Day: January 13, 2022

WASHINGTON, January 13 & nbsp;/TASS /. The Senate of the US Congress on & nbsp; Thursday rejected the proposed by Republican Ted Cruise (from the & nbsp; Texas) bill on & nbsp; sanctions against Nord Stream & nbsp; & mdash; 2 ''. The vote was broadcast on the & nbsp; website of the upper house of the American legislature. The senator's initiative failed to & nbsp; get the required 60 votes for & nbsp; approval. The Politico newspaper previously reported that the & nbsp; Senate most likely will not & nbsp; approve this initiative. According to the & nbsp; edition, the Democrats, who spoke out in & nbsp; support for new restrictions in & nbsp; regarding the gas pipeline, “ signaled about & nbsp; a change in their position. '' In & nbsp; in particular, on & nbsp; Monday, US Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland and &

WASHINGTON, January 13. /TASS/. The US administration believes that the consultations held on Russian security proposals were useful. Jake Sullivan, National Security Adviser to the President of the United States, said this at a briefing for journalists                We completed a week of intense diplomatic engagement in a number of formats: Strategic Stability Dialogue, Council of Russia — NATO and  OSCE. Russia expressed its concern, we — its own, including with regard to the actions of the Russian Federation that undermine European security <…>», — he noted. “The discussions were frank and direct. They were helpful. They gave us reasons to think, and they gave Russia reasons to think, — Blinken said. — Now we will consider and consult with the allies on how to proceed». The timing of the new talks between the United States and Russia on security has not yet been determined, Washington intends to first consult with  ;by its allies and partners, Sullivan said. “There is no set date for any further talks. We must first consult

WASHINGTON, January 13 & nbsp;/TASS /. The House of Representatives of the US Congress approved on & nbsp; Thursday the Democratic electoral reform bill in & nbsp; the country, but & nbsp; it has practically no chance of & nbsp; approval by senators. & Nbsp; is referred to in an & nbsp; article published in & nbsp; The Washington Post. This initiative, as the Democrats say, is designed to protect the right of Americans to & nbsp; free expression of will. In & nbsp; a number of American states, where Republicans have & nbsp; authorities, in & nbsp; last year they tightened the rules regarding control during & nbsp; voting, in & nbsp; including by & nbsp; mail. Republicans explained this by the need to prevent election fraud. The Democrats claim that & nbsp; these steps are being taken by their opponents to make it difficult for certain categories of

“I urge not to allow individual countries to sabotage the dialogue between Ankara and the EU under the pretext of ensuring “solidarity” within the European Union», — said the politician. Erdogan added that Turkey is the key to settlement of the problems that the EU countries are facing today. Earlier, Erdogan in during negotiations with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said that his country sees its future in the EU. The         Erdogan called the renewal of the migration agreement the most important tool that can be used at the first stage for a positive agenda in relations between Turkey and the EU.

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