USA pondered the establishment of a middle East equivalent of NATO Moscow. 16 Feb. INTERFAX.RU — the United States and a number of middle Eastern countries are working on creating a new military Alliance in the middle East, said Wednesday the Wall Street Journal, with references to Arabic sources. According to the plan of Washington, the main goal of the new structure — the confrontation policy of Iran. It will provide collective defence against any aggression on the same principles, where there is a NATO: an attack on one ally would be perceived as an attack on the Alliance as a whole. In addition, the tasks of the organization will act in Israel’s intelligence information. A new Union can enter Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Jordan and other countries in the region, writes the Wall Street Journal
Day: February 16, 2017
In the U.S. Congress called the conditions of easing of sanctions against Russia
In the U.S. Congress called the conditions of easing of sanctions against Russia Congressmen in the bill to veto the lifting of sanctions against Russia require from trump, with the possible abolition of restrictions to provide evidence that Moscow “has stopped actions in Ukraine, and cyber attacks against the United States”. Three members of the house of representatives from the Republican party and four from the Democratic party introduced a bill to Congress “Russian Sanctions Review Act” (“reconsideration Russian sanctions”), which named the terms of any easing of sanctions against Russia. About it reports Reuters with a reference to the document. The bill requires the administration of Donald trump, in case of easing of sanctions, submit to the Congress confirming that Moscow “has stopped support action to undermine the government in Ukraine, and cyber attacks against the United States and citizens of the country.” In addition, the congressmen asked for
The meeting of Lavrov and Tillerson will be held on 16 February in Bonn
Photo: TASS The Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov and new US Secretary of state Rex Tillerson will meet in Bonn on February 16, reports TASS. This was reported by the official representative of the foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova. According to her, worked out of a meeting in Bonn with foreign Ministers of China, Brazil and South Africa. Lavrov will also hold the 16th of February in Moscow the negotiations with the special envoy of the UN Secretary General on Syria Staffan de Mistura. Earlier it was reported that Lavrov and Tillerson in Germany will discuss the situation in Syria.
The Federation Council approved the law on permanent housing privatization
Photo: RIA Novosti The Federation Council approved on Wednesday a law on indefinite free privatization of housing in Russia for all categories of citizens. Initially it was assumed that privatization will be extended only until 2020 and will concern only separate categories of citizens of the Crimean people, of persons subject to resettlement from emergency houses, children-orphans. Free privatization of housing should have been completed in Russia on March 1, 2017. In the current version of the law is free to privatize housing can all Russians. The law goes to the President for signature.
The Kremlin has not commented on the information media about the US plans to carry out a ground operation in Syria
Press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov © Valery sharifulin/TASS MOSCOW, February 16. /TASS/. In the Kremlin declined to comment on “anonymous information” media that the Pentagon and the US administration are studying the possibility to carry out a ground operation in Syria, pointing to the seriousness of the issue.
Mary Maksakova excluded from the “United Russia”
Maria Maksakova © Stanislav Krasilnikov/TASS MOSCOW, February 16. /TASS/. The meeting of the Presidium of the regional political Council of the Moscow branch of “United Russia” has excluded the former Deputy of the state Duma Maria Maksakova from the party. About it to journalists was declared by the Secretary of the Moscow branch of United Russia, Andrei Metelsky. “Today a meeting of the Presidium, which was held on the question of membership Maria Maksakova in the party. Maksakova was unanimously expelled from the party,” he said. Wednesday, February 15, in an interview with “Medusa” Maksakova said that along with the Russian has citizenship of Germany. In her words, “United Russia” were aware of this circumstance, and wished that she refused a second citizenship when she after the elections of 2011 passed in the state Duma. Russian law prohibits elected to the state Duma the citizen of the Russian Federation possessing
Going to take off a passenger aboard American Eagle rammed the deer
At the airport Charlotte (North Carolina, USA) collision of a deer and the passenger plane of airline American Eagle (“American eagle)”. It is reported by the Aerospace Journal. During the set speed for takeoff the pilots felt a strong blow, but raised the car up in the air and reported the strange incident to the dispatchers. From the ground, the pilots reported that the observed smoke plume stretching from the right wing. The crew decided to return to the airport and landed the plane. Aboard the 44 passengers were evacuated. During the inspection of the runway was discovered the carcass of a dead deer, which is likely to be faced with going to take off the liner. On November 23 last year, the airline Azur Air departing from Moscow to the Dominican Republic, was forced to return to Domodedovo because it got in the engine birds. The week before the
The NATO Secretary General spoke about the effectiveness of hard dialogue with Russia
Jens Stoltenberg NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has expressed confidence that the dialogue with Moscow must be supported by “hard predictable approach” and “credible deterrence”. This opinion was expressed on Thursday, February 16, during a press conference in Brussels, reports TASS. “We must combine dialogue with credible deterrence. This is the lesson that we bring (…) It worked during the cold war against the Soviet Union, is the right strategy in dealing with Russia in a completely new environment in today’s security”, — said the NATO Secretary General. Earlier, Stoltenberg has repeatedly stated that NATO does not want cold war with Russia, but also stressed that Moscow can maintain good neighborly relations, “if you are strong, solid and predictable.” On 15 February, the U.S. defense Secretary James Mattis said that negotiations with Russia must lead from a position of strength. In his opinion, the Alliance should be ready to protect
Turkish media reported the liberation of the Syrian al-Baba from is militants
The operation to liberate the Syrian city of al-Bab from the militants of the terrorist group “Islamic state” (IG, is prohibited in Russia) completed. Reported by the Daily Sabah, citing a statement by the chief of the General staff of the Turkish Armed forces Hulusi ACAR. In his words, currently, the engineers were conducting mine clearance in some parts of the city. In turn, Anadolu reports about the continuation of street fighting. According to the Agency, a total of 20 attacks by the Turkish air force aircraft per day, was destroyed 15 militants, a number of buildings, two headquarters, two warehouses with weapons and a car bomb terrorists. On February 14, Prime Minister of Turkey Binali Yildirim said that the Free Syrian army (FSA) seized the main part of the territory of al-Baba. The battle for the city continued for six months. The liberation of the Northern territories of Syria
The American of Ukrainian origin who attacked the Muscovite with fittings
In Moscow detained a US citizen of Ukrainian origin who attacked the inhabitant of Moscow in the stairwell of a residential building. About it on Thursday writes the newspaper “Izvestia” citing a source in law enforcement bodies. It is reported that the information about the attack was brought to the U.S. Embassy. A resident of the house called the police in a house in the 5th Monetchikovskiy pereulok in Central Moscow, saying that in the entrance of the two fighting men. The alien was in a state of intoxication – he took a piece of rebar and struck the Muscovite hands and feet. Police detained the intruder, but the American felt unwell and was admitted to hospital with suspected alcohol poisoning. Photo: Ilya Pitalev / RIA Novosti