Day: March 2, 2017

Photo: Reuters Russian Deputy foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that with the help of the bill preventing the President of the United States Donald Trump to soften the sanctions against Russia, American authorities are trying to organize an economic blockade. It is reported by RIA Novosti. “Our detractors in Congress are trying hard to destroy any germs of positive relations [Russia and US],” said the Deputy Minister. According to him, we are talking about the draft law introduced in January. This document provides for the codification of the sanctions imposed by former President Barack Obama, “that trump was not able to cancel them on their own”. “Moreover, it is proposed to expand and to tighten the restriction and even try blackmail to force them to follow a third country. That is, in fact, to organize a sort of economic blockade of Russia”, – said Ryabkov. The Deputy foreign Minister stressed

Reuters found out about the lack of funds for the construction of the U.S. wall with Mexico The Department of homeland security (DHS), the U.S. can devote to building the wall with Mexico of $20 million, but it is not enough to implement the entire project. About it reports Reuters with reference to the document Department. Earlier, the President, Donald trump declared that the wall must be built at the expense of “means and resources”. However, allocated $20 million will be insufficient to begin construction of the border fence of Mexico. Of this amount, as indicated by Reuters, will last only for the construction of a border fence near NACO (Arizona) and the installation of surveillance cameras at the border. This means that the White house will have to convince Congress to allocate additional funding. The total cost of the project, according to DHS, will be $21.6 billion. Ministry Officials

The house of lords adopted a complicating Brexit changes to the law on withdrawal from the EU The upper house of UK Parliament — the House of lords approved a package of amendments to the bill to start the process of withdrawal from the European Union (EU), Reuters reports. Changes to the document raised points guaranteeing protection of the rights living in the UK EU citizens. The initiative to guarantee the rights of Europeans were made by the labour party. With the approval of the project at the next stage consideration in the House of Commons, the government will be obliged to publish the relevant proposals within three months prior to the procedure Brexit. In support of the changes voted 358 members of the house, opposed by 256 people. Thus, the House of lords stalled the adoption of the bill of British exit from the EU. Before the lower house

John Kerry received a post at the Carnegie endowment in Washington Former U.S. Secretary of state employed as a “freelance great statesman”. WASHINGTON, March 2. /Offset. TASS Andrey Shitov/. Former U.S. Secretary of state John Kerry is employed in Washington by the Carnegie endowment to promote world peace as a “freelance great statesman”. Before such post in the organization did not exist. Announcing a new employee, the President of the Carnegie endowment and a former slave Kerry in the U.S. Department of state William burns stressed that “carried through a lifetime commitment of John Kerry to international peace and understanding embodies the main task and goal” of the entire organization. He expressed confidence that the inherent Kerry’s “experience, wisdom and belief in the possibility of diplomacy is now in demand like never before.” In turn, the former head of the state Department expressed satisfaction over the fact that he will