Day: February 8, 2018

USA persuade Vietnam to abandon the purchase of Russian weapons, in mass media The US state Department wants Vietnam refused to supply Russian weapons and bought more American, according to the newspaper Defense News, with reference to the representative office. “The Vietnamese are very interested in expanding partnership in the sphere of security”, — leads edition of the words of the representative of the state Department. “We also urge them not to limit US assistance in the form of grants and (required — ed.) to diversify suppliers, and to move from historical suppliers such as Russia to purchase American equipment. This, first, give them more opportunities, and secondly, will help to strengthen our partnership to work more closely with our military”, — he added. As writes the edition, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce, from 2005 to 2014, Vietnam has increased military spending by almost 400%, However, according to

An FBI informant testified on the uranium deal Russia and the United States The FBI informant associated with investigation around the canadian company Uranium One, gave written testimony to the three committees of the U.S. Congress, which issued a statement that Moscow in the framework of a uranium deal with Washington in 2010, was sent to the United States millions of dollars to restart Russian-American relations, told the newspaper the Hill, read the text readings. The informant Douglas Campbell (Douglas Campbell) said, with reference to the representatives of the Russian officials from the nuclear sector that funds transferred to Moscow, allegedly went to the charity Fund of ex-US President bill Clinton’s Clinton Global Initiative, which allowed to influence the administration of President Barack Obama through his Secretary of state Hillary Clinton. According to the testimony of Campbell, in Moscow hired a lobbying company APCO Worldwide and has paid her fees

Putin and Erdogan discussed the importance of adhering to Astana agreements Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has discussed the importance of clear and strict observance of agreements in Astana on Syria, the press service of the Kremlin. “Accented the importance of clear and strict observance of agreements in Astana on the establishment of a de-escalation in Syria. Parties confirmed their mutual commitment to political and diplomatic settlement on the basis of resolution 2254 of the UN security Council — in line with the decisions on the 30th of January the Sochi Congress of the Syrian national dialogue”, — stated in the message. It is emphasized that the two presidents noted the importance of continuation of joint work of Russia, Turkey and Iran on the Syrian track. In addition, during the conversation the sides discussed prospects of new contacts in this format at different levels. Armed conflict

Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov © Mikhail Metzel/TASS NOVOSIBIRSK, February 8. /TASS./ The anti-corruption campaign in Dagestan is not politic, it is explained by the need to comply with the law, and it is not limited to one region, said the press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov. “The geography of consistent anti-corruption campaign is not limited to one region, namely Dagestan in this particular case, she is consistently and purposefully throughout the country”, – said the representative of the Kremlin. In his words, “the execution of any investigative actions in no way connected with politics.” “In this case, of course, all guided by considerations of law and inevitability of punishment for committed crimes, whether it be the economy or other sector,” he said.