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Visit The Boston Globe Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Comment on this Scroll to top of page By Anton Troianovski The Washington Post  April 10, 2018 MOSCOW — In the Kremlin’s telling, this is a country under siege. The United States is considering strikes on Russian ally Bashar Assad in Syria, prompting ominous speculation among people close to the Kremlin that such a move could touch off a wider conflict. One scholar who advises the Russian Defense Ministry even raised the specter of ‘‘World War III.’’ At the same time, U.S. sanctions against top Russian business executives wiped billions of dollars off Russian stock market values this week, prompting fears the country’s already stagnant economy could be thrown back into recession. Advertisement As if to drive the point home, a new article from a top Kremlin aide declared Russia must prepare for a century of ‘‘geopolitical solitude’’ … [Read more...] about Kremlin backers warn of threat of war with US as Syria tensions rise

A Kremlin spokesman challenged President Donald Trump’s Twitter assertions that Russia should “get ready” for a missile attack, claiming during remarks Thursday that he would only respond to “serious” strategic challenges. “Russia vows to shoot down any and all missiles fired at Syria,” Trump tweeted on Wednesday. “Get ready Russia, because they will be coming, nice and new and ‘smart!’ You shouldn’t be partners with a Gas Killing Animal who kills his people and enjoys it!”:“We do not participate in Twitter diplomacy,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, according to Russian news agency Interfax, as reported by Al Jazeera. “We support serious approaches,” Peskov said. “We continue to believe that it is important not to take steps that could harm an already fragile situation.”Russian officials did not reply to Trump on Twitter. Russian President Vladimir Putin does not have … [Read more...] about Kremlin Spokesman to Trump: ‘We Do Not Participate in Twitter Diplomacy’

World Poland Donald Trump Russia Kremlin NATO A Kremlin spokesman on Monday responded to reports that Poland offered $2 billion for the U.S. to be stationed permanently within its borders for protection from Russia, saying the move could "lead to counteraction from the Russian side." Poland's monetary offer stems from a desire to deter “potential Russian aggression,” according to a Polish Defense Ministry proposal reported by Poland's Onet.pl news site.  Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov in a press conference said, “When we see the gradual expansion of NATO military structures towards our borders...this of course in no way creates security and stability on the continent,” according to Reuters. Peskov continued, “On the contrary, these expansionist actions of course lead to counteraction from the Russian side in order to balance the parity which is violated every time in this way." Recommended Slideshows 61 Every World Press Photo … [Read more...] about Russia Warns More U.S. Troops in Poland Could ‘Lead to Counteraction’ from Kremlin

World Donald Trump Russia The Kremlin has said that new military weapons systems will be “cemented” to ensure “nuclear parity” with NATO. “Russia has to be on alert and remains on alert,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Monday, The Moscow Times reported. “Parity is ensured by the invention of new weapons systems called to cement nuclear parity … Our armed forces and our military industrial complex are implementing all the necessary measures.” Peskov’s warning came just before President Donald Trump’s high-profile meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. At the outset of the summit, Trump told the Russian leader that the two nations' nuclear arsenals would be on the agenda. President Donald Trump meets with Russia's President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland, July 16, 2018. At the outset of the summit, Trump told the Russian leader that the two nation’s nuclear arsenals would be on the … [Read more...] about Kremlin Warns NATO With ‘Nuclear Parity’ Just Before Trump Discusses Arsenals With Putin

A Kremlin aide told reporters Tuesday that no formal work has begun on a summit the Trump administration proposed to Russian President Vladimir Putin, instead stating that “there are other options” for the two to meet outside of the United States. President Donald Trump invited Putin for a summit in Washington to continue the conversation the two began at their first one-on-one summit in Helsinki, Finland, last week. Among the topics the two are believed to have discussed are the ongoing civil war in Syria and China’s growing economic and diplomatic clout in its region.Russia has not provided a definitive answer on whether Putin will visit Washington. Instead, when asked on Tuesday, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov that Moscow had made no efforts to prepare for that meeting, according to Russian news agency TASS. “There was no discussion of future contacts at the Helsinki meeting but several days later the United States suggested hosting the next summit in Washington … [Read more...] about Kremlin: ‘Work Hasn’t Started Yet’ for Trump-Putin Washington Summit