Contents tagged with USA

  • Ukraine releases documents allegedly tying Trump advisor Paul Manafort to Yanukovych regime

    Declassified accounting documents of the Ukrainian Party of Regions were published on Friday. They reflect payments in the amount of 12.7 million dollars to Paul Manafort, head of Trump’s electoral campaign.

    Earlier this week, the Associated Press reported that Manafort helped the pro-Kremlin party to secretly transfer at least $2.2 million to two Washington lobbies. In an interview with Yahoo News, Manafort said that this information was incorrect.

    The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of …

  • The US may tighten sanctions on Russia

    If aggression against Ukraine escalates, sanctions against Russia will be tightened. American policy regarding the Crimea will not be reconsidered no matter who wins the presidential elections in the USA.  Such statements were made in Kyiv by a delegation from the US Congress.  

    The US Congress is ready to increase the price that the Kremlin will have to pay if aggression against Ukraine continues. Such a message has been brought to Kyiv by the Delegation of American legislators.  Although the …

  • US Ambassador in Kiev: Ukraine will soon receive new military batch of military aid from the US

    US Ambassador in Kiev Geoffrey Pyatt stated that a fresh batch of military aid will arrive in Ukraine in the coming days, Radio Liberty reported.

    "And I'm very proud of what has been achieved – and our military exercise in Yavoriv, and modern equipment, over a thousand night vision devices. There will be new supplies in the coming days," the Ambassador said.

    While answering the question of whether or not the US will provide Ukraine with lethal weapons, such as the Javelin anti-tank missile …

  • Russia says it did not violate UN resolution by using airfield in Iran

    The accusations against Russia of violating UN Security Council resolution 2231 for using an Iranian airfield are absolutely groundless, said a source at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “Americans should read UN Security Council resolution 2231 more attentively,” he advised, as reported by TASS.

    According to the Russian official the wording of the relevant paragraph, about supplying weapons to Tehran, has nothing to do with Russian aircraft in Iran. Later, the Russian Minister of …

  • US intelligence counted dozens of nuclear command bunkers in Russia

    Over the last few years, Russia has been building underground command bunkers for missile control. This was reported to The Washington Free Beacon by a source in the US Intelligence.

    It was stated that there are “dozens” of bunkers across the country that can be used for Russian nuclear command.

    The US believes that the construction of these bunkers is associated with the adoption of the integrated automated command and control system (IASBU) of the fifth generation by the Strategic Missile …

  • The US State Department suspects Russia of violating UN Security Council Resoltuion

    Reuters reports that Russia’s use of an Iranian military base for launching attacks against positions of Islamic State militants may contradict resolution number 2231 of the UN Security Council, according to State Department spokesman Mark Toner.

    Toner noted that the USA continues to explore data about the Hamadan Air Base. He stressed that the use of the base in Iran will not prevent the USA and Russia from reaching an agreement on the common fight against terrorist groups in Syria.

    The …

  • Ukraine is investigating corruption scheme involving top Trump advisor during Yanukovych presidency

    Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) has discovered handwritten ledgers apparently linking Paul Manafort, the chairman of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, to more than $12 million in undisclosed payments during his time as advisor to former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, The New York Times reported.

    The ledgers are currently being investigated by Ukraine’s newly-formed NABU as possible evidence of widespread corruption during the Yanukovych presidency. Investigators believe …

  • Russian MFA: The US does not want to exchange prisoners Bout and Yaroshenko

    The Russian Foreign Ministry Commissioner for Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law, Konstantin Dolgov, stated that the USA has no desire to exchange Russian convicts Viktor Bout and Konstantin Yaroshenko.

    According to Dolgov, whatever the outcome, Russia will continue to work towards protecting protect Bout’s and Yaroshenko’s legal rights. “We have not yet seen any clear, genuine indications of American authorities’ wiliness to probe deeply into the matter,” Ria Novosti quotes him as …

  • Latvia receives air defense radar systems from the US

    Two more Sentinel mobile tactical air defense radars were delivered to Latvia, according to the Ministry of Defense of the Republic. These are able to detect low-flying targets including helicopters, missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.

    According to BaltNews, the first radar was delivered to Latvia in June. The total cost of the project is about $22.7 million that includes four Sentinel radars, HMMWV vehicles and trailers, as well as operator and maintenance training.

    Sentinel radars are …

  • US State Department: We do not want to be distracted from Russia's annexation of the Crimea and aggression in eastern Ukraine

    Commenting on Russia’s accusation that Ukrainian military intelligence organized a terrorist attack in the Crimea, the US State Department said that it is currently requesting more detailed information, but it does not want to be distracted from the real problem of Russia’s annexation of the Crimea and role in the war in eastern Ukraine.

    “We don’t want to be distracted from the real issue here, which is not only Russia’s occupation and attempted annexation of Crimea, but their continued …