U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY PRESS RELEASES MAY 25, 2023 WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Ivan Aleksandrovich Maslov (Maslov), the head of Russian Private Military Company ‘Wagner’ (Wagner Group) paramilitary units and its principal administrator based in Mali. The Wagner Group and its leader, …
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By U.S. Mission Russia | 26 May, 2023 | Topics: Africa, Commercial Affairs, Economic Affairs, Economic Issues, Europe & Eurasia, Fundamental Freedoms, Human Rights, Moscow, Near East & North Africa, News, Policy, Political Affairs, U.S. & Russia
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield U.S. Representative to the United Nations New York, New York May 23, 2023 AS DELIVERED Thank you very much, President Berset. And I particularly want to thank Switzerland for making the pressing issue of conflict-induced food security a centerpiece of its presidency. This is also a very high priority for the U.S. …
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By U.S. Mission Russia | 25 May, 2023 | Topics: Africa, Agriculture, Economic Affairs, Economic Issues, Europe & Eurasia, Fundamental Freedoms, Human Rights, Moscow, Near East & North Africa, News, Policy, Political Affairs, Public Affairs, Trade, U.S. & Russia
Ambassador Robert Wood Alternate Representative for Special Political Affairs New York, New York May 18, 2023 AS DELIVERED Thank you, Madam President, and I thank Mr. Ebo for his detailed briefing. We gather again just weeks after discussing this same topic and, unfortunately, little has changed. We’re here again listening to Russia’s allegations that arms …
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By U.S. Mission Russia | 23 May, 2023 | Topics: Europe & Eurasia, Fundamental Freedoms, Human Rights, Moscow, Near East & North Africa, News, Policy, Political Affairs, Public Affairs, U.S. & Russia
PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE APRIL 27, 2023 The United States has no higher commitment than bringing home wrongfully detained Americans. Today, we are promoting accountability for those responsible for wrongfully detaining U.S. nationals abroad. Our actions are a clear and direct warning to those around the world who wrongfully detain U.S. …
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By U.S. Mission Russia | 28 April, 2023 | Topics: Economic Affairs, Economic Issues, Europe & Eurasia, Fundamental Freedoms, Human Rights, Key Officials, Moscow, Near East & North Africa, News, Policy, Political Affairs, President of the United States, Press Releases, U.S. & Russia, U.S. Secretary of State
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield U.S. Representative to the United Nations New York, New York April 24, 2023 AS DELIVERED QUESTION: Ambassador, it’s great to have you with us. I want to ask you about one of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s stronger comments that he made today. FOREIGN MINISTER SERGEI LAVROV: As was the case in …
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By U.S. Mission Russia | 27 April, 2023 | Topics: Europe & Eurasia, Fundamental Freedoms, Human Rights, Near East & North Africa, News, Political Affairs, Press Releases, Public Affairs, U.S. & Russia, Western Hemisphere
WHITE HOUSE APRIL 24, 2023 Today, we pause to remember the lives lost during the Meds Yeghern—the Armenian genocide— and renew our pledge to never forget. On April 24, 1915, Ottoman authorities arrested Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Constantinople—the start of a systematic campaign of violence against the Armenian community. In the years that …
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By U.S. Mission Russia | 25 April, 2023 | Topics: Europe & Eurasia, Fundamental Freedoms, History, Human Rights, Near East & North Africa, News, Policy, Political Affairs, President of the United States
MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON DECEMBER 8, 2022 The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, Australia, Canada, Chile, Iceland, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. Begin Text: The undersigned Foreign Ministers for country members of the Global Partnership for Action …
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By U.S. Mission Russia | 9 December, 2022 | Topics: Fundamental Freedoms, Gender Issues, Human Rights, Near East & North Africa, News, Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State
PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE NOVEMBER 15, 2022 Today we are imposing sanctions in response to Iran’s support of Russia’s unprovoked war against Ukraine, including Tehran’s transfer of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to Russia, which are being used by Moscow to strike civilian infrastructure and cities. The Departments of State and the …
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By U.S. Mission Russia | 17 November, 2022 | Topics: Economic Affairs, Europe & Eurasia, Near East & North Africa, News, Policy, Press Releases
U.S. Department Of State Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release Remarks May 21, 2018 The Heritage Foundation Washington, D.C. SECRETARY POMPEO: Well, good morning, everyone. I first want to thank the Heritage Foundation and its president, Kay Coles James. Thank you for hosting me today. First as a private citizen and then as a …
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By U.S. Mission Russia | 22 May, 2018 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, News, Press Releases, Speeches, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Michael R. Pompeo
We’re here today because three permanent members of the United Nations Security Council acted. The United Kingdom, France, and the United States acted – not as revenge, not as punishment, not as a symbolic show of force. We acted to deter the future use of chemical weapons by holding the Syrian regime responsible for its …
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By U.S. Mission Russia | 14 April, 2018 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, News, Press Releases, Speeches
April 14, 2018 I’m Jon Huntsman, United States Ambassador to Russia. Amid everything that has happened in recent days, I wanted to be sure that you heard directly why the United States and others have resolved to take the actions that we have in Syria. As the President said, the chemical weapons attack by the …
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By U.S. Mission Russia | 14 April, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Near East & North Africa, News
Ambassador Nikki Haley: “The Russian Federation has asked us to discuss what it calls “unilateral threats” related to Syria. What is strange is that Russia is ignoring the real threat to international peace and security that has brought us all here. And it is ignoring its own unilateral responsibility for all of it.”
