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Kremlin believes upcoming Putin-Trump meeting is equally important for Russia, US


TASS
Mon, 03 Jul 2017 15:10 UTC
It is necessary to break the current impasse in bilateral relations, Kremlin Aide Yuri Yshakov said

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump will hold a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Hamburg, which will be vital for bilateral relations and global affairs, Kremlin Aide Yuri Ushakov said.
Putin: Strane obavještajne službe pojačavaju aktivnosti protiv Rusije i njenih saveznika
"It has been agreed that the presidents will meet though their schedules are rather tight," the Russian presidential aide said adding that Putin had been scheduled to hold around 11 bilateral meetings during the summit. "However, we will keep in touch with our US counterparts to find an interval for this most important meeting," Ushakov went on to say. "We will try to agree on the meeting, and I am sure that the two presidents will meet in Hamburg," the Kremlin aide noted.
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Grenfell bosses won't suffer by resigning - will receive huge payouts, can retreat to personal luxury homes

Tom Coburg
The Canary
Mon, 03 Jul 2017 14:03 UTC
grenfell tower fire poster
Four men at the centre of the Grenfell Tower fire scandal have now resigned. Yet one of those men is expected to receive a six figure payout. And another can simply retreat to not just one family country residence, but three: in Scotland, Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire.

Nicholas Holgate is the recently resigned CEO of the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, But according to the Daily Telegraph, he is expected to receive a "six figure payout". This is despite the controversy surrounding the Grenfell fire tragedy and the chaotic response by the council in the aftermath.

Other resignations include council leader Nick Paget-Brown. And (KCTMO) Kensington & Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation CEO Robert Black. It is unknown if they will receive similar payouts.
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India wants to invest $11bn in Iran gas sector


RT
Mon, 03 Jul 2017 14:43 UTC
Iran gas fields
© Morteza Nikoubazl / Reuters
With increasing gas consumption in India, the country has been looking to diversify its supplies. Iran, which is emerging from sanctions, has been picked for investment.

Iran has guaranteed a "reasonable return" for Indian investors, who are ready to spend $11 billion on the country's natural gas and LNG infrastructure.

India's ONGC Videsh plans to invest $6 billion in the Farzad-B field and spend the rest to build a liquefied natural gas export facility, according to managing director Narendra Kumar Verma.

"We have given our best offer to them. Now, it is up to them to agree or not agree," Verma said in an interview with NDTV.

"We have told the Iranian authorities very clearly that some basic returns are necessary," the executive added.

Comment: Iran gas is attracting a lot of attention: French gas company Total set to sign $4.8bn gas deal with Iran

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Germany confirms Saudi King's refusal to attend G20 Summit in Hamburg


Sputnik
Mon, 03 Jul 2017 14:24 UTC
Saudi King Salman Abdulaziz Al Saud
© AP Photo/ Hassan Ammar
German government's spokesman Steffen Seibert confirmed on Monday the reports that Saudi King Salman Abdulaziz Al Saud would not take part in the G20 summit in Hamburg.

Earlier in the day, German media reported that King Salman had refused to participate in the summit over the diplomatic crisis around Qatar. Saudi Arabia will reportedly instead be represented by Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan.

"I can confirm that we have received this official notification," Seibert said at a press briefing without naming the reasons for the Saudi King's decision.
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Europe's Russophobic coven: Moscow stops funding Council of Europe


Sputnik
Mon, 03 Jul 2017 14:19 UTC
PACE meeting
© PACE's official website
On June 30, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov informed Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjorn Jagland about Russia's decision to suspend contribution payments to the CE budget for 2017.

In an interview with Radio Sputnik, political expert Oleg Matveychev said that this decision had been suggested for a long time.
"Russia has been paying money for all these pan-European structures for many years, and these contributions are large, proportional to the size of the country. At the same time, Europe has been imposing sanctions against us, it has always been opposing itself to us," Matveychev said.

"The most important thing is that they use these (pan-European) platforms to promote Russophobic hysteria. We give them money, and they scold us, release all sorts of media reports criticizing us. It is wrong to finance such a coven, and if they want to do such [black] PR, let them do it using their own means," Matveichev said.
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Ankara discloses details of Erdogan's meeting with Russian Defense Minister Shoigu


Sputnik
Mon, 03 Jul 2017 14:10 UTC
Sergei Shoigu and Recep Tayyip Erdogan
© AP Photo/ Presidency Press Service, Pool
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu discussed the creation of de-escalation zones and a conflict settlement road map, Erdogan's spokesman said Monday.

