February 23, 2017 – Page 8

The Ministry will participate in the development of the law on resettlement of dilapidated housing

February 23, 2017 RR Politics

Photo: RIA Novosti Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the Ministry of construction and housing and communal services of the Russian Federation jointly with the Moscow government to prepare a Federal law that will give the opportunity to implement an ambitious program to resettle people from dilapidated housing, told RIA real Estate Minister of construction, Mikhail Men. “We will assist the city government in developing this bill,” he said. Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin on Tuesday at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the city authorities are ready to develop the law for the new program of demolition of dilapidated five-story building. He noted that he sees financial opportunities Moscow has to run the program. Now in Moscow, completes the program of demolition of dilapidated five-story building, involving the demolition 1722 buildings of the first period of industrial housing (1959-1966 years) with a total area of 6.3 million square

Body Vitaly Churkin delivered home

February 23, 2017 RR Politics

© Mikhail Japaridze/TASS MOSCOW, February 23. /TASS/. The plane with the body of the permanent representative of Russia to the UN Vitaly Churkin has landed in the capital airport Sheremetyevo. The Russian diplomat died in the USA on 20 February, the day before your 65th birthday. On Wednesday, Churkin said goodbye to the staff of the permanent mission in new York, diplomats and staff of the UN Secretariat. In Moscow, a memorial service will be held on February 24. “The ceremony of farewell to the permanent representative of the Russian Federation to the UN Vitaly Churkin will be held February 24 at 10:30 in the Great hall mourning CDB YAC President (street of Marshal Timoshenko, 25)”, – informed the Russian dipvedomstva. Diplomat will be buried on Troekurov cemetery.

Australia stood up for Jewish settlers

February 23, 2017 RR World

Malcolm Turnbull The Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull has refused to condemn Israel for building settlements in the Palestinian territories. About it reports Reuters. “My government will not support one-sided resolutions critical of Israel, like the one that recently was adopted by the UN security Council,” he said. “We condemn the boycott campaign designed to delegitimize the Jewish state,” added Turnbull. However, he noted that Canberra remained committed to the middle East question through the establishment of an independent Palestinian state that would exist side by side with Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked the Australian counterpart for courage. “Australia has repeatedly bravely punched a hole in the wall of the UN of hypocrisy — he said. UN — able to do a lot of nonsense, and it is important that there are countries such as Australia who look at the world soberly and quietly, and return this

The Minister of foreign Affairs of the Philippines questioned the imminent resolution of the territorial dispute with China

February 23, 2017 RR World

Perfecto Yasai The Minister of foreign Affairs of the Philippines expressed concerns that the territorial dispute with China will be resolved soon. About it reports Reuters. “I personally do not believe that this problem will soon be resolved, — explained Perfecto Yasai. — We may not live to see the moment she is settled. Grounds for optimism, given all of the information that I have not, but about the war and the speech can’t be”. The Yasai upheld the decision of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte not to put pressure on Beijing to force him to enforce decisions of international arbitration that awarded the disputed Islands of the Filipinos. According to the Minister, the situation is deadlocked, and the best solution would be to focus on cooperation with China for mutually beneficial projects. In January 2013, Manila filed a lawsuit in the international court of justice with a request to invalidate

Japan sent a protest to Russia in connection with plans to place a division on the Kuril Islands

February 23, 2017 RR World

The government of Japan sent a protest to Russia in connection with the Ministry of defense plans to place up to the end of the year division in the Kuril Islands. On Thursday, February 23, reports TASS with reference to the Secretary General of the Cabinet of Ministers of Yoshihide Sougou. “We are closely watching the actions of Russia in the four Northern Islands. Now we collect additional information in connection with the recent reports of plans to deploy the division,” said Suga. Thus, according to him, Tokyo “stands for continuation of talks on the issue of these Islands and find a mutually acceptable solution”. The foreign Ministry of Japan also said that strengthening Russia’s military presence on the Kuril Islands “is contrary to the Japanese position, which is that it is primordial territory of Japan”. A day earlier, the Japanese Ambassador to Russia, Toohey Kozuki warned that the deployment

