Day: February 12, 2017

Ballistic North Korea’s missile flew 500 kilometers and fell into the sea of Japan TOKYO, 12 Feb — RIA Novosti, Yekaterina Plyasunova. Ballistic missile of the DPRK, the start of which was made on Sunday morning, flew about 500 kilometers and fell into the sea of Japan, reported the Yonhap news Agency with reference to representatives of the military command. Launch of a ballistic missile took place at 07.55 local time (02.55 GMT) from a military airbase in the Western province’s Do. “The military determine whether it was a missile and medium-range missiles of the type “Musudan” or small radius of action of the “Nodong”, — quotes Agency the words of the source.

Poll: two thirds of Russians see NATO as a threat MOSCOW, 12 Feb — RIA Novosti. More and more Russians see NATO as a threat, according to a survey conducted by the American company Gallup. This view is shared by 67 percent of citizens of Russia. Only three percent of respondents believe the Alliance protection, and 20 percent of respondents perceive NATO neutral. Bad attitude of Russians towards NATO, as emphasized by Gallup, it is not surprising, given the fact that the Alliance includes some post-Soviet countries. Dissatisfaction of the respondents is also a cause for criticism from NATO Moscow’s actions towards Ukraine. The Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov previously noted that the actions of NATO near the Russian borders are provocative.

North Korea has launched ballistic missiles MOSCOW/TOKYO/WASHINGTON, February 12. /Offset. TASS Igor Belyaev, Anatoly Bochinin/. The DPRK launched ballistic missiles towards the sea of Japan. This is with reference to the statement of the Committee of chiefs of staffs of Armed forces of the Republic of Korea told Yonhap news Agency. “The military determine whether it was a ballistic missile medium-range “Musudan””, — quotes Agency the words of the source in the South Korean armed forces. The launch was made at about 07:55 local time (01:55 GMT) from the landfill in the North Korean province’s Do. According to recent reports, the missile flew about 500 km. South Korean military currently specify the type of ballistic missiles — it is assumed that this could be the type missile “Musudan” with a range of 2,5−4 thousand km. Secretary of the Cabinet of Ministers of Japan Acehide Suga said that the DPRK launched

Photo: TASS The constitutional court (CC) of Russia has ruled that criminal liability for violating the rules of holding rallies at least three times in 180 days is inconsistent with the Constitution. It is reported TASS with reference to Chairman of the court Valery Zorkin. This resolution has been adopted, having considered the complaint of the activist Ildar Dading. Zorkin stressed that the criminal liability for such violations is admissible, “if it is equivalent to the nature and extent of the act and does not lead to derogation from the principle of equality, proportionality and fairness.” Article 212.1 of the criminal code (repeated violation of the established procedure of organizing or holding meetings, rallies, demonstrations, marches or picketing) appeared in the criminal code in July 2014. In 2015, Dading became the first and so far only convicted on this article. He is now serving in a colony of a 2.5-year

Photo: RIA Novosti The President of Russia Vladimir Putin has congratulated the 100-year anniversary of the legendary Soviet spy and Hero of Russia Alexey Botana. This was reported on the Kremlin website. “Legendary intelligence officer and a true hero, You have dedicated your life to serving the Motherland. Thanks to the unbending will, valor, bravery and courage, has forever inscribed his name in military annals of the country. People like You – are rightfully considered the pride of Russia, and it is essential that Your responsible citizenship, sincere empathy to the fate of the Fatherland was an example for the younger generation,” – said in the telegram of the President. Alexei Botya has made a great contribution to the salvation of vast numbers of civilians during the Second world war. The most famous operation carried out Botana, is the salvation of the Polish kraków from destruction by the Nazis in

Photo: RIA Novosti Collectible stamp issued in memory of the hero of Russia, extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, after of Russia to Turkey Andrei Karlov, released on the day of the diplomatic worker, came into circulation on February 10. The ceremony, which was held in the building of Mospochtamt, was attended by the widow of the Hero of Russia Marina Charles, CEO of Russian foreign Ministry Sergei Vyazalov and General Director of Russian post Dmitry Strashnov. “The day of the diplomatic worker we are grateful to the Ministry of communications, Post and Hostname who produced the stamps, which for this occasion was able to do a great job, which will remain in our memory. A FDC with cancellation of this brand will be in the Museum of the Russian foreign Ministry,” Vyazalov told reporters. Commemorative stamp, which is part of a series “heroes of the Russian Federation” issued an edition of 135