Day: March 1, 2017

Candidate for the post of Director of National intelligence of the United States Daniel Coates said that Washington is obliged to investigate the alleged Russian interference in U.S. elections, RIA Novosti reported.   “Undoubtedly, this issue needs to be investigated,” said coast at a hearing of the Senate special Committee on intelligence.   He noted that haven’t heard about the secret documents related to this investigation. But he said that Russia, in his opinion, “has a long history of propaganda and influence on other countries.” Photo: Albin Lohr-Jones / Globallookpress

In the network appeared video of attack on the participants of the blockade of Donbass group “titushek”.   One of the participants in the fierce showdown grabbed the chainsaw and almost sawed their opponents. Only the appearance of a man in camouflage with a gun, which gave a shot in the air to disperse the fighting crowd. Photo: Ivan Rakhmetov / Facebook.com

Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev said that Russia will have to live under sanctions. He called for Russia’s population to prepare for that this time can last “indefinitely”. About it reports “Interfax”.   “We must prepare for the fact that we live under sanctions indefinitely,” — said Medvedev.   Medvedev also added that the actions of the leaders of Europe and the United States aimed to “perpetuate” these sanctions, and stressed that all the achievements in industry and agriculture Russia had “made no thanks”.   In mid-February in both houses of the U.S. Congress introduced a bill about the control of any action for the abolition of anti-Russian sanctions. In the case of its adoption for any lifting or easing of sanctions will be required 120 days and the consent of the Congress. Photo: Zamir Usmanov / Globallookpress