Day: February 28, 2017

In the United States has proposed to name the street in front of the Russian Embassy in honor Nemtsov MOSCOW, 28 Feb — RIA Novosti. Senator Marco Rubio introduced a bill to rename the street in front of the Russian Embassy in Washington in honor of slain Russian politician Boris Nemtsov, said in a statement published on the official website of the Republican. “Two years ago, Boris Nemtsov was killed in Moscow on a bridge near the Kremlin, and no one has been held accountable”, — said in a statement Rubio. Thus, the Senator is proposing to name the street “Boris Nemtsov Plaza” in honor “of Nemtsov and to all Russians fighting for their democratic rights”. This is not the first case when the U.S. government offered to call the objects in his capital, in honor of the Soviet and Russian leaders. So, in 1984 the Committee on appropriations of

Kiev has considered the ultimatum of the DNI and the LC violation of the Minsk agreements Moscow. 28 Feb. INTERFAX.RU — taking control of the Ukrainian authorities jurisdiction beyond the control of Kiev territories of Donbass will be a direct violation of the Minsk agreements, said the Deputy Minister of the temporarily occupied territories and internally displaced persons of Ukraine Georgy Tuka. “The inviolability of Ukrainian enterprises, including Railways, was a condition reached during talks in Minsk. That is, if now we will witness the fact that the Ukrainian enterprises which are registered on the territory of Ukraine, will be taken under, as they said, external control, it will be a direct violation of the Minsk agreements”, — he said in the program “Svoboda words” on ICTV channel. In addition, Tuck believes that in the case of these enterprises have no future. On Monday the head of the breakaway Donetsk

Tatiana Moskalkova © Stanislav Krasilnikov/TASS MOSCOW, February 28. /TASS/. The Commissioner for human rights in the Russian Federation Tatiana Moskalkova called humanitarian action the decree of President Vladimir Putin for recognition of documents of residents self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk national republics. “This is a humanitarian action to help people who find themselves without identity documents, for reasons beyond their control. Ukraine refused to issue new passports to those who have expired terms, and those young people who have reached the age for obtaining a passport”, – she told on air of TV channel “Russia-24”. Moskalkova said that “from these documents depends on everything – health care, education, social benefits and guarantees”. “That is why Russia made such a move. I believe that this is a necessary and proper humanitarian action,” – said Moskalkova. 18 February Vladimir Putin signed a decree “On the recognition in Russia of the documents and registration

Deputy Minister of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergei Ryabkov © Sergey Fadeichev/TASS MOSCOW, February 28. /TASS/. The first contacts with U.S. officials had not discussed and did not discuss criteria for lifting the sanctions, but to conduct a political dialogue with Washington without them it would be easier. This was stated by Deputy foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, speaking at a round table in the state Duma, devoted to Russian-American relations.