Ibrahim Kalin said at a briefing that the Russian military delegation led by Shoigu traveled to Istanbul ahead of the intra-Syrian talks in Astana on Tuesday and Wednesday at the request of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"The negotiations included the main issues on the agenda of the third meeting [on Syria] which will be held in Astana. The most important topics are the creation of de-escalation zones and the delineation of a road map of the Syrian settlement," Kalin said.

Adding that Shoigu had provided Erdogan with information, the Turkish president's spokesman said "we will make great efforts to finish this process as soon as possible and ensure the delivery of humanitarian aid."
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NYT and WaPo send their best reporters to stenograph the Syrian "five o'clock follies"

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Moon of Alabama
Sun, 02 Jul 2017 13:05 UTC
corporate media propaganda
When the U.S. military takes a bunch of journalists on a press junket to a foreign country, it has a certain intention and prepares every detail in advance. There will be witnesses and local people who are briefed for their two minute talk with the journalists to convey exactly what the military wants them to convey. After enjoying local flair, for ten minutes max, some U.S. diplomatic official or a general will treat the journos to some good whiskey and a genuine local steak. The official will speak a few prepared lines on the record that will reinforce the story the locals were tasked to tell.

The outcome is predictable. The stories the journalists will write will be the same.
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Syrian Army announces 4 day ceasefire in southern part of country


RT
Mon, 03 Jul 2017 13:52 UTC
Syrian Army soldiers wave the Syrian national flag as civilians ride buses
© Omar Sanadiki
A ceasefire, to be in force until Thursday, has been declared by the Syrian government forces in the southern part of the country, the military said in a statement carried by state TV.

The ceasefire began at noon local time on Sunday in the Daraa, Quneitra and As-Suwayda Provinces of Syria, the statement by SANA broadcaster said.

According to the military, the move is aimed at supporting the peace process and national reconciliation in Syria.
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Reality Check! CNN ratings 'plummet' after a month of journalistic embarrassments

Chris Enloe
The Blaze
Mon, 03 Jul 2017 12:13 UTC
CNN-Nachrichtenagentur,US-Einmischung Russland Wahl
© AP Photo / Ric Feld, File
CNN really didn't have a good month of June.

First, three journalists resigned for publishing a story last week that connected a Trump transition team member to a Russian investment bank. The story hinged on a single anonymous source and was later proven false.

Then Project Vertias, led by journalist James O'Keefe, released a number of undercover videos purportedly trying to further damage the journalistic credibility and reputation of CNN.

Comment: Looks like CNN's war against Trump has backfired. As DailyWire reports,
Over the entire second quarter of 2017, looking at total viewers, only one CNN program placed in the top 20 of all cable news shows, and that was Anderson Cooper's 360, which landed with a thud at number 20. For perspective, a repeat of Tucker Carlson's Fox New hour attracted more viewers than any show on CNN.

Furthermore, throughout this same quarter, CNN lost to MSNBC in total and primetime demo viewers. This is the first time since 2014 that CNN has lost that demo crown to its leftwing rival. In total viewers last quarter, among all cable news channels, Fox News placed first, MSNBC third, and CNN is all alone in tenth place, just barely ahead of Investigative Discovery, a second-tier offshoot of the Discovery Network.

CNN now has two major problems. First, most of the country is right-of-center and that large swath wants nothing to do with these serial liars. But that is an age-old problem. CNN's latest problem is with Leftists, who not only have an alternative with MSNBC, but who are almost certainly tired of all the fake news CNN pushes — fake news that gets their hopes up that Trump's impeachment is imminent; fake news that only ends up further crushing their hopes and dreams.
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Moscow warns its patience with US over diplomatic property seizure running out


TASS
Mon, 03 Jul 2017 11:52 UTC
The Russian personnel's access to the diplomatic compounds was restricted on December 30, 2016

Russian president’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov
© Mikhail Metzel/TASSRussian president’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov
Moscow's patience with Washington is running out, since the US has been dragging its feet on Russia's confiscated diplomatic property. Nevertheless, it is up to the foreign ministry to decide when to impose tit-for-tat measures, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

"As a rule, we have spoken about the principle of reciprocity. As for Russia's patience on that matter, it is running out, that has also been mentioned at various levels. As for nuances, this is rather a matter for our foreign ministry," Peskov told journalists when asked if Russia's response could come before or after a meeting between the two countries' presidents.
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