RESPONDING TO US SANCTIONS, KREMLIN TO EXPEL 10 US DIPLOMATS

Highlights

• This move will restrict and stop the activities of US non-government organizations from intervening in Russian politics said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov

• Lavrov said Russia has a possibility to take painful measures against the American busin...

MOSCOW WILL RESPOND TO NEWLY IMPOSED US SANCTIONS: RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER LAVROV

Highlights

• The United States recently sanctioned five companies in China and Russia over the claims that they were promoting Iran’s missile program

• Lavrov said “The United States has long been pursuing a hostile policy towards our country.”

RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ACCUSES WESTERN COUNTRIES OF INTERFERING IN BELARUS

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• The foreign minister of Russia has accused the western countries of interfering into the matters of Belarus
• This comes as the foreign minister of Russia met Alexander Lukashenko, who has faced months of protests aver the disputed elections...

RUSSIA TAKES A TOUGH STAND AGAINST US ‘SNAPBACK’ PUSH

HIGHLIGHTS

• The Permanent Representative of Russia to UN has warned against the US push to snap back the UN sanctions against Iran.
• Russian Foreign Minister also said that such move from USA would only undermine the authority of UN Security Council.