WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The appointment of neoconservative hardliner Elliott Abrams as US special envoy to Iran sends a clear signal that President Donald Trump wants to intensify efforts to force regime change in Tehran, two former diplomats said. On Thursday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that Special Representative […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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” […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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* […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
By Nebojsa Malic, senior writer at RT The new US arms control czar has laid out Washington’s thinking on the last remaining nuclear pact with Russia, hoping that US threats of a new arms race will force Moscow and Beijing to negotiate a new three-way deal instead. “We intend to […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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, […]