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Putin and Trump agree that international terrorism is the common enemy
On November 14, Vladimir Putin, the President of the Russian Federation contacted his future colleague, the 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump by telephone by mutual agreement, the Presidential Administration of Russia reported.
According to the Kremlin’s website, Putin and Trump agreed on the extremely poor current state of U.S.-Russian relations. They also favored active joint work towards normalization of these relations and working towards constructive cooperation. …
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Russian MFA: Sanctions were imposed on McFaul because he had caused 'deliberate detriment' to bilateral relations
Former US Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul was included on the Russian sanctions list because he had caused deliberate harm to relations between Moscow and Washington, as stated by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, on the air of the television station Russia-1, RBC reported.
She explained that McFaul’s proximity to the current US president, Barack Obama, was not the reason why he was put on the sanctions list, although he conjectured the opposite. …
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Peskov has not ruled out the possibility that Putin and Trump could meet prior to the inauguration
The Kremlin has not ruled out the possibility that contact between Russian president Vladimir Putin and his future American counterpart, Donald Trump, may take place before the US presidential inauguration, Interfax reported.
“I do not know whether there will be any contact between our president and Trump before the inauguration. I do not know this for sure, but of course it can’t be ruled out. A congratulatory message has already been sent,” the spokesman for the Russian leader, Dmitry Peskov, …
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McFaul has predicted a 'clash' between Russia and the US over Iran
After the recent election of Donald Trump as the next US president, Moscow and Washington may have disagreements on the Iranian nuclear program, according to former US Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul.
“The first clash will be over Iran as Trump has promised that he will eliminate the six-party agreement,” he said in an interview with the Dozhd TV channel.
McFaul also suggested that Moscow may soon become disappointed with the newly elected American president. “I do not rule out that this …
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Obama will request that Greece close its ports to Russian ships
US President Barack Obama will visit Athens on the 15th and the 16th of November. It is presumed that while there, he will request that Greek authorities prohibit the Russian Navy from entering their ports. This was reported by Greek militaire.gr news portal, which is dedicated to military issues and politics.
It is known that the Prime Minister of Greece, Alexis Tsipras, would like to ease sanctions against Russia, and even cancel them.
The article states that Obama and Tsipras will discuss …
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Mogherini: The EU will not change its policy towards Russia, even if the US does
The EU “will not change its policy towards Russia” even if the US does. This was stated by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, after an emergency meeting of foreign ministers convened to discuss the outcome of the US election.
“The EU has a very principal position on the annexation of the Crimea and the situation in Ukraine. This position will not change, regardless of possible changes in the positions of other countries, particularly, the …
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Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau received more evidence tying former Trump adviser to Yanukovych regime
Detectives of the Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine received additional evidence of illegal payments from the "black cash" fund of the Party of Regions for an American political consultant, Paul Manafort, as reported by Dzerkalo Tyzhnia.
"According to the weekly, recently NABU received additional evidence of payments for Manafort from the accounts affiliated with the former President of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych. The evidence was indicative of financial transactions in the European banks …
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Russian politician in Simferopol wrote letter to Trump asking him to recognize Crimea as part of Russia
The deputy of the Simferopol city council of the Crimea from the Communist Party, Stepan Kiskin, wrote a letter to the newly elected US president, Donald Trump. Kiskin stated this on his Facebook page.
Kiskin called on Trump to recognize the Crimea as part of Russia and offered to hold a second Yalta conference on the peninsula.
The letter to Trump, noted Kiskin, was sent to the US ambassador to Russia, John Tefft, with a request that the diplomat give the letter to the president-elect.
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US Defense Secretary advises Trump against cooperating with Russia in Syria
US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter advised President-Elect Donald Trump not to cooperate with Russia in Syria, Rosbalt reported.
“The Russians said that they will fight against terrorism and help to remove Bashar al-Assad from power. Nothing has been done. Moreover, Moscow assists Damascus. It only fuels the civil war in the country,” Carter stated in an interview with CBS.
Carter opposes coordinating the actions of US and Russian forces in Syria. According to him, the US President should not …
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Peskov: Russia maintained contact with Trump and Clinton campaigns
The press secretary for the president of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Peskov, who arrived in New York at the opening ceremony of the World Chess Championship, stated in his interview to the Associated Press that Russian experts maintained contact with colleagues from the US presidential campaign headquarters of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.“Our experts, specialists on the United States and experts on international affairs… constantly communicate with their colleagues here, including those …