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Putin tells Macron that Navalny could have taken the Novichok poison himself
Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron that Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny could have taken the poison Novichok himself, reported the French newspaper Le Monde, citing two sources.
According to the newspaper, in his conversation with Macron, Putin spoke of Navalny contemptuously and called the oppositionist "a simple troublemaker on the Internet." The Russian president also said that Navalny allegedly used his Anti-Corruption …
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In speech to UN Putin calls for removing sanctions and trade restrictions
President Vladimir Putin, speaking at the 75th session of the UN General Assembly, said that the recovery of the world economy during the pandemic requires "removing restrictions and sanctions."
"Removing restrictions and sanctions could be useful to restore global growth and reduce unemployment," said Putin.
Putin said that now Russia’s proposal to introduce so-called green corridors, which will remove trade restrictions to ensure countries' access to basic necessities, is especially …
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Lukashenko secretly inaugurated in Minsk
Alexander Lukashenko's inauguration has taken place in Minsk at the Palace of Independence. The Central Election Commission of Belarus announced his victory, but the opposition claims that Svetlana Tikhanovskaya won the election by a large margin. Ukraine, as well as the EU and the United States, did not recognize the results of the elections in Belarus as fair and reflecting the real will of citizens.
Lukashenko’s inauguration has been reported by the state news agency BELTA.
It is noted …
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U.S. gives Russia ultimatum during nuclear missiles talks
The global nuclear-weapon control system established in the last years of the Cold War is moving steadily towards collapse.
The U.S. de facto gave the Russian side an ultimatum in negotiations on the fate of the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (START-3), the last existing agreement limiting the number of nuclear warheads on both sides.
The treaty signed in 2010 by Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev expires in February 2021.
Washington is proposing that Russia, as soon as possible, before …
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U.S. assembles coalition against Nord Stream 2
The United States intends to form a coalition to prevent the completion of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, said the U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo in an interview with Bild.
"The United States believes that the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline poses a risk to Europe, as it makes it dependent on gas coming from Russia, as well as threatens Ukraine. We hope that the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline will not be completed, we are working to create a coalition to prevent this from happening," said the …