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U.S. Senator John McCain: Flynn’s resignation raises further questions about the Trump administration’s intentions toward Russia
The resignation of National Security Advisor, Michael T. Flynn, raises even more questions about how the administration of President Donald Trump will cooperate with Russia, according to the head of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Republican Senator John McCain.
"General Flynn’s resignation also raises further questions about the Trump administration’s intentions toward Vladimir Putin’s Russia," John McCain indicated in a statement released on Tuesday.
In addition, the senator said he …
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Russians blame ‘Russophobia’ in the U.S. Administration for Flynn resignation
Russians have considered the dismissal of the U.S. President’s National Security Advisor Michael Flynn to be an act of ‘paranoia’. The dismissal was triggered by Flynn’s contacts with the Russian government, which occurred without the prior knowledge of the U.S. Administration.
Konstantin Kosachev, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Federation Council of the Russian State Duma, wrote about the occurrence on his Facebook page.
"Either Trump has not found his desired independence and …
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Two U.S aircrafts performed aerial reconnaissance mission over the Baltic and near the Crimea
Two U.S military aircraft performed reconnaissance flights near the Russian border in the southern Baltic and near the Crimea, Interfax reported with a reference to Western websites that track the movement of military aircraft.
It is reported that an RC-135W strategic reconnaissance aircraft of the U.S. Air Force that took off from Mildenhall airbase in the United Kingdom circled along the southern border of the Kaliningrad region, in Polish airspace. In addition, a U.S. spy satellite flew …
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Tillerson and Lavrov will hold talks next week in Germany
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will hold talks next week in Germany. This will be their first official meeting.
The Russian minister mentioned this during an interview with channel NTV.
"Rex Tillerson, like me, will be attending the events that will be held this month in Germany. There will be a meeting of G20 foreign ministers in Bonn as well as the annual Munich Security Conference, which will be held back to back ... there will be a good …
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Lavrov: The Kremlin has already initiated dialogue with the Trump administration
Russia has begun a dialogue with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, as stated by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during an interview with Channel NTV.
"We respect the positions of any country, and are always ready to sit down and discuss any approaches, even those that completely contradict our own. I believe that our dialogue with the administration of Donald Trump, which has already begun, will become more intensive as soon as all parts of the administration engaged in …
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Former NATO commander: Trump must send weapons to Ukraine
U.S. President Donald Trump must avoid the mistakes of Barack Obama, who was not determined enough to provide Ukraine with the weapons necessary for its self-defense, as stated by General Philip Breedlove, the former Commander in Chief of NATO forces in Europe, while testifying to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
“Trump Administration, which understands the value of negotiating from strength, should adopt a position of forward defense in dealing with the Kremlin challenge to NATO. …
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Ten U.S. tanks were deployed to Lithuania
On Friday morning, ten American tanks were deployed to Lithuania within the framework of American obligations to NATO’s collective defense, Delfi news agency reports.
"The equipment is already at the railway station in Gaižiūnai. Unloading operations will begin shortly," Loreta Kavaliauskiene, spokeswoman for the Duke Vaidotas Mechanized Infantry Battalion stated.
It’s not the first time that the U.S. brings tanks for exercises, but this time there will be more tanks than ever before since …
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Putin hopes for the complete restoration of relations between Russia and the United States
Russian President Vladimir Putin is hopeful for the total restoration of relations between Moscow and Washington in entirety.
"U.S.-Russian relations have greatly deteriorated over the past five years. Of course, they need to be restored. It is in the interests of both the Russian and American people. We have heard the opinion of President Trump on this matter. We hope that these relations will be restored in full and on all fronts. However this depends not only on us, but also on the …
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Russian Foreign Ministry called Romania a threat after US deployed missile shield to the country
Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko, director of the Fourth European Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, stated that Moscow considers Romania a country which poses a threat to the safety of Russia, after the appearance of elements of a US anti-missile shield on its territory.
“Romania’s stance and the stance of its leadership, who have turned the country into an outpost, is a clear threat to us. The Romanian side has been told this, even publicly,” Botsan-Kharchenko noted.
According to him, …
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The Kremlin says that the Donbas conflict would never be part of a Russian-U.S. agreement
The Kremlin claims that the conflict in the Donbas cannot be the subject of an agreement between Russia and the United States.
"It is unlikely that the internal Ukrainian conflict may become a negotiating point to any sort of agreement. This information by no means corresponds to reality," the Russian President's Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said.
Peskov was commenting on the information that the Kremlin was preparing a "big deal" with the new U.S. administration wherein the United States …