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CNN reported on the preparation by the Pentagon of a ground operation in Syria

February 16, 2017 RR Politics

CNN reported on the preparation by the Pentagon of a ground operation in Syria The final decision on this matter rests with the President Donald trump. Moscow. 16 Feb. INTERFAX.RU — for the first time, the Pentagon is considering sending in regular ground combat troops in the Northern part of Syria in order to “accelerate the fight against ISIS (banned in Russia),” reports on Wednesday by CNN, citing officials from the Ministry. “It is possible that conventional forces “will stay on the ground” in Syria for some time”, — quotes its words TV channel. The unnamed official stressed that “any decision ultimately rests with the President.” If this idea is approved by trump in the coming weeks, it will fundamentally change the military operation of the USA in Syria, says CNN 28 Jan us President signed a Memorandum on combating the terrorist group ISIS. From the joint chiefs of staff

In the state Duma explained the White house statement about the “return” of Crimea

February 16, 2017 RR Politics

Photo: RIA Novosti The statement of the President of the United States Donald trump about the need to “return the Crimea” Ukraine due to the pressure on the American leader. This opinion was expressed by the head of the State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs Leonid Kalashnikov. His words RIA Novosti reported. “This means that the pressure that he is, makes itself felt. Apparently, he doesn’t stand up. Of course, this is at odds with his promises, including to consider the recognition of the Crimea. But you see, it’s not always all coincides with what he is doing then,” said Kalashnikov. February 14, press Secretary of the White house Sean Spicer said that Donald trump hopes that Moscow will begin the process to de-escalate the conflict in Ukraine will return control of the Kiev authorities of Crimea. Also the representative of the head of state noted that the President of

The Pentagon said the destroyer flyby of Russian aircraft in the Black sea

February 16, 2017 RR Politics

Photo: RIA Novosti US Department of defense expressed concern about the flight of Russian military aircraft near a us destroyer in the Black sea on February 10. This was stated by RIA Novosti the representative of the Pentagon Lieutenant Colonel Michelle Baldanza. According to her, the close proximity of the destroyer Porter (room DDG78), which carried out a routine patrol in international waters after the exercises, Sea Shield, there was “a few incidents with a large number of Russian aircraft”. The commander assessed these maneuvers as “unsafe and unprofessional”. “The destroyer Porter asked for all the planes and got no response. Russian planes did not include their transponders,” said Baldanza. The Pentagon spokesman added that such incidents are of concern because the result may be an accident or miscalculations of the military. Captain Danny Hernandez, the representative of the European command of the United States, said Reuters, that there were

The Kremlin is not considering the introduction of visa regime with Belarus

February 16, 2017 RR Politics

Press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov © Sergey Fadeichev/TASS MOSCOW, February 16. /TASS/. The Kremlin is not considering the introduction of a visa regime for crossing the border with Belarus. “No, this topic is not considered”, – said the press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov, commenting on the publication of polls, in which 78% of Russians support the introduction of a visa regime with Belarus. One of the issues published opinion poll concerned the border regime between Russia and Belarus and Minsk abolition of visas for citizens of 80 countries that actually allows them to freely enter the territory of the Russian Federation. In these conditions, consider more than three quarters of our fellow citizens (78%), Russia should introduce a visa regime with the state-neighbor to not let in the territory of the “unknown people who have not received put the Russian visa.” Only 16% of respondents, choosing

Dvorkovich will hold the February 17 meeting on implementation of the “law of Spring”

February 16, 2017 RR Politics

Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich © Anton novoderezhkin/TASS MOSCOW, February 16. /TASS/. Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich will hold the February 17 meeting on “law of Spring”, in particular, to discuss the scheme of processing of arrays of information. This Dvorkovich told journalists today. “There will be a meeting… There’s elements of the law that we understand how to implement in practice. Is the conclusion of the working group, they provided an assessment and we will discuss them”, – he said. According to Vice-Premier, in the law there are complex issues that require evaluation. “There’s a law there is a definite backlash to the government – the government determines the volume and composition of the data to be stored. Repeatedly said that we in determining this amount, to proceed from the fact that the main system is information processing, not storage,” – said Dvorkovich. He added that the best investments

