Day: February 22, 2017

The British Parliament approved the analogue of “Magnitsky act” The amendments will allow to freeze the assets of foreign human rights violators. Moscow. 21 Feb. INTERFAX.RU the House of Commons of the UK Parliament adopted an amendment to the legislation aimed at combating the laundering of illicit funds through the purchase of UK residential property by foreign officials who violate human rights in any country of the world. The initiative was caused by the case of the deceased employee of Fund Hermitage Capital of Sergei Magnitsky, wrote on Tuesday The Independent. These measures will send a clear message that the United Kingdom will not stand by and let those who have committed serious abuses and violations around the world, to launder their money here.Ben Wholessale Ministers of Britain We are talking about one of those official persons of foreign States who have committed abuse against corruption fighters and human rights

“Speak Russian — they say one thing, Ukrainians — more” The head of the Swedish foreign Ministry told “Kommersant” about the outcome of his visit to Moscow. Moscow on Tuesday was attended by the Minister for foreign Affairs of Sweden MARGOT WALLSTRÖM. After talks with Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, she explained to the correspondent of “Kommersant” GALINA DUDINA, why not consider the EU’s relations with Russia “frozen,” but it will not accept the invitation to the Crimea. — Your meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov mentioned that the bilateral relations between Russia and Sweden almost frozen. Do you think during the visit they managed to unfreeze? — I would not call the relationship a “frozen”. We Minister Lavrov met under different circumstances. I think the fact of the meeting, like the one I just got is good. After all, a lot has happened since, as the European Union has

The Pentagon recalled about legal restrictions of military cooperation with Russia The United States responded to the invitation of Sergei Shoigu to launch a joint action against ISIS in Syria’s raqqa. Moscow. 21 Feb. INTERFAX.RU — Military cooperation between Russia and the United States are still suspended, it was enshrined in legislation in the country, said to “Interfax” the representative of the Pentagon Michel Baldanza. “The defense Ministry has suspended military cooperation with the Russian armed forces after the illegal actions of Russia’s annexation of Crimea, and this limitation is spelled out legally in the framework of the law on the powers of the national defence (National Defense Authorization Act),” said Baldanza, commenting on statement of Russian defense Minister Sergey Shoygu about the possibility of cooperation between the military of the Russian Federation and the United States for the liberation of Raqqa. According to the representative of the military Department,

Photo: RIA Novosti The Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov, commenting on the proposal of the Ukrainian Deputy Andriy Artemenko about renting Crimea to Russia for 30-50 years, said that rent from themselves something impossible. “It is difficult to comment, because myself to rent anything is possible”, – said Lavrov, reports TASS. He also appeared in the media “the plan” an attempt of Kiev to distract attention from the failure of the Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to implement the Minsk agreements, as well as from the failure of Berlin and Paris to influence Poroshenko and force him to keep his word. “These plans give with one hand manilovism, and on the other, show that the system will continue to attempt to rewrite the rules of the game,” said the Minister, RIA “Novosti”. On Monday morning, the media reported that until mid-February at the White house were transferred to