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American Ambassador to Russia: US has reasons not to make public evidence of pro-Russian separatists’ involvement in the crash of MH17 flight in the Donbas
The US has not declassified available evidence that the Malaysian Boeing from July 2014 was shot down from separatist-controlled territory in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region, as US intelligence agencies are interested in keeping their sources of information secret, as stated in an interview with the radio station Ekho Moskvy (Echo of Moscow) by the US Ambassador to Russia, John Tefft.
"There are sources and methods which they won't talk about. And it seems to me that any intelligence agency …
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Kremlin: It was US' decision to reduce their diplomatic mission in Russia
Moscow did not require the U.S. to reduce the number of American diplomats in Russia. This decision was made by Washington,as stated by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova in an interview with the television station Dozhd.
According to Zakharova, Russia will not retaliate in response to the restrictions introduced by the U.S. embassy for obtaining visas, since in this case it would be tantamount to “genocide of ordinary people.”
According to the …
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Russia fires cruise missile in Crimea
During a Russian military drill in annexed Crimean territory, a cruise missile was fired from an Utyos coastline stationary missile system, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.
The missile was fired as part of a routine tactical exercise for a group of mixed strike forces from the Black Sea Fleet.
“During the anti-ship missile’s final stage of flight, a Su-30SM multipurpose fighter from the naval aircraft fleet intercepted the airborne target and destroyed it using an aerial guided …
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Another Russian soldier killed in Syria
Alexander Yagofarov, who died in Syria, was buried in the Russian city of Orenburg on August 27.
As reported by OrenDay.ru, the soldier’s body arrived in Orenburg on Saturday August 26. He was posthumously awarded several state decorations.
The deceased frequently went to the “hot spots”, but he himself had said that the trip to Syria was supposed to be his last. He told his loved ones that he would return sometime after the 20th of August, close to the 25th.
Only a little is known about how …
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Media: U.S. may introduce additional sanctions against Russian banks in September
Sources in Russian diplomatic circles expect that the U.S. may impose additional sanctions against a number of Russian state-owned banks, reported the website gazeta.ru.
“In September, a new package of restrictions will go into effect against the highest profile banks,” said the source of gazeta.ru, which has close ties to the Russian Foreign Ministry.
According to the information provided, this action will be directed against the Bank of Russia, Rosselkhozbank, Gazprombank and other Russian …