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Lavrov: Photos showing Russian involvement in airstrike on school in Syria were 'fabricated'
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov denied that Russia was behind the airstrikes that killed 22 school children in Syria’s Idlib province on Thursday, Izvestia reported.
At a press conference following a meeting with his Syrian and Iranian counterparts, Walid Muallem and Mohammad Javad Zarif, Lavrov said that photographs that had been circulating on social media allegedly showing that Russian aircraft were responsible for the airstrikes were “fabricated”.
“Now, the episode has been spun…. …
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Lavrov: Russia will do everything necessary to support Syrian people
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told his Syrian counterpart Walid Muallem that Moscow will do everything necessary to support the Syrian people, especially in regards to countering the effects of economic sanctions imposed against Damascus by the West, TASS reported.
"We are doing and will do whatever is necessary to support the Syrian people in this difficult moment, especially when… there are even tougher economic sanctions in Syria, which directly hit the civilian population,” Lavrov …
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German journalist: The crash of Kaczynski's Tu-154 was a terrorist attack
German journalist, Jürgen Roth, believes that the cause of the 2010 plane crash near Smolensk was a terrorist attack committed by Russian security services. The journalist is convinced that it was ordered by a high-ranking Polish politician.
According to Gazeta Polska, Roth's book titled ‘Smolensk 2010: The plot that changed the world’ will be published in November. The author makes reference to secret material of the Federal Intelligence Service of Germany (BND). These documents allegedly …
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Lithuanian Foreign Ministry: Russia is a ‘super problem,’ not a superpower
The minister of foreign affairs of Lithuania, Linas Linkevičius, stated during a meeting at the Warsaw Security Forum that the European Union and NATO should respond to the aggressive actions of the Russian Federation, reported a correspondent for Evropeyskaya Pravda.
“When we talk about troublesome countries, the first country that comes to mind isn’t ‘superpower Russia’ but ‘super problem Russia.’ Today, it is important to react in due time, but not wait until it is too late, which is what …
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Latvia includes Russian citizens on its 'black lists' for security purposes
The inclusion of Russian citizens in Latvia’s “black lists” will not improve relations between the two countries. Latvia however is doing this to protect its security. This was stated by Viktor Makarov, who is the advisor to Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs.
“We have seen that Russia is very negative about the inclusion of its citizens in the ‘black lists’. Latvia had the same attitude when Russia did the same thing, and it's normal,” he said while on air with Radio Baltkom.
Makarov …