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US Congress intends to allocate funds for weapons for Ukraine
The appropriations bill for the US Department of Defense for the 2018 financial year will include an article on the provision of military assistance to Ukraine, including some for lethal weapons, as stated by Republican Mac Thornberry, the Chairman of the United States House Committee on Armed Services, while answering a question by a TASS correspondent.
"It [the bill] does continue to include military assistance to Ukraine and encouragement that the administration [of US President Donald …
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The US Congress will speed up recognition of the Holodomor
The President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, said at a press conference in Washington that the US Congress would speed up the consideration on the resolution on recognizing the Holodomor (a man-made famine) of 1932-1933 as the genocide of the Ukrainian people, the Presidential Press Service reports.
“First of all, the result of the meeting is that I raised the issue of considering in Congress of the Resolution on recognizing the Holodomor as the genocide of the Ukrainian people,” said …
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Ukraine and the US to sign agreements on military-technical cooperation
The President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, announced the signing of agreements on defense purchases and the military-technical cooperation between Ukraine and the US in the near future, as he stated during a press conference in Washington.
“For 36 hours, meetings have been held with key players in the new US Presidential Administration. There was a very long conversation with the President, where two important things were noted, the support of the United States for Ukraine's sovereignty, …
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Kremlin: Russia will not continue consultations with Washington on normalization of relations
Moscow will not continue bilateral consultations with the US on improving relations after the expansion of US sanctions, as stated by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Ryabkov ,reports the Press Service of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
"It had been planned to continue, in the coming days, bilateral consultations on 'irritants' that have accumulated in Russian-American relations, in order to search for solutions to the extremely difficult situation toward which the American …
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White House: The U.S. will continue the policy of sanctions against Russia until it 'leaves eastern Ukraine'
The USA intends to continue the sanctions policy towards Russia until it "leaves eastern Ukraine," as indicated on Tuesday by the White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer, at a routine press briefing.
On Tuesday, the U.S. Finance Ministry included 38 people and organizations, including "two Russian civil servants" and two of their assistants, in the sanctions list. Among the Russians on the list are the Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, Sergey Nazarov, a member …
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Pentagon: US does not want conflicts in Syria, but will protect itself and partners under threat
The United States does not seek to create conflicts in Syria, but intends to defend itself or its partners in the event of a threat ,as stated by an official spokesman of the US Department of Defense, Naval Captain Jeff Davis, commenting on a statement by the Russian Ministry of Defense that the coalition’s aircraft and drones west of the Euphrates in Syria will be targeted by the Russia’s anti-aircraft systems.
"We are aware of these Russian statements. We do not seek conflict with any party …
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US Congressman proposes creation of National Russian Threat Response Center
US Congressman Joseph Kennedy from Massachusetts proposed the creation of a National Russian Threat Response Center. The relevant bill is published on the congressman’s website.
“The center will be responsible for synchronizing and analyzing information pertaining to Russia from across the intelligence community, diplomatic channels, and law enforcement agencies,” the document states.
The authors of the bill propose that the oversight board of the center be staffed by representatives from the …
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Russia called on Trump to reach out to Cuba
A new line against Cuba, declared by US President Donald Trump, is a return to the rhetoric of the Cold War, the Russian Foreign Ministry stated. The department noted Trump’s position was regrettable.
On Friday, Trump said he was canceling the Obama administration's deal to normalize relations with Cuba. He noted that Washington would not remove sanctions from the government in Havana unless all political prisoners were released, freedom of speech and assembly would be respected, and as long …
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Media reports indicate that the United States supplied Syrian Kurds with 130 truckloads of weapons over the past 10 days
The United States continues to supply arms to the members of the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) to fight the terrorist organization the Islamic State. Over the past 10 days, 130 trucks laden with weapons arrived in the PYD-controlled regions of Syria, Anadolu reports.
Earlier, US President Donald Trump signed plans to supply Syrian Kurds with heavy weapons such as mortars and machine guns. Possible supplies of weapons to the Kurds caused the sharp displeasure of Ankara, which …
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Russia condemns the downing of Assad’s forces warplane by the US, says Western coalition jets are now targets of its air defense
The Russian Ministry of Defense called the downing of the Syrian warplane by the US a “violation of the sovereignty" of Syria. The Ministry stated that any drones and aircraft of the US-led coalition in Syria flying to the west of the Euphrates River would now be tracked by Russian air defense and treated as targets.
The Russian Ministry of Defense demanded a "thorough investigation" by the US military regarding the Syrian plane incident.
Earlier, the United States Central Command explained …