Day: March 12, 2017

Dmitry Novikov The first Deputy Chairman of the Duma Committee on international Affairs Dmitry Novikov criticized the US attempts to dictate to Russia what state leaders to contact her. His words leads RIA Novosti on Thursday, 9 March. “As for Russia, the attempt to dictate who is who of public figures to contact, and who does not, does not look justified,” Novikov said, commenting on the concern of the Pentagon contacts the Russian side with the Libyan politicians and the military. He added that the US may try to dictate terms to the Libyan politicians, but independent state to decide to accept them or not. March 9, the U.S. Department of defense expressed concern about the contacts of the Libyan politicians and military officials with the Russian side recently. Earlier, defense Minister of Britain Michael Fallon said that the West is not satisfied with the contacts with Libya, said the

The Russian Orthodox Church will begin to remember the Baptist Church of Ireland, St. Patrick, and more than a dozen saints of Western Europe. About it RIA Novosti said the head of the Synodal Department for Church and society and the media Vladimir Legoyda. According to him, the Synod has included in the calendar of those who have been canonized prior to 1054, when the Great schism — the division of the Church into Western and Eastern. The formation of the list of saints was carried out on the basis of information about their worship of the Orthodox in Western European dioceses of the Russian Orthodox Church, and also on the basis of the tradition of their veneration in other local Orthodox churches. Also considered the lack of mention of the Holy name in polemical writings against the Eastern Church and the Eastern rite. In total in a calendar included

The government supported the bill to increase criminal liability for declination of minors to suicide. This is stated in an official opinion published on the website of the Cabinet on Friday, March 10. The document was before introduced by Vice speaker of the state Duma Irina Yarovaya. In particular, it is recommended to toughen the penalties for incitement to suicide or to attempt at it. In the calculation of threat, cruel treatment or systematic humiliation of human dignity. The government also considers it possible to introduce higher penalties for aggravated forms of suicide or to attempt at suicide. The bill proposes to state article 110 of the Criminal code, as amended, and Supplement this article of the criminal code by part two. In addition, to Supplement the criminal code articles 1101 “Inducement to commit suicide or assisting suicide”, 1102 “Organization of activity connected with inciting citizens to commit suicide” and