Above Photo: NAACP / Twitter Citing Political Intervention And “Inhumane” Deportation Policy Exactly two months after his appointment, Dan Foote has submitted his resignation as United States Special Envoy to Haiti, citing a “deeply flawed” US policy toward the nation that includes continued political intervention and the administration’s recent decision to ramp up deportations. “I will not be associated with the United States inhumane, counterproductive decision to deport thousands of Haitian refugees,” Foote wrote in his resignation letter, which was sent to Secretary of State Antony Blinken on September 22. The resignation comes as the Biden administration pushes forward with one of […]
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https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/russia/202010171080798409-moscow-sanctions-navalny-eu-measures-envoy/ Earlier this week, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov pledged that Moscow will respond in kind to the EU’s sanctions against Moscow over the case of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny. Russia’s Envoy to the EU Vladimir Chizhov said on Saturday that Moscow sees the bloc’s anti-Russian sanctions over the Navalny case as unilateral and unlawful measures, just like the EU’s previous retributions againts Moscow. DETAILS TO FOLLOW Source link
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202009251080568035-iran-intends-to-cooperate-with-russia-on-covid-19-vaccine-production-envoy-reveals/ Russia registered Sputnik V, the world’s first coronavirus vaccine, on 11 August following two successful phases of clinical trials that proved that it was capable of building immunity against the virus in all of the volunteers involved in the tests. Iran and Russia are discussing joint production of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, Ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali has revealed. Jalali said that he held talks with Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), which funded the development of the world’s first vaccine against coronavirus, and announced that they will work […]
The day before, Marshall Billingslea, US special presidential envoy for arms control, said that Washington is offering Moscow to extend the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) for less than five years in order to hammer out a new multilateral document as soon as possible. Russia will find effective ways to protect itself if no agreement is reached with the United States on extending the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations, Vassily Nebenzia, told Sputnik in an interview, stressing that Russia hopes for prolongation of the deal. “If the deal is not extended, we […]
The account of Chinese Ambassador Liu Xiaoming appeared to ‘like’ a racy video on Twitter on Wednesday morning leading to a backlash from netizens who accused the diplomat of making a serious mistake on social media. The Chinese Embassy in London released a statement on Wednesday claiming that Beijing’s ambassador to the UK’s Twitter account was “hacked.” “Recently, some anti-China elements viciously attacked Ambassador Liu Xiaoming’s Twitter account and employed despicable methods to deceive the public”, the embassy’s spokesman said in a statement. “The Embassy has reported this to Twitter company and urged the latter to make thorough investigations and handle this […]
Singapore is the third-most popular destination for Indians working abroad after the United States and the Middle East. The Indian envoy has said that over 17,000 workers have already been flown back to India as part of the repatriation scheme put in place to accommodate Indians working abroad who have been affected by the coronavirus lockdown. Thousands of Indian workers are returning home as Singapore has slashed its business workforce amid the pandemic and the economic strain inflicted by it, according to Indian High Commissioner P. Kumaran. Kumaran has said in a statement that “on an average, about 100 Indian nationals in Singapore continue […]
No longer bound by the INF Treaty with Russia, which it unilaterally quit last year, Washington is seeking to up its deterrence game against Beijing, with little success so far. The United States is considering the deployment of intermediate-range missiles in Asian countries, including Japan, according to Donald Trump’s special envoy for arms control. Marshall Billingslea told Nikkei Asian Review on Friday that the United States wants to engage in talks with “friends and allies” in the Asia Pacific region over what he called “the immediate threat” posed by China’s nuclear arsenal. Billingslea added that several branches of the US military […]
The US Ambassador to Seoul shaved off his mustache on Monday after a lengthy wrestle with local media, which resented its Japanese colonial-era look. However, the diplomat denied that it was public opinion that forced his shave. Having facial hair can be a factor of irritation in international relations, as the US envoy in South Korea has learned lately. Ambassador Harry Harris’s mustache irritated Koreans’ historic memories, reminding them about Japan’s 1910-1945 brutal occupation of their country. South Korean media repeated relentlessly – ever since Harris took his post last June – that his mustache was reminiscent of the fashion adopted […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): Newly-appointed UK Ambassador to India Sir Philip Barton, in his first media interaction after presenting his credentials, expressed a willingness to work with Beijing but also said that they are clear about the challenges posed by China to India and the world. China’s embassy in India responded to Barton’s remarks. Expressing utter dismay over the UK’s mention of China’s border conflict with India, Chinese ambassador to India Sun Weidong dismissed the remarks made by British High Commissioner to India Sir Philip Barton as “rife with mistakes and false allegations”. “The boundary question falls within the bilateral scope between […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107733/57/1077335783_0:0:1897:1068_1200x675_80_0_0_561eb2f53f2d8eeae1dab5a8cdfca51e.