Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul called “shocking and tragic” news of the death, permanent representative of the Russian Federation to the UN Vitaly Churkin. This American diplomat wrote in his microblog on Twitter. “Russia has lost one of its most talented diplomats. Shocking and tragic news,” said McFaul. Vitaly Churkin, died February 20 in new York. Today, the diplomat would be 65 years. Condolences in connection with death of the Russian Ambassador to the UN expressed the head of state Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, representatives of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, as well as political and public figures around the world. Photo: Pravda Komsomolskaya Russian Look / Globallookpress
Day: February 21, 2017
Witty and able to “give an earful”: how journalists characterized the UN Vitaly Churkin
Sharp and demanding, but open to dialogue and witty – so about Vitaly Churkin remember journalists from leading Western media covering the work of the UN. For the press the Russian permanent representative at the organization was one of the main newsmakers. RIA Novosti publishes the opinions of journalists about the case. A veteran of the press corps, the UN, Evelyn Leopold calls Churkin resourceful “virtuoso diplomacy.” “Virtuoso of diplomacy, Ambassador Churkin, was very resourceful, able to quickly parry thrown at him caustic comments when he used the veto on Syria,” – said the journalist. Senior correspondent at the UN in English broadcasting of TV channel “al Jazeera” James bays notes that even opponents of Russia in the hall of the security Council with the greatest respect for the intelligence and abilities Vitaly Churkin. “Last year, he is stronger than all criticized me for asking for
Vasiliev called for the introduction of compulsory exam on the history
Olga Vasilyeva The Minister of education Olga Vasilyeva said that high school graduates must pass the compulsory exam on the history of Russia, reports TASS. “This issue requires discussion, but a person can not, after 11 years of training, do not know its history,” she said. In November 2016 Vasilyev supported the initiative of introduction of obligatory unified state exam in geography. In August of the same year, the head of the Ministry of education stated that the current examination system needs to be revised. “We have to see what is really going on, to take the best, discard what is not worth taking on, and go forward,” — said Vasilyev. Beginning in 2009, high school graduates pass the two required final exams: Russian language and mathematics. While this 11th grader must obtain a rating not below established by Rosobrnadzor. Also, students independently chose to take the exam several subjects
Ukraine has offered to rent out the moon
The proposed Ukrainian Deputy, the plan for the transfer of the Crimea is leased by Russia for the lifting of sanctions cannot be taken seriously, said the Crimean Vice-Premier Georgy Muradov. This opinion was expressed to RIA Novosti on Monday, February 20. “You might as well offer to rent out the moon for someone. It’s all useless and inadequate proposal,” said Muradov. He said he believes the idea of renting the Peninsula is ridiculous. Muradov also noted that the annexation of Crimea to Russia in accordance with international legal norms. It happened when the “over the Republic faced a life threat of ethnic cleansing and war emanating from the nationalist authorities, who came in the framework of a coup to power in Kiev,” said Crimean Deputy Prime Minister. Earlier Monday, the head of the Federation Council Committee on defense and security Viktor Ozerov expressed the opinion that the plan of
Moscow refused to discuss the lease of the Crimea
Yalta, Crimea The Kremlin does not discuss the issue of the lease of the Crimea in exchange for possible lifting of sanctions against Moscow. This was stated press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov on Monday, February 20, the correspondent “Tapes.ru”. “How can Russia your region to rent? The very wording of the question quite absurd,” Peskov said to journalists commenting on the initiative of the Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada Andrey Artemenko. He stressed that in this case there is no subject for discussion. By words a press-the Secretary, in the Kremlin “there is a General understanding that there is no alternative to the Minsk agreements”, a political and diplomatic solution of the Ukrainian problem can only be based on them. Previously, the newspaper the New York Times reported that the Deputy Andrey Artemenko (member of the Radical party of Oleg Lyashko) sent to the administration of
When the plane crash in the shopping center in Australia killed five people
When the plane crash in the shopping center in Australia killed five people Five people died in the fall of light aircraft on the roof of a shopping centre in suburban Melbourne, the plane crashed shortly after taking off from Essendon airport. About it reports Reuters with reference to the representative of Victoria police Stephen Lin. The five-seater Beechcraft King Air crashed due to a malfunction in the engine. In the collision the plane exploded, reported Sky News Australia. “On Board were five people and, apparently, none of them survived,” — said Lin. The crash happened around 9:00 local time (1:00 GMT). The Mall was supposed to open at 10:00, so there was no one who could suffer because of the crash. In connection with the incident operation of Essendon airport, which is used primarily for small aircraft, was suspended.
