Day: March 16, 2017

Alexander Lavrentiev (center), Astana, February 16 © EPA/TURAR KAZANGAPOV ASTANA, March 15. /TASS/. Iran officially became a country – the guarantor of observance of the cessation of hostilities in Syria along with Russia and Turkey. This was announced by the head of the Russian delegation, special representative of the President on the Syrian settlement, Alexander Lavrentiev at a press conference in Astana.

Deputy permanent representative of Russia to the UN Eugene zagajnov © AP Photo/Frank Franklin II UN, March 15. /Offset. TASS Oleg Zelenin/. The delegations of Russia and Ukraine have exchanged accusations at a meeting of the UN Security Council devoted to the problem of human trafficking in situations of armed conflict. Deputy head of the Ukrainian foreign Minister Sergey Kyslytsya tried to shift on Moscow responsibility for the situation in the Donbass, in response to what the Deputy permanent representative of Russia to the UN Eugene zagajnov blamed Kiev in a slave relationship to the residents of the Eastern regions of the country.

Vladimir Putin “without optimism” refers to the idea of introducing a monarchy in Russia Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov told that Vladimir Putin is “very cool” refers to discussions about the introduction of the monarchy in the country. “The President has repeatedly said on this account, he, shall we say, without optimism refers to such ideas,” he said. On the question whether the monarchy in the Crimea, Mr Peskov said: Monarchy in separately taken region of Russia can not be. Earlier today, the head of the Crimea Sergey Aksenov said that Russia needs a monarchy. “I think we kind of democracy, in the form in which it is presented by the Western media, is not needed. We have our traditional Orthodox values, spirituality”, — said Mr. Feldman. In response to the statement of Mr. Aksenov Chairman of the state Duma Vyacheslav Volodin said that the idea

Volodin: all factions of the state Duma called for Zhirinovsky to apologize LDPR leader criticized the situation with the elections in the suburbs and accused the parliamentarians from the region that they are bought and paid for. MOSCOW, March 15. /TASS/. Three fractions of the state Duma — “United Russia”, CPRF and “Fair Russia” called the leader of LDPR Vladimir Zhirinovsky to apologize for his words addressed to the colleagues-deputies made at the plenary meeting. This was stated by the speaker of the lower house Vyacheslav Volodin, emphasized that the position of all: “the left and the right, and centrists”. Earlier, the parliamentary party left the plenary hall in protest against the criticism of the emotional speeches of their leader, Vladimir Zhirinovsky from the Vice-speaker of the state Duma Sergei Neverov. “Representatives of all factions present in the chamber, made a proposal to Vladimir Zhirinovsky apologized for the incorrect statement

Kiev suspended transport links with the DNI and LC The Council of national security and defence (NSDC) of Ukraine adopted a decision to temporarily suspend transport communication with territories under the control of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk national republics. According to UNIAN, the NSDC Secretary Oleksandr Turchynov, the decision was taken in view of “the seizure of the Ukrainian enterprises and the deterioration of the security situation in the area ATO (anti-terrorist operations.— “Kommersant”)”. The Board approved the proposal of the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, who proposed as a condition for the resumption of “transportation, not just rail,” messages return to the jurisdiction of Kiev “stolen Ukrainian companies”, which the authorities of the DNI and LC was introduced external control. During the meeting of the NSDC Poroshenko harshly criticized the proposal to recognize the “occupied” status of regions in Eastern Ukraine. The President proposed “other law that meets