Day: March 8, 2017

Photo: RIA Novosti Three-quarters of Americans consider Russia a threat, this is the highest level since the cold war, according to a survey by CNN and the company ORC. According to the survey, 75% of respondents found it “very serious” (34%) or “moderately serious” (41%) threat. Slightly more than half of Democrats believe that Russia is a “very serious” threat, slightly more than half of Republicans — “moderately serious”. In General, 85% of Democrats, 77% Republicans and 68% of independent survey participants believe that Russia is a threat in varying degrees. In recent times concerns have reached such a level in November 1985, at the beginning of the era of perestroika and glasnost in the USSR. While 55% say they are concerned about the accusations against Russia of meddling in elections in the United States, and 45% say that they are not too worried or not worried at all. More

In the Netherlands, suspected U.S. interference before the parliamentary elections American neo-conservative David Horowitz has written to the leader of the Dutch right party $150 thousand In the Socialist party of the Netherlands saw the donation of American policy “foreign interference in the democratic processes.” American neo-conservative David Horowitz has written to the leader involved in the presidential race in the Netherlands freedom Party, Geert Wilders $150 thousand. It does not violate the Dutch rules, however, may be contrary to us law and also of concern in the Kingdom, writes The New York Times. As follows from documents seen by the publication, the Fund Horowitz sent money to Wilders for two years, with almost $120 million was provided in 2015, which was the largest donation to political organizations in the Netherlands this year. “Is foreign interference in our democratic system,” — said the publication of Ronald van Raak, member of

Medvedev signed the national strategy for women MOSCOW, 8 Mar — RIA Novosti. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed the national strategy for women in the years 2017-2022, according to the government website. The document notes that the strategy will be implemented in two stages. On the first (2017-2018) will develop the mechanisms for its implementation: information and analytical, legal, and staffing of public policy in the interests of women. The second phase (2019-2022) provides for the implementation of measures for the advancement of women in political, economic, social and cultural spheres. Funded strategy will be the framework of existing state programs. Earlier it was reported that the strategy will determine the tools that will ensure the effectiveness of involving women in the economy and increase their representation at different levels of decision-making. Among other points, overcoming gender stereotypes, reducing violence against women, the problem of combining female professional and family

Obama was furious over allegations trump about wiretapping NEW YORK, March 8. /Offset. TASS Ivan sawyers/. Ex-US President Barack Obama was angered by the charges the incumbent U.S. leader Donald trump in his address on the occasion of the authorization of the wiretapping of the Republican. This was reported by the newspaper The Wall Street Journal. According to sources, Obama was furious when trump wrote on Twitter that the democratic administration had allegedly carried out surveillance at Trump Tower in new York for a few days before the Republican victory in the elections. The former President described the remarks as highly offensive to him. However, Obama, in the words of one of his assistants, does not intend to publicly answer every attack the new head of state. “The basic rule in the Obama administration was that the White house staff never interfered in the independent investigation, which is conducted by