Contents tagged with USA
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Kremlin confirms that four American Mormons have been detained in Novorossiysk
Four US citizens were detained in Novorossiysk, two of whom have already been deported from Russia by a court order, said the spokesperson for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova on Thursday, Interfax reports.
According to her, the Americans were detained for violating Russian migration rules. Zakharova referred journalists to law enforcement agencies for further details.
Russian media earlier reported that several Mormons were detained in Novorossiysk. It was reported …
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Turkey considers purchasing Russian S-500 missile systems
The Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that Turkey might buy the S-500 anti-aircraft missile systems from Russia, in addition to S-400 systems, a deal which has already been approved.
Kanal 24 reports that Erdogan stressed that the contract for the S-400 systems is “a done deal,” and Ankara, in any case, will not refuse it. He also demanded that the US “stop trying to put pressure on Turkey through trade restrictions.” According to him, Turkey is ready to answer in kind. …
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Putin urges Russian Security Services to search for foreign spies every day
The operational situation around Russia is changing for the worse, said Russian President Vladimir Putin during a speech to the board of Russia’s Federal Security Service. There is a continued expansion of NATO military infrastructure close to the border, the US is withdrawing from the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty, and foreign intelligence has ramped up its activity, he noted.
According to Putin, foreign intelligence agencies are “trying to influence processes” in Russia, and “ …
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Media: Russia increases oil shipments to the US amid Venezuela crisis
At least nine tankers delivered 3.19 million barrels of Russian oil and oil products to American ports during the week between 23 February and 1 March, RBC news agency reports, citing a notice sent out by the investment bank Caracas Capital Markets, which specializes in Venezuela. The bank believes that the increase in Russian oil shipments to the US is a result of “the US market adapting to the loss of Venezuelan oil”.
Most of the shipments in the last week of February were either naphtha or …
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Poroshenko: Ukraine has no restrictions to create long-range ballistic missiles
At the National Security and Defense Council's meeting, Ukraine’s President, Petro Poroshenko announced that Ukraine no longer has an obligation to refrain from developing powerful long-range missile systems.
Poroshenko stressed that Ukraine welcomes the United States' decision to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty, formally Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Elimination of Their Intermediate-Range …
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Kremlin loses $3 billion in 3 days to gold price drop
The biggest drop in the international gold price in more than a year has had a drastic effect on the value of the Bank of Russia’s reserves.
In just over three trading days, the price per troy ounce slipped by 3.4% from $1,330 to $1,285, and had fallen by 2.6% at the end of last week, the worst result since May 2017, finanz.ru reports.
The price reached an intraday low of $1283.3 on Monday, the lowest price since 25 January.
For the Bank of Russia, which is buying all the gold that is being …
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US ambassador calls for audit of Ukrainian defense industry conglomerate
US Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch believes that an audit of the Ukrainian state defense industry concern Ukroboronprom will assist the fight against corruption in the national security sector.
According to her, the decision to perform the audit needs to be made by the Cabinet of Ministers, RBC-Ukraine reports.
“The Ukrainian government should also audit Ukroboronprom and declassify the orders. This will help the fight against corruption in the national security and defense sector… It …
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US to give Ukraine new types of weapons
The US plans to supply Ukraine with sniper systems and possibly weaponry for the Navy, said General Curtis Scaparrotti, Supreme Allied Commander Europe of NATO Allied Command Operations and Commander of the US European Command, the Voice of America reports.
“Sniper systems, ammunition and, taking into account the situation at the Kerch Strait, we may discuss naval systems in future,” Scaparrotti said during a hearing of the US Senate Committee on Armed Services in response to a question from …
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The US extends Crimean sanctions against Russia for another year
On March 4, according to a statement submitted by the White House to the Congress and published in the Federal register, US President Donald Trump extended the sanctions that were imposed earlier against Russia because of its actions in Ukraine, specifically the annexation of the Crimea and the situation in the Donbas.
“The actions and policies of persons that undermine democratic processes and institutions in Ukraine threaten its peace, security, stability, sovereignty and territorial …
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Kremlin offers the US to start Venezuela negotiations
The Russian government has started to lose faith in its ability to keep Nicolás Maduro in power in Venezuela, despite the $17 billion Moscow has spent on assistance for the country over the last 12 years.
When another of Venezuela’s major creditors – China – began negotiations with opposition leader Juan Guaidó, who has been recognized as interim president by the US, EU and 8 Latin American countries, the Russian Foreign Ministry contacted Washington, asking to begin bilateral consultations on …