Day: April 17, 2018

Revealed the defense plan of Russia of tough sanctions USA In the Kremlin and the Russian government is prepared to tough US sanctions. As scenarios are considered actions against public debt, a shutdown of Russia from SWIFT, as well as restrictive measures against Sberbank and VTB. On Tuesday, April 17, according to RBC with reference to sources. Authorities calculate two options for possible sanctions against the national debt of Russia. According to the first, to invest in Federal loan bonds (OFZ) will only prohibit us investors. The second scenario is much tougher — ban will be the extraterritorial nature, is actually spreading and foreign (including Russian) of legal entities. The US does not prohibit any individuals outside of American jurisdiction, but they can threaten the so-called secondary sanctions for transactions with the Russian public debt. “As a defensive action, the Russian authorities are considering the possibility of creating a special

Trump found a replacement to its military in Syria The President of the United States, Donald trump intends to replace the American military in Syria in Arabic. About it writes The Wall Street Journal, citing sources in the White house. According to the interlocutor of the newspaper, Advisor to the President for national security John Bolton has already contacted the leadership of Egypt’s intelligence to discuss the possibility of cooperation in the region. In Cairo has not commented on the US proposal. Washington also appealed to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates with a request to allocate funds for the reconstruction of the Northern part of Syria and the maintenance of stability. We are talking about billions of dollars, the newspaper writes. The United States also want the Arab countries sent their military to the region, which, as previously stated, the Americans will leave. This has caused concern

A Russian source has denied the information about the night attack on the airfield shirt Earlier, the Syrian military has reported nine shot down by Israeli missiles. Moscow. April 17. INTERFAX.RU No night attacks on the Syrian airfield shirt was not, have informed on Tuesday “Interfax” an informed Russian source. “The airport is working as planned. No attack that night was not” — he said. “Air defence covering the airfield, that night did not work”, — said the Agency interlocutor. Earlier, the Syrian official media reported that the military failed to shoot down at least nine rockets fired in the direction of the base of the “Sirat” in the province of HOMS. For its part, the Arab portal “al-Masdar” reports citing a source in the Syrian army, which is the target of the attack was probably not the “Sirat” and the other airbase in HOMS — T-4. It was also

© Mikhail Metzel/TASS MOSCOW, April 17. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin in a telephone conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that the action of the group of Western countries, committed the act of aggression against Syria, flagrantly violated international law. About it reports a press-service of the Kremlin.