January 22, 2017 – Page 5 – Russian Reality

Peskov said about the necessity of good relations with the United States

January 22, 2017 RR Russia

Dmitry Peskov Russia needs good relations with the United States, said in an interview with the BBC, the official Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. Excerpts from the conversation on Thursday, January 19, leads TASS. Interview on the TV channel will be shown on January 21. “We want to have good relations with America. We believe that we cannot solve many problems in this world and in our region that endanger our country, without the cooperation with the Americans. That’s why we desperately need good relations with Washington,” said Sands, calling the situation in Russian-American relations confusing, and adding that the position of elected President of Donald trump’s “still in question”. Press Secretary of the Russian President reiterated that Moscow has no relation to the cyber attacks on the United States. “Neither the Russian government nor the Kremlin or President Putin personally or not military intelligence was behind these attacks. If such

The collector was killed during an armed robbery in the suburbs

January 22, 2017 RR Russia

Continued: After the assassination of the carrier money in Khimki opened a criminal case under three articles of the Armed criminals have attacked collectors in the Moscow suburb of Khimki. On Friday, January 20, reports TASS with reference to the press service of the police of the Moscow region. The incident occurred at about 01:00 Moscow time near one of the largest urban shopping centres (the name is not specified). “As a result of the attack one of the collectors was killed, the criminals managed to escape,” — said the interlocutor of the news Agency, adding that the robbers managed to steal money, the amount now established. At the scene investigators and field investigators find out circumstances of the incident. Personalities are established, is wanted. 8 September 2016, four armed robbers attacked an armored car in the North-West of Moscow. They stole the bag with money, set fire to the

Peskov explained the anti-Russian rhetoric of the candidates to the office of the trump

January 22, 2017 RR Russia

Dmitry Peskov Anti-Russian statements of candidates for the top posts in the future Cabinet elected President of the USA of Donald trump explains the influence of their environment. This opinion was voiced by the Kremlin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in the program Hard Talk on BBC which will be shown January 21. Excerpts from it results on Friday, January 20, RIA Novosti. “Man is the child of its environment, and the environment in the United States is now very hostile towards Russia so that we can understand such statements,” Peskov said, answering a question of journalists, how in the Kremlin relate to statements about the threat from the Russian side of the mouth of the candidates for the posts of Secretary of state, the CIA and the Pentagon. Also Peskov said that Moscow needs good relations with Washington to jointly address important problems. Earlier former head of Exxon Mobil Rex

Abe’s reported visit to Russia in the shortest possible time

January 22, 2017 RR Politics

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he will visit Russia in the shortest possible time to promote a peace Treaty. This is reported by the Rambler/news citing TASS. Abe noted that the improvement of relations with Russia is very important “to maintain security in northeast Asia”. “However, 70 years after the end of the Second world war between the two countries signed a peace Treaty. This is an abnormal situation,” – said the Prime Minister. He recalled that during the recent visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Japan, the parties expressed their “sincere desire to resolve the problem.” Putin held talks with Abe in December last year. Politicians, in particular, have agreed on a joint business activity in the Kuril Islands, which would relate to fisheries, medicine, tourism and ecology.

“As a citizen of hope”: Peskov told about the new term of Putin

January 22, 2017 RR Politics

Press Secretary of Russian President Dmitry Peskov in an interview with BBC expressed hope that Vladimir Putin will take part in the elections of 2018, according to the Rambler/news. “Even during our first interview in 2004, I told you that as a citizen of the Russian Federation I hope he makes the decision to go for a new term,” – said Peskov. In December, during a press conference, Putin said that he would take the decision to participate in the elections, “based on what is happening in the country and the world, and what has been done and what can be done”. The first round of presidential elections must go on 11 March 2018. If none of the candidates receive an absolute majority of votes (50% plus one vote), in three weeks the second round.

Russia has proposed to introduce punishment for denial of the October revolution

January 22, 2017 RR Politics

Photo: RIA Novosti “Communists of Russia” suggest to adopt the law “On administrative liability for denial of historical facts and distortion of the nature of the events concerning the October revolution of 1917, its proposals the party sent to the Chairman of the Duma Vyacheslav Volodin, said on Friday, RIA Novosti Deputy Chairman of the party Sergey Malinkovich. In 2017 we will celebrate 100 years of revolution in Russia. In the February-March days of 1917, the autocracy fell, and power was in the hands of the Provisional government, and on 25 October 1917 it was overthrown by the Bolsheviks in Petrograd. The Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on defense and security Viktor Ozerov in early January noted that the non-systemic opposition attempts to split the society in the election in 2017, which will mark the 100th anniversary of the October revolution, and will try to use these historical events

In Kazakhstan revealed details of the upcoming talks on Syria

January 22, 2017 RR Events

Negotiations on settlement of the situation in Syria will begin in Astana on Monday at 13:00 local time (10:00 GMT) and will presumably be completed at the same time on Tuesday 24 January. It is reported RIA Novosti with reference to the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan. In the foreign Ministry also added that the meeting will be held at the hotel Rixos President Astana in the closed mode. International meeting on the Syrian settlement in Astana will begin on January 23 and is expected to last two days. In the capital of Kazakhstan, they are already Russia, Turkey, Iran, Syrian opposition and UN envoy on Syria Staffan de Mistura. Photo: Basem Ayoubi / Globallookpress

Ex-CIA Director insulted the behavior of trump at the headquarters of the security services

January 22, 2017 RR Events

Ex-CIA Director John Brennan criticized the behavior of the newly made President of the United States Donald trump because of his behavior during a visit to the headquarters of the Ministry. About it reports “Interfax”. “Brennan is deeply saddened and angry self-aggrandizement, which showed Donald trump in front of a wall memorial dedicated to the heroes of the office. Brennan says that Trump should be ashamed”, – stated in the message. Ex-CIA Director was offended trump, standing at the memorial to fallen officers, sorted out the relations with the media and journalists argued that the crowd at the inauguration was much more than was written in the press. Earlier it was reported that the US President Donald trump on the second day after the inauguration came to the headquarters of the CIA in Langley, where he delivered a speech to employees of the Ministry, assuring them of

American cruise missiles arrived in Poland

January 22, 2017 RR Events

The first units of the American precision cruise missile Jassm Extended Range class “air-surface” arrived at the Polish airbase Krzesiny. About it reports “Radio Poland” , citing a statement by the Deputy Minister of defence Bartos Kovnatskogo. According to him, the missiles will have a bases in Poznan and the Weasel F-16 fighter jets. Earlier, Poland and the USA signed an agreement to start export of cruise missiles, JASSM-ER to the base Krzesiny. The value of the contract amounted to $230 million. Photo: af.mil

Called the main goal of talks on Syria in Astana

January 22, 2017 RR World

The main goal of talks on Syria, which will be held in Astana on 23-24 January, is confirmation of the armistice agreements of 29 December. On Sunday, January 22, reports TASS with reference to close to the upcoming meeting source. “We will focus on the confirmation of the armistice agreements. Preliminary work with this aim has been completed”, — said the Agency interlocutor. He added that the discussion of new initiatives is not on the agenda of the negotiations. Participation in the negotiations confirmed seven parties: the government and the opposition in Syria, Russia, Turkey, Iran, USA and the UN special envoy on Syria Staffan de Mistura. Almost all of the delegation except representative offices of the SAR has already arrived in Kazakhstan. The delegation of the Syrian government is expected on Sunday. According to the foreign Ministry of Kazakhstan, the beginning of negotiations scheduled for 13:00 (10:00 Moscow time)