Day: April 11, 2018

The media reported a total of 22 scheduled U.S. goals in Syria Moscow. April 10. INTERFAX.RU — the United States has identified 22 objectives of primary importance in Syria for the application of possible attacks, reported by the Turkish newspaper Yeni Safak, citing a specialist in international relations Syria Zakaria Malahovka. Goals, including those located in the province of HOMS, as well as the item providing the Russian Navy in Tartus, where currently the Russian military, the newspaper notes. The militants of the terrorist organizations in Syria, said earlier that government troops used in the attack on their positions in the city of Duma in Eastern ghouta bombs-barrels, which possibly contained chemical warfare agents. As a result, according to them, killing dozens of civilians. Damascus all allegations of use of chemical weapons rejected. On Tuesday The Wall Street Journal wrote that the United States has begun to “prepare the ground”

How Moscow would respond to Washington if the US strike on Syria In the Eastern Mediterranean in order a missile strike on Syria in the near future can be deployed two American destroyers — the USS Donald Cook, and USS Porter. If Washington strikes Syria, Russia will have to answer — just have to decide whether by force or not. Military commentator “Газеты.Ru” Mikhail Khodarenok analyze what can be the use of force response to possible actions of Washington. Quite possibly, the President of the United States Donald trump has already decided how to respond to the alleged use of chemical weapons in the Syrian city of Duma, and American ships took positions to launch guided missiles “Tomahawk”. Destroyer with guided missile weapons (UB) Donald Cook (DDG-75), port — naval base Rota, Spain, is in combat the US Navy since 1998. The ship took part in operation “Iraqi Freedom” in

The speaker of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko © Sergei Savostyanov/TASS MOSCOW, April 11. /TASS/. The speaker of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko said that the French senators were pressured, that they did not participate in the joint work with the members of the Federation Council on preparation of the report on bilateral Russian-French relations.

The white house announced the resignation of trump’s Advisor on internal security WASHINGTON, April 10 — RIA Novosti. Advisor to the President of the United States Donald trump on homeland security and combating terrorism Thomas Bossert resigns, the White house said. “The President is grateful for the commitment of Tom to the security of our great country,” — said in a White house statement, which quoted journalists of the presidential pool. The white house did not name the reason for the resignation. This reporter Bloomberg Jennifer Jacobson reports that Bossert was forced to resign at the request of the new national security Advisor of US President John Bolton, who assumed his duties on April 9.

Trump canceled a visit to Latin America because of the situation in Syria Moscow. April 10. INTERFAX.RU. The US President Donald trump will not take part in the Summit of the Americas, which will be held in the capital of Peru — Lima and not go to the Colombian capital Bogota, as previously planned, said Tuesday the official representative of the White house Sarah Sanders. “At his request, instead there will go the Vice-President (Mike Pence — if). The President will remain in the United States to lead the response on Syria and to follow the development of the world situation”, — stated in the message Sanders. Earlier it was reported that trump will go on a tour of Latin America, during which they planned the visits in Peru and Colombia. In Lima on 13-14 April, the US President were to participate in the Summit of the Americas. “Preparing to

The Syrian foreign Ministry sent an official invitation of the OPCW mission to visit Damascus TASS, April 10. The Syrian foreign Ministry sent an official invitation to the Organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons (OPCW) to visit the Eastern ghouta. This is stated in the statement of the official representative of the foreign Ministry in Damascus, which was distributed on Tuesday, the Agency Sana. “The OPCW experts will be able to visit the Eastern ghouta, to check the validity of the notorious claims about the use of chemical weapons in the region near Damascus”, — the document says. The foreign Ministry confirmed “the readiness of the Syrian authorities to cooperate fully with the OPCW mission”. “In Damascus I hope that the work of experts will be transparent and be based on truthful evidence,” — reads the statement. With the statement that on April 7 in the city of Duma