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By U.S. Mission Russia | 13 April, 2018 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, News, Press Releases
The United States assesses with confidence that the Syrian regime used chemical weapons in the eastern Damascus suburb of Duma on April 7, 2018, killing dozens of men, women, and children, and severely injuring hundreds more.
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By U.S. Mission Russia | 13 April, 2018 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, News, Press Releases, Speeches
Ambassador Nikki Haley: “We have reached a decisive moment as a Security Council. On Saturday, the first haunting images appeared from Douma in Syria. We gathered around this table yesterday to express our collective outrage. We then collectively agreed that this Council must take steps to determine exactly what happened in Douma, and to put …
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By U.S. Mission Russia | 11 April, 2018 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, News, Press Releases
Almost exactly one year ago, I stood on the floor of the Security Council and held up pictures of dead Syrian children. After that day, I prayed that I would never have to do that again. I could; there are many truly gruesome pictures. Many of us have worked hard to ensure that one day, …
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By U.S. Mission Russia | 9 April, 2018 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, News, Press Releases
The United States, along with Cote d’Ivoire, France, Kuwait, the Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, has called for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council in light of the latest allegations of a chemical weapons attack in Douma, Syria. The emergency meeting will be held on Monday.
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By U.S. Mission Russia | 8 April, 2018 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, News, Press Releases
U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release Statement By Heather Nauert, Spokesperson Washington, DC April 7, 2018 We continue to closely follow disturbing reports on April 7 regarding another alleged chemical weapons attack, this time targeting a hospital in Douma, Syria. Reports from a number of contacts and medical personnel on …
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By U.S. Mission Russia | 7 April, 2018 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, News, Press Releases
Ambassador Nikki Haley, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, delivered remarks this morning at a UN Security Council briefing on the use of chemical weapons in Syria. The briefing coincided with the one-year anniversary of the chemical weapons attack on civilians in Khan Sheikhoun in Syria on April 4, 2017.
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By U.S. Mission Russia | 4 April, 2018 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, News, Press Releases
The text of the following statement was released by UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, and U.S. Acting Secretary John Sullivan.
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By U.S. Mission Russia | 4 April, 2018 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, News, Press Releases
United States Mission to the United Nations Office of Press and Public Diplomacy Remarks by Ambassador Nikki Haley For Immediate Release March 27, 2018 As delivered Thank you, Foreign Minister Blok, for chairing this meeting. And thank you to Under-Secretary-General Lowcock for once again laying out the facts about what’s happening in Syria. I also …
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By U.S. Mission Russia | 28 March, 2018 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, News
The United States is deeply concerned over reports from Afrin City over the last 48 hours. It appears the majority of the population of the city, which is predominantly Kurdish, evacuated under threat of attack from Turkish military forces and Turkish backed opposition forces.
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By U.S. Mission Russia | 20 March, 2018 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, News, Press Releases
Ambassador Nikki Haley U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations U.S. Mission to the United Nations New York City March 12, 2018 Thank you, Mr. President, and I would like to congratulate Netherlands and your team on having the presidency of the Council this month. I also want to thank Secretary-General Guterres for your briefing …
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By U.S. Mission Russia | 14 March, 2018 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, News, Press Releases, Speeches
“The Assad regime has become a front for Iran, Hezbollah, and their allies to advance the irresponsible and dangerous agenda for the Middle East. On every front of this conflict, we find fighters imported by Iran from Lebanon, Iraq, and Afghanistan. When we see the Assad regime starving civilians in eastern Ghouta or pummeling schools …
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By U.S. Mission Russia | 15 February, 2018 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, News, Policy, Press Releases, Speeches
The United States strongly condemns the chemical weapons attack in Idlib province, the third allegation of the use of such weapons in the past month alone. There are reports of dozens dead, including many children. While we continue to monitor the terrible situation, it is clear that this is how Bashar al-Assad operates: with brutal, …
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By U.S. Mission Russia | 5 April, 2017 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Near East & North Africa, News, Policy, Press Releases | Tags: Rex Tillerson
Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC March 22, 2017 The following is the text of a statement by the Ministers of the Global Coalition: Meeting on the Defeat of ISIS. Begin text: 1. Foreign Ministers of the Global Coalition met in Washington today at the invitation of U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson …
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By U.S. Mission Russia | 24 March, 2017 | Topics: Fact Sheets, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Near East & North Africa, News, Policy, Press Releases | Tags: Rex Tillerson