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Press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov © Mikhail Metzel/TASS MOSCOW, August 23. /TASS/. Press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov said that talk about what specific steps can Russia take in response to new U.S. sanctions, is premature.

The official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova © Vyacheslav Prokofyev/TASS MOSCOW, August 23. /TASS/. Militants “Islamic state” and “Dzhebhat EN-Nusra” (the terrorist group banned in Russia) are hiding in the refugee camp of al-Rakban on the border with Jordan, using them as human shields, with the knowledge of the us military. This was stated on Thursday by the official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.

Permanent representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzia © Valery sharifulin/TASS UN, August 24. /TASS/. Over 1.5 million Syrian refugees returned to their homes, 96% of the territory of Syria managed to liberate from terrorists due to the efforts of the army of the country with the support of the Russian armed forces. This was reported on Thursday Russia’s permanent representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzia, speaking at a Security Council meeting on threats to international peace and stability as a result of acts of terrorism.

State Department: sanctions against Russia in the case Skrobala can enter into force on August 27 WASHINGTON, August 24. /Offset. TASS Dmitry Kirsanov/ — In Washington believe that Moscow has used chemical or biological weapons in violation of international law. Upstairs New unilateral US sanctions against Russia in connection with the case Sripala will take effect tentatively on August 27. This was announced on Thursday the correspondent of TASS, state Department spokesman. “The United States on 6 August in accordance with [U.S.] Law on the control of chemical and biological weapons and prohibiting its use from 1991 came to the conclusion that the government used chemical or biological weapons in violation of international law or has used against its own citizens, lethal chemical or biological weapons, — said the representative of the foreign Ministry. “On August 8, we told the Congress [U.S.] of his intention to enter multiple [kinds] of

The U.S. government does not admit of an Orthodox priest to Mary Butinai WASHINGTON, August 24. /TASS/ — Russian diplomats stated on the restriction of the freedom of religion of the arrested Russians. Upstairs The prison administration of the United States, which contains arrested in Washington Maria Butina, not allow the Russian Orthodox priest. This is stated in the published on Thursday in the Facebook of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in the United States message to the media. During the download an error has occurred. “To gross violations of her rights was added the refusal of the prison administration admission to Mary’s Orthodox priest. There is a restriction of freedom of religion. Sent to the prison administration demanding to abolish the discriminatory regimes against the Russian citizen”, — said the diplomats, adding that on Thursday again called for the Russian citizen in an American prison. According to them,

The representatives of the Russian diplomatic mission in the United States visited Mary Butina in prison Moscow. August 24. INTERFAX.RU Russian diplomats visited the arrested in USA Russian woman Maria Butunoi. Upstairs “Today the staff of the Embassy once again visited the Russian citizen, a student of Mary Butina in an American prison”, — is spoken in Facebook the Russian diplomatic mission. It is noted that Butinai “is treated as a dangerous criminal,” which for her “complicated with not enough time for familiarization with the case materials and building together with the lawyers line of defense”. “From the camera Maria Butina released only two hours at night, without fresh air. Inflammation of the feet continues to be disturbed, a qualified medical examination is conducted as a normal treatment,” the statement reads. “Sent to the prison administration demanding to abolish the discriminatory regimes against Russian citizen. In contacts with the American