Day: February 5, 2017

The defense Ministry called fake reports of the deaths of five Russian military in Syria

Russia

Igor Konashenkov The official representative of the Ministry of defense of Russia Igor Konashenkov refuted some media reports about the deaths of five Russian military in Syria. On Sunday, February 5, reports “Interfax”. Major-General called this information is bogus and the “next information spreading”. “All Russian military personnel in the Syrian Arab Republic, alive, healthy and continue to perform their tasks”, — said the major-General. Earlier, several media outlets, including the portal Orient News, reported the death of five Russian soldiers. It was noted that the military car was blown up in 25 kilometers South of Latakia. The incident allegedly occurred last night. Russia strikes on terrorist groups in Syria from 30 September 2015, expanding on the basis Hamim the brigade special purpose (currently has 44 aircraft and 16 helicopters). With the request for military assistance to counter the militants, including the “Islamic state” and banned in Russia “dzhebhat an-Nusra”,

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Media reported about beating of the employee of the Ministry of emergency situations the fire Department in Moscow

Russia

Emergency officer beaten in the building of a fire brigade No. 19 on the North of Moscow. On Sunday, February 5, reports REN TV. According to the TV channel, law enforcement officers started to check this information. Meanwhile, several media outlets reported that the victim — a fire chief. According to some sources the incident occurred on the eve during the celebration of the birthday of the victim. The man allegedly invited to a celebration held within the walls of the part of his cousin. During the feast he caused the relative multiple wounds a fire axe. The victim was hospitalized. Later in the press service of EMERCOM in Moscow in an interview with the Agency TASS has denied the information about the incident at the firehouse. “No incident in the territory of a fire brigade in the North of Moscow was not. Domestic conflict involving an employee of the

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Dmitry Rogozin headed the Aviation Board

Politics

Photo: RIA Novosti Aviation Board was headed by Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin. This is the order of the Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev, published on the official Internet portal of legal information. The Board also includes the Minister of industry and trade Denis Manturov, Minister of transport Maxim Sokolov, and Deputy Minister of defense Yuri Borisov. We will remind, the decision on the establishment of the Aviation Board of the government of Russia was signed on 30 December 2016. A panel created to prompt consideration of development issues of the aviation industry and the preparation of agreed recommendations for their solution. In October, “Kommersant” reported that the new body is planned to create by analogy with the Marine Collegium to coordinate state marine policy in Russia. This is the second attempt by the government to create a coordinating body for civil aviation industry.

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Peskov: Russia has never recognized the passports of DNR and LNR

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Photo: RIA Novosti Russia did not recognize the passports of the breakaway Donetsk and Lugansk national republics (DND and LNR), took place only certain decisions of local authorities or companies, and they were dictated by humanitarian considerations. This was reported to journalists the press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov. “This is not an official recognition of passports, we are talking about individual solutions, which could be municipal, local authorities and various companies, based solely on humanitarian considerations, guided by the need to do humanitarian assistance to these people who live in areas of Donbass, which, as you know, is under a strict embargo from the Ukraine”, — said Peskov on the request to comment on the information that Russia allegedly recognized the passport of the LC and the DNI, and the holders of such documents can use the services of Railways of the Russian Federation, hotels, and airlines. “You

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In the Kremlin commented on the financial claims of Minsk to Moscow

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Photo: RIA Novosti Russia has allocated over $ 6 billion of Belarus in the form of loans, this burden was placed an additional burden on the budget of the Russian Federation, is spoken in the comment of the press service of the Kremlin. “As of today all our Belarusian partners allocated over $ 6 billion of loans in various tranches. This credit load just lay an additional burden on the budget of the Russian Federation”, — said the press service. On the official portal of legal information of the Russian Federation was published three orders of the FSB of Russia, from which it follows, on the border with Belarus created a border zone in the Pskov, Smolensk and Bryansk regions. The decision comes into force on 7 February. Lukashenka then accused the Russian Federation in violation of international treaties. In addition, at a press conference on Friday, Lukashenko proposed to

