Day: March 12, 2017

Photo: RIA Novosti Information about the Opera singer Maria Maksakova has been removed from the site of the Mariinsky theatre, as the artist is not involved in the current repertoire. TASS on Friday, March 10, said the representatives of the companies. “Works are in the permanent mode, and information updates occur daily, in all sections”, — explained the press service of the theater, noting that the page Maksakova was removed in a planned manner. Representatives of the companies said that the singer has signed with the Mariinsky theatre permanent contract. Earlier on Friday the Internet-the edition “Fontanka” reported that Maksakova excluded from the Mariinsky theatre. March 9, representatives of the Russian Academy of music Gnesin announced that the artist dismissed from the University due to absenteeism. Messages about the dismissal of the singer from gnesinka first appeared February 15. According to media reports, it happened because Maksakova fled to Ukraine,

Photo: Reuters Russia is “rattling the sabre” and threatens the security of the entire region – this statement was made by President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaite. Her words reports TASS with reference to the radio station Znad Wilii. “The geopolitical situation has become more complex and aggressive, less reliable. We are seeing quite aggressive and threatening Russia’s activity in Ukraine, in Kaliningrad region and in Belarus,” – said Grybauskaite. According to the head of the Republic, 2017 “will be full, as the internal country and external challenges.” In connection with the “Russian threat,” the Lithuanian authorities are forced to increase the military budget. Grybauskaite stressed that the Vilnius restored conscription and formed a rapid reaction force. In 2018, for financing of the armed forces will be spent, and 2.07% of GDP. In 2017, for military purposes Republic spends 1.75 percent of GDP. At the moment we are discussing the conclusion

The interior Minister of Germany opposed the propaganda campaigns of the Turkish politicians in Germany BERLIN, March 12. /Offset. TASS Vyacheslav Filippov/. The interior Minister of Germany Thomas de maizière believes that Turkish politicians should not be pursued in Germany, a campaign dedicated to the amendments to the Constitution of Turkey. This opinion he expressed on Sunday the TV channel ARD. “I’m against it. There is nothing to do the election campaign of Turkey,” — said de Mezieres. According to him, Turkey is not allowed to campaign abroad, but often the speeches of politicians is not claimed as campaign events. Referring to the possibility of a ban on entry into Germany of certain politicians, the Minister noted that, in particular, regulates the penal code. “The one who abuses the Federal Republic or its constitutional order and maliciously expresses contempt towards them, commits a criminal offence,” said the Minister. Earlier in

Assad: the erroneous policy of the EU towards Syria led to the spread of terrorism BEIRUT, March 12. /Offset. TASS Dmitry Zelenin/. The wave of terrorist attacks in the West “is the result of misguided policies of several European countries towards Syria and the Middle East.” This was stated on Sunday, the President of Syria Bashar al-Assad. He met in Damascus with Vice-Chairman of the foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament Javier Couso and the delegation accompanying him. As noted by Asad, “Europe, which have imposed unjust sanctions against Damascus, today is reaping the fruits of their appeasement of terrorists in Syria.” According to him, the resettlement of refugees to EU countries was also a result of this misguided policy. The Syrian leader described his frequent visits to Damascus by European parliamentarians as a sign of public awakening in the West, which, according to him, was misled by the

In the state Duma proposed a new principle of citizenship State Duma deputies, among them Konstantin Zatulin and Natalia Poklonskaya, has developed a bill that proposes to introduce a new principle of citizenship based on the “law of the soil”. The bill has already received a positive conclusion of the state Duma Committee for nationalities, said “RIA Novosti”, the Chairman of the Committee Ruslan Balbec. “The main criterion will be the knowledge of the Russian language and is the basis for the relationship with the territories of the Soviet Union and the Russian Empire,” said Balbec. As follows from the explanatory notes to the bill, deputies suggest to give the right to be interviewed on the recognition of native Russian language immigrants from countries that were once part of the USSR or the Russian Empire, as well as those who have relatives in these countries in the direct ascending line.