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USA congratulated Russian Federation on Russia Day with a three-day delay
According to the Voice of America, the United States congratulated Russia on their national holiday, but only after three-day delay accompanied by complaints from the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
On Thursday, the State Department issued a statement by the Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, in which he, on behalf of President Donald Trump and the American people congratulated “all the residents of Russia on the Day of Russia.”
The statement by the Department of State was dated June 15 …
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Russia conducted successful test launch of its new anti-ballistic missile
Russia carried out a successful test of its new anti-missile system, which is designed to improve the Anti-Ballistic missile shield, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.
The launch took place at Sary Shagan anti-ballistic missile testing range in Kazakhstan in the presence of representatives of the Russian Air Space Forces and defense industry representatives.
The Russian Ministry of Defense reports that, during the missile test, a hypothetical target was successfully hit.
The anti- …
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North Korean vessel seizes Russian yacht in Sea of Japan
A presumably North Korean vessel has seized a Russian yacht in the Sea of Japan. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Vladivostok is verifying information regarding this, Russia’s Interfax news agency reports.
"We cannot yet confirm or deny this information. We are checking this information, and have sent inquiries to the Russian consulate in the DPRK," said Vladimir Konovalov, the First Secretary of the Russian Foreign Ministry's Delegation in Vladivostok.
He specified that the …
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Putin explains why he keeps his children and grandchildren under the radar
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke about his children and grandchildren during the Q&A show “Direct Line with Vladimir Putin”, explaining why he hides information about them.
"My daughters live in Russia, in Moscow. I have grandsons. They live normal lives. My daughters are engaged in science and education, and I do not want them to grow up as princes of blood; I want them to grow up as normal people. This requires regular communication in children's groups. It's worth it to me just to say: …
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Putin: Russia's participation in the Syrian military operation was valuable to the Russian Army
The military operation in Syria has brought great benefit to the Russian defense industry, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a Direct Line Q & A session on Thursday.
"This is of great benefit to our defense industry. The use of the latest weapon types made it possible to understand how they work in combat conditions and how to make the necessary adjustments to the quality of these new weapons systems. We already knew that those are good, functional weapons. However, when we saw how …