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202007241079969094-us-to-discuss-russias-recent-space-test-during-vienna-talks-next-week-arms-control-envoy-says/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US Special Representative for Arms Control Marshall Billingslea said in a statement that he would discuss Russia’s recent anti-satellite weapon test during the meeting with his Russian counterparts next week in Vienna. “This will be a major issue discussed next week in Vienna”, Billingslea said via Twitter on Thursday. “The United States will deter, defend, defeat space threats”. On Wednesday, the US Space Command said Russia had conducted a direct-ascent anti-satellite missile test. The Space Command noted that Russia’s missile system is capable of destroying satellites in low Earth orbit and […]
MOSCOW (Sputnik) Valentina Shvartsman – The continuous protraction of picking a new UN envoy to Libya is jeopardizing the war-torn country’s prospects for peace and gets increasingly politicized, Aref Ali Nayed, the special envoy of the Libyan House of Representatives to the US, the United Kingdom, the European Union and African Union, said. The position of the UN special envoy for Libya has been vacant since March when former envoy Ghassan Salame resigned over frustration with the deadlocked peace process. US diplomat Stephanie Williams is currently heading the UN Support Mission in Libya in an acting capacity. “The delay in appointing […]
The offending tweet was sent out by Vanessa Neumann, a Venezuelan-American socialite and former Mick Jagger girlfriend tasked with representing self-proclaimed ‘interim president’ Juan Guaido in the UK. Vanessa Neumann, Guaido’s representative in London, has had a frustrating few days on Twitter after being called out for a tweet calling for the death of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. The July 3 tweet, detected and screengrabbed by Spanish-speaking Twitter users, and brought to the attention of English-speaking audiences by independent UK-based journalist John McEvoy, features the phrases “Death to @NicolasMaduro,” and “the people will win.” The tweet was soon deleted, with Guaido’s […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/asia/202007041079794703-us-intelligence-which-accuses-russia-of-deal-with-taliban-is-involved-in-drug-trade-envoy-says/ YAKUTSK (Sputnik) – US intelligence is deeply involved in the Afghan drug trade at the same time as it accuses Russia of conspiring with the Taliban, Special Presidential Envoy on Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov said on Saturday. “Their [US intelligence’s] planes fly from Kandahar or Bagram to any destination – like Germany or Romania – without any checks. No wonder, such is their business. Any Afghan citizen, anyone, in Kabul could tell you about it. It’s an open secret and everyone is sick and tired of it and dismisses it as a given”, Kabulov said. […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/105197/19/1051971943_0:182:3500:2151_1200x675_80_0_0_c90272588c69baf637b47acc0a5a9253.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/latam/202007021079779007-venezuela-repeals-decision-to-expel-eu-envoy-after-bilateral-talks/ MEXICO CITY/BRUSSELS (Sputnik) – The Venezuelan government decided to rescind its decision to expel Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa, the head of the EU mission in Caracas, from the country, a joint statement of the European Union and Venezuela showed on Thursday. “Consequently, the Venezuelan Government decided to rescind the decision taken on June 29, 2020, by which Ambassador Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa, Head of the Delegation of the European Union in Caracas, was declared persona non grata. They both agreed to promote diplomatic contacts between the parties at the highest level, within the framework of sincere […]
On Wednesday, the UK Foreign Office summoned Chinese Ambassador to Britain Liu Xiaoming to express “deep concerns” over the new national security law for Hong Kong passed by China’s top legislative body and signed by President Xi Jinping on Tuesday. China’s Ambassador to the UK Liu Xiaoming has slammed Britain’s “accusations” against a newly-adopted national security law for Hong Kong and during a Wednesday meeting with UK Foreign Office permanent undersecretary, Sir Simon McDonald, expressed Beijing’s “grave concern and strong opposition” to the UK interfering in its internal affairs, the embassy said in a press release on Thursday. “On July 1st, Ambassador […]
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The New York Times never reached out to the Russian embassy for comments regarding its unsubstantiated story about allegations that Moscow offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants to assassinate US soldiers in Afghanistan, Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said on Tuesday. “The customers of the informational provocation did not even bother to contact the Embassy for clarification,” Antonov said. “Of course, we promptly provided a comment, although our diplomatic mission did not receive any requests.” On Friday, the New York Times published an article citing unnamed US intelligence officials who claimed that a Russian military intelligence […]
