Day: February 8, 2017

The last of the Mohicans: history of fight the battalion commander Givi for the freedom of Donbass

Events

Ukrainian security services were hunting for Mikhail Tolstoy (call Givi) for a long time – the bullet went closer and closer. The last shot of the flamethrower left no chances to the famous commander of the battalion “Somalia” is really a folk hero of Donbass, who stood in the first rank of the defenders of the independence of the DNI.   Recognize this serious loss, primarily a psychological one: after the murder of 16 October 2016, another popular leader, Motorola (Arseny Pavlov), iconic names of the militia was much less.   Hot on the heels of a murder investigation Givi still not given. We can definitely say that they acted reconnaissance and sabotage groups (RDG) that tracked every step of the famous battalion and carefully prepared to attack. The time and place of the assassination was a professionally selected to six in the morning, the vigilance of the sentinels after

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The Kremlin: so far agreed to only one Abe’s visit to Russia

Politics

Photo: RIA Novosti Currently matched only one visit of the Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe in Russia – far Eastern economic forum in September. This was reported by press Secretary of Russian President Dmitry Peskov. During a visit to Tokyo by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Japanese Prime Minister to participate in the far East forum. “We expect Abe on the forum” – confirmed “Газете.Ru” Dmitry Peskov. However, according to him, the date of the visit has not yet been agreed. Abe himself has expressed his desire to visit Russia as early as possible. A key goal of the upcoming visit to Russia – a possible conclusion of a peace Treaty between the two countries (at the end of the Second world war) and the issue of disputed territories in the Kuril Islands. During his visit to Japan in mid-December last year, the Russian and Japanese leaders agreed to a

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In the state Duma proposed to adopt the amendments on the employment of alimony

Politics

Photo: RIA Novosti Senator Valentina Petrenko introduced Monday in the state Duma a bill, which provides for the obligation of the authorities to contribute to the alimony in employment, it follows from the database of the lower house of Parliament. Amendments proposed to amend the Federal law “About population employment in the Russian Federation”. Paragraph 2 of article 5 of the employment act stipulates main directions of state policy in the field of assistance of employment of the population. Among these areas, in particular: development of labor resources; increase of mobility of labor resources; implementation of activities to promote employment of the citizens needing special social protection. The bill proposes to include in the list of areas the implementation of the measures promoting employment of citizens, obliged to pay alimony by the court, which has asked the state employment service alone, and also in the direction of the judicial police

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Medvedev appointed Zenkovich, Deputy Minister of education

Politics

Photo: RIA Novosti Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has appointed Pavel Zenkovich Deputy Minister of education of Russia, according to the text of the order of the Cabinet. “To appoint Zenkovich and Pavel Stanislavovich Deputy Minister of education and science of the Russian Federation”, – the document says. Earlier it was reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed Pavel Zenkovich from the post of head of the presidential administration of Russia on public projects. Press Secretary of Minister of education Andrey Emelyanov reported “Газете.Ru” what the Ministry hopes that Zenkovich, as people from the Old square, will strengthen the Ministry in matters of contact with the authorities.

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The long range aircraft as part of the audit videoconferencing will fly on the operational airfields

Army

Strategic bombers-rocket carriers Tu-95MS © Mikhail Japaridze/TASS MOSCOW, February 8. /TASS/. The long-range aircraft in the framework of a sudden check the combat readiness of aerospace forces (VKS) Russia will fly on operational airfields, flight ops crews will receive immediately prior to departure. This was reported in the press service of the defense Ministry. “In the aviation parts and aerospace forces long-range aircraft crews are preparing for redeployment to operational airfields in the framework of a sudden check the combat readiness of the VCS. Engineering staff conducted a comprehensive training of aviation technology for the long flight”, – told the Agency. As noted in a press-service, the aircrew ready to perform the full range of tasks, including flights as targets, combat use on the range, and aerial refueling. Sudden check of combat readiness of the Russian Federation videoconferencing began on the morning of February 7 by the President of the

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The source said the details of the death of the battalion commander Givi

World

A source close to the authorities of the self-proclaimed Donetsk people’s Republic (DPR) said “the Tape.ru” that the commander of the battalion “Somalia” Mikhail Tolstoy (call Givi) was killed in the explosion on the basis of units around Donetsk. According to the interlocutor, the explosion at the headquarters of “Somalia” started a large fire, in the time of the explosion Givi was in his office.

