Contents tagged with USA
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US Congress introduces bill for new sanctions against Russia
The US Congress has introduced a bill for new sanctions against Russia. Anti-Russian measures are being considered in the form of an amendment to a draft law on sanctions against Iran.
It follows from the document that under the sanctions, the financing period for Russian banks under sanctions could be limited from 90 to 14 days.
Additionally, US companies and individuals will be banned from "all transactions involving the provision of financing and other business relationships involving a …
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Founder of Telegram Messenger claims US Special Services attempted to bribe its developers
Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram Messenger, said that he encountered close scrutiny by American Special Services during a trip to the US. According to Durov, they tried to bribe the employees of Telegram, while the FBI attempted to put pressure on him, he wrote on Twitter.
According to Durov, US special services twice offered bribes to employees working for him. "During the week of our team's trip to the US last year, US intelligence agencies twice tried to bribe our developers; plus, I …
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American commander calls Russia, China and Iran the biggest challenges for the US
US General Joseph Dunford, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), said that the biggest challenges for the US Armed Forces are Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, and also extremism. He made this statement in his introduction which was prepared for the hearings at the US House Committee on Armed Services.
“In today’s strategic environment five key challenges – Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, and violent extremist organizations – most clearly represent the challenges facing the Joint …
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US, EU and Amnesty International condemn Russian authorities for mass detentions of demonstrators
The international human rights organization Amnesty International has condemned the crackdown on oppositional mass actions that took place in Russian cities yesterday.
"A crackdown on peaceful protests across Russia in which hundreds of people were arrested and numerous others beaten by police demonstrates the authorities’ utter contempt for fundamental human rights," the human rights activists said in a statement.
Amnesty's Deputy Director for Europe and Central Asia, Denis Krivosheev, …
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US promises to maintain sanctions against Russia until the crisis in Ukraine is resolved
The US White House once more reiterated that sanctions against Russia over its interference in Ukraine would be preserved until Moscow fully honors its obligations to resolve the crisis in Ukraine.
Until then, the United States is firmly committed to maintaining existing sanctions against Russia, said White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
"We believe that the existing executive-branch sanctions regime is the best tool for compelling Russia to fulfill its commitments," she said at a …
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Putin: In a war between the US and Russia, no one would survive
No one would survive a massive armed conflict between Russia and the United States, as stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin during an interview with American film director Oliver Stone.
Stone asked Putin if the United States could, in the opinion of the Russian leader, win in an armed conflict between the two countries.
"I think that no one would survive," Putin said.
The Russian president also answered Stone's question as to whether Donald Trump's election to the post of US President …
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Kremlin: Russia will call for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council over US strike on Assad’s forces
Russia is going to call for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to be convened following the airstrike by the American coalition against pro-government forces in Syria, said the First Deputy of the Federation Council on Defense and Security Committee, Franz Klintsevich, as reported by RIA Novosti.
Klintsevich stressed that the airstrike by the American military is yet another act of aggression. “The attack by the US-led coalition is the coalition directly entering into open …
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North Korea threatens the US with 'a nuclear strike' if provoked
North Korean newspaper Rodong has made a statement that tests of the "Hwasong-12" ballistic missile "demonstrated the ability of the DPRK to strike the continental United States at any time."
"If Washington dares to commit a provocation against Pyongyang, the DPRK will strike a just nuclear strike that will turn the US into ashes," the article published by the newspaper states.
The newspaper considers it "a bluff and a ridiculous cowardly action by the US to attempt to intimidate the DPRK by …
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US Permanent Representative to the UN: sanctions against Russia will remain
US Permanent Representative to the UN Nikki Haley said Washington will not abolish or weaken penal measures against Russia in an interview with CNN, which aired on Sunday, June 4. "There's no easing up on Russia until they start really becoming part of the Minsk Agreement and following through on what they're supposed to do," the diplomat said in response to a question from the presenter about the alleged attempt of the White House to press the State Department to initiate a process of lifting …
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Russia demands explanations from U.S. about new sanctions
Russia's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Vladimir Safronkov, said at a meeting of the Security Council of the UN that was held on Friday, June 2, that the Russian authorities expect to receive an explanation from the U.S. regarding sanctions imposed against Russians and some Russian companies suspected by Washington of cooperating with North Korea, as reported by Novosti.
"We would like to hear explanations from the American side regarding the June 1 expansion of U.S. sanctions …