Day: May 17, 2018

MFA: Skripal remains a citizen of Russia Ex-GRU Colonel Sergei Skripal, poisoned in the British Salisbury, did not refuse the Russian citizenship. This was stated at a briefing the official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova, RIA “Novosti”. “Sergei Skripal a Russian citizenship is not deprived, voluntarily out of it, as we understand it, did not come out. He has every right to communicate with the Russian consuls, and Russia has every right to communicate with him,” she said. According to her, the Russian side should ensure the welfare of Russian citizens. At the same time, said Zakharov, the statements of the British side does not satisfy Moscow. “Through our Embassy in London we will continue to demand the opportunity to personally communicate with Kripalani. If they don’t need our help, let the British side will give them the opportunity to tell you myself,” said foreign Ministry spokesman. Zakharov

Zakharova reminded the position of Russia in the “case Skripal” KERCH, may 16 — RIA Novosti. Moscow considers the incident in Salisbury in the plot to assassinate Russian citizens, London is not interested to identify the perpetrators of the crime, said at a briefing the official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova. She stressed that Russia rejects the reasons for which London denies consular access to Scriply. “You could say, in fact, just understand that the British continue to use some guesswork on the basis of which continue to propagate unfounded accusations against the Russian Federation. And once again, this confirms our opinion about the disinterest of the British authorities to clarify the true motives and identify the perpetrators of the crime in Salisbury,” said Zakharov. “Since the Russian side has still not presented compelling evidence to the contrary, believe that we are dealing with the attempt on the

Moody’s assessed the scenario of Western sanctions against Russia MOSCOW, may 16 — RIA Novosti. International rating Agency Moody’s believes the very low likelihood that Western sanctions against Russia will develop according to the scenario of Iran, said in an interview with Bloomberg, the managing Director of Moody’s sovereign risk Lemay, Yves (Yves Lemay). He added that such a possibility is not the baseline scenario for Moody’s in the rating of the Russian Federation. According to the Agency, the economy’s ability to adapt and withstand the additional sanctions is an important element for rating decisions. “The key credit risks for the sovereign rating of Russia is still a geopolitical factor and the difficulty of predicting how the situation will evolve over time,” added Lemay. In January of this year, Moody’s raised the Outlook on the sovereign rating of Russia from stable to positive, affirming it on the level “Ba1”. One