March 14, 2017 – Page 9 – Russian Reality

Poklonskaya proposed to introduce citizenship “by right of the soil”

March 14, 2017 RR Politics

Photo: RIA Novosti Natalia Poklonskaya has developed a draft law on granting Russian citizenship by “right of soil”. About this informed the Deputy Chairman of the Committee on nationalities of the state Duma Ruslan Balbec, reports RIA Novosti. According to him, the project is already registered in the state Duma. The authors are Konstantin Zatulin and Natalia Poklonskaya. “In the case of the adoption of this law, to obtain citizenship of the Russian Federation will be not only on the principle of blood kinship, but also on the basis of the soil. 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. He noted that the document received a positive conclusion of the Duma Committee on nationalities. “The right soil” will get the native speakers of Russian immigrants (or

Foreign Ministry checks information about detention of the Russian journalist in Odessa

March 14, 2017 RR Politics

Photo: RIA Novosti The official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova said that the foreign Ministry verifies information about the alleged detention in Ukraine Russian journalists. “So far no information. We understand,” Zakharova said the radio station “Moscow speaking”, commenting on reports about the detention of Russian journalist in Ukraine. Earlier media reported that the employees of the security Service of Ukraine allegedly was detained in Odessa a Russian journalist. According to media reports, the reporter was detained on Saturday, March 11. He allegedly is an employee of TV channel “Russia 1”. States that he is accused of espionage in favor of Russia. Official confirmation or refutation of the information not yet received. In a press-service of VGTRK, in turn, RIA Novosti reported that “neither the correspondents of the TV channel “Russia 1”, or the correspondents of the TV channel “Russia 24″ there was not.”

Zakharova: the tragedy of Mosul in the global information space, bypassing

March 14, 2017 RR Politics

Mosul, Iraq © EPA/STR MOSCOW, March 14. /TASS/. The tragedy of the Iraqi city of Mosul in the global information space is neatly bypassed. This opinion was expressed by the official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova on his page in social network Facebook.

Naina Yeltsin told about the celebration of the New year after leaving her husband as President

March 14, 2017 RR Politics

Naina Yeltsin © Donat Sorokin/TASS MOSCOW, March 14. /TASS/. The widow of the first President of Russia Boris Yeltsin Naina, who is 85 years old, first told me about how her family celebrated the New year after her husband of 31 December 1999 announced the resignation a few hours before the holiday. Their memories Naina Yeltsin shares in a new book of memoirs, excerpts from which are published for the first time on the website of the information Agency TASS.

Replacing Obamacare will be left without health insurance more than 50 million people

March 14, 2017 RR Politics

Replacing Obamacare will be left without health insurance more than 50 million people WASHINGTON, Mar 14 — RIA Novosti. The bill of health, which should replace the current system will allow up to 2026 to reduce the U.S. budget deficit by 337 billion dollars, but without health insurance will remain more than 50 million Americans, the report by the Management of the Congress budget. Currently, Congress is studying a bill on “American health care” prepared by the Republicans, which is intended to replace the “Affordable health care”, adopted under President Barack Obama in 2010 (the so-called Obamacare). One of the main features of the project is the abolition of compulsory purchase of health insurance and the introduction of some tax benefits and the redistribution of subsidies in this area. “The adoption of the laws will reduce the Federal deficit by 337 billion dollars for the period 2017-2026… Costs will be

The house of lords refused the amendment on the protection of the rights of EU citizens to the bill for Brexit

March 14, 2017 RR Politics

The house of lords refused the amendment on the protection of the rights of EU citizens to the bill for Brexit LONDON, March 14. /Offset. TASS Ilya Dmitriev/. The house of lords, the upper chamber of the British Parliament, abandoned its amendments to the bill (the bill) on Brexit, guaranteeing the rights of living in the UK, EU citizens. To exclude this amendment from the text of the draft law, made 274 peers, against — 135. Earlier, the members of the house of lords tried to force the government to take over the guarantees on the rights of the Europeans in the territory of great Britain, before the start of negotiations with Brussels. However, after this amendment was rejected on Monday by the lower house, the Commons, the peers did not insist on this change to the bill.

The NATO defense spending has increased for the first time since 2009

March 14, 2017 RR Politics

The NATO defense spending has increased for the first time since 2009 Moscow. March 13. INTERFAX.RU European NATO countries and Canada under pressure from the United States are increasing their military spending, but to a different extent. As published on Monday the annual report of NATO’s total defence spending of the Alliance members has increased in 2016 to 2.43% of GDP, compared with 2.4% in 2015, and this is the first increase since 2009. Defence spending last year made up 3.61% of GDP, and the European members of NATO spent an average of 1.47%. Only Estonia, Greece, Poland and the United States achieved its goal of NATO to increase defence spending to at least 2% of GDP. Germany last year increased its defence spending to 1.2% of GDP last year compared with 1.18% in the previous one, while Spain decreased to 0.9% from 0,93%, and France — to 1.79% from

After the abolition of Obamacare in the US without health insurance will remain 52 million people

March 14, 2017 RR World

In the case of the bill about the “American medical care” the number of US citizens without health insurance by 2026 will reach 52 million people. This is stated in the Management report of the Congress on the budget, published on Monday, March 13, at the Agency’s website. The document notes that currently not insured 28 million Americans, so over 10 years this number may increase almost twice up to 24 million people. Now the population of the United States is about 324 million people. However, changes in this field will allow up to 2026 to reduce the U.S. budget deficit. “The adoption of the laws will reduce the Federal deficit by 337 billion dollars over the period from 2017 to 2026. Costs will be reduced by $ 1.2 trillion during the period, revenue reduced by 0.9 trillion”, — said in the report. They also explain that the savings will

Media reported about the plans of the authorities of Malaysia to expel 50 citizens of the DPRK

March 14, 2017 RR World

Malaysian authorities deported about 50 North Korean workers. On Tuesday, March 14, reports The Star. According to Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, the citizens of the DPRK expired visa, currently they are in the state of Sarawak on the island of Kalimantan. “Those who have a valid visa, you can stay,” he concluded. Hamidi added that currently in Malaysia there are 315 North Koreans. As the newspaper notes, the relations between the DPRK and Malaysia had worsened after the 13th of February at the airport of Kuala Lumpur, was killed by a citizen of North Korea with passport in the name of Kim Chol. According to the Malaysian police, it was Kim Jong-Nam, half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Than the UN. The leather men had traces of the nerve agent VX, prohibited by the international chemical weapons Convention. South Korea have argued from the outset that the victim

The media learned about the White house plans to halve funding for UN programmes

March 14, 2017 RR World

The white house is going to halve the financing of UN programmes. On Monday, March 13, the newspaper writes Foreign Policy, citing its own sources. According to him, the state Department was ordered to cut the appropriations for peacekeeping operations, Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the programme for the development of the organization. Also, budget cuts can touch the world food programme and the programme for the refugees. The UN fear that Washington will cease to allocate funds to the Fund for population and United Nations framework Convention on climate change. The publication explains that the steps caused by the White house plans to increase defence spending by 54 billion, other budget spending needs to be reduced by this amount. It is also noted that in case of refusal to Finance programs of the United Nations, States risk losing the right to vote at the General Assembly of the world organization.