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Kremlin: Russia does not accept American military presence in Central Asia
Russia does not accept the US military presence in the countries of Central Asia, said Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov after a meeting with US Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland, reports TASS.
"We emphasized the unacceptability of any form of American military presence in Central Asian countries," Ryabkov said.
He explained that he had discussed Afghanistan with Nuland. The US Under Secretary of State flew to Moscow the day before to discuss bilateral relations, as well …
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Kremlin: U.S. lifted sanctions from some Russian officials in exchange for Nuland’s visit to Moscow
Washington excluded some Russians from the sanctions lists in exchange for the Kremlin allowing the visit of the US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland, said the spokesperson of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, on the talk show "Sunday evening with Vladimir Solovyov" on the TV channel Rossiya 1.
"She (Nuland) was really on the sanctions lists. This implies that a person cannot cross the border. They included Russian representatives and international …
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Moscow to allow entry to Victoria Nuland if Washington gives visas to Russian diplomats banned entry to U.S.
Russia can issue a visa to the U.S. Under Secretary of State, Victoria Nuland, if the U.S. gives visas to Russian diplomats who have been denied entry to the U.S., reports the Russian newspaper Kommersant, citing its sources.
The Kommersant’s interlocutors claim that Nuland can come to Russia as early as October.
Konstantin Vorontsov, the Acting Deputy Director, Department for Non-Proliferation and Arms Control, is among those for whom Moscow is trying to obtain visas. He has not been able to …
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U.S. refuses to recognize elections to Russian Duma as free and fair
Elections to the Russian Parliament, the State Duma, held in Russia on September 17-19, “took place under conditions not conducive to free and fair proceedings”, said the U.S. Department of State.
"The Russian government’s use of laws on “extremist organizations,” “foreign agents,” and “undesirable organizations” severely restricted political pluralism and prevented the Russian people from exercising their civil and political rights," the U.S. Department of State said in a statement.
“Russian …
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Kremlin accuses the U.S. of accelerating world inflation
The amount of anti-crisis support for the economy, introduced by the US authorities amid the pandemic, was excessive, said the former head of the Russian Ministry of Economic development, and now assistant to the Russian President Maxim Oreshkin.
“Pumping trillions of dollars into the system using the "printing press" of the Federal Reserve and the American budget led to an accelerating of inflation worldwide, “ he stated at the plenary session of the Moscow Financial Forum.
"The United …
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Kyiv: Ukraine is working on its missile defense system
Missile defense technologies, which in the future will be put into service in Ukraine, will not necessarily be American, said Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on the talk show "Freedom of Speech".
During the discussion of the visit of President Volodymyr Zelensky to the United States of America, the Ukrainian Foreign Minister noted that Ukraine is currently working on the development of its air defense system.
At the same time, Kuleba stressed that missile defense technology may not …
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Kyiv: U.S. will take part in Donbas negotiations
The United States will participate in the Donbas settlement process and in the issue of Crimea, said Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic integration of Ukraine Olga Stefanyshyn. She noted that now the talks will take place not only within the Normandy format, but also in a broader format, which will include the United States. "
"I cannot disclose the details of the proposals. But I can confirm that the United States sees its key role in resolving the conflict in the Donbas and …
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Zelensky presents Ukraine’s transformation plan during visit to the U.S.
During his working visit to the United States, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky took part in the presentation of the plan for the transformation of Ukraine. The event was held in the building of the Fred Smith National Library for the Study of the Heritage of George Washington, the press service of the Ukrainian President reports.
The presentation was attended by representatives of leading American think tanks and journalists.
Volodymyr Zelensky noted that in the 30 years since the …
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Minsk rejects new U.S. Ambassador to Belarus
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus withdrew its consent to the appointment of Julie Fisher as Ambassador of the United States of America in Minsk.
The Belarusian government said that such a decision was made allegedly "in response to the hostile actions of the United States."
"The brazen and openly hostile actions of the American side, as well as the actions of its individual representatives that do not fall under the concept of diplomacy and professionalism, destroyed the …
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Kyiv: American troops can be deployed to Ukraine
US troops can be deployed to Ukraine in order to strengthen the country’s air defense, said the Ukrainian Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories, Oleksii Reznikov, at a meeting in the United States with the President of the American analytical organization Jamestown Foundation, Glen Howard.
"It is important to expand the security package for Ukraine. First of all, due to the deployment of air defense forces, even by deploying American troops. Our legislation allows …