Day: February 15, 2017

WP: the U.S. justice Department warned the White house about the presence of Russian leverage on Flynn

Politics

Photo: RIA Novosti Former Minister of justice and the U.S. attorney General Sally Yates last month informed the White house that Russia can be leverage for the assistant to the us President Michael Flynn. With such a statement was made on Monday, the Washington Post, citing sources in the American administration. Earlier it became known that the President of the United States Donald trump is “assessing the situation” around the discussion topics Flynn sanctions regime against Moscow with the Russian Ambassador in Washington Sergei Kislyak.

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Volodin called for an end to any talk about the transfer of Crimea from the Russian Federation

Politics

Vyacheslav Volodin © Anton novoderezhkin/TASS MOSCOW, February 15. /TASS/. Any talk about the transfer of Crimea from Russia is an attack on its integrity, said the speaker of the state Duma Vyacheslav Volodin. “Let us stop talking, discussing the various statements in relation to the Crimea. And any talk of who is to disposition of our territory (Crimea is part of Russia), is an attack on our country,” he said. “Therefore it is not necessary at all to raise this issue. Some press Secretary said something… Look, there’s still someone might say,” said the speaker at the plenary session of the state Duma. Volodin has reminded that in the election program of the President of the United States Donald trump “was all it said, the settlement of relations with Russia, with China, the cessation of hostilities, the fight against terrorism.” “Don’t need this topic to raise. Let’s stop the talks,”

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In the case of the murder of his brother, Kim Jong-UN arrested a citizen of Myanmar

World

Malaysian police detained a woman who, presumably, is related to the murder of Kim Jong-Nam, brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-UN. On Wednesday, 15 February, Facebook reported in the Malaysian news Agency Bernama. The woman is a citizen of Myanmar. According to the police report, a copy of which is published in the Agency’s Twitter, her name is Doan thi Huong (Huong Doan Thi). She was captured at the airport of Kuala Lumpur. Other details, in particular her role in the crime, were not disclosed. In addition, according to the Telegraph, arrested the taxi driver, who drove away from the airport of the alleged killers. Earlier, the media published a photo of one of the participants of the attack on Kim was taken by a surveillance camera. About the assassination of Kim Jong-Nam, on 14 February, reported South Korean Agency “Yonhap”. According to his version, the man in the

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UAE Ambassador in Afghanistan has died from the received wounds in the terrorist attack

World

Juma al-Kaabi The Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates in Afghanistan Juma al-Kaabi died from wounds received during the January terrorist attack in Kandahar city. It is reported by Khaama Press. “With deep sorrow we mourn the Martyr, fallen in the name of the nation, and private debt — righteous son of the Fatherland Juma Mohammed Abdullah al-Kaabi, who gave his pure soul for the whole world”, — quotes Agency the statement of the foreign Ministry of the UAE. Al-Kaabi was trying to save in a month, but to do that doctors were unable. All the victims of the attack, which occurred on January 11, were seven people, 18 injured. Among the dead — five of UAE nationals. According to Abu Dhabi, they were members of the humanitarian mission was engaged in educational activities and development projects. In Afghanistan’s civil war. The Taliban defeated the Americans and their local allies

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Trump ruled out any connection with the Russian special services

World

Donald Trump The US President Donald trump has ruled out any contacts with representatives of the Russian special services. About this he wrote on his Twitter page. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 15, 2017, 12:08 “The relationship with the Russians is nonsense that tries to cover a lot of mistakes committed by team Hillary Clinton during the presidential campaign,” wrote trump. Thus the American leader commented on the article in The New York Times, which asserted that the members of the election headquarters of Donald trump had contact with senior officials of Russian intelligence. This, according to the authors, evidenced by the phone records and intercepted calls. According to the publication, the interviews were not only officials of the headquarters of the trump, but other associates of Republican. From the Russian side the talks were attended by representatives of countries not belonging to the security services. The names of

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A military helicopter landed on the highway to ask for directions: video

