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U.S. vows to respond to Russian cyber-attacks
The U.S.A. is going to respond to threats in cyberspace, but is not willing to discuss this beforehand, the spokesman for the National Security Council of the White House, Mark Stroh, told Russia's RIA Novosti.
According to Stroh, the United States will protect its interests and will do it "at the time and place that we choose." However, in accordance with the experiences of the past, the public should not suggest that it will be aware of what actions are being taken and when they will be …
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Russian MoD: Moscow and Washington have different ideas about humanitarian aid in Aleppo
Commenting on U.S. State Department spokesman John Kirby’s statement that humanitarian pauses organized by Russia in Aleppo are useless, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said that Moscow and Washington have different ideas about humanitarian aid in Aleppo, TASS reported.
According to Konashenkov, for Russia, humanitarian aid entails delivering food and medicine to the inhabitants of Aleppo, while for the U.S., it involves allowing convoys to enter the eastern …
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Turkish Media: Russia carried out air strike on Aleppo using parachute bombs
The Russian air force has used parachute bombs against the Syrian opposition in Aleppo as reported by the Turkish Andalu news agency. 11 people were reportedly killed including women and children, 25 others were wounded.
A representative of the Syrian Civil defense, Said Ahmed, told Andalu that the western districts of Aleppo, Etarib, Darrat Izzah and Ibin, came under the bombardment.
He pointed out that many building were hit by the bombs with 10 being completely destroyed.
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Medvedev: Relations between Russia and the U.S. have hit rock bottom
In an interview with the Israeli television station Channel 2, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev stated that relations between Russia and the United States have “hit rock bottom” because of Washington.
“Unfortunately, because of what happened in Ukraine due to efforts of Obama’s administration, these relations [between Russia and the United States] have hit the bottom. They’ve become very low,” the Russian prime minister stated.
According to Medvedev, relations between Russia and the …
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Turchynov: NATO and the EU are not ready to fight against Russia
Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) Secretary Oleksandr Turchynov stated that NATO and the EU are not ready for a military confrontation with Russia, even if there were no alternative.
In an interview with Lb.ua, Turchynov said, “I’m pretty much counting on the morality of our European partners, on their self-preservation instinct. Because stopping Russia’s aggression is equally important for them and Ukraine. Several times the topic of sanctions could be really torpedoed, …