Day: April 9, 2018

Medvedev: Russia reserves right to respond to US sanctions GORKI, April 9. /TASS/. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev at a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister called the new anti-Russian sanctions of the US protectionism, which is unacceptable and illegitimate. “Friday’s sanctions against our country is of course another manifestation of the protectionist policy but also veiled in that the cover of the sanctions,” — said the Prime Minister at the meeting with Deputy Prime Ministers. He is sure that “These decisions, of course, unacceptable and we consider them illegitimate, because they are located outside the plane of international law.” Medvedev recalled that “last Friday, the U.S. Treasury announced new restrictions on 24 of our citizens and 14 Russian companies.” “As in previous sanctions actions that we see in this obvious, simple, pragmatic goal — to solve uncompetitive ways their economic problems”, — said the head of the Cabinet. According to him,

London granted asylum to 55 accused in the theft of the Russians Moscow. April 9. INTERFAX.RU. Britain refused Russia’s extradition of more than 50 people in connection with the granting of political asylum, most of them is accused in Russia of embezzlement, Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation Saak Karapetyan. “Over the past fifteen years to the competent authorities the UK has sent 83 request for extradition of persons for bringing to criminal liability and sentencing”, Aram Karapetyan said at a briefing on Monday. According to him, 82 of them are accused Russia of embezzlement in the amount of 500 billion rubles. “Today, of the 83 (query — if) denied. 60 In respect of 55 of them in connection with the granting of refugee status or asylum”, — said the Deputy Prosecutor General. He stressed that in most cases these requests were received in London when the head of

Israel has struck targets in Syria. Generalization Moscow. April 9. INTERFAX.RU. Israeli aircraft on Monday night struck a rocket attack from Lebanese airspace on the airfield in Syria, said the Russian defense Ministry. “On April 9 from 3:25 to 3:53 (Moscow time) two F-15 Israeli air force, without entering the airspace of Syria, from Lebanon struck eight guided missiles at the airfield, Tifor,” — said the Russian defense Ministry. They added that units of the air defense of Syria were able to destroy five missiles and three rockets reached the Western part of the airfield. The defense Ministry said that among the victims of Russian advisers in Syria is not. Trump threatens Earlier, U.S. President Donald trump has threatened that the Syrian authorities that he considers responsible for the use of chemical weapons, “will pay a high price”. American media, citing sources in official circles, did not rule out that

Deputy Minister of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Grigory Karasin © Mikhail Tereshchenko/TASS MOSCOW, April 9. /TASS/. The Ministry of foreign Affairs of Russia will make every effort to return the crew members of the detained in Ukraine fishing seiner “North” home. This was stated on Monday by TASS the state Secretary, Deputy foreign Minister Grigory Karasin.

The Chairman of the Committee of the Federation Council international Affairs Konstantin Kosachev © Sergei Savostyanov/TASS MOSCOW, April 9. /TASS/. The head of the Federation Council Committee on international Affairs Konstantin Kosachev intends to offer the upper house of Parliament to discuss countermeasures as a reaction to the inclusion of Russian parliamentarians in the sanctions lists of the United States.

© Stanislav Krasilnikov/TASS MOSCOW, April 9. /TASS/. You need to understand the situation around the attack on a Syrian military airfield T-4 early Monday morning. This was stated by Russian foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.