference in Internal Affairs began work on a bill which will define the concept of “interference in state sovereignty”, Lyudmila Bokova, one of the bill’s authors, told RBC news agency.
“There are many facts of interference by foreign powers in our country’s internal affairs. By putting forward the legislative initiatives, we are proceeding from a position of mirror …
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Relatives of MH17 airline crash victims won a lawsuit against former separatist commander Girkin
A group of the MH17 victims’ relatives won their case in US courts, which entitles them to receive compensation in the hundreds of millions of US dollars. The Dutch TV program Zembla received the relevant documents from the court.
The lawsuit was instituted by family members of 25 victims of the MH17 catastrophe, ten of whom are Dutch citizens. A case was opened against Igor Girkin (Strelkov), who was previously the “Minister of Defense of the Donetsk People's Republic."
The US judge issued …
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Ukrainian media reveals how many Javelin anti-tank systems will be in the first delivery from the US
A U.S. preliminary commission to assess Ukraine’s capacities regarding the storage and use of Javelin anti-tank missile systems has already visited the country, Liga.net reports.
"The delivery date depends on the United States. The situation in Ukraine is currently being studied. A commission from the United States has already come to study the area," said one military source.
The United States will provisionally supply Ukraine with 35 launchers and 210 anti-tank missiles for $47 million. …
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Russia calls Kremlin List an effective breach in Russia-US relations
First deputy chairman of the Federation Council’s International Affairs Committee Vladimir Dzhabarov believes that the inclusion of virtually all the Russian leaders in the US Finance Ministry’s “Kremlin Report” constitutes a breach in Russia-US relations, RIA Novosti reports.
“Formally our countries have relations, but the inclusion in the sanction list of virtually all our country’s leadership means that these relations are effectively being severed,” Dzhabarov commented. He himself was …
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Poland asks US to impose sanctions against Nord Stream 2
In an interview with Gazeta Prawna following Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki’s meeting with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, the Prime Minister said he raised the issue of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, which is currently under construction. "We want this project to fall under the sanctions. And this is a very important point in our negotiations with the United States," said the head of the Polish government, referring to Nord Stream 2 as a threat not only to Poland's energy …
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Media: US squeezing Russia out of weapons market with sanctions
Starting on Monday, January 29th, the United States can start introducing sanctions on individuals and companies located in any part of the world that enter into “significant” contracts with companies from the Russian defense sector, reports Russia’s RBC news agency.
Such sanctions are stipulated by the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) enacted by United States President Donald Trump in early August 2017.
The US State Department drew up a special list comprised …
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Ankara: Turkey will continue military operation in Syria even if it goes against US interests
In an interview published the website of Evropeyskaya Pravda, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu claims that Ankara will continue military operations in Syria, even if this goes against the interests of the United States.
“When a member of NATO arms terrorists who attack another member of NATO, this grossly violates the fundamental principles of the Alliance. This type of policy is not normal, and it must be rectified,” said Cavusoglu with regard to the United States’ decision to arm …
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Volker: U.S. begins preparations to supply Javelin anti-tank missile systems to Ukraine
The United States of America has begun preparations to supply the Javelin anti-tank missile system to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said confirms Kurt Volker, the special representative of the U.S. State Department for Ukraine, in an exclusive interview with Radio Liberty.
“I want to point out that this is defensive equipment. It is useful only when there is a tank attack. Then they can be neutralized. So it is a defensive weapon. It is not used to attack and not used on the front line of a …
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Russia says new US sanctions illegal, demands explanations
New US sanctions imposed earlier against Deputy Minister of Energy of Russia Andrey Cherezov and Head of department of this Ministry Evgeniy Grabchak are illegal, said Russian Minister of Energy Alexander Novak, adding that the Ministry would wait for clarifications from the US, TASS reports.
According to Novak, no arguments about the introduction of sanctions were provided. “People are working, performing their functions, government functions, they continue working and such prohibitions only …