Day: December 26, 2016

The head of the HRC made the canonization of Dr. Lisa

Russia

Mikhail Fedotov Killed in the crash of Tu-154 Executive Director of the Fund “Fair aid” Elizaveta Glinka, known as Dr. Lisa, may in the future be canonized. Such opinion on air of National news service (NSN) was expressed by the head of the presidential Council for promoting civil society development and human rights (HRC) Mikhail Fedotov. “In the person of Dr. Lisa, we lost not only the person, who will be canonized as the great Russian Saint, we lost a wonderful person. Lost a person who carried the mission of virtue, — said Fedotov. Now she was flying to Syria to bring medical supplies to a hospital in Latakia. It was her next mission. I am sure that from heaven she will help too”. Earlier on 26 December, the mayor of Yekaterinburg Yevgeny Roizman promised that the name of Dr. Lisa’s hospice will be named, according to the website of

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Shoigu said the increase the military capacity of NATO to Russia’s borders

Politics

Photo: RIA Novosti The Minister of defence of Russia Sergey Shoigu said that NATO continues to build up its military strength near the borders of Russia. He said this, speaking at a meeting of the Collegium of the Ministry of defence. According to him, over the past 10 years, the grouping of NATO near the Russian borders has increased four times, from the Western borders eight times.

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“Star” has completed factory repair missile cruiser “Marshal Ustinov”

Army

Missile cruiser “Marshal Ustinov” © AP Photo ARKHANGELSK, December 26. /TASS/. Ship repair center Zvezdochka (part of JSC “United shipbuilding Corporation”) in Severodvinsk has completed a factory repair of the missile cruiser “Marshal Ustinov” (project 1164 Atlant). Saturday, 24 December, the ship left the waters of the enterprise and headed for Severomorsk – the main base of the Northern fleet, said Monday the press service of the shipyard.

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New video of the search operation at the crash site of Tu-154: the footage from the copter

Events

The Ministry of emergency situations of Russia has published a new video, filmed at the crash site of Tu-154 with the help of unmanned aircraft. Based on the presented frames, the search operation is really a significant scale, involve many vessels and aircraft.   “A search operation in the area of the crash of Tu-154 continues, including at night. In the search area with powerful floodlights and light towers that allow the rescuers to work in the dark. With their help, covers the area up to 80 meters around the courts on which they are installed. Just for the works involved more than 3 thousand people and over 200 pieces of equipment”, – stated in the message Department.   Earlier it became known that the Russian geographical community has provided to search for the fragments of Tu-154 plane in the Black sea two manned underwater apparatus. In the near future

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The team trump predicted the cancellation of 70 percent of the Executive orders Obama

World

Newt Gingrich The US President-elect Donald trump after taking office intends to cancel about 70 per cent of the decrees enacted by the decision of the incumbent Barack Obama. This was stated by a member of the transition team trump, former speaker of the house of representatives newt Gingrich in a Fox News interview. Republican noted that this will require the work of a skilled team of lawyers. Policy of the outgoing President Gingrich described as a “desperate frenzy”, and his legacy compared with an inflatable doll, which, as it goes out of air, it shrinks and shrinks. Separately, he mentioned Obama initiated the reform in the health sector, at the time, which caused sharp criticism of Republicans. According to Gingrich, if he enlisted the support of both major parties in the country, his legacy in this aspect could be longer and more durable. However, as noted, it is unclear

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The amount of compensation to the families of the soloists of the ensemble Alexandrov

Russia

All the families of the soloists, Alexandrov ensemble, who died in the crash of Tu-154 in the area of Sochi, will receive payments in the amount of one million rubles. About it RIA Novosti was informed in the press-service of Fund of social insurance. “According to preliminary data, all 64 were insured. Tomorrow it will be investigated which of them were dependents. There also will be meetings with relatives”, — said the press service of the Fund. Prior to that, the Foundation made payments to the families of nine journalists and Elizabeth Glinka. The FSS will pay compensation in the amount of one million rubles to all the families of the victims were in the performance of job duties. Earlier it was reported that the Minister of labour and social protection Maxim Topilin instructed to organize the payments to the families of the victims. In particular, the Pension Fund of

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The foreign Ministry had prepared an action plan in memory of Charles

Politics

Photo: RIA Novosti The Russian foreign Ministry has prepared a plan of events to commemorate zastresenom in Ankara after Andrew Charles, said the Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov during the funeral for diplomat in Moscow. The Minister expressed the hope that the foreign Ministry plan was approved, and the event will hold in the near future, reports TASS. However, the name Charles is already listed on a memorial plaque, dedicated to those who died in the performance of official duties of employees of the foreign Ministry. To say goodbye to Charles came many outstanding figures of Russia, diplomats, relatives and friends of the deceased, reports RIA “Novosti”. MGIMO rector, Anatoly Torkunov, was also present at the state funeral, said that the trip to Charles as the Russian Ambassador to Ankara was “a huge challenge”. According to him, despite the dramatic events in the international situation and bilateral

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Naval aviation of the Pacific fleet in 2017 will be replenished with a batch of updated Ka-29

Army

© Ladislav Karpov/TASS VLADIVOSTOK, December 26. /Offset. TASS Natalia Nikulina/. Naval aviation Pacific fleet (PF) in 2017 will replenish the updated batch of helicopters Ka-29 is intended to counter the ships and submarines of the enemy, said on Monday TASS head of information provision in Vladivostok, the press service of the Eastern military district (BBO) second rank captain Vladimir Matveev.

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The Ministry of transport said the reason for the large scatter of the wreckage of the crashed Tu-154

Events

The Ministry of transport of the Russian Federation has told, what can be related to the large scatter of the wreckage of the crashed plane, defense Tu-154. About it reports “Interfax”.   As explained by the head of Department Maxim Sokolov, the fragments of the aircraft were at a great distance from each other due to strong currents. Transport Minister, headed the government Commission established in connection with the collapse of the liner.   Recall that the Tu-154 bound for the Syrian Latakia, disappeared from radar screens yesterday morning. It happened immediately after the departure of the liner from the Sochi airport, where they were to refuel. On Board the aircraft at the time of the disaster, there were 92 people, including eight crew members.   Among the passengers were mostly artists of the song and dance ensemble of the Alexandrov, the head of the Fund “Fair aid” Elizaveta Glinka,

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Churkin has criticized the initiative of the UN General Assembly to investigate crimes in Syria

Politics

Vitaly Churkin © EPA/JASON SZENES MOSCOW, December 26. /TASS/. Resolution of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on the establishment of the monitoring mechanism on war crimes in Syria is full of flaws and can have unpredictable legal consequences. This was told by the permanent representative of Russia to the UN Vitaly Churkin in published on Monday an interview to “Rossiyskaya Gazeta”.

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