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Media: US Ambassador to Ukraine will not be replaced
The U.S. Embassy in Ukraine reported that the U.S. Ambassador in Kyiv, Marie Yovanovitch, is excluded from the recall of diplomats due to the election of Donald Trump as the President of the U.S.A., as reported by a source in the Embassy to Ukrainian News.
“There are two types of diplomatic appointments, political and career. Marie Yovanovitch is a career diplomat, therefore she will not be affected,” the representative of the agency said.
According to a mandate issued by Trump, all diplomats …
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Kremlin spokesman: Allegations that Russia tried to influence US elections are 'unfounded'
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called the accusations that the Russian government attempted to influence the US presidential elections “unfounded”, TASS reported.
“The absolutely unfounded accusations are at a rather amateurishly emotional level that can hardly be applied to a highly professional work of high-class special services,” Peskov stated.
"We still don’t know what is fact and what data those who make such unfounded accusations have," he added.
The Kremlin spokesman added that, "It …
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Valeriy Chaly: Ukraine may receive lethal weapons from Trump administration
The position of U.S. President Barack Obama's administration, which has not allowed the delivery of lethal weapons to Ukraine until now, may be revised by Donald Trump’s team, as was stated by the Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States, Valeriy Chaly, in an interview with Ukrinform.
"Defence equipment is now being supplied to Ukraine making it possible to save the lives of our soldiers, as well as to register the violations of the ceasefire. Such as the counterbattery radars," the diplomat …
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US Congress is preparing tougher sanctions against Russia
A Member of the House of Representatives of the US Democratic Party Congressman, Adam Schiff, said that Donald Trump will receive a resolute answer from the Congress if he decides to ease the sanctions against Russia.
The American politician said this in an interview with ABC.
Schiff believes that the recently imposed sanctions against Russia do not go far enough. He believes that Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham will present even tougher sanctions against Russia.
"We believe that …
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Senator Lindsey Graham: US is preparing more sanctions on Russia over cyberattacks
During his visit to Kyiv, US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said Washington is preparing to impose a new set of sanctions against Russia due to the Kremlin’s alleged involvement in cyberattacks against US political institutions, Radio Svoboda reported.
"Next year we are going to present new sanctions… which will hit not only the Federal Security Service [FSB] or Main Intelligence Directorate [GRU], but Putin himself and his entourage,” Graham stated.
The senator said he hopes US President- …
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Russian Senator: Trump will probably reverse latest round of sanctions
According to the First Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Federation Council Committee for Defense and Security, Frants Klintsevich, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will most likely reverse Washington’s latest round of sanctions which were imposed on Thursday in response to the Kremlin’s alleged interference in the U.S. presidential election, TASS reported.
"There is a big chance that Donald Trump will reverse the latest anti-Russian sanctions after he takes office," Klintsevich told reporters. …
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Kremlin spokesman accuses U.S. of demonizing Russia instead of self-analysis
During an interview with the Rossiya 24 television channel, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov accused the U.S. of demonizing Russia instead of examining the results of the U.S. presidential elections, TASS reported.
"It is much easier to spread the image of some devil enemy and to demonize, for example, your and my country and our leader, our President Putin. It is much easier to demonize than, for example, to consider the presidency results, to discuss which of the earlier promises were …
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Russia may be removed from the list of priority threats to U.S. security
The list of major threats to U.S. national security may no longer include Russia. This was reported on Tuesday, December 20, by the American magazine Foreign Policy, with reference to the analytical note of the Pentagon at the disposal of the journalists.
According to the magazine, the document was drawn up based on recommendations submitted to the Ministry of Defense by a representative of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. Among the main tasks in the field of defense, the memorandum includes …
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Peskov: The Kremlin wants to restart its dialogue with the United States during Trump’s tenure
Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov stated that the Russian Federation wants to restart its relations with the United States, including dialogues on sensitive issues.
“As for Donald Trump, we hope that we will have the opportunity to hold a dialogue with him. The President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin repeatedly stated that we would like to have a dialogue with the United States, restart relations with this country in different areas including sensitive issues,” …
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Former US Ambassador to Russia: New U.S. Secretary of State could expedite lifting of sanctions on Russia
The former United States Ambassador to Russia, Michael McFaul, criticized the decision of the President-elect of the United States to nominate the Chief Executive Officer of the Exxon Mobile Corporation, Rex Tillerson, to the post of United States Secretary of State. McFaul expressed his concerns in Twitter.“Rex Tillerson did a fantastic job for shareholders of Exxon Mobile Corporation. I am not sure that the same skills will contribute to the work of U.S. Secretary of State,” McFaul wrote. He …