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Qatar called the requirements put forward by the Arab countries unacceptable and impossible to cancel the diplomatic blockade. It is reported by the BBC.

"The list of requirements confirms what Qatar talked about from the very beginning. The illegal blockade has nothing to do with the fight against terrorism, it is associated with the restriction of Qatar sovereignty and interference in our foreign policy," said the press secretary of the government of the country Sheikh Saif At-Tani.

On Friday, it became known that Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Arab Emirates and Bahrain, who had torn diplomatic relations with Qatar in early June, put forward a list of 13 requirements. Within 10 days, the doha must perform them to cancel sanctions.

From Qatar, in particular, they require the cessation of broadcasting by him the Al Jazeera television company, the closure of the Turkish military base and reduce to a minimum of connections with Iran.

Prior to this, the White House spokeswoman Sean Spicer called the growing crisis in the relations of Qatar and neighboring countries "family business", with the decision of which they should cope with. “We can assist in the discussion of this problem, and that’s all. They want and must look for a way out themselves,” Spicer said.

On June 5, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain, the UAE, Yemen, the Maldives, the international recognized government of Libya and Mauritius announced the rupture of diplomatic murals with Qatar . These countries accused the Qatari authorities in support of the Muslim Brothers, the Islamic State and Al-Qaeda, as well as the promotion of their ideas through the Al Jazeera TV channel. Later, Mauritania joined the diplomatic blockade. Senegal, Niger and Chad announced the recall of ambassadors. Jordan and Djibuti reduced the level of their diplomatic mission in Doha. Only Kuwait and Oman did not join in the blockade of Qatar from the countries included in the Council of Cooperation of the Persian Gulf.

On June 6, it became known that the Katar authorities paid terrorists a ransom of $ 1 billion for the release of the prisoners. It is claimed that 26 Qatarians, including members of the royal family, were captured when they went to the falconry of the south of Iraq. About 50 more Qatari troops, according to the publication, were captured in Syria. About 700 million dollars were paid for the release of hostages to senior Iranian special services and commanders of Shiite military units supported by Tehran. The remaining money received Syrian militants associated with al-Qaeda.

It is alleged that this was the reason for the breakdown of diplomatic relations with Qatar Arab countries. "The payment of the ransom was the last straw that broke the back of the camel," one of the sources said.

On June 7, CNN said that the US intelligence services found evidence of Russian hackers involvement in the hacking servers of the Katar news agency (QNA), which became one of the causes of the crisis in the relations of the Arab states. "The US officials believe that the goal of Russia, apparently, is to arouse a split between the United States and its allies. In recent months, suspicions of Russian cyber attacks, including the use of fake news, appeared against the backdrop of elections in France, Germany and other countries," CNN notes.

Nevertheless, on June 10, the head of the Foreign Ministry of Katar Muhammad Ben Abdurrahman At-Tani at a meeting with the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov thanked Russia for helping in overcoming the consequences of a diplomatic blockade. "I would like to thank Russian institutions that offered their help in the Catarus overcoming the illegal measures that were introduced against us. I really appreciate such cooperation between our two countries," At -Tani said.