Day: August 22, 2017

The leaders of the “Normandy four” held telephone talks BERLIN, August 22 — RIA Novosti, angelina Timofeeva. The leaders of the “Normandy format” in a telephone conversation supported another truce in the Donbass, said the official representative of the government of Germany Steffen Seibert. The conversation took place on Tuesday. It was attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, President of France Emmanuel Makron and the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko. “They (the leaders. — Ed.) expressed their explicit support is scheduled for August 23, decisions of the Tripartite contact group to call a truce on the occasion of the school year. The heads of state or government expressed the hope that this truce will lead to a sustainable improvement of the security situation in the interests of the students and the entire civilian population in the Donbass”, — stated in the message. It is also noted

Tillerson has accused Russia of supplying weapons to the Taliban Moscow. August 22. INTERFAX.RU — U.S. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson on Tuesday accused Russia of supplying weapons to terrorists from the Taliban. Tillerson made this statement on Tuesday at a briefing U.S. state Department. He recalled that such supplies violate norms of international relations and the UN security Council. The Secretary of state said: “of Course, we would oppose this and would show Russia (which is wrong — if)”. Previously, the defense Ministry of the Russian Federation has rejected the accusations of the American side that Russia allegedly supplying weapons to the Taliban in Afghanistan. “Unlike the American government agencies from the Ministry of defense of Russia was not and cannot be any interaction, and especially the supply of weapons to the organizations recognized by the UN as a terrorist,” — said the official representative of the defense Ministry

Russia began preparing response to US sanctions MOSCOW, 22 Aug — RIA Novosti. Russia starts to work out retaliatory measures on extension of U.S. sanctions, said Deputy foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov. He noted that since coming to the White house new team sanctions against Russia are tightened for the fourth time. “Set by the Obama administration to “trend” on a consistent collapse of bilateral relations continue,” stated Ryabkov. “Washington once again “stepped on the same rake”: the U.S. Treasury received on August 22 the decision to extend anti-Russian sanctions lists — this time on the North Korean plot. Under the restrictions announced 4 Russians and one domestic company”, — stated in the message. According to Ryabkov, this dismal background, the arguments of the representatives of the United States, the desire to stabilize relations with Moscow ring very hollow. However, he said, the new sanctions Washington were explained by the desire

The American Embassy on Novinsky Boulevard in Moscow © Alexander Shcherbak/TASS MOSCOW, August 22. /TASS/. The real reason for the restrictions on the issuance of U.S. visas to citizens of Russia lies in the lack of effectiveness of dipuchrezhdeny the United States, not to reduce the number of employees.

The building of the foreign Ministry of the Russian Federation © Stanislav Krasilnikov/TASS MOSCOW, August 22. /TASS/. Moscow does not exclude that the latest statements by Washington’s accusations of Damascus using chemical weapons are written with an eye to the possible increase of interference in Syria’s internal Affairs. This was stated on Tuesday at the foreign Ministry. The Ministry reminded that on August 21, 2013 in the Damascus suburb of Eastern ghouta was applied poisonous substance sarin. “As a result of this inhuman action, according to various estimates, affected about 1,400 people. A specially created UN mission under the leadership of the Swedish Professor oke Sellstrom did not reveal the perpetrators of this crime, – said in depodesta. – However, she essentially confirmed the conclusions of Russian experts about the provocative nature of the use of sarin Handicrafts extremist groups”.