GLASGOW (Reuters) - Russian gymnasts won the men's team title at the European Championships for the third successive time on Saturday but only after their British hosts suffered calamities in the final horizontal bar duel while pushing hard for the gold. Russia's five-man team of Artur Dalaloyan, Nikita Nagornyy, Dmitrii Lankin, David Belyavskiy and Nikolai Kuksenkov were leading by just 1.132 points from Britain going into the last of the six disciplines. Yet Dominick Cunningham had a woeful routine, twice slipping to earth off the bar, before team mate James Hall also came off, effectively ending British hopes of gold at the SSE Hydro Arena. The Russians, led by a solid performance from their Olympic team silver medallist Nagornyy across all six apparatus, then produced error-free programmes to take gold with a total of 257.260, nearly four points clear of Britain's 253.362. Dalaloyan, all-around silver medallist at last year's championships, and Belyavskiy both impressed on the … [Read more...] about Russian men take gold after high bar woe for Britain
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Former Russian military advisors in Vietnam get together
The gathering, the 48th of its kind, was held by the Vietnam Embassy in Russia in collaboration with the Vietnam military attaché office, the Association of Vietnamese and the Association of Vietnamese War Veterans in Russia. Speaking at the event, Vietnamese Chargé d'Affaires to Russia Nguyen Quynh Mai expressed her delight to join the event and meet the former Russian advisors, who helped Vietnamese people during the past struggle against the US. N. Kolesnik, head of the association of former Russian military advisors in Vietnam, speaks at the get-together. She also read out loud a letter from Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Ngo Duc Manh to N. Kolesnik, head of the association of former Russian military advisors in Vietnam. The letter highlighted the appreciation toward the advisors’ support for Vietnamese people in the past and today. It stated the Vietnamese people never forget Russian assistance during the country’s most difficult periods. … [Read more...] about Former Russian military advisors in Vietnam get together
Anti-Russian hysteria isn’t in America’s national interest
close Video Russia likens US sanctions to 'economic war' Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev threatens to retaliate against new sanctions over chemical attack against ex-spy in Britain. Anti-Russian hysteria appears to be replacing calm calculations of our national interest as the basis for U.S. foreign policy toward Russia – and that’s a big mistake. The hatred and fear of all things Russian has reached a fever pitch in America today. Indeed, so powerful are the emotions and concerns over Moscow’s interference with the 2016 presidential election that many have asserted that America must aggressively wage a Second Cold War until Russian President Vladimir Putin is forced from power. One consequence of this anti-Russian feeling came Wednesday, when the Trump administration announced it will impose new economic sanctions on Russia in response to Moscow’s use of a nerve agent to try to kill former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia, … [Read more...] about Anti-Russian hysteria isn’t in America’s national interest
Florida Gov. Rick Scott calls on Sen. Bill Nelson to provide evidence for Russian election interference claims
Michael Scherer and Felicia Sonmez, The Washington Post Published 12:32 pm PDT, Friday, August 10, 2018 TAMPA, Fla. - Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Friday demanded that Sen. Bill Nelson provide evidence to back up his claim earlier this week that Russian operatives have penetrated the election systems of several counties in the state and "now have free rein to move about." Scott, a Republican who is vying to unseat the Democratic Nelson in November, addressed the "very serious charge" after an event Friday morning focused on his plans for Latin American policy at Casa Cuba of Tampa, a center for the exile community in Florida. "Either Bill Nelson knows of crucial information that the federal government is withholding from Florida election officials or is simply making things up," Scott said. He called on Nelson to "come clean" and warned, "Elections are not something to scare people about." Nelson's campaign referred questions on the issue to his Senate office, which did … [Read more...] about Florida Gov. Rick Scott calls on Sen. Bill Nelson to provide evidence for Russian election interference claims
Russian PM strongly warns U.S. against ramping up sanctions
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's prime minister sternly warned the United States against ramping up sanctions, saying Friday that Moscow would retaliate with economic, political and unspecified "other" means. The tough message from Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev marked what the Kremlin sees as a red line, reflecting growing dismay with announced U.S. sanctions that have sent the Russian ruble plummeting to its lowest level in two years. The U.S. State Department said Wednesday that Washington would impose new sanctions this month after determining this week that Moscow used a military grade nerve agent in March to poison an ex-Russian spy in England. Russia has strongly denied involvement in the poisonings of Sergei Skripal and his adult daughter. According to the State Department, the sanctions will include the presumed denial of export licenses for Russia to purchase many items with national security implications. New sanctions proposals in the U.S. Congress include legislation targeting … [Read more...] about Russian PM strongly warns U.S. against ramping up sanctions