Scientists have discovered than men’s friendships different from women’s
Scientists have discovered than men’s friendships different from women’s MOSCOW, 20 Feb — RIA Novosti. The sexes maintain friendly relations in different ways — this is the conclusion reached by researchers from Oxford University, writes the Guardian. The researchers asked thirty students to compile lists of their friends and to indicate how close was their friendship. Four months after the research study participants graduated from high school, and many of them have left for different cities. Later, after 9 and 18 months after the first survey, young people were asked to re-enter the same information as the first time. It turned out that in order to maintain a friendly long-distance relationships, women need only to periodically communicate on the phone. But men literally prefer words: to stay friends, they need to do something together — like go to football or to the pub, the article says. According to the head
What happened a second before the handshake Trudeau and trump
What happened a second before the handshake Trudeau and trump In order to understand what was behind the opinion of the canadian Prime Minister in a party hat in his hands the President of the United States, you can refer to a little-known illustrations in 1644, offers columnist for BBC Culture. It is rare when the silent hands managed to make so much noise. A photograph of U.S. President Donald trump and the canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, made last week in the oval office, immediately made the rounds on social networks. This was not because of the statements made during the meeting, but because of the dumb dialogue, which seems to have happened between the hands of politicians. In the picture, taken a fraction of a second before Trudeau responded to the proffered trump hand, the leaders of the two North American States depicted in a situation that looks
Irish village demanded that the British Museum is the skeleton of a horse Napoleon
Irish village demanded that the British Museum is the skeleton of a horse Napoleon The inhabitants of the Irish village Buttevant, County cork, demanded that the National Museum of military craft in the UK to give the skeleton of a horse of the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. It is reported by The Telegraph on Monday, 20 February. The Irish announced that the remains of Marengo, where Napoleon went to the battle of Austerlitz, Jena and Auerstadt and the battle of Wagram, belongs to Buttevant. According to them, the stallion raised in the village, after which it was sold at a horse fair. #Horse Marengo (1793-1831) was the famous war mount of Napoleon I. Marengo”s skeleton on display in November 2011 pic.twitter.com/3DsABjafh7 — Marcus (@Marrioend) June 20, 2015 Representatives of municipal and district Council Mallow town, which is located near Buttevant, wrote to the British Museum a formal appeal. The Irish
Guardian: the deceased in Malaysia the brother of the leader of the DPRK was being paranoid
Guardian: the deceased in Malaysia the brother of the leader of the DPRK was being paranoid Anthony H. Sahakyan, who met Kim Jong Nam in the Swiss international school, says that the brother of the leader of North Korea was never interested in power. MOSCOW, February 21. /TASS/. Who died last week Kim Jong-Nam was not interested in power and was paranoid. This was his childhood friend, Anthony H. Sahakyan said in an interview published by The Guardian. “We were discussing the current regime, his brother and the things there (in Korea — approx. TASS) happen. I can tell you one thing — he was never interested in power,” said Sahakyan. “He was afraid, it was not comprehensive fear, but he was paranoid. It was a politically important figure, he was worried,” added Sahakyan. Kim Jong-Nam and Anthony Sahakyan met in adolescence, as students of the Swiss international school. The