Yuri Ushakov
Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said on Wednesday that Moscow was keen to see four-way talks with Turkey, France and Germany take place to discuss the Syrian conflict.
Ushakov said that, as far as he knows, all sides have agreed to hold the talks in Istanbul and advisers have been tasked with working out an appropriate date.
Kremlin says no current plans for future Putin-Trump meeting
Ushakov said there were no ongoing preparations for a future meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump.
"We don't have any information about the preparation of such a meeting," Ushakov told journalists. The two presidents last met in Helsinki in July.
U.S. President Donald Trump accused social media companies of interfering with the upcoming 2018 midterm election, without appearing to offer any evidence, telling the Daily Caller in an interview published on Wednesday that they are "super liberal."Referring to such companies, which include Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc, Trump told the conservative news outlet in an interview conducted on Tuesday that "I think they already have" interfered in the Nov. 6 election. The report gave no other details.The Republican president's accusation added to recent charges he has made of political bias against him by social media companies and search engines. Google and other tech companies have denied any political bias."The true interference in the last election was that — if you look at all, virtually all of those companies are super liberal companies in favor of Hillary Clinton," he added, referring to his Democratic opponent in the 2016 White House contest. U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded that Russia interfered in the 2016 campaign with the aim of tilting the election in Trump's favor, a finding that Moscow has denied. Democrats vow 'sparks will fly' over Trump's Supreme Court pickTrump warns Assad against ‘recklessly attacking’ IdlibIreland must respect US president's office when Trump visits: PM
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The United States stands with Britain in holding Russia accountable for its "act of aggression" on British soil, US Ambassador to Britain Woody Johnson said on Wednesday.British prosecutors have charged two Russians for the attempted murder of a former Russian spy and his daughter with a nerve agent in Salisbury, naming suspects for the first time in a case that has caused one of the biggest East-West rifts in decades."The U.S. & UK stand firmly together in holding Russia accountable for its act of aggression on UK soil," Johnson said on Twitter.UK PM May: Men charged with nerve agent attack were Russian intelligence officersRussia says names of men accused over Skripal 'mean nothing to us'UK names two Russians for attempted murder of Skripals
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