Contents tagged with Russia
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Russian Ambassador speaks about 'delicate' lawsuit against US over diplomatic property
Russia is carrying out "thorough and delicate" work to prepare a lawsuit against the US regarding the blocking by US authorities of access to Russian diplomatic property in the United States, Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov told RIA Novosti on the sidelines of the Russian-American Science Association (RASA-US) Conference,
"We are working with the lawyers, thoroughly working on gathering documents. This is work that requires time," said Antonov.
In late August, the US …
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Ukraine to appeal to UNESCO over the damage to Bakhchysarai Khan Palace in the Russian-annexed Crimea
The Ministry of Culture of Ukraine expresses its protest against the actions of Crimean authorities for carrying out illegal restoration work at the Bakhchysarai Museum-Reserve and appealed, in particular, to UNESCO with a request to once again call on the Russian Federation to comply with the norms of international legislation, as reported on the website of the Ministry of Culture.
"The Ministry of Culture is outraged by the large-scale illegal restoration of the Khan Palace National Monument …
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Russian Ambassador to the US: At the next meeting Trump and Putin will discuss Syria and North Korea
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump will meet on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit where they could discuss the fight against terrorism and conflicts in Syria and North Korea, as stated by Russia's ambassador to the US, Anatoly Antonov, RIA Novosti reports.
According to Antonov, "You don't have to be a politician or a diplomat to understand that the main problem is the fight against international terrorism." Antonov believes that …
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Russian Ambassador to U.S. complains that congressmen do not want to meet with him
Russia’s ambassador to the U.S. Anatoly Antonov said that he regularly receives refusals to inquiries about meeting with congressmen, RIA Novosti reported.
“I can tell you that all my requests to the Congress have been refused. I am very happy for Mr. Huntsman, (U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Huntsman) that our parliamentarians warmly welcomed him. They expressed their willingness to work with him. Perhaps movement from our side will be able to move the situation from dead center,” Antonov …
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Russia considers restoring its military base in Cuba
The Russian military base in Cuba must be reestablished so that Russia can protect itself against the hostile actions of NATO and the US, said Frants Klintsevich, First Deputy Chairperson of the Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security.
“I believe that all efforts must be made, but our base – both naval and aviation – has to be in Cuba. This is a crucial aspect,” Interfax cites the senator as saying.
Klintsevich called the deployment of US anti-missile defense systems around …
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Nearly 400 protest participants arrested in Russian cities
In a number of Russian cities about 400 supporters of Vyacheslav Maltsev, leader of the “Artpodgotovka” movement, were arrested in Russia, after Maltsev urged them to start a revolution on November 5, Deutsche Welle reports.
Police in Moscow arrested 263 of Maltsev’s supporters. All of the detained persons have been taken to the local police departments for the relevant legal procedures.
Another 13 people were arrested in Saint Petersburg. Arrests also took place in Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk, …
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Ukrainian Antonov agreed to service An-124 Ruslan aircraft owned by Russian company
The Ukrainian aircraft manufacturer, Antonov, will conduct and assessment of the technical condition of the Ruslan aircraft belonging to the Russian cargo airline, Volga-Dnepr. The statement from the aircraft manufacturer, published on Friday, November 3rd, says that the company, as a developer of aircraft, is the "certificate holder for the An-type aircraft, in particular the An-124-100 transport aircraft, Ruslan. "That is why the maintenance of this aircraft is the sole responsibility of …
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Volker: Russia controls everything that happens in the Donbas
During a press briefing in Washington, US State Department Special Representative for Ukraine Kurt Volker said that the Russian Federation controls 100% of what is happening in the Donbas.
In answering a question about the lack of dialogue between Kyiv and the pseudo-republics of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) and the Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR), Volker disagreed with the assumption made by Russian journalists that the situation in the Donbas constitutes an "internal strife".
"It's …
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German Foreign Minister: the controversy between the US and Russia is the greatest threat to the world
Normalization of relations between Russia and the United States is necessary to improve the world situation, stated the Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany, Sigmar Gabriel, in an interview published in the German newspaper Bild am Sonntag on Sunday.
"The completely undermined relationship between the US and Russia is the greatest threat to world peace. If North Korea is able to get nuclear weapons, then other countries will follow it. Only the US and Russia can jointly prevent …
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Kremlin: Russia will increase activity of its Air Force in Syria
Deputy Chairman of the Defense and Security Committee of the Russian Federation Council, Frantz Klintsevich stated that the activity of the Russian Air Force in Syria would increase. According to Klintsevich this is not only because of the need to “finish off the terrorists” but also has to do with the possibility of a face-to-face meeting between the US President, Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"It’s likely that the activity of the Russian Air force in Syria will only …