Day: December 20, 2018

U.S. senators called for action against Russia in the Black sea WASHINGTON, 19 Dec — RIA Novosti. More than 40 U.S. senators amid threats of Kiev to make a new provocation presented on Wednesday the project with a call to conduct a multinational operation in the Black sea with the aim of ensuring freedom of navigation. Earlier Wednesday, Secretary of the national security and defense of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov said that Kiev is planning to implement a new Ukrainian vessels passage through the Kerch Strait. The Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov, in turn, noted that the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko is preparing a provocation at the end of December on the border with Russia. “The Senate calls on President to work with allies of the United States, in a short time active to lead a multinational operation to ensure freedom of navigation in the Black sea

The s-400 or patriot: what is the defense system gets the Turkey? Turkey is negotiating with the U.S. on the acquisition of complex “patriot”, although a year ago she has already signed a contract to buy s-400 from Russia. The us state Department approved the sale of Turkish anti-missile complexes “patriot” in the amount of $ 3.5 billion. During the download an error has occurred. A year ago Turkey has already signed a contract with Russia for the supply of modern air defense systems s-400 on $ 2.5 billion. It was the first contract a member country of NATO to the Russian arms. Previously, the Pentagon warned that the acquisition of Turkey-400 will inevitably have negative consequences for us-Turkish relations and Turkey’s role in NATO. And Turkey itself reproached US that they do not sell it “patriot”.

The United States expanded sanctions against Russia MOSCOW, 19 Jul — RIA Novosti. The US Treasury expanded its sanctions against Russia. In particular, under the restrictions were 18 Russians, three companies and one Internet resource within the law CAATSA. In addition, under the sanctions were Anatoly Chapiha and Alexander Mishkin, which the West suspect in the poisoning Skrobala. The case has Скрипалей23 abramoviches the first images of “travel” Petrov and Bashirova in Солсбери23 nobreak arranged a bottle of “Novice”? Says the head of the investigation into Скрипалей23 nolapelestv in the case Skripal remaining “Newcomer” could poison thousands of people Also in the “black list” made an employee of the company Project Lakhta Elena Husainova. At the same time, the U.S. Treasury is going through 30 days to cancel the restrictions from En+, RUSAL and EuroSibEnergo. An earlier edition of the Wall Street Journal reported that co-owner “Rusala” businessman Oleg Deripaska

The U.S. Treasury will exclude RUSAL and En+ group from the sanctions list The office for foreign assets control of the U.S. Treasury Department (OFAC) has notified Congress about plans to exclude from the sanctions list, En+ and RUSAL of Oleg Deripaska. The Ministry added that the Deripaska still in the black list, and assets of the businessman in which he owns more than 50%, will remain frozen. Oleg Deripaska and controlled assets have been included in the SDN list on 6 April. Made therein to natural persons and companies denied access to the U.S. financial system. The period after which all transactions with RUSAL and En+ have to be interrupted repeatedly postponed. In December a member of the foreign Affairs Committee of the U.S. Senate Robert Menendez wrote to the head of the U.S. Treasury Stephen Mnuchin a letter asking not to remove sanctions against the companies of mister

United States evacuated all of its diplomats from Syria during the day The United States intends to evacuate from Syria all employees of the Department of State of the country within 24 hours. On December 19, reports Reuters. It is noted that within 60-100 days the United States also withdraw from the Syrian territory their troops, as moving to the “next stage campaign”. Earlier on December 19, the White house announced a new phase of military campaign in Syria and the withdrawal of troops from the country. This was reported by press Secretary of the White house Sarah Sanders. According to her, five years ago ISIS (banned in Russia — ed.) was a very powerful and dangerous force in the middle East, but the United States managed to destroy their territorial Caliphate. On the same day the President of the United States Donald trump announced the execution by the US

To allow Putin to grant political asylum to the accused from other countries MOSCOW, December 19. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin cancelled the grounds for refusal of granting political asylum, which was formerly set out in the Regulation on the procedure of granting of the Russian Federation for political asylum. The corresponding decree of the Russian leader published on the official Internet portal of legal information. In particular, the prohibition on granting asylum were distributed to foreigners and persons without citizenship who are “persecuted for the actions (inaction) recognized in the Russian Federation a crime, or been guilty of acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations”. Also, the prohibition applies to persons convicted or accused of committing crimes in Russia. The document contained eight grounds for refusing asylum. One of them has also been associated with the arrival requesting asylum to persons from countries “with the