Contents tagged with USA
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Putin suspends Russia’s participation in Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles Treaty
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree on the suspension of Russia’s participation in the Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles Treaty (INF), which was signed between Ronald Raegan and Mikhail Gorbachev in 1987, reads the statement on the Kremlin’s website.
According to the decree text, the decision was made because of “the United States violation of its obligations under the contract." The Russian Foreign Ministry will have to officially notify the United States and the …
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Kremlin: the US will use any excuse to invade Venezuela
Chairwoman of the Federation Council of Russia Valentina Matviyenko stated at a meeting with Vice President of Venezuela Delcy Rodríguez that the situation in Venezuela is yet another “test of strength” for those governments that previously organized coups in Iraq, Libya and other countries. She stated that the international community must not allow the legal government of Venezuela to be overthrown.
“We are afraid that the United States could go for any provocation, so that blood could be …
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The United States asks Ukraine to extradite an individual accused of fraud with American aid for Syria
According to court submissions, the United States asks Ukraine to extradite Ernest Khalilov, a citizen of Turkmenistan, who was detained on suspicion of theft while delivering humanitarian aid to Syrian refugees in Turkey, Ukrainski Novyny reported.
Khalilov was detained by Ukrainian law enforcement officers at the end of October 2018 at the airport Borispol (Kyiv) when boarding the flight Kyiv – Istanbul. He was detained as a result Interpol warrant which was initiated by the United States. …
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US considers cutting Russia off from world oil market
A new round of US sanctions, enshrined in the Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression (DASKA) Act, threatens to cause the outright collapse of the Russian oil sector, which for more than half a century has been the country’s primary source of foreign currency earnings, enabling it to import western technologies, goods and the consumer lifestyle, finanz.ru writes.
As the old, Soviet-era oil fields run dry, if the country is unable to identify large deposits that can be easily and …
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Lavrov: Moscow is ready for talks with the United States on Venezuela
According to the Information and Press Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov confirmed in a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday that Moscow is ready to respond with bilateral consultations on Venezuelan issues proposed by Washington. At the same time, Lavrov said that the parties should strictly comply with the principles of the UN Charter and adhere to the position that only Venezuelans have the right to …
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Russia accuses the US of creating pretext to invade Venezuela
Russia seriously fears that the United States will use the failure of the American version of the resolution in the UN Security Council as a pretext for military intervention in Venezuela, said Vasily Nebenzya, Russia's permanent representative to the UN, during the UN Security Council meeting.
Russia’s Permanent Representative to the UN said that the United States was aware that there were no chances for the American version of the resolution to pass and used it only to get an opportunity for …
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Poland to spend record $48.9 billion on army upgrades
The technical plan to modernize the Polish army will require 185 billion Polish złotys (around $48.9 billion) in financing for the several programs it includes. The relevant document has already been signed by Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak, the Polish government website reports.
“This is a record plan in terms of the amount of financing,” Błaszczak observed.
According to the minister, the programs included in the plan reflect the army’s current objectives. One of them is to “reinforce …
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Prigozhin’s propagandists claim to have repelled US military and FBI cyberattacks
The Russian Federal News Agency (FAN), which is believed to be connected to Yevgeny “Putin’s Chef” Prigozhin, has published its response to a reported US military cyberattack against the Internet Research Agency (IRA, a.k.a. the “Troll Factory”) on US Congress election day. The FAN claims the Americans were “unprofessional” and that their attempts were “unproductive”.
The Russian propagandists say that there is “neither official confirmation nor any other reasons” to believe that the IRA and …
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Poroshenko and Volker visit US missile destroyer in Odessa
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko met with US State Department Special Representative for Ukraine Kurt Volker on board the missile cruiser USS Donald Cook (DDG 75), which had recently arrived at the Port of Odessa, the president’s website reported.
Poroshenko remarked on the symbolism of the meeting taking place on board the Donald Cook, which is a frequent visitor to the Black Sea and Odessa.
“It is a legendary ship, and it is an important signal to the Kremlin in the fifth year of …
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Russia leaves world gold market
Russia has effectively stopped exporting gold on the world market due to the Bank of Russia buying vast quantities of the precious metal for its reserves amid fears of US sanctions, finanz.ru reports.
According to the Russian Finance Ministry, Russia produced 314,42 tons of gold last year, 2% more than in 2017.
Direct mining of the precious metal grew by 4% to 264.41 tons, with gold as a by-product of other mining accounting for 15.44 tons and 34.57 tons deriving from secondary processing. …