In Japan, the credit card company employee shot colleagues

February 16, 2017 RR World

In Japan an employee of one of the credit organizations opened fire on colleagues. On Wednesday, February 15, reports TASS with reference to the police of Ibaraki Prefecture. The incident occurred in the town of Kamisu in the office. As a result of firing one person was killed, another was wounded. The assailant fled in a car, a firearm he took with him. Now the police conducts its searches. According to Japanese law, a permit to purchase firearms in the country can not be obtained, and its possession is a criminal offense. At the end of January in Istanbul, unidentified men opened fire on visitors of the restaurant. As a result one person was lost, two more got wounds. It was reported that the attack was not a terrorist attack: one of the visitors to the shooter learned man, 12 years ago, shot dead his father, decided to take revenge

Us Congressman in one sentence proposed to abolish the Ministry of education

February 16, 2017 RR World

Us Congressman Thomas Massie has taken the initiative to eliminate the U.S. Department of education. The text of the bill posted on the website of the policy. The document consists of one phrase: “the Ministry of education terminates on 31 December 2018”. “Neither the Congress nor the President, through his appointees, have no constitutional authority to dictate what and how to learn from our children,” said Massey. Commenting on his initiative, the Congressman proposed to transfer the functions of the Ministry at the regional level. According to him, officials in Washington should not be responsible for the intellectual and moral development of children, and individual States and local communities have the best ideas about how to shape educational programs that meet the needs of students. “Parents have the right to choose the most appropriate educational opportunities for their children, including at home, in public or private school,” — said the

The trump nominee for the post of head of the Ministry of labor recused himself

February 16, 2017 RR World

Andrew Pazder Candidate for the post of U.S. labor Secretary Andy Pazder refused the proposed post. He said this on his Twitter page. — Andy Puzder (@AndyPuzder) 15 February 2017, 21:07 “I decided to resign from his position of Minister of labour. I am proud that my candidacy was considered, and I am grateful to all who supported me,” wrote Pazder. According to Reuters, Pazder decided to recuse himself amid fears that his candidacy will not be approved in the Senate. The Agency reminds that he admitted that his house was working the maid who was an illegal immigrant. Pazder is a Director of CKE Restaurants, combining several networks of fast food restaurants. The US President-elect Donald trump asked him to head the Ministry in December last year. 13 Feb resigned the assistant to the President for national security Michael Flynn. In a statement, he pointed out that not fully

Russia and the USA wasting my time without solving a problem – Peskov

February 16, 2017 RR Events

Russia and the USA wasting my time without solving the many challenges that effective alone can not overcome. This was stated press Secretary of Russian President Dmitry Peskov. Previously, the Pentagon chief James Mattis called on to deal with Russia with the “position of strength”. He said that NATO needed dialogue with Russia, but the Alliance must prepare to defend itself against Moscow if necessary. Later the Minister of defence of the Russian Federation General of the army Sergei Shoigu saidthat attempts to build a dialogue from a position of strength against Russia – is futile. Photo: Press service of the President of Russia

The guitarist of group “Gaza strip” was hit by a car in Voronezh

February 16, 2017 RR Events

The first guitarist of the group “Sector Gaza” Igor Kuschev got in an accident in Voronezh. He is in reanimation of neurosurgical Department of the city hospital, wrote in the social network “Vkontakte” his daughter Ekaterina Kharlamova. “Today is white day, knocked my father – Kuscheva Igor. Shot down in the Northern region, Zhukov str. The driver hit and ran over him, then disappeared. The car “Mercedes” of dark color. Knocked down on a pedestrian crossing. Now the father in the intensive care unit of the neurosurgery Department,” wrote the daughter of a musician. She appealed to anyone who knows anything about the incident, to contact her. The driver that hit Kuscheva, still not found. Photo: Alexey Ivanov / TRK “Star”