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Kremlin called US decision to monitor Russia’s ports ‘a step towards war’
Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Russian Federation Council (upper house of the Russian Parliament) Konstantin Kosachev said that the US bill which requires the monitoring of Russian ports to enforce the sanctions on North Korea can be equated to “a declaration of war”, RIA Novosti reports.
"This Bill, I hope, will never be implemented, because it assumes a forceful inspection of all ships by American navy”, he stated.
Kosachev stressed that “such a scenario is unthinkable …
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U.S. may begin to monitor Russia’s eastern ports over North Korean sanctions
The administration of the White House plans to undertake special monitoring of several Russian ports in Primorsky Krai in light of the implementation of sanctions against North Korea. Such a provision is included in a bill adopted Thursday by the U.S. Congressional House of Representatives.
If the law is passed, the U.S. president will be obliged to provide congressmen with a full report annually, for a period of five years, on the ports and airports involved in the violation of sanctions …
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North Korea accuses the US and South Korea of an assassination attempt on its leader
Pyongyang accused the United States and South Korea of planning an assassination of the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Yonhap news agency reports.
According to the report of the North Korean Ministry of State Security, the US and South Korea entered the country in order to kill Kim Jong-un using biochemical substance.
North Korea, in its turn, threatened to attack the US and South Korean Secret Services.
"We will ferret out and mercilessly destroy to the last one the terrorists of the U.S. …
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Russia, Turkey and Iran sign memorandum on the establishment of security zones in Syria
At the plenary session of the 4th Astana meeting, devoted to the peaceful settlement of the Syrian conflict, Russia, Turkey and Iran signed a memorandum on the establishment of de-escalation zones in Syria, Interfax news agency reported.
During the signing of the document, two members of the delegation from the Syrian opposition left the meeting. “We do not accept Iran as a guarantor country,” said one of the departing delegates.
The head of the Syrian opposition delegation, Mohammad Alloush, …
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Tillerson: There is currently no trust between the USA and Russia
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says that at the present time, there is virtually no trust between Washington and Moscow. He referenced the agreements on arms control and the situation in Ukraine as the areas in which Russia "is not being particularly helpful today."
At the same time, he mentioned the necessity to restore a certain level of trust with Russia. He stated there was a need to work on a long list of things – from military and nuclear agreements to Ukraine, the Crimea, and …