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US Special Representative for Arms Control Marshall Billingslea on Wednesday ruled out the possibility of a moratorium on the deployment of intermediate-range missiles after the United States abandoned a respective treaty with Russia. “Simply put, it’s not going to happen”, Billingslea told reporters when asked about a moratorium, then repeated allegations that Russian violations destroyed the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty. US and Russian technical working groups on arms control will meet in the coming days in Vienna, Billingslea said during a virtual panel discussion. “Of course this is an evolutionary process, I do hope after the expert […]
By Nebojsa Malic, senior writer at RT While special envoy James Jeffrey says the US no longer demands regime change in Syria, only “change of behavior,” his explanation shows this distinction is without a difference and no November election results will change it. “We’re not demanding total victory, we’re not saying that Assad has to go,” Jeffrey said on Monday, during a live event hosted by the Middle East Institute and moderated by MEI director Charles Lister. Instead, he explained, the goal of the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act – a US sanctions law that came into effect last week – […]
The only task US officials seemingly have is finding a way of pinning the blame for literally any incident on Moscow, Russia’s deputy UN envoy jokingly said as former US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley did just that. The ex-UN envoy apparently decided to jump on the bandwagon of Russia bashers and put all the blame for the massive riots gripping the US following the murder of an African American by a cop on Moscow. Haley stated in a Twitter post that “playing up” the “allegations” of police abuse in America has been the new tactics of Russian intelligence apparently […]
The top US trade official has forcefully denied ex-national security advisor John Bolton’s allegation that the president went to his Chinese counterpart for help in the 2020 race, insisting it “never happened.” Excerpts published from Bolton’s forthcoming book on Wednesday claim that, during a sideline meeting at last year’s G-20 summit in Japan, President Donald Trump asked Chinese leader Xi Jinping to boost his country’s purchases of US agricultural goods, believing it would aid his re-election bid. Pressed about the claim at a Senate hearing later on Wednesday, Trump’s top trade envoy, Robert Lighthizer, said in no uncertain terms that the […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107958/98/1079589849_0:0:3071:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_4ef208a4b08746e0dbb4d55f0b18ad90.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202006121079589703-afghan-president-agrees-to-resume-talks-with-taliban-in-doha-qatars-special-envoy-says/ DOHA (Sputnik) – Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has agreed to hold a new round of negotiations with the Taliban* in the Qatari capital of Doha, Qatari Foreign Ministry Special Envoy Mutlaq Al-Qahtani said. “President Ghani agreed to hold the negotiations with the Taliban* in Qatar”, Al-Qahtani told Al-Jazeera broadcaster after a meeting with Chairman of the Afghan High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah in Kabul. According to the broadcaster, Abdullah said after the talks with Al-Qahtani that Kabul was appreciating Doha’s efforts aimed at ensuring peace and security in Afghanistan. On Sunday, the […]
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Some Russians imprisoned in the United States have been tested for the novel coronavirus and the results were negative, Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov told reporters on Thursday. “Some of the prisoners already tested for coronavirus. Fortunately, results are negative”, Antonov said. Russia continues to urge the United States to release the most vulnerable group of imprisoned Russian citizens whose health and life are threatened during the novel coronavirus pandemic, Antonov added. In recent months, Moscow has urged Washington to release Konstantin Yaroshenko and Bogdana Osipova, both currently serving sentences at the Danbury correctional facility in New […]
The former US ambassador to the European Union has compared President Donald Trump to Benito Mussolini, Italy’s fascist strongman, insisting he has only widened racial divisions among citizens as protests rage around the US. The former envoy, Anthony Gardner – who served under President Barack Obama from 2014 to 2017 – told Politico on Monday that Trump’s actions and rhetoric were reminiscent of Il Duce, the godfather of fascism and an ally to the Nazis during World War II. “For a couple of years, I was troubled by many things that Donald Trump shares with Benito Mussolini, someone my Italian grandparents […]
US 22:06 GMT 05.06.2020Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107953/29/1079532996_0:0:3072:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_b2708c629e115fc3387e9b2a3c265848.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202006051079533036-us-denies-russian-request-to-use-seized-property-to-reduce-covid-19-risks-envoy-to-un-says/ UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) – The United States has denied the request by the Russian Mission to the United Nations in March to return the diplomatic property in order to allow diplomats social distance during the novel coronavirus outbreak in New York, Russian Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Gennady Kuzmin said in a statement on Friday. “When the Governor of the State of New York declared state of emergency due to the growing COVID-19 pandemic, we requested the return of the mentioned property for the use by the […]
