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Putin: The North Korean situation is on the brink of war
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the situation on the Korean Peninsula is teetering on the brink of a large-scale conflict. He wrote this in an article on the eve of the BRICS summit, which will be held in Xiamen on September 4-5. The article was published on the Kremlin’s website.
“I cannot ignore the situation on the Korean Peninsula, which has recently escalated and is teetering on the edge of a large-scale conflict,” said the Russian president.
Putin stressed that, in Russia's …
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Poland limits air traffic on border with Russia
Poland will limit air traffic for civil aircraft in the northeast and east of the country, near the borders with Russia and Belarus, from September 1 to 30, as stated by the Press Secretary of the Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces, Piotr Walatek.
"The restrictions should create conditions for the safe conduct of flights in this region by state aviation," Walatek said.
He also noted that the other reasons for limiting flights are classified. The area of flight restriction is …
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Lavrov promises response to closure of Russian consulate in United States
In a telephone conversation with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Moscow will react to the closure of the Russian consulate in San Francisco and two other diplomatic facilities, as reported on the Russian Foreign Ministry’s website.
“The Minister expressed regret at the escalation of tension in bilateral relations, which was not initiated by us, and pointed out that Moscow will carefully study the new measures announced by the Americans, …
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White House: Trump gave order to close Russian consulate
White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders announced that it was Donald Trump who made the decision and gave the order to close the Russian consulate in San Francisco and the diplomatic buildings in Washington and New York.
“Yes, this decision was made by the president,” she said in response to reporters’ questions at a press-briefing.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed the new restrictions with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and said that Moscow will look over the United …
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Russian Ambassador to the US: Russia and the US must develop a closer relationship
Russia's new ambassador to the United States, Anatoly Antonov, said in an interview with Kommersant that Russia is interested in a constructive interaction with the United States. “Unfortunately, Russian-American relations in the past few years have seriously deteriorated because of the actions of the previous US administration," Antonov said.
He believes that the confrontation between Russia and the US is not promising, as there will be no winners in this confrontation. "As President Vladimir …