Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the meeting with his British counterpart Liz Truss is unprecedented, since the next day the meeting will be held by the defense ministers of the two countries Sergei Shoigu and Ben Wallace.
Lavrov also told, commented on the recent speech of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who spoke in favor of improving relations with Russia. “If this is really the task of our British colleagues, then, of course, we will reciprocate,” Lavrov said.
The head of the British Ministry of Defense, Ben Wallace, will arrive in Moscow on February 11.
The condition of LDPR leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky remains severe, the disease is complicated by diabetes mellitus, the Telegram channel “Mash” writes.
According to his data, respiratory failure is progressing in the politician, saturation is 90-91%. However, he considers himself healthy, is going to work and resists treatment — in order to do non-invasive ventilation, he is given a sedative, “Mash” notes.
As specified, the right lung is affected by about 30%, the left by 50%, but the area of infection is growing. The body is not able to retain sugar, and therefore Zhirinovsky is injected with insulin, the report says.
At the same time, the LDPR assured that Zhirinovsky’s health is normal, he works with documents and distributes orders. Earlier, the leader of the Liberal Democrats was taken to hospital with coronavirus.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in said that Russia is the main partner and “comrade” on the way to peace and prosperity in Eurasia. He noted the need to strengthen cooperation between South Korea and the Russian Federation. This is reported by the Yonhap news agency.
“Russia is a key partner country in the “new North policy” of the Republic of Korea. Among other things, the Russian Federation is a companion for prosperity and peace in Eurasia. We need to develop diplomatic relations with Russia and continue exchanges and stable cooperation,” the newspaper writes.
It is clarified that now the South Korean government has set a goal to achieve a trade turnover with the Russian Federation of $ 30 billion and increase the number of mutual trips to one million people.
All these conditions should open a “new era” in relations between the two states.
Politico reports that the US Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs is considering the imposition of sanctions against Russia for cyber attacks against Ukraine, which were allegedly committed by Russian hackers.
“If the sanctions preceding the escalation had been imposed, they would have been related to Russian cyber attacks against Ukraine,” said Chris Murphy, a member of the committee.
According to the publication, some American senators insist on including sanctions for cyber attacks in a broad bill that provides for measures against the Russian Federation in the event of an invasion of Ukraine.
Russia’s Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, Gennady Gatilov, said that Russia has no plans to invade Ukraine. He listed the reasons: there is no motive, no geostrategic goal, no common sense.
According to the representative of Russia, Moscow has always advocated and stands for smooth, mutually beneficial and pragmatic relations with all states, not only neighboring ones.
Gatilov also recalled the statement of Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov that, “if it depends on the Russian Federation, there will be no war.”
“What other additions are needed?”the permanent representative asked a question.
Recently, reports have become more frequent in the West about Russia’s allegedly planned “invasion” of Ukraine. In Moscow, these statements are refuted.
The authors of the initiative are confident that this intelligence will help the Ukrainian side in the confrontation with the Russian army.
According to a survey by Istanbul Kadir Has University, 60% of respondents consider Armenia a threat to Turkey. The Turkish authorities can change the negative attitude towards Yerevan in the country, but they do not seek to do so, Turkologist Tyran Lokmagezyan believes.
According to him, public opinion in Turkey is formed on the basis of state propaganda. He explained to Sputnik Armenia that the stereotype of “hungry and poor” Armenia prevails in Turkish society now, where everyone will “die of hunger” if Ankara does not help. The current policy is aimed at bringing Yerevan to its knees.
In Armenia, the latest survey showed that 83% of respondents consider Turkey unfriendly. The Armenian opposition has a negative attitude to the warming of contacts with Ankara. The representative of the “Armenia” faction Gegham Manukyan says that the goal of the Turkish authorities is to neutralize Armenia.
The Center for Reconciliation of the Warring Parties in Syria (CPVS) said that amnestied militants of the terrorist group ISIS (the organization is banned in the Russian Federation) left Syria for the United States, Canada and Europe.
As Russian Rear Admiral Oleg Zhuravlev explained during the briefing, there is information in the Central Military District that former ISIS fighters who were amnestied with the support of the United States, who were previously in prisons controlled by the Kurdish administration on the territory of the Trans-Euphrates, have left Syria. These persons travel to EU countries, Canada and the USA using fake passports, Zhuravlev added.
Earlier, the Russian side noted that hundreds of followers of radical movements in Syria were released from responsibility and accepted into US-controlled armed detachments.
According to The Economist weekly, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance Jens Stoltenberg said that NATO is ready for dialogue with Russia based on the principles of “the right of sovereign countries” to choose allies.
Stoltenberg recalled how in 2010, when he was still Prime Minister of Norway, the country concluded an agreement with Russia that put an end to the long-standing territorial dispute in the Barents Sea.
“Having shown strength and determination, we found a way that turned out to be beneficial to both sides… Today we need to do the same with Russia… Despite the deep differences between us, we are still ready for dialogue with Moscow,” the NATO Secretary General stressed.
He added that Russia, as well as 30 allied countries of the Alliance, have been invited to participate in a series of meetings at the site of the Russia-NATO Council.
In the official Instagram of the LDPR leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky, a two-week-old video was posted on which he shovels snow and talks about life. At the same time, already in this video you can see that the politician is coughing. Today, the Ministry of Health of Russia announced that on February 2, Zhirinovsky was hospitalized in the Central Hospital with pneumonia against the background of coronavirus infection. And according to media reports, his condition has worsened.
“Moscow was flooded with snow. And here we are all on equal terms, there is no escape from nature. So I took up the shovel!”quot;, – Zhirinovsky wrote on January 25 in his Instagram under a video in which he removes snow on his country plot.
The footage shows that the work is hard for the politician and he constantly clears his throat. Putting aside the shovel, Zhirinovsky turned to his subscribers: “We need to work a little, not get tired, both mental and physical work. Eat a little, but more often, do not swear, less stress. Zhirinovsky also urged not to think badly about people and live as it turns out.
Earlier, the media reported that Zhirinovsky is in serious condition.
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The US authorities are not abandoning plans to expel the Ambassador of the Russian Federation in Washington, Anatoly Antonov. This was stated by the diplomat himself.
According to Antonov, the position of the White House on the issue of his expulsion from the United States remains relevant. The US threatens to expel the head of the Russian diplomatic mission if Russia does not issue visas to the guards of the US ambassador in Moscow. Antonov told about this situation earlier.
As the diplomat noted, the American authorities do not exclude the choice of such a path, according to which the level of diplomatic presence of the two countries in Moscow and Washington will decrease. Ambassador Antonov also spoke about the possible timing of the introduction of sanctions against Russia.
Recall that diplomatic relations between the United States and Russia have seriously deteriorated in recent years. Earlier, the US ambassadors to Moscow and Russia in Washington even returned to their countries for consultations for several months.
