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Pentagon blames Russia for dangerously close encounter between aircraft over Syria
Pentagon spokesperson Eric Pahon spoke about the dangerous encounter between Russian and American planes in the air over Syria, RIA Novosti reports.
He commented that Russian and US planes had come close to each other near the Syrian city of Abu Kamal, and had remained so for roughly 40 minutes.
“At one point a Su-25 came quite close to an F-22, and it needed to maneuver intensely in order to avoid a collision in the air,” Pahon noted.
The Pentagon spokesperson said that Russian planes fly …
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Kremlin: US refused to exchange letters of non-interference in each others’ affairs
Russia suggested to the United States that they exchange letters of non-interference in each other's affairs but the United States refused, as stated at the briefing by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova. The event was broadcast on the Ministry's Facebook page.
"Against the backdrop of that colossal hysteria that we see around the mythical role of Russia in the US elections in July, Russia offered to exchange letters with corresponding obligations, for …
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Russia threatens US with developing ‘more powerful weapons’ if Washington withdraws from INF treaty
If the United States decides to unilaterally withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (Officially: Treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union and later its successor states on the elimination of their intermediate-range and shorter-range missiles, or INF Treaty) the Russian Federation promised to develop a “more powerful weapon,” a senator on the Russian Federation Council and former Commander of the Russian Aerospace Forces, Viktor Bondarev said, RIA.
Bondarev …
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Russia calls US claims regarding missile treaty 'flawed'
In an interview for Kommersant , Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that the United States’ claims that Russia has violated the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty) are flawed.
“We have explained to the Americans where we see the flaw in their position, especially as it concerns the claim about Russia, and we are still counting on more constructive and result-interested treatment of the questions we consistently raise,” he said.
Commenting on the US’s plans …
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Russia accuses US special services of trying to recruit Russian media
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said that Russian media representatives, including those in the United States, are being recruited by Special Services, reports Interfax.
"Recently, representatives of Russian media, including in the US, have been subjected to severe pressure from the Special Services, namely, attempts at recruitment," Zakharova said. She added that the journalists received threats without specifying details.
Russia considers such actions to be an " …
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Russia accuses U.S. of provoking discontent among Russian populace
The Russian Foreign Ministry said that the U.S. intentionally cut the number of employees of its general consulates in Russia working in the visa field to “provoke public discontent.”
This was stated in a message published on the Ministry’s website.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation believes that the decision to reduce the staff in American consulates was made by Washington. According to the Russian Ministry, this was done “deliberately.” “They intentionally made it …
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US expresses concern over arrest of the employees of Anti-Corruption Bureau in Ukraine
The US State Department stated that arrests of employees of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) could undermine the international support provided to Ukraine.
"Recent events in Ukraine, including the disruption of the high-level corruption investigation, the arrest of NABU employees, and the seizure of NABU’s classified files cast doubts about Ukraine's commitment to fighting corruption," as indicated in the Department’s statement.
It was underlined in the State Department …
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US general: Russia and China working on new weapons to challenge the US
Russia and China are creating anti-satellite weapons to reduce the United States’ capabilities and to shift the balance of power in the world, said the Head of the US Strategic Command, General John E. Hyten, Interfax reports.
"They have been building weapons, testing space weapons that can be controlled from Earth, electronic warfare weapons, laser weapons… and they make no secret of it," noted Hyten and added that in doing so, Moscow and Beijing defy the United States and its allies, …
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Washington: US to continue sending non-lethal weapons to Ukraine
US National Security Advisor Herbert McMaster promised that Washington will continue to supply the Ukrainian army with non-lethal weaponry.
According to him, the US should oppose Russia’s attempts to destabilize, while avoiding a global conflict.
He also emphasized that shipments of non-lethal aid will strengthen the defensive capabilities of Kyiv, which is doing a lot to implement reform.
“The Ukrainians are taking significant steps to implement government and military reform. The shipment …
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US Ambassador to Russia: US will lift sanctions when Ukrainian issue is settled
The removal of sanctions from Russia depends to a large extent on the resolution of the situation in Ukraine, as stated by the US Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman Jr.
"Many sanctions were imposed not only by the United States, but also by Europe because of the situation with Ukraine. If we can resolve the issue with Ukraine, namely: if we come to the agreements that will be arranged for both sides, then we will get a positive outcome" he said in an interview to the TV channel "St. Petersburg". …