Day: March 11, 2017

Photo: RIA Novosti Thomas Nilsen, editor of Barents Observer The Independent, which is based at the border with Russia, Kirkenes, and writes about issues of Russian-Norwegian cooperation, was denied entry to Russia for five years, the publication reported on its website. “On Wednesday, Thomas Nielsen arrived at the border crossing point Borisoglebsk on the border between Russia and Norway, where they were withdrawn by employees of the FSB border service and informed that his presence in Russia undesirable. The FSB said that he was a threat to national security and is prohibited from entering Russia for five years”, — stated in the message. As notes the edition, Nielsen was supposed to arrive in Murmansk with a delegation of the Danish parliamentary Committee on foreign policy. “I was told that the entry to Russia is forbidden me by considerations of state security. Staff are not able to explain why — it

Photo: TASS MOSCOW, March 9. /TASS/. Press Secretary of the Prime Minister of Russia Natalia Timakova believes that accounting is present in the political and economic relationship, even the closest countries. “Of course, any political and economic relations, even with as close a partner as Belarus is always accounting. The government of Russia in its work must take into account the emerging trade and economic relations with other countries, including their debts,” – said Timakova TASS. Press Secretary of the Russian Prime Minister recalled that “the volume of loans received from Russia the Belarusian partners, exceeds $6 billion.” “It would be nice and the Belarusian leadership to be aware of this”, – said Timakova. Earlier the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that accounting should not be the basis of Russian – Belarusian relations. “I don’t want the details to go into, but (Prime Minister Dmitry) Medvedev needs to understand

McCain pleased with the arrest of the head of fiscal service of Ukraine WASHINGTON, March 11 — RIA Novosti, Alexei Bogdanovsky. Influential US Senator John McCain approved the arrest of the dismissed head of the state fiscal service of Ukraine Roman Nasirov. “The arrest on charges of theft of Roman Nasirov, the chief tax specialist of Ukraine and Director of the state fiscal service is a positive step forward for the Ukrainian government in the fight against corruption,” the statement said McCain. According to him, the arrest Nasirova was the success of the national anti-corruption Bureau of Ukraine. “Stability and success of Ukraine in the long term depends on its commitment to reforms, including strengthening the rule of law and fight against corruption. I welcome the progress the government of Ukraine and encourage it to continue anti-corruption efforts,” said McCain. Previously, the Solomensky district court of Kiev arrested the dismissed

The President of Kosovo has threatened to resign MOSCOW, 11 Mar — RIA Novosti. The President of the unrecognized state of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, said he will resign if MPs does not approve the bill on the establishment of the army, Reuters reported. “If members of Parliament do not vote “for” (the bill — ed.), I will step down as President at the same moment”, — quotes Agency the words of Thaci. Reportedly, he also stressed that “a legislature that will vote to create an army of their own country” should be dissolved. Last Tuesday, the President of the unrecognized States and the former field commander of the Kosovo Liberation army (KLA), Hashim Thaci has handed over to the Parliament for approval in Pristina a draft law on the transformation of the Kosovo security Force (KSF) into armed forces. Earlier, the reform was hindered by the boycott of the party