Day: July 18, 2017

“The most dangerous Ambassador” Sergei Kislyak will move from the USA to the Federation Council And the interests of the head of Karelia in the upper house will represent the FSB General. Russia’s Ambassador to the US Sergey Kislyak, who is an American website Politico called “the most dangerous diplomat in Washington,” after his return to Russia will be represented in the Federation Council interests of one of the Russian governors, told “Vedomosti” two close to the presidential administration of the interlocutor. New appointment Kislyak will only take place after regional elections in September, but before that one of the acting Governor should name him among the three senatorial candidates, the procedure reminds one of the interlocutors. Which of the 16 taking part in elections of regional leaders will nominate the Ambassador, the sides did not specify. The press service of the Russian Embassy in the United States at the

Trump threatened Maduro “decisive economic action” WASHINGTON, 18 Jul — RIA Novosti. The US President Donald trump said that the US “will take decisive economic action” if the leader of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro will convene the constituent Assembly on 30 July. “Yesterday, the Venezuelan people again made it clear that they stand for democracy, freedom and the rule of law. However, their strong and bold actions continue to be ignored a bad leader, who dreams of becoming a dictator,” the statement said trump. He noted that “if the regime Maduro will convene its constituent Assembly on 30 July, the United States will take decisive and rapid economic action.” On the eve of Venezuela was the so-called “people’s referendum” had no official status. It was attended by 7.2 million people, the majority of whom voted against the convening of a constituent Assembly at the initiative of President Nicolas Maduro to prepare

In Washington, negotiations Ryabkov and Shannon WASHINGTON, 18 Jul — RIA Novosti. Deputy foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov and US Undersecretary of state Thomas Shannon has completed negotiations in Washington, the correspondent of RIA Novosti. From this round of consultations depends on the possible adoption of Moscow’s response. The last consultation, which was scheduled for June 23 in St. Petersburg, have been cancelled. As Ryabkov said, after Washington’s decision to expand anti-Russian sanctions because of the situation around Ukraine “the situation is not conducive to the conduct of a round of such a dialogue.” Earlier, a senior official in the White house told RIA Novosti that the US does not intend to return of diplomatic property of Russia, access to which was blocked during the administration of former President Barack Obama, without getting “something in return”. As reported the press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin hoped that the

Konstantin Kosachev © Valery sharifulin/TASS MOSCOW, July 17. /TASS/. The agreement on ensuring the truce in southern Syria will not be canceled only because of fears of Israel, it would be wiser not to take up arms to this agreement, and to find ways to “live with it”, said the Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on international Affairs Konstantin Kosachev. As reported on Monday, the newspaper Haaretz, citing a senior source in the Israeli leadership, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the Jewish state is strongly opposed to the plan of Moscow and Washington on the truce in southern Syria, as it would allow Iran to expand its presence in the region. Russian foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov later said that security interests of Israel, in the creation of a zone of de-escalation have been fully considered.