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Trump defended Putin from attacks of the journalist Fox News

Events

The President of the United States Donald trump during an interview with Fox News channel responded to criticism of Russian President Vladimir Putin.   After trump said he respects Vladimir Putin, a leading television bill O’reilly reminded Trump about the accusations by Washington against Russian leader.   “What do you think? Our country is so innocent?” – trump responded to a journalist’s question.   The President of the United States Donald trump also noted that he does not know, will he be able to get along with the Russian President and stressed that there would be “better” if Russia and the United States will be able to establish a dialogue. Photo: Win Mcnamee / Globallookpress

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The Hubble telescope captures death of a red giant

Events

The American space Agency NASA showed a picture from the space telescope Hubble, which depicted the death of a star. Exploded cosmic body is a red giant in the constellation of the Stern, which, after the death turned into a planetary nebula.   As noted in NASA, this phenomenon can be observed very rarely, since on a cosmic scale, it lasts an instant. The lost star is now a full-fledged nebula, but this will not happen in less than a thousand years.   The resulting nebula was the index of OH 231.8+04.2 and the name “Rotten egg” because it contains a lot of sulfur. Photo: Nasa.gov

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“Kiev has decided to wipe points about breeding parties”: why the APU went on the attack on DPR

Events

In the latest edition of “Hurt”, a leading TV channel “Zvezda”, the Explorer Nikolai Petrov talks about why the Ukrainian military has ignored the Minsk agreement with a new force went on the attack on the DNI.   Nikolay Petrov: “There will be a more important topic now than the resumption of hostilities in the Donbass. The shelling of residential areas with heavy artillery, “Grad” and “Hurricanes” in violation of all sorts of agreements. Details you and without me perfectly know from the news on the TV channel “Star”. I allow myself to fully agree with the official representative of the MFA of Russia Maria Zakharova, Kiev has violated not only the Geneva Convention, but also norms of morality. Although the Convention and the morality of the current Ukrainian authorities in General long time do not care and Kiev signed any treaties and obligations. Including the Minsk agreement.   They

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Rogozin: the effect of sanctions against Russia turned out to be opposite to the expectations of the EU

Politics

Dmitry Rogozin © Mikhail Metzel/TASS MOSCOW, February 5. /TASS/. Sanctions against Russia have led to an effect opposite to the expectations of their representatives entered the European Union, said Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin. Earlier on Sunday Bloomberg with reference to sources in Brussels, wrote that the EU can in mid-March to extend for another six months sanctions against 100 citizens of Russia and Ukraine. In particular, according to the newspaper, this decision will affect the businessman and co-owner of Bank “Northern sea way” Arkady Rotenberg, the largest shareholder of Bank “Russia” Yuri Kovalchuk. “In Russia you cannot use blackmail and threats. Sanctions against our industry have led to the effect opposite to the expectations of officials”, – Rogozin wrote on his official page on the micro-blogging network Twitter.

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Lavrov: Moscow, imposing countermeasures against the EU, made all to be honest

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Sergei Lavrov © Alexander Shcherbak/TASS MOSCOW, February 5. /TASS/. Moscow, imposing countermeasures against the EU, made all to be honest. This was stated by Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov in an interview with the Austrian magazine Profil. “We have imposed sanctions as a countermeasure for a very simple thing, he said. European sanctions limit the possibility for our banks to get loans to Finance agriculture, which would mean that the farmers from the EU to the Russian market would benefit from conditions of unfair competition.” “We had to make it fair. That’s all,” – said the Minister. In his words, Moscow has initiated sanctions, and it is not to remove them. To the objection of Russian countermeasures Lavrov replied rhetorically: “do You want to remain under European sanctions, but withdrew our?”. The OSCE is a key platform for dialogue in Europe The organization for security and cooperation

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