FIFA has said that preparations for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups will continue without the prospect of a redo. Russian foreign ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich on Wednesday condemned the arrests as "evidently another case of illegal extraterritorial implementation of American law."
Date: May 27, 2015
Category: U.S.
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Russia-NATO rhetoric rises over Romania RAP deployments
"Essentially, [Romania] is being gradually turned into yet another US and NATO base near Russian borders," Alexander Lukashevich, Russia's Foreign Ministry spokesman, said in an 8 April post to the ministry's website. He added that Romania's authorities "are ready, for tactical purposes, to sacrific
Date: Apr 09, 2015
Category: World
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Russia denies allegation of weapon supply to Yemen
"Media reports about claims made by Yemeni Foreign Minister Riyadh Yassin that Russian planes conducting evacuation of our citizens allegedly delivered weapons to Houthi rebels have drawn our attention," Alexander Lukashevich, a spokesman for the ministry, was quoted as saying by the RIA Novosti new
Date: Apr 05, 2015
Category: World
Source: Google
Russia calls US military trainers in Ukraine a 'provocation'
"U.S.-Ukrainian military drills in the western Ukrainian Lviv region threaten Russia's security," ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said in a statement carried by the official Tass news agency.
Date: Mar 05, 2015
Category: World
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Differences emerge in Moscow and Ukraine over need for peacekeeping force
Concerning the withdrawal of heavy weaponrythat process should be facilitated by the OSCE with the support of the contact group, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich in Moscow.
This is very worrying, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said of the rapid reaction force. This is about creating additional operational capabilities that would allow the alliance to react near the Russian borders ... Such decisions will naturally be taken into account in
Date: Feb 05, 2015
Category: World
Source: Google
US risks 'colossal damage' to relations if it arms Ukraine, Moscow warns
As German chancellor Angela Merkel and French president Franois Hollande revealed that they were travelling to Kiev and Moscow to discuss new peace proposals, Russian foreign ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said yesterday his country was seriously concerned by possible western weapons su
Date: Feb 05, 2015
Category: World
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US prosecutors: New spy case shows Russia up to old tricks
"Russian spies continue to seek to operate in our midst," U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara warned after the arrests last week. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich countered by accusing U.S. authorities of manufacturing a spy scandal as part of its "anti-Russian campaign."