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Chinese foreign Ministry suggested Washington to brush up on the history of the Second world war

World

Washington should brush up on the history of the Second world war after the remarks about disputed Islands in the South China sea. This statement was made by foreign Minister Wang Yi, reported on the Agency’s website on Tuesday, February 7. “In the Cairo Declaration of 1943 and the Potsdam Declaration of 1945, clearly indicated that Japan the results of world war II is obliged to return to China previously captured lands, including Islands of the Spratly archipelago (Nansha),” — said the Minister of foreign Affairs of China. Wang recalled that in 1946 Beijing with the assistance of the American side on the basis of the law returned the sovereignty over the Islands of the archipelago. Subsequently, however, he noted, some countries have illegally occupied part of the Islands that led to the emergence of tensions in the South China sea. The Minister stressed that the issues regarding the disputed

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CNN reported about the plans of the senators to veto the lifting of sanctions against Russia

World

A group of senators of the U.S. Congress from the Republican and Democratic parties intends on Wednesday, February 8, to propose a bill that would allow to veto the President’s decision of Donald trump to lift the sanctions against Russia. About it reports CNN TV channel. According to the document, the White house will have to provide a detailed report on the reasons for lifting sanctions on Russia. After that within 120 days, Congress can vote against such measures. The initiators of the bill, as noted, are Republicans Lindsey Graham, Marco Rubio (a former opponent of trump’s for the Republican nomination in the presidential race), John McCain, and Democrats Ben Cardin, Claire McCaskill and Sherrod brown. 6 Feb Graham said he will submit a draft law on anti-Russian sanctions for “intervention in election”. A bill blocking the abolition of the trump restrictions against Russia, announced by democratic Senator Chuck Schumer

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The Kremlin has promised to wait patiently for an apology an American journalist until 2023

Russia

Dmitry Peskov Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov commented on the statement of TV host of Fox News channel bill O’reilly that he apologize to Vladimir Putin until 2023. His words on Tuesday, February 7th, the correspondent “Tapes.ru”. “With this gentleman we have a different understanding of etiquette and rules of politeness. This is the first. But we are very kind and very patient. Put a note in the calendar for the 23rd year and will return to him with this question”, — said Peskov. A Kremlin spokesman also said that Moscow does not think the incident. “Rather, it is very unfortunate for the company Fox, at least in our eyes,” — said Peskov. In his view, insults that are voiced by a reporter or other media and subsequently neglects to mention from the main office, with bad sides characterize these media. Peskov also said that the

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Peskov refused to condemn Moscow for the out of context phrase

Russia

Konstantin Reciprocality: Raikin explained his phrase nekrofilskoe Russia Official Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called for in assessing the performance of artistic Director “the Satyricon” Konstantin Raikin not pull out the statement about “nekrofilskom state” out of context. His words on Tuesday, February 7th, the correspondent “Tapes.ru”. “Unplug from the context, it was the whole phrase, which invested a different meaning,” — said Peskov told reporters in response to a request to assess the statement. “You probably remember the full passage, which was described Raikin. There is about another,” he added. The representative of the Kremlin has agreed that “it’s not really a good word in relation to Russia”. Earlier, during a solo performance of “Over the sky farce”, which the artist presented on the stage of the St. Petersburg academic Philharmonic. Shostakovich, Raikin remembered crippled the fate of Russian poets Nikolai Gumilev, Marina Tsvetaeva, Vladimir Mayakovsky, Osip Mandelstam, Joseph Brodsky

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