For me, Petrenko was in a good meaning of the word bully Grymov

February 23, 2017 RR Events

The art Director of theatre “modern” Yury Grymov has commented on the death of actor Alexey Petrenko. “This is a big loss of human and, of course, professional. The great Russian actor is gone, and it’s very difficult,” said Grymov. He noted that he was well acquainted with Petrenko, and also starred with him in the movie “the Collector”. Grymov has defined him as an actor-experimenter who was not afraid to try new things and always wanted to change something. “For me, Petrenko was in a good meaning of the word bully,” said Grymov. – He allowed himself a lot, it was completely separate. He was loved and admired”. Grymov said that recently met with Petrenko and discussed the possibility of holding the recitals in the theater “modern”. We will remind, the Russian actor Alexey Petrenko died tonight. Photo: Zamir Usmanov / Russian Look /

In Minsk told about the hysteria around the Russian exercises “West-2017”

February 23, 2017 RR Events

The Minister of defense of Belarus Andrei Ravkov commented on reports about the relocation of a large number of Russian military equipment on the territory of the country within the framework of the exercises “West-2017”, describing them as “hysteria.” It is reported by Sputnik of Belarus. “The flood last time, some “experts” hysteria about alleged possible occupation of Belarus by Russian troops — no more than an attempt of some marginal structures to gain political dividends or to increase your rating due to the exploitation of the topic of the Belarusian-Russian relations””, — he said. According to him, doctrines “the West” are held every two years in Belarus, in Russia. The Minister stressed that Russia is a strategic ally, with which Belarus is building a common defense space. Ravkov called Russian-Belarusian cooperation “one of the drivers of development” of ties between the two countries. In his opinion, development

Putin laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

February 23, 2017 RR Events

The President of Russia Vladimir Putin in day of the defender of the Fatherland laid a wreath at the tomb of the Unknown soldier in the Alexander garden in Moscow. The head of state came to a memorable event with a bouquet of red carnations. And soldiers of the presidential regiment mounted at the Eternal flame wreath with ribbon in colors of the Russian flag with the inscription “to the Unknown soldier from the President of the Russian Federation”. In addition to the President of the Russian Federation, in the ceremony took part the Minister of defence of Russia Sergey Shoigu, speakers of the state Duma and the Federation Council Vyacheslav Volodin, and Valentina Matvienko, the head of the Cabinet of Ministers Dmitry Medvedev, war veterans and representatives of veterans ‘ organizations.

At the Minsk highway collided with 27 machines

February 23, 2017 RR Russia

On 38-m kilometre of the Minsk highway in the suburbs in the morning, February 23, faced 27 machines. There is information about the two victims, told TASS in the press service of the regional Department of internal Affairs. In turn, RIA Novosti writes that at the site of the Minsk highway have been five accidents involving 25 cars, and the movement in the direction of the field is limited. The circumstances of the accident are being investigated. The most likely cause was ice that occurred on the roads due to a sharp drop in temperature after the thaw. A serious accident for the same reason happened on several highway: in the Kaluga and Warsaw, as well as on the Kiev highway near Naro-Fominsk. A few hours earlier, a serious accident occurred in the Sverdlovsk region on the 179-kilometer highway Ekaterinburg — Serov. Eight people received injuries and was hospitalized, reports

Rogozin found in Russia three Russian allies

February 23, 2017 RR Russia

Dmitry Rogozin Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin wrote a post on Twitter about the three allies of Russia and congratulated them on February 23. He used the famous quote of Alexander III “throughout the world we have only two true allies — our army and Navy”, which the Emperor liked to repeat to his Minister, while adding “everyone else at the first opportunity, they will turn against us.” Rogozin, using a statement and called the third ally — the military-industrial complex of the country. — Dmitry Rogozin (@Rogozin) February 23, 2017, 05:54 Earlier Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Sevastopol military defender of the Fatherland Day and the Day of the people’s will, which is celebrated on 23 February 2014. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu had also approached the Russians with a greeting. He recalled the heroic deeds of Soviet and Russian soldiers, and also spoke about the valor and patriotism