Contents tagged with USA
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Lavrov: Positive cooperation between Russia and the US will not work on the basis of ultimatums
After the suspension of the agreement with the United States on plutonium disposition, Foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Lavrov stated that the United States will not be able to cooperate with Russia on the basis of ultimatums.
“The decisions we have taken will not work. The signal from Washington [is that they are] trying to talk with Russia from a position of strength, using language of sanctions and ultimatums and at the same time continuing the selected cooperation with our country only in …
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Russia suspended agreement with the US on plutonium utilization
Russian President Vladimir Putin has suspended the agreement with the U.S. on plutonium utilization. The corresponding document was published on the official website of Russian legal information.
The decree mentions that the decision was taken due to a "fundamental change of circumstances and threat to strategic stability as a result of hostile actions" of the United States against Russia; due to the inability of the United States "to ensure fulfillment of the obligation to dispose of the …
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US urges Ukraine to speed up reforms
According to a joint statement made by the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Volodymyr Groysman, and US Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, the pace of reforms in Ukraine needs to be sped up to ensure a smooth handover of affairs to the future US presidential administration.
This statement was made after the talks between Ukrainian and US authorities on trade cooperation. The American presidential delegation was headed by Pritzker.
“Both sides agreed on the importance of accelerating the momentum …
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US gives three mobile laboratories to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense
The United States gave the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense three mobile laboratories worth 13 million hryvnia ($500,000). These labs will make it possible to promptly and efficiently complete tests, from the simplest to the most complex ones, to identify disease agents and bacteriological studies.
As has been reported, there are no such laboratories in Ukraine yet, although they are urgently needed in the war zone.
It is reported that the cars and medical equipment were purchased by the …
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Russian Foreign Ministry: Moscow will respond to Washington's stance on nuclear deterrence
The Russian Foreign Ministry said that Russia will have to take into account the U.S. approach to nuclear deterrence and respond with measures necessary to ensure national security. This was the Russian diplomatic department’s comment on the statements of the U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter on nuclear deterrence.
"A major concern is the willingness to use its nuclear capability in the event of an armed conflict with Russia in order to prevent the possibility of our country using …
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Moscow demands that Washington provide information about potential terrorist attacks against Russia
The director of the Information and Press Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, stated that the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs requires that Washington immediately provide all information on planned terrorist acts against Russia and its citizens. According to her, silence will be considered withholding information.
“In case of the presence of any information about planned terrorist acts, possible attacks on Russian cities, possible provocations and …
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Russian Deputy Foreign Minister: US statement is tantamount to inviting terrorist attacks against Russia
According to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, a recent statement made by US State Department spokesman John Kirby is tantamount to inviting terrorists to use weapons against Russia, TASS reported.
On Wednesday, Kirby stated that one of the consequences of the war in Syria could be possible extremist "attacks against Russian interests, perhaps even Russian cities."
"And Russia will continue to send troops home in body bags," he added.
Ryabkov, in turn, stated "We cannot …
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Pentagon announces delivery of night vision devices to Ukraine
The US will continue to supply Ukraine with night vision devices. This was stated by the Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Elissa Slotkin, in an interview with Censor.NET.
According to her, in early 2017 Ukraine will receive 3,000 devices.
“I have spoken to the Ukrainian Minister of Defense, Stepan Poltorak. He was very pleased with the fact that they will be receiving these devices as they will allow the troops to hold exercises, and conduct operations, …
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Poroshenko: Trump's words on the Crimea are 'pre-election rhetoric'
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko believes that the words of the US Republican Party’s presidential candidate, Donald Trump, regarding the Crimea are pre-election rhetoric. He was referring to Trump’s statements about possibly recognizing the Crimea as Russian territory. Poroshenko said this during an interview with CNN.
“It is part of the pre-election rhetoric. The future president, no matter who it is, will be a very responsible person,” Poroshenko said.
Trump has previously and …
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Poll suggests only 10% of Americans are sympathetic towards Putin
The majority of Americans, a total of 56%, are opposed to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Deutsche Welle reported that this was determined by the results of a survey published on the 25th of September, which was conducted by the Associated Press agency in cooperation with the GfK.
In addition, only one in ten of the respondents think of Putin favorably. A total of 24% of Americans believe that Putin has leadership qualities that an American president should also have. A total of 71% of the …