Matvienko pointed out the unethical hasty searches replacement Churkin

Valentina Matvienko The Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko considers that it is early to talk about who could replace the deceased Vitaly Churkin, the post of Russia’s Ambassador to the United Nations (UN). This opinion was expressed by the Senator on Tuesday, February 21, RIA Novosti reported. “Even unethical to speak about it yet, even unethical,” said Matvienko. She added that to find a worthy candidate for this position will be extremely difficult, as Churkin was a man of “higher skills”. It stressed that the diplomat “died in the line of duty, because in recent times due to strong external environment in the Security Council he had, of course, to defend the position of Russia hard, it was constant tension.” The head of the Federation Council Committee on international Affairs Konstantin Kosachev in an interview with National news service (NSN), in turn, Churkin called a great patriot of

Putin praised the merits of Churkin in defending Russian interests

Vladimir Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin called the permanent representative of Russia to the UN Vitaly Churkin, who died the day before, one of the most prominent diplomats, a true patriot and citizen. The text of the telegram of condolence the wife of Ambassador Irina Churkinoj and his children Anastasia and Maxim published on the Kremlin website. “His untimely death is a severe, truly an irreparable loss for Russian foreign policy. And because it happened so suddenly, the pain of loss is felt particularly acutely,” wrote Putin. The President also noted that Churkin was a man of deep intelligence, and extraordinary energy and thus possessed a rare charm and sense of humor. His merits cannot be overestimated, said Putin. Most clearly the ability of the diplomat was evident during his work with the Ambassador to the UN, the report says. “For more than 10 years, sometimes in extremely arduous conditions,

The Kremlin refused to talk about the recognition of the DNI and LC

Dmitry Peskov Moscow considers inappropriate question about the conditions under which Russia could recognize the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk people’s Republic. This was stated press Secretary of Russian President Dmitry Peskov, reports on Tuesday, February 21, the correspondent of”.ru”. “In this situation, the virtual arguments are irrelevant and inapplicable,” — said Peskov. He stressed that at the moment the two republics are not recognized by Moscow or Kiev. They are “brutal blockade”, which pushed the Russian government on the recognition of documents issued to residents of Donbass, said the official representative of the Kremlin. Russian President Vladimir Putin on 18 February signed a decree on the recognition of the country “documents and license plates of vehicles issued to citizens of Ukraine and stateless persons permanently residing on the territories of separate districts of Donetsk and Lugansk regions”. In accordance with the decree of the inhabitants of these territories can enter

In the U.S. DHS has failed in the computer system

In the U.S. DHS has failed in the computer system MOSCOW, 21 Feb — RIA Novosti. Employees of the Ministry of internal security on Tuesday, the US lost access to the computer networks of the Ministry, reports Reuters, citing people familiar with the situation sources. It is reported that a failure has affected at least four buildings of the Ministry in Washington, including rooms occupied by service on Affairs of citizenship and immigration. On one of versions, failure was associated with failure of personal smart cards.

Media: family of Prime Minister of Israel looking for a dog sitter

Media: family of Prime Minister of Israel looking for a dog sitter Specialist breeder requires the Netanyahu family for a week — until the Prime Minister with his wife and children will stay with visits to Singapore and Australia. TEL AVIV, February 21. /Offset. TASS Andrey Shirokov/. The family of the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu is looking for a professional nanny for walking and caring for his dog named Kaya. This was reported by the Israeli newspaper Vesty. The son of the head of the government of the Jewish state Avner “published in Instagram ad for specialist dogs (dogwalker — “dogwalker”) for Kaya,” wrote the newspaper. Specialist breeder requires the Netanyahu family for a week — until the Prime Minister himself with his wife and children will stay with visits to Singapore and Australia. Publication of Avner Ben-Artzi (@avnerbenartzi) Feb 18 2017 10:20 PST “She’s nice and doesn’t

In the sky over Singapore was visible “fire rainbow”

