Day: February 27, 2017

Matvienko outlined the main goal of Russia’s policy in the middle East

Politics

Photo: MOSCOW, February 27. /TASS/. The main goal of Russian policy in the middle East – the middle Eastern countries achieve sustainable development, the Russian Federation is not trying to occupy a dominant position in the region. This was stated by Federation Council speaker Valentina Matvienko, speaking at VI conference of the middle East dialogue of the Valdai club. “I want to say for certain: Russia does not seek to occupy a dominant position in the middle East, our main goal is to bring this key region of the world to a sustainable path of development, making it by mutual consent of the direct participants in internal conflicts”, – said the Senator. She also added that a key role in the process of resolving the conflicts in the middle East should play the UN. However, Matviyenko stressed that Russia had always been and would continue to wage an uncompromising fight

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South Korea has begun final hearings on the impeachment of the President

Politics

South Korea has begun final hearings on the impeachment of the President Moscow. 27 Feb. INTERFAX.RU the constitutional court of South Korea on Monday embarked on the final stage of consideration of the case of President Park Geun-Hye, which on 9 December 2016, the Parliament began impeachment proceedings, reports The Korea Times. 10фотографий10фотографий10фотографий The Park Geun-Hye at the hearings does not appear. Later, the lawyer Park Geun-Hye will read her judgment. It is expected that the court will announce its decision until March 13. Media are reminded that if the constitutional court upholds the impeachment, and Park Geun-Hye finally lose the presidency in South Korea in the next 60 days should pass elections of the new President. Political scandal around the President of South Korea erupted after it became known that the approach of President Choi sung-SIL, without occupying any positions in the administration, the rules of a number of

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The candidate on a post of the Minister of the Navy resigned

Politics

The candidate on a post of the Minister of the Navy resigned Philip Bilden was the second candidate Donald trump, who gave up Ministerial positions in the Pentagon. WASHINGTON, February 27. /Offset. TASS Anton Cranks/. A retired officer of US military intelligence, the businessman and investor Philip Bilden refused the post of Minister of the Navy of the United States. This is stated in the statement of the head of the Pentagon James Mattis. “Philip Bilden told me that he came to the difficult decision to resign from his position of Secretary of the Navy”, — stated in the message. The defense Minister emphasized that such step of Bilden associated with a possible conflict of interest in his new post Sam Mattis supported the appointment of Belden for this position. The US President Donald trump has nominated businessman to the post of Secretary of the Navy at the end of

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The NYT learned of the intentions trump to dramatically increase defense spending

World

Donald Trump The US President Donald trump will require Federal agencies to budget for the next fiscal year so that it was possible to dramatically increase defense spending. On Sunday, February 26, reported the electronic version of the newspaper The New York Times, citing four senior source. However, the head of the White house involves tens of billions of dollars to cut funding for such government agencies as the state Department and the Agency for environmental protection. However, the changes should not touch the funding of programs of preferential social security and Medicare health insurance. In the new administration the US budget is calculated from the 2.4 percent GDP growth in 2017. The publication notes that officials in the first year of his presidency trump not hope to achieve the promised level of 3 percent. Earlier, trump called himself a fan of NATO, criticizing other members of the Alliance because

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LC and DNR will cease the supply of coal to Kiev in the continuation of the blockade

Events

The LC and the DNI will cease to supply coal to Kiev in the continuation of the railway blockade. It is stated in the joint statement of the heads of the breakaway republics Igor Plotnitsky and Alexander Zakharchenko. In addition, the leaders LNR and DND announced that will introduce external management at all enterprises of the Ukrainian jurisdiction, operating in the Donbass, if the embargo is not lifted until 00:00 on 1 March 2017.   “We have to announce that if to 00.00 Wednesday (1 March 2017) the embargo is not lifted, we will introduce external management at all enterprises of the Ukrainian jurisdiction, working in DND and LNR. We will cease to supply coal to Ukraine. For the supply of coal there is neither the capacity nor the scheme of payment”, — publishes joint statement Zakharchenko and Carpentry Lugansk information center.   In late February Ukrainian radicals blocked the