Events

In the Internet appeared the video, which shows how in the middle of the snowy road Shymkent-Aktobe villages military helicopter. It goes the pilot, runs up to the driver stopped the truck and asked directions. The military conversation with the driver can not hear, but the gesture is clear that the helicopter was lost.   It is noted that the action takes place at the settlement Karabutak, Kazakhstan. The authors of the video suggest that the pilots just inexperienced cadets, so lost.   Netizens reacted differently to the incident. Someone was surprised at how uneducated the helicopter crew, others sympathized with the military, who now probably will receive a reprimand from his superiors. Video: Zello Kaz / youtube

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APU fighters was shot by his own positions with heavy artillery have killed

Events

The Ukrainian military mistakenly opened fire on their own positions in the Donbas and suffered non-combat losses. About this briefing on Wednesday, Deputy commander of the operational command of the DPR Eduard Basurin. According to him, there was lack of coordination of the APU.   “Between units of the 25th brigade near the village of Netailove and arrived on the strengthening of the divisions of the 79th brigade and the mistakes of the spotter of fire of artillery from the guns of the 25th brigade opened fire on the leading edge of the 79th brigade,” – said Basurin.   The result of the incident five APU fighters were killed, their bodies taken to the morgue of Mariupol, said the representative of DND. He stressed that the authorities concealed the incident from the General public.   In just the past day, Ukrainian security forces 550 times opened fire on the territory

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Shot down by a “Tochka-U” are right in the center of Lugansk

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The Ukrainian army after a few days lull and resumed shelling the cities of Donbass, reported by “Politnavigator” with reference to the statement of the former Deputy of the Odessa regional Council Alexey Alba. It is reported that soldiers of the APU use “Points” that apparently hit by a missile lying on the streets right in the center of Lugansk.   “Ukraine continues to violate the Minsk agreement. Pulled large numbers of troops to the front line. And probably preparing to unleash a huge massacre,” said Alba.   He added that the most significant violation of the APU took place in Donetsk, had been shelled a chemical factory. Before the outbreak of hostilities the company was owned by Ukroboronprom and produced explosives and other “related products”. But the attack was not successful. Photo: kp.ru

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Acting head of Karelia was appointed chief bailiff

Russia

Arthur Parfenchikov The President of Russia Vladimir Putin has accepted the resignation of the head of Karelia Alexander Khudilainen and has appointed temporarily fulfilling duties of the head of the Republic Arthur Parfenchikov, head of the Federal service of court bailiffs (FSSP). The corresponding decree published on the Kremlin website on Wednesday, February 15. “To accept the resignation of the head of the Republic of Karelia a Hudilainen the A. P. on their own. Assign Parfenchikov Arthur Olegovich, acting head of the Republic (…), freeing him from his post”, — the document says. During the meeting with the President, as noted on the website of the Kremlin, Parfenchikov said that he is originally from the Karelian province. “Then his career and most of my career has made all the same in Karelia: you modified there to the Prosecutor of the city of Petrozavodsk for ten years working in the Federal

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Nurses at the Moscow research Institute had a fight with celebrating the death of Givi Ukrainian women

Russia

Russian gerontological scientific clinical center In the Russian gerontological scientific clinical center (Institute of gerontology) in Moscow there was a fight between the nurses and nurses from Ukraine. The staff of the medical establishment was outraged by the fact that Ukrainian women celebrated the death of militia Mikhail Tolstykh, known as Givi. About it on air of radio station “Vesti FM” told TV presenter Vladimir Solovyov, according to Вести.Ru. According to the journalist, the nurse drank, rejoicing in the death of the commander of the battalion “Somali”, and wanted the same fate, the leaders of the breakaway Donetsk people’s Republic. Their defiance did not like the nurses, the Russians, the result of the fight started. The conflict has allowed doctors. Information about the scuffle in the Institute, according to Вести.Ru interested the police. Mikhail Tolstoy died on 8 February in the office on the basis of his battalion in the

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