In the sky over Singapore was visible “fire rainbow” Rare natural phenomenon were able to see residents of Singapore: over the island within 15 minutes it was evident an unusual rainbow. Colorful glow in the sky appeared on Monday in the afternoon. Most likely it was the so-called “fire rainbow” is a rare optical effect in the atmosphere, manifested in the appearance of horizontal rainbow. Phenomenal rainbow earlier on at amk~ pic.twitter.com/eeNHpoRysy — HamsLuminiq (@Hamsluminiq) February 20, 2017 The phenomenon manifests itself under certain conditions: when the sun is above 58 degrees above the horizon in the sky — Cirrus clouds and ice crystals in clouds are arranged horizontally. Rays of sunlight pass through the ice crystals and is refracted, forming a rainbow, spectral separation of colors. Employee children’s center Fazida Mokhtar told Bi-bi-si that the rainbow appeared in the sky around 5 PM. “First came the little orange circle,

The Australian waitress has become famous in social networks, “fought” with the Komodo dragon

The Australian waitress has become famous in social networks, “fought” with the Komodo dragon MOSCOW, 21 Feb — RIA Novosti. The waitress Samia Leela from the restaurant in New South Wales in Australia was the star of social networks, after you pulled the lizard’s tail from the institution, according to local news portal Bega District News. Last weekend, the restaurant saw a large lizard crawling on the floor. Then the reptile crawled under one of the tables. “I looked at her and thought at first that it was a dog. But then I realized that this lizard,” — said Samia Leela. The girl was not taken aback, grabbed the lizard by the tail and dragged her to the exit. While one of the visitors even climbed up on the chair from fear. “I’m not scared, I love reptiles…,” said Samia Leela. The girl came from France to Australia in November

Volodin asked the government to withdraw from the Duma outdated bills

Volodin asked the government to withdraw from the Duma outdated bills At the meeting of the Duma Council on Tuesday, the speaker Vyacheslav Volodin asked the representative of the government in the lower house to conduct an audit of government bills, long submitted to the Duma, and lost its relevance. That Volodin has asked the Plenipotentiary government representative in the Duma Alexander Sinenko to conduct an audit of government bills, told journalists the first Vice-speaker of the state Duma Ivan Melnikov (CPRF). According to the Communist MP, Sinenko agreed with Volodin. The state Duma are 257 government bills, many of which have “lost relevance,” says Melnikov. The Deputy chairing the working group that for the last several months been developing proposals to reduce the number of introduced and pending bills. Projects that are no longer relevant should be withdrawn by the author or declined by the Council under the shortened

From the DPRK and the U.S. to Azerbaijan: how relatives are in power

From the DPRK and the U.S. to Azerbaijan: how relatives are in power President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has appointed his wife Mehriban the first Vice-President. According to experts, this means that Aliyev’s wife actually became the second most influential person in the state after the President. Aliyev himself explained his decision successes and the important role of spouses in the country. “Mehriban Aliyeva for many years plays an important role in the socio-political, cultural, and international activities. In General, it also carries out multilateral and successful activities,” Aliyev said on Tuesday at a meeting of the security Council, introducing his wife. In September last year, the Constitution was amended, providing for the introduction of the post of first Vice-President and Vice-presidents. The laws of most modern States directly or indirectly prohibit government officials to appoint their spouses or relatives to public office. However, in some countries where society is

Putin posthumously awarded Churkin the order of Courage

Putin posthumously awarded Churkin the order of Courage MOSCOW, 21 Feb — RIA Novosti. The President of Russia Vladimir Putin posthumously awarded the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the UN Vitaly Churkin the order of Courage, reported on the Kremlin website. 17фотографий17фотографий17фотографий “For the dedication, vitality and professionalism shown in the post of permanent representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations in new York, USA, to award the order of Courage Churkin Vitaly Ivanovich (posthumously)”, — stated in the text of the decree. Earlier Vladimir Putin said that he highly appreciated the professionalism and diplomatic skill Vitaly Churkin. The President also expressed his condolences to the family of a Russian diplomat and the staff of the Ministry of foreign Affairs. Churkin was born on 21 February 1952 in Moscow in the family of aviation engineer. 8 APR 2006 held the post of permanent representative of Russia to