Day: February 18, 2018

Lavrov called the statements about the “interference” of Russia in elections in the US “chatter” MUNICH, February 17 — RIA Novosti. While Moscow does not see the facts about alleged “interference” of Russia in elections in the United States, everything else is chatter, said the Russian foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. “You can publish anything you want. We see increased charges, statements, statements… So until we see the facts, everything else is chatter, sorry for not being very diplomatic expression,” — said Lavrov, speaking at the Munich security conference. Lavrov noted that he had reviewed the assistant chief of the Department of homeland security USA, “which refuted the reports that any country has influenced the election results.” “I said the same thing, as I understand it, Mike Pence recently”, — the Minister added. In the U.S. Congress are independent of the investigation about the “Russian interference” in the US presidential election,

Russia sent to Iraq the first batch of T-90 tanks BAGHDAD, 17 Feb — RIA Novosti. The first batch of 10 Russian T-90 tanks were shipped to Iraq from the territory of the Russian Federation will arrive to the Arab country in the near future, told RIA Novosti the head of the local defense Committee in Parliament, Hakim al-Zamili. Earlier in February about emergency delivery to Iraq tanks T-90S has told RIA Novosti the Russian Ambassador in Baghdad Maxim Maximov. He noted that the contract of the Russian Federation with Iraq “successfully”. “The first batch of ten Russian T-90 tanks and armoured personnel carriers were sent from the Russian territory of February 15, it will arrive on Iraqi land soon,” said al-Zamili. According to the Deputy, the delivery of Russian tanks will lead to “strategic change in the military infrastructure of Iraq, because they have modern technology and aimed at

Admiral U.S. Congress urged to prepare for war with China US Ambassador to Australia, Admiral Harry Harris told Congress that Washington needs to actively prepare for war with China. According to him, China is constantly increasing its military power and soon the army in the South China sea will be stronger than the us. However, Harris noticed that in the US prefer to ignore the obvious and ignore the threat, reports The Guardian. Harris believes that the policy should make every effort to avoid war, but must prepare for it. Director of U.S. intelligence Daniel Coates said that Russia, Iran, China and North Korea will represent the greatest threat to cyber security the US for 2018.

© Alexander Shcherbak/TASS MUNICH, February 17. /TASS/. The Minister of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov called chatter unsubstantiated accusations of Russian interference in the American presidential campaign of 2016.

The head of the Federation Council Committee on international Affairs Konstantin Kosachev © Valery sharifulin/TASS MOSCOW, February 18. /TASS/. Launched in the US, the charges against the 13 Russians for alleged interference in the presidential election in 2016 shows a very low opinion of American politicians against their own people and democratic institutions, said the head of the Federation Council Committee on international Affairs Konstantin Kosachev.

The European Union will lift sanctions against Russia after the entry of the UN mission in the Donbass The foreign Minister of Germany Sigmar Gabriel on the sidelines of the Munich security conference, said the possible lifting of the European sanctions against Russia if the UN peacekeepers will be able to mark in the Donbass. Gabriel considers the idea of Russian President Vladimir Putin on the entry of the UN mission correct. “We must seek a truce in Ukraine. If it succeeds, then we will begin step by step to lift the sanctions,” — said the Minister. The Russian foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told the press about the different versions of the meeting of foreign Ministers “Norman format” (Russia, Germany, France, Ukraine), RIA Novosti reported. Previously scheduled discussion on the settlement in Donbass will not take place, as Gabriel was forced to return to Berlin. “In detail yesterday with the