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Media: A terrorist act near the Russian Embassy in Berlin was prevented at the last moment
The German Sunday newspaper, Bild am Sonntag, reports that a terrorist act near the Russian Embassy in Berlin on April 10th was prevented at the last moment.
The newspaper notes that a Moroccan citizen called Mohammed H., who is suspected of planning the terrorist act, discussed the attack on social networks. Last Saturday, he was going to walk among demonstrators in front of the Russian embassy and commit an act of terrorism. Thus, the supposed attack was prevented just one day before its …
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Media: Russia-US memorandum to prevent air incidents in Syria is not in effect
The memorandum between Russia and the US to prevent air incidents in Syria is still suspended; the US is using other channels for its communications with Russia, a Russian military diplomatic source told Interfax on Saturday.
“The memorandum is suspended,” he said.
“By aviation measurements, the Syrian sky is very small. This is why America, through other already available channels, often asks us for authorization to enter this or that zone of Syrian airspace. We understand the importance of …
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Trump’s advisor: 'decisive discussions' with Russia on Syria are imperative
Herbert McMaster, national security adviser to the US president, believes the time has come for “tough discussions” with Moscow on the topic of its support of the Syrian government, and also Russia’s “subversive activity” in Europe. Moscow’s support of the Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has led to a civil war and a crisis which has spread not only to Iraq and other neighboring countries, but also to Europe, the security adviser said in a broadcast of ABC News on Sunday, April 16.
He added …
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Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine: Russia has isolated itself from Eurovision-2017
Russia has isolated itself from the Eurovision-2017 singing competition that will be held in Kyiv, as stated by the Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine, Vyacheslav Kyrylenko, on Ukrainske radio.
"Russia has isolated itself from Eurovision-2017. Moreover, as a result of this decision, the Kremlin has deprived all Russian people of the opportunity to see this fantastic and wonderful show, in which 42 countries not only from Europe but the whole world will take part," Kyrylenko said. "But we also know …
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Russia’s foreign debt has grown by $ 16.2 billion since the beginning of the year
Since early 2017, Russia's foreign debt has increased by 3.1%, or $16.173 billion, based on data published on the Bank of Russia's website. Thus, as of April 1, 2017, Russia's foreign debt amounted to $529.6 billion.
"The growth of accumulated foreign debt was observed in all sectors of the economy, and was largely due to a reassessment of debt obligations denominated in national currency in response to the strengthening of the Russian ruble,” says Russia's TASS news agency, citing a report …