Slides in the Russian stock market this week showed last Friday’s U.S. sanctions represented the Trump Administration’s most damaging move against Moscow so far. The ruble fell to 63 against the dollar, the Russian currency’s weakest level since December 2016, and government officials said they were preparing to take steps to stabilize the Russian businesses affected. … [Read more...] about Kremlin backers warn of threat of war with US as Syria tensions rise
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Kremlin Spokesman to Trump: ‘We Do Not Participate in Twitter Diplomacy’
“The chemical weapons attack that took place on Saturday in Douma in Syria was a shocking and barbaric act,” British Prime Minister Theresa May told reporters on Wednesday, Al Jazeera reported. “All the indications are that the Syrian regime was responsible.” … [Read more...] about Kremlin Spokesman to Trump: ‘We Do Not Participate in Twitter Diplomacy’
Russia Warns More U.S. Troops in Poland Could ‘Lead to Counteraction’ from Kremlin
Vladimir Dzhabarov, first deputy head of the Federation Council's Foreign Affairs committee in Russia, on Monday said that a permanent NATO presence in Poland could make it "one of the main targets in case of a possible conflict." "Poland becomes the object of a retaliatory strike by placing the base,” Dzhabarov added. … [Read more...] about Russia Warns More U.S. Troops in Poland Could ‘Lead to Counteraction’ from Kremlin
Kremlin Warns NATO With ‘Nuclear Parity’ Just Before Trump Discusses Arsenals With Putin
“We have 90 percent of the nuclear—and that’s not a good thing it’s a bad thing,” Trump said Monday in Helsinki. “I think we can hopefully do something about that because it is not a positive force it is a negative force.” … [Read more...] about Kremlin Warns NATO With ‘Nuclear Parity’ Just Before Trump Discusses Arsenals With Putin
Kremlin: ‘Work Hasn’t Started Yet’ for Trump-Putin Washington Summit
During Macron’s state visit in April, Trump vocally rejected Macron’s public remarks on the usefulness of the Iran nuclear deal and ultimately withdrew, which Macron had claimed he would urge Trump not to do. Mainstream media observers were more transfixed, however, by how Trump appeared to brush dandruff off of Macron’s lapel during an exchange at the White House. … [Read more...] about Kremlin: ‘Work Hasn’t Started Yet’ for Trump-Putin Washington Summit
