What really wants Kim Jong-UN? Long-term tensions associated with the weapons program of North Korea, has intensified after the DPRK tested two Intercontinental ballistic missiles in July. During start-up followed by a new package of UN sanctions and the escalating diplomatic war with the United States. Lecturer at Cambridge University and fellow of the British Royal Institute for international relations John Nilsson-Wright says that asking Kim Jong-UN and what is the objective of the bellicose rhetoric of Pyongyang. Can the US give DPRK something that will force Pyongyang to dismantle its nuclear program? Given the “war of words” waged between the United States and the DPRK, and the promise of Donald trump to say “fire and fury” the open threats from Pyongyang or the blow to American GUAM, it’s hard to say how useful tool in this situation can be diplomacy and will it help to reduce tensions in the
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The United States will seek the help of Russia and China to influence the DPRK
The United States will seek the help of Russia and China to influence the DPRK Washington will seek the assistance of Russia and China to exert influence on the DPRK authorities. This was reported in the article, U.S. Secretary Rex Tillerson and Minister of defense James Mattis, published in The Wall Street Journal. 12фотографий12фотографий12фотографий “The United States will continue to work with our allies and partners, with the aim of deepening cooperation in the diplomatic and military spheres and will be held accountable to the state accepting the responsibility for ensuring isolation of the regime,” — said in the article. According to Mr. Tillerson and Mr. Mattis, this will include monitoring compliance with sanctions, “below, none of the sources of income of North Korea was left untouched”. Also, the United States will continue to ensure that China and Russia did not provide Pyongyang meaningful economic assistance and “urged him to
Bogdanov and the Ambassador of Qatar discussed the increasing cooperation between Moscow and Doha
Photo: RIA Novosti The Russian President’s special envoy on the Middle East and Africa, Deputy foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov, on Friday met with the Ambassador of Qatar in Moscow Fahad al Attiyah, said the Russian foreign Ministry. “In the ensuing conversation touched on several practical issues in the further buildup of Russian-Qatari cooperation, and current middle East issues” , — said the foreign Ministry. The meeting was held at the initiative of the Qatari side. Earlier in an interview with RIA Novosti news Agency al-Attiya said that the crisis in the Persian Gulf will affect the economic cooperation between Qatar and Russia: Moscow will become one of the main partners of Doha, which is under blockade moving towards a more flexible and diversified economy. Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt in early June, broke off diplomatic relations with Doha and stopped with Qatar every message, accusing him of supporting terrorism
Kadyrov became the most quoted in the media blogger among the governors in July of 2017
Photo: RIA Novosti MOSCOW, August 11. /TASS/. The head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov became the most quoted blogger in the Russian media in July 2017 among heads of regions of the Russian Federation. Such data was presented on Friday the company “Medialogia”. Kadyrov leads the ranking by a wide margin — its citation index (CI) made up 523,9. The company notes that the media interest has caused the record of the head of Chechnya about the wedding of Nikolai Baskov and Victoria Lopyreva on his page in Instagram, but also about the willingness of Kadyrov to resign and the rest of my life to protect the al-Aqsa mosque on the Temple mount in Jerusalem, as he wrote in his channel in the Telegram. Second place in the ranking took the mayor of Moscow Sergey Sobyanin with its 228,6. The greatest interest has caused the record of the mayor on his
Foreign Ministry: Turkey against the EU sanctions and the US against Russia
Photo: Reuters Ankara does not support sanctions of the EU and the USA against Russia, as they damage the Turkish economy. About it in interview to Agency IHA said the Minister of foreign Affairs of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu. “Turkey itself has suffered a lot from sanctions in the past. Sanctions against our neighbours and partners (Russia) caused severe damage to our economy. That’s why when we hear about sanctions, we do not approve of it. We are looking for other ways of solving problems”, — quotes RIA Novosti words Cavusoglu. He noted that in this regard, Turkey did not join the sanctions against Russia and in favour of “political interaction”. “Russia and the US impose sanctions against each other, and the EU is preparing measures against the U.S., as U.S. sanctions have a negative impact on the EU. We try to resolve all issues through dialogue, so as not to
