January 31, 2017 – Page 8 – Russian Reality

Deutsche Bank will pay a fine for the withdrawal from Russia of $10 billion

January 31, 2017 RR Events

German Deutsche Bank will pay the Department of financial services of the state of new York $425 million for the impact of the withdrawal from Russia of $10 billion in 2011-2015 it is reported TASS with reference to Reuters. The British authorities also intend to fine the Bank $200 million for hosting the controversial financial operations. We are talking about a scheme through which Bank customers were buying securities for Russian roubles in Moscow and promptly sold them in foreign currency through a Bank branch in London. Also, the regulator suspects the Bank in collaboration with the clients against whom there are sanctions in connection with events in Ukraine. Photo: imago stock&people / Globallookpress

Ukraine has accused the Kremlin in the escalation of the situation in the Donbass

January 31, 2017 RR Events

MFA of Ukraine published a letter on its official website in which he accused the Kremlin in the escalation of the situation in the Donbas. “Such actions of the Kremlin can be qualified as a war crime, a gross violation of the Geneva conventions of 12 August 1949, is illegal, wanton and widespread destruction of property not justified by military necessity”, – is told in the letter text. In the past day the situation in the Donbass deteriorated sharply. APU militants shelled districts of Makeevka, Avdeevka remained without light and heat, under fire was a month and a few settlements. The result is a sharp escalation of the conflict due to shelling from the Ukrainian side killed five civilians in Makiivka, about a dozen were injured. It is also reported about losses in the ranks of the APU. Over the past day killed 25 Ukrainian soldiers, about 40

The American media called the most “frightening” Russian weapons

January 31, 2017 RR Events

The American edition of Business Insider has listed the most powerful weapon in the Russian Arsenal, reports RT. Among these “scary” weapons submarine-“invisible” “Novorossiysk”, s-300, which is able at once to shoot down six enemy aircraft and missile PC-24 “YARS”, the capacity of which is a hundred times more power than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima, writes the edition. Also “wanted” is named the Tu-160 bomber, self-propelled air defense missile-gun complex “Pantsir-S1” and an attack helicopter “Night hunter” Mi-28 NM. The article indicated that the budget allocated by Russia for the defense of the country, allows to contain 845 000 military and 1399 aircraft. Photo: archive of the broadcasting company “Zvezda”

Kadyrov called monstrous and cynical act of terrorism in the mosque of Quebec

January 31, 2017 RR Politics

Ramzan Kadyrov © Mikhail Metzel/TASS MOSCOW, January 31. /TASS/. The head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov condemned terrorist act in Quebec, and expressed condolences to the families of the victims. He said this on his page in social network Instagram.

Rogozin ridiculed the refusal of Lithuania from claims on Kaliningrad oblast

January 31, 2017 RR World

Dmitry Rogozin Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin responded with irony on the statement of the authorities of Lithuania to disavow previously expressed by the Deputy of the diet claims to Russia over the ownership of the Kaliningrad region. “Thank God, we’re scared”, — Rogozin wrote in his Facebook, commenting on the news. Sunday, January 29, the member of the Seimas of Lithuania, the former press Secretary of the President, the Vice-Balsis proposed to take Russia’s Kaliningrad oblast. According to him, the region was not given to all. In response, first Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on international Affairs Vladimir Jabbarov proposed to Lithuania to return to Russia the district of Vilnius (formerly Vilna), which was included in the Lithuanian SSR after the Second world war. The next day the press Secretary of the foreign Minister of Lithuania Rasa Akilian stated that Vilnius has no claim to the

Saudi Arabia supported the creation of security zones in Syria and Yemen

January 31, 2017 RR World

Saudi king Salman after a telephone conversation with U.S. President Donald trump has supported the establishment of safe havens for refugees in Syria and Yemen. About it reports Reuters, citing an official statement of the White house. In the text it is also reported that the sides agreed to strengthen joint efforts to counter the spread of militants of the “Islamic state” (IG banned in Russia) in the middle East. Washington and Riyadh agreed on the need to confront “destabilizing actions of Iran” in the region. Saudi media, in turn, noted that the leaders of the United States and Saudi Arabia discussed the strategic relations between the two countries and Riyadh agreed on the creation of a security zone in Syria, without mentioning Yemen. The conversation lasted more than an hour. In addition, trump talked with the crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan. As the words

Obama supported the protests against the decrees trump

January 31, 2017 RR World

Barack Obama Former US President Barack Obama supported the protests against his successor Donald trump. This writes the newspaper Politico. According to Obama, the citizens coming out to protest, exercise their constitutional right of Assembly. Obama stressed that the decision of the trump of limiting migration, in particular, about the suspension of the admission of refugees represents a threat to American values. Trump January 27 signed a decree according to which the U.S. prohibits the entry of holders of green cards to citizens of Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Libya, Syria, Somalia and the Sudan. In addition, for a period of 120 days suspended accepting Syrian refugees. The document notes that the entry of Syrian migrants are detrimental to the interests of the United States. The US President, commenting on his decision, explained that the measure was not directed against Muslims, but against terrorists. According to him, the issuance of visas to

Rogozin ridiculed the refusal of Lithuania from claims on Kaliningrad oblast

January 31, 2017 RR Russia

Putin has suggested to oblige Cossack atamans to report the income

January 31, 2017 RR Russia

President Vladimir Putin submitted to the state Duma a bill obliging the ataman Cossack army society to report on the income, expenses and property obligations — both its own and the spouses and minor children. The document is available in the electronic database of the lower house of the Russian Parliament. Changes are proposed to the Federal law “On state service of Russian Cossacks”. In the case of the adoption of the document to members of the Cossack societies will be allowed to hold any public office (e.g., Secretary of the CEC of the subject of Russia, the Governor, the President of the Parliament of the subject of Russia and other), provided that they will give salary in the Cossack organization and will not help her to earn to avoid conflicts of interest. Providing false or incomplete information will lead to early termination of the powers stated in the explanatory

Moscow refused to comment on immigration policy trump

January 31, 2017 RR Russia

Dmitry Peskov The Kremlin does not consider it possible to discuss migration policy of the President of the United States Donald trump. On Monday, January 30, said the press-Secretary of Russian leader Dmitry Peskov, reports the correspondent of”.ru”. “It’s not our business,” said Sands, answering the journalists ‘ question on how Moscow assesses the decree trump on the temporary prohibition of issuing visas to citizens of seven countries with a predominantly Muslim population. Trump signed the document on January 27. The list of countries officially not been announced, but presumably the sanctions will affect the citizens of Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Libya, Syria, Somalia and the Sudan. Later it became known that the United States on 120 days suspend the program of reception of refugees from Syria. The decree of the head of state noted that the entry of Syrian migrants harms interests of the country. These steps have drawn criticism