On Friday, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry issued a statement saying that it had received guarantees of American support after a telephone call with Washington’s top military official, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austen. “The US Secretary of Defense stressed that in the event of an escalation of Russian aggression, the United States …
Read More »Relations with US at rock bottom after Biden’s ‘killer’ jibe, Moscow says – but American diplomats insist it’s all Russia’s fault
On Thursday, Russia’s Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, told reporters that the state of ties between the two countries had “hit the bottom,” and that there are currently no fixed plans to send Moscow’s ambassador back to Washington. Anatoly Antonov had been recalled amid a growing diplomatic spat, after Biden was …
Read More »Moscow expresses disgust after US general turned arms industry lobbyist Ben Hodges says no Russians died in WW2, only Ukrainians
Hodges is the former Commanding General of the United States Army Europe and now serves as a lobbyist at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), a Washington and Warsaw-based pressure group that promotes the agenda of US military contractors in Eastern Europe. In addition to arms industry interests, it …
Read More »Moscow accuses NATO boss Stoltenberg of lying about Russian refusal to speak to alliance, says he ignored Russian proposals
Speaking on Friday, the ministry’s spokesperson Maria Zakharova called on the NATO chief to stop spreading disinformation about Moscow’s position. “Stoltenberg’s statements that Russia is refusing [to enter] dialogue are not true. They are lies,” she told a press briefing. “A substantive conversation was offered.” According to Zakharova, Moscow suggested …
Read More »‘Worrying trend’: London seeks to exclude Moscow from European security system while it cozies up to America, says Russian envoy
“We are accused of aggressive behavior but we see that it is the British government… that would like to become more aggressive,” Kelin said, referring to the UK’s recently published Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy. The long-awaited document painted Russia as one of the biggest menaces …
Read More »Moscow now has ‘no relations’ with EU because Brussels has ‘destroyed’ once friendly ties, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov claims
Speaking at a press conference alongside his Chinese counterpart on Tuesday, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that currently, “there are no relations with the EU as an organization. The entire infrastructure of these relations has been destroyed by unilateral decisions made from Brussels.” Some individual European countries, he argued, are …
Read More »As tensions escalate over ‘killer-gate’, Moscow snubs Biden at UN, only sends junior diplomat to virtual summit with US president
President Biden had invited permanent representatives from the United Nations Security Council, on which Moscow has continuous representation, to discuss his country’s “commitment to values-based global leadership.” In addition, the president called for action on crises in regions across the world, including Myanmar, Ethiopia, Syria, and Yemen. However, Dmitry Polyanskiy, …
Read More »Russia’s Putin ups ante in new Moscow-Washington rift: Challenges American counterpart Biden to urgent live broadcast debate
The president named the fight against the pandemic, regional conflict resolution, and strategic stability issues as possible topics, noting that he would be ready to talk to Biden on Friday or Monday in an “open” chat. “I would like to suggest to President Biden that we continue our discussion, but …
Read More »After day of drama, Russian ambassador to US summoned back to Moscow for consultations on future relations with Washington
In a statement announcing the envoy’s recall on Wednesday night, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the ambassador was needed in Moscow for “consultations to analyze what to do and where to head in the context of the relations with the US.” Representatives of the Foreign Ministry and other relevant …
Read More »Moscow joins 5G club as ultrafast next-gen internet arrives at Russian capital’s most iconic spots (VIDEO)
5G being available to the public is a “breakthrough” because “it is the only way we can make sure mobile networks keep developing,” Victor Belov, president for technology at Russian telecom giant MTS, which is behind the pilot project, told RT. The new standard will allow mobile phone users to …
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