Russian-American relations are in a "deep crisis", and the visit of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to the United States had not affect, said the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov, Radio Liberty reports.

"In terms of bilateral relations we are in such a deep crisis that even an important visit of such a high ranking minister as Lavrov cannot reverse the trend," he said.

At the same time, Peskov claims that there were some "very positive conversations between Donald …

Ten Russian submarines were spotted simultaneously in the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic, said the NATO spokesperson Oana Lungescu, as cited by RND.

"Russia is constantly increasing its underwater capacity," Lungescu said.

She pointed out that the activity of Russian submarines this year has reached the highest level since the end of the Cold War.

"NATO will respond to this, in particular, with more patrols. In addition, NATO will invest in modern anti-submarine aerial combat …

On Sunday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to close two American strategic military bases in Turkey after Washington warned of sanctions over Ankara's purchase of Russian weapons.

"If necessary, we can close the Incirlik and Kurecik bases," Erdogan said on the pro-government Television Channel A Haber. The bases are located on the southwest coast of Turkey, near the border with Syria.

Erdogan has regularly allowed such a possibility at times of tension between the Us and …