The outgoing US ambassador to Berlin, Richard Grenell, has lashed out at a lawmaker who called out his “hostile” stance towards Germany. The envoy said he merely followed Washington’s policies and defended American interests. As the controversial envoy was about to leave his post, Andres Nick, a German lawmaker and the head of the nation’s delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), took to Twitter to question Grenell’s legacy. For decades, every previous US envoy left his post as “a highly respected figure and trusted friend of Germany,” the MP wrote in a scathing post, adding that […]
Opposing sides in Syria’s conflict have agreed to reconvene in Geneva for talks on the constitution, United Nations special envoy Geir Pedersen said on Tuesday. He added that a lull in fighting could provide an opportunity to start healing “deep, deep mistrust” between them. “As soon as the pandemic situation allows, they have agreed to come to Geneva and they have agreed on an agenda for the next meeting,” he told reporters. The envoy did not give a date and said that a virtual meeting of the constitutional committee would not be possible. Pedersen also repeated a message made to the […]
17 May, 2020 07:50 Follow RT on China’s ambassador to Israel, Du Wei, was found dead at his home on Sunday morning, Israeli media said, citing police. Du, 58, was found dead at the apartment in the city of Herzliya in central Israel, it was reported. According to Ynet News, the envoy’s body was discovered in his bed, and the cause of death has not yet been revealed. When contacted for comment by the Jerusalem Post, the Chinese Embassy said it could not immediately confirm the reports. Also on rt.com Beijing may target Apple, Boeing & other US tech giants in […]
A high-ranking Iranian politician has unloaded on three of the top US officials, saying their “mindless” behavior paints the US government as being dangerous for rivals, unreliable for allies and incompetent for the people. Ali Shamkhani, the Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council took aim at US President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook in a series of tweets on Friday. “The rule of the incompetent and mindless is only a source of danger,” Shamkhani said before proceeding to call the Americans by name. The Trump-Pompeo-Hook triangle has created an image of […]
As the US ambassador to Germany – and acting spy chief – tried persuading Berlin to keep hosting US nuclear weapons, his colleague in Warsaw suggested Poland would be willing to take them instead, an act sure to provoke Moscow. “If Germany wants to diminish nuclear capability and weaken NATO, perhaps Poland – which pays its fair share, understands the risks, and is on NATO’s eastern flank – could house the capabilities here,” Ambassador Georgette Mosbacher tweeted on Friday. If Germany wants to diminish nuclear capability and weaken NATO, perhaps Poland – which pays its fair share, understands the risks, and is […]
…from PressTV, Tehran [ Editor’s Note: Who knows if this “agreement in progress” will be any different than the previous agreements, which often had the Saudis bombing the day after and the dying continued. One would think that with the Saudis having had their world turned upside down with the disaster of the oil war sparked at the worst possible time during the coronavirus pandemic, they would want to cut the bleeding on the pointless Yemen war. Crown Prince Salman has been completely out of the news for weeks, almost as if he is in mourning, possibly for himself. He seems […]
Countries should be able to swiftly identify and quarantine coronavirus hotspots instead of putting their whole societies on lockdown, but people must accept this ‘new reality’ for it to work, said WHO’s envoy to Russia. “I do believe that there might be a surge [in Covid-19 cases], but we’ll be able to respond to it much quicker, having all the experience that we’ve got, unfortunately, over the last four months,” Dr Melita Vujnovic, who represents the World Health Organization in Russia, told RT when asked about the impact of the gradual lifting of lockdowns – that has begun in many countries […]
India 10:49 GMT 11.05.2020Get short URL New Delhi (Sputnik): India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on 8 May inaugurated the strategic Link Road from Dharchula to Lipulekh near India’s border with China, along what’s famously known as the Kailash-Mansarovar Pilgrimage Route. A day later, the Nepalese government issued a statement condemning India’s move. Nepal’s foreign ministry on Monday summoned the Indian ambassador over a boundary issue, days after Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the Link Road from Dharchula to Lipulekh. Nepal claims that the Indian road, which stretches towards China’s Tibet region, crosses into Nepalese territory. While handing over the formal complaint, Nepal […]
The White House has tapped a new ambassador to Venezuela, the first in a decade, even as relations with the country’s government hit all-time lows. The appointment comes as the US continues to deny any role in a recent coup plot. Formerly the interim charge d’affaires of the Venezuela unit based at the US Embassy in Colombia, James Broward Story was nominated to be “Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary” to Venezuela on Wednesday, the White House said in a statement. The move marks the first time the US has had a formal envoy to Venezuela in a decade, and over a year […]