NATO responded to Russia
By: Tanjug - b96 Net News - 10-18-21
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NATO announced it took note of the comments of the Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov on severing communications with the North Atlantic Alliance.
However, the Brussels adds that they have not received an official letter on the closure of the Russian diplomatic mission at the NATO headquarters.
"We have taken note of Lavrov's comments in front of the press, but so far we have not received anything official on the issue he raised," a NATO spokesman said, Reuters reports.
Earlier in the day, Lavrov said he would suspend NATO activities from next month in response to the North Atlantic Alliance expelling eight Russians from the Russian mission in Brussels.
Lavrov added that Russian personnel at the NATO mission in Moscow would lose their accreditations from November 1, and that the Alliance would be able to communicate with Russia through its embassy in Brussels if necessary.
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Lavrov said that Moscow, as of November 1, in response to the revocation of accreditations for eight associates of the Russian Mission to the Alliance, is suspending the work of its permanent mission to NATO, as well as the main military representative.
In addition, as of November 1, Russia is suspending the work of the NATO communication military mission in Russia, and the accreditations of the representatives of the Alliance are being revoked.
Just to reiterate, NATO expelled eight members of the Russian mission to the Alliance in early October, stating that they worked secretly as intelligence agents. NATO then reduced the number of positions for which Russia can accredit its representatives to the Alliance, from twenty to ten.
No clear explanation has been given for the decision, which takes effect at the end of the month. Earlier this month, Alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenber called for relations with Russia to be maintained in order to avoid a new Cold War. Relations between the Alliance and Russia have become increasingly strained since Moscow annexed the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea in 2014.
The two sides are also arguing over the development of Russia's nuclear missile program, the intrusion of Russian planes into the airspace of NATO members and their overflights of Allied ships.
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Reply from Russia:
"I was expecting a different result"
By: Russia - Osovo Online - 10-18-21
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Prime Minister of Kosovo and the leader of the Self-Determination, Albin Kurti, stated that he expected a different result of the local elections held on Sunday.
He said that in the coming days, he would analyze what exactly happened, reports Koha. "As the leader of Self-Determination Movement, I am pleased to see so many candidates in the second round, as well as a large number of councilors throughout Kosovo. I am ready to cooperate with every municipality. This is a great victory for democracy”, Kurti said.
He added that the elections were free, democratic and fair, without any incidents.
"All complaints will be resolved by the competent bodies. As prime minister, I am very proud that we had European friends who observed our democracy, which can serve as an example for countries within the region and beyond," Kurti said.
As a reminder, Self-Determination did not conquer any municipality independently, i.e. it goes to the second round in 12 municipalities.
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I suspect this will only be temporary but you never know
It's happen in the past and will again in future.