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The salary at the level of the minimum wage receive almost 5 million people – Golodets

Events

In Russia, several million people get paid the minimum wage (SMIC). This was stated by Vice-Premier of Russia Olga Golodets.   “I remind you that at the level of the minimum wage we have today in Russia there are 4.9 million people. Today the minimum wage level is lower in Russia, unfortunately, the subsistence minimum”, – quotes the policy of the website of”Komsomolskaya Pravda”. Golodets has issued a call to raise the level of the minimum wage to a higher level. In her opinion, this will give impetus to the development of the economy and production in the country.   Deputy Prime Minister added that today in Russia, employers underestimate the skills of workers, and in this regard, pay an employee the minimum wage. Photo: Press service of the President of Russia

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Russian language is used 95% of Ukrainians – poll

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Holding “ROMIR” has conducted a survey among Ukrainians and found out that only 5% of respondents do not use the Russian language. About this newspaper “Izvestia” with reference to the head of holding Andrey milehin.   According to the survey, Russian is the language most often used in Ukraine in the family (66%), to communicate with friends (61%). 39% of respondents watch Russian movies and TV shows. Another 34% speak Russian language at work.   Milekhin also added that 78% of Ukrainians want their children to speak Russian.   At the same time, only 16% of respondents said that Ukraine need only speak the Ukrainian language.   The survey was conducted in late 2016. Photo: Str / Globallookpress

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The DNI and the LC warned about introduction of external management at Ukrainian enterprises

Russia

The head of the breakaway Donetsk and Lugansk national republics Alexander Zakharchenko and Igor Plotnitsky had announced his intention to introduce from 1 March, the Ukrainian enterprises of external management in the case, if it is not lifted the blockade of Donbass. On Monday, February 27, according to a published on the website of Luganskinform the joint statement of the leaders of the DNI and LC. “If to 00.00 Wednesday (1 March 2017) the embargo is not lifted, we will introduce external management at all enterprises of the Ukrainian jurisdiction, working in DND and LNR (…). We will cease to supply coal to Ukraine”, — the statement says. Zakharchenko and Plotnitsky have accused Kiev that using radicals, blocking the railway track in the Donbass. Because of this, many enterprises were forced to stop their work, stressed the head of DND and LNR. The leaders of the breakaway republics said that

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Chapter FADH spoke about the unwillingness of the Crimean Tatars to move to Ukraine

Russia

Igor Barinov Crimean Tatars do not want to move from the Peninsula to Ukraine. In an interview with “Izvestiya” told the head of Federal Agency on Affairs of nationalities (FADH) Igor Barinov. He cited the results of a sociological survey conducted by the Agency among the representatives of the Crimean Tatar population. Participants were asked to answer the question: “If given the opportunity, would you like to move to another area of the Crimea, another region of Russia, to Ukraine, to another country?” “0 percent of respondents said they would like to move to Ukraine, 82 per cent said that they would like to stay in the Crimea, 10 percent — to change the settlement within the Crimea. Another 2 percent are willing to move to another region of Russia”, — quotes Barinova newspaper. He called these figures “very serious”, he said, they testify that the life of the Crimean

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Of the Moscow school after the fire were evacuated 700 people

Russia

Archive photo From school, located in the South of Moscow, evacuated about 700 people due to a fire in one of the rooms of the building. On Monday, February 27, RIA Novosti said a source in emergency services of the city. The incident occurred at school number 2001 in the house 9B on Kharkov travel. From school due to a fire under the staircase evacuated 630 students and 70 employees. No one was hurt. The fire is extinguished. In December 2016, about 100 people were evacuated from the school №14 cities of the Mound after the discovery of a suspicious object. In place of the departed police officers and Regardie. It was later determined that the cause of the evacuation was a mobile phone wrapped in duct tape.

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