Day: March 2, 2017

Photo: public domain / Hieronymus Bosch The head of Dagestan Ramazan Abdulatipov at a business Breakfast in the framework of the investment forum in Sochi, said that the industry in the region is at the level of the late feudal system. It is reported by the RNS. According to him, now the industry employs about 5 percent of the population of Dagestan, although in the early XX century, the figure was 7 percent. “If we in the industry fell to a feudal level, revives the middle Ages, we are overwhelmed by ignorance,” he was indignant. Also Abdulatipov said that the inhabitants of the Russian Caucasus go to Moscow because of the low standards of social security at home. He stressed that the level of welfare in the region is 60 percent lower than in the capital. “So, for centuries, we are laying the crisis. We have 200 years of one

Photo: RIA Novosti U.S. 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, according to the website of the Republican. “Two years ago, Boris Nemtsov was killed in Moscow on a bridge near the Kremlin, and no one was punished. He was one of the critics [Russian President] Vladimir Putin,” he said. Senator offers to call her a square of Boris Nemtsov (original – Boris Nemtsov Plaza (open public space like the town square. – “Газета.Ru”). According to him, the name of the street will remind the authorities and citizens of the country that “defenders of freedom cannot be shut up.”

The Syrian army entered Palmyra Earlier it was reported that the army, backed by fighters of the Lebanese Shiite party Hezbollah regained full control of the height of the Jebel et-tar and Jebel Hayal. MOSCOW, March 1. /TASS/. Units of the Syrian army entered the city of Palmyra, which is held by militants grouping “Islamic state” (banned in Russia). This was reported by AFP. Previously received information according to which the army, backed by fighters of the Lebanese Shiite party Hezbollah regained full control of the height of the Jebel et-tar and Jebel Hayal who govern Palmyra (240 km from Damascus).

In the United States reported an erroneous shot Russia and Syria at the Arab coalition The attack was carried out near the Syrian city of al-Bab on February 28. Russian and Syrian aircraft mistakenly struck a blow for the forces of the Arab coalition. On Wednesday, March 1, said us Lieutenant General Stephen Townsend, commander of the international operation against the terrorist group “Islamic state” (IG banned in Russia) in Iraq and Syria, reports Reuters. The attack was carried out near the Syrian city of al-Bab on February 28. Townsend noted that in the attacks of the losses were incurred. “Yesterday Russian planes and aircraft of the regime [Syrian government] was bombed a number of villages, which, I believe, in their opinion, were in the hands of ISIS,” he explained. Townsend added that it made a few quick calls channels created to avoid conflicts, RIA Novosti reported. “The Russians admitted

The media learned the name of the candidate on a post of the US Ambassador in Moscow WASHINGTON, Mar 1 — RIA Novosti, Alexei Bogdanovsky. Former Utah Governor John huntsman is considered for the post of U.S. Ambassador in Moscow, reported CNN, citing sources. The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that huntsman could become the second highest official of the state Department, first Deputy Secretary of state. The huntsman was Governor of Utah from 2005-2009, U.S. Ambassador to Singapore (1992-1993) and in China (2009-2011). Resigned from the post of Ambassador to China to run for President of the United States, but were not successful in the Republican primaries. Prior to this, huntsman has held the posts of the first Deputy assistant Secretary of Commerce and Deputy US trade representative.