In the state Duma the possible closure of the Consulate General of Russia in the United States called confrontational step
Photo: RIA Novosti The first Deputy Chairman of the Duma Committee on international Affairs Dmitry Novikov in an interview with RT commented about the possible closure of one of the General consulates of Russia on the territory of the United States. In his opinion, such actions cannot be regarded as a response, Moscow imposed sanctions. “Of course, this confrontational step. It cannot be considered as a response to the Russian measures restricting U.S. diplomatic corps in Russia, because it was a response to measures taken by the United States at the end of last year, when our diplomats were expelled without any good cause, and the arrest was a Russian diplomatic property. Therefore, the closure of one of the Russian consulates cannot be considered normal, accepted in the international practice of retaliatory measure,” he said. Novikov said that ultimately, due to the closure of one of the Russian consulates hurt
DPRK authorities withdrew their ambassadors to Pyongyang for consultations
DPRK authorities withdrew their ambassadors to Pyongyang for consultations Moscow. 14 Aug. INTERFAX.RU — DPRK Authorities withdrew their ambassadors from major countries to Pyongyang for consultations, said on Monday the news Agency “Yonhap”, noting that it comes amid growing pressure of world public opinion on North Korea. 13фотографий13фотографий13фотографий Source Agency reported that the meeting of the diplomatic staff due to, inter alia, Ambassador to China, Lee Jae Ryong, Ambassador to Russia Kim Hyung Jun and the permanent representative of the DPRK at the UN Cha Sleep Us. How many diplomats will take part in the consultations is unknown. It is noted that North Korea holds a meeting of ambassadors regularly; the latest one was held in July 2015. Earlier, the DPRK warned that can launch several missiles so that they fell into the sea just a few dozen kilometers from GUAM, where the military base of the United States. In
“Communists of Russia” has threatened with a hunger strike
Photo: RIA Novosti The leadership of the party “Communists of Russia” plans from August 14 to begin an indefinite hunger strike due to the withdrawal of their candidates from the elections to the legislative Assembly of North Ossetia. A statement published on its website on Friday, August 11. Stavropol regional court recognised as invalid the signatures on the statements of consent to run 42 previously registered candidates, including the leader of the party of Maxim Suraykina, writes TASS. “Members of the Politburo of the Communist party Communists of Russia consider the decision of the Stavropol court is politically motivated and has all the signs of corruption component,” — said in the message. The Communists intend to hold a hunger strike in the Moscow office and keep it up until the Supreme court “will not accept an objective decision” on the case concerning the participation of “Communists of Russia” in the
How will the single day of voting rules and candidates
Photo: RIA Novosti Vladimir Agaev, a columnist for RIA Novosti Saturday, August 12, Russia has started the phase of election campaign in mass media at the regional and municipal elections on the single voting day on September 10. On this day the country held a thousand elections of different levels — from heads of constituent entities of the Russian Federation to the heads of municipalities and deputies of representative bodies of local self-government. There will also be more than 200 referendums. Now registered candidates had the opportunity to openly fight for their constituents, addressing them from the TV screens and newspaper pages. According to the head of the Central election Commission Ella Pamfilova, in early August, the election Commission began to conduct a draw among the candidates for the distribution of printed venues and airtime. The state Duma will join the ranks In two single-mandate constituencies held by-election of deputies
The mayor of Novosibirsk has offered to discuss with residents the installation of new monuments
Photo: RIA Novosti NOVOSIBIRSK, Aug 11 — RIA Novosti. The mayor of Novosibirsk Anatoly Lokot said that the installation of any monuments should be preceded by broad public discussion. On Friday the initiative group on installation of a monument to Joseph Stalin in Novosibirsk announced that it has applied to the authorities and to the Prosecutor with the requirement to demolish the newly established, but already damaged by the vandal of the monument to Emperor Nicholas II and Tsesarevich Alexei. Group members claim that the monument was erected on owned by the Novosibirsk region land illegally, without the necessary approvals. “Radical views from any edge threat… My goal is to avoid collisions, to prevent a split in Novosibirsk. And when certain supporters-proponents of certain views say, “only our should be accepted, and all others are bad” is wrong… It can lead to serious consequences,” the mayor told reporters, commenting on