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Poroshenko and Trump hold a brief meeting in Paris
On Sunday, November 11, Ukrinform reported that the President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, held a short meeting in Paris with the U.S. President Donald Trump.
According to Ukraine’s head of state, the meeting took place during the Paris Peace Forum.
“As a result of this discussion, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Klimkin, and U.S. Secretary of State, Pompeo, met today (November 11). I can emphasize the agreement to hold the Ukraine-U.S. Strategic Partnership Commission at the level …
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Belarus warns of mirror response if the US military base is created in Poland
The Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Council of the Republic of Belarus for Foreign Affairs and National Security Sergei Rakhmanov said that Belarus and Russia would take mirror measures if Poland places on its territory a US armored division base, as reported by RIA Novosti.
“I believe the response will be adequate. Everything will be counted, weighed and a mirrored decision will be taken,” said Rakhmanov.
According to him, the state of the relations with the West that Belarus has …
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Kremlin: Putin and Trump will have a brief meeting in Paris
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump will meet briefly in Paris to discuss the possibility of further bilateral talks, stated Dmitry Peskov, Press Secretary of the Russian president, TASS reported.
“They will most probably meet at the meeting of the G20 in Argentina, so we can assume that they will most likely speak about this possibility in Paris,” the Peskov said.
The press secretary also said that the two leaders will have a brief meeting in the French capital on …
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Kremlin: Putin and Trump may not meet in Paris
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump most probably will not be able to have full-fledged negotiations in Paris since the format of the event will not allow for it, stated Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov. Peskov said that the presidents will have “standing talks” to make a decision on a further meeting.
“There won’t be a detailed meeting in Paris. The multilateral format of the event devoted to the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War does …
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Kremlin: Putin and Trump to conduct ‘substantial meeting’ at the G-20 summit in Argentina
Yuri Ushakov, advisor to the Russian president, reported that the leaders of Russia and the US would conduct a “substantial meeting” on the sidelines of the G20 summit which will be held from November 30th to December 1st in Argentina.
Ushakov added that the planned meeting between Trump and Putin on November 11th in Paris would be short. The presidents of Russian and the US will fly to the French capital for the commemoration of the 100-year anniversary from the end of the First World War …
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Russian Foreign Minister: US to withdraw from Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty in coming months
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Washington has already made its final decision concerning the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, and that in less than two months the White House will formally withdraw from the 1987 treaty.
“With the withdrawal from the INF Treaty, which has not yet been stated officially, although the intention has been stated, and in the negotiations in Moscow including the meeting between President Putin and John Bolton, it became clear that …
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Recent Putin and Trump meeting costs Finland €1.7 million more than expected
The expenses for a summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump increased from €4 million to €5.7 million, following amendments to the country's budget for 2018, according to an update posted to the Finnish government’s website.
The expenses include the remuneration of police, border guard, defense forces and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The message did not specify what allocations each department received or whether they were increased.
In July 2018, …
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Russia calls US withdrawal from Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty ‘blackmail’
The head of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Russian Federation Council, Konstantin Kosachev, wrote on his Facebook page that Donald Trump’s statement about withdrawing from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) is "an ongoing blackmail."
According to him, the United States as a nuclear power "destroys" this treaty unilaterally. Kosachev noted that the consequences of such actions would be catastrophic.
The senator explained that after the withdrawal, Washington would be able …
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Russian ambassador: any attack on Belarus will be viewed as an attack on Russia
Moscow will regard any military attack on Belarus as an attack on Russia, said Russian ambassador to Belarus Mikhail Babich in an interview with the Belarus 1 TV channel and added that the two countries have friendly relations.
In particular, the ambassador commented on the possibility of deploying a permanent American base in Poland, which was discussed by US President Donald Trump and Polish President Andrzej Duda on September 18 in Washington.
Commenting on the militarization of the region, …
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Washington: Russia can influence public opinion through RT and Sputnik
In a joint statement of the Director’s office of the National Intelligence Agency, Ministry of Justice, FBI and the US Department of Homeland Security, the United States said that Russia, China, and Iran are “attempting” to undermine the institution of democracy and influence public opinion.
The statement is published on the website of the head of national intelligence.
“We are concerned about ongoing campaigns by Russia, China and other foreign actors, including Iran, to undermine confidence …