Day: March 18, 2017

Communist party leader Gennady Zyuganov suggested that the chief editor of radio station “Echo of Moscow” Alexei Venediktov to be convinced personally that he had no heart problems. It is reported RIA Novosti on Friday, March 17. “I invite the Venediktova, or journalist of their training”, — the politician said, adding that he will ask the journalist to perform a set of exercises that he regularly performs. Chairman of the Communist party stated that the information about his failing health not true. “This is nonsense, that again spread and nothing behind it other than trying to remove a leader from the upcoming powerful advocacy of electoral battles”, — he explained. Earlier on Friday, the state Duma, the press Secretary Zyuganov Alexander Yushchenko called the rumors about the illness of the leader of the Communist party “blatant provocation”. March 17, Venediktov wrote in his Twitter that the leader of the Communist

In Moscow the festive events, timed to the third anniversary of the annexation of Crimea to Russia, was attended by about 150 thousand people. On Saturday, March 18, “Interfax” reported the press service of the MIA. Celebrations are held on the University square in front of the Lomonosov Moscow state University. The protection of public order provide about three thousand police officers, the national guard and vigilantes. The “Spring festival” on the Sparrow hills began with sports and entertainment events and creative workshops. 17:00 there was held a rally-concert with participation of stars of the Russian stage, he completed the salute. Events on the occasion of the reunification of the Crimea with Russia also took place in many regions of Russia. For example, at a festive meeting in Vladivostok came more than 17 thousand people. In Simferopol in the procession in honor of the Crimean spring, which was held March

Sergey Aksenov The head of the Crimea Sergey Aksenov said that Vladimir Putin should be President for life. He told about it on air of TV channel “Russia 24”. The journalists asked him to clarify the recent statement about the monarchy. Aksenov said that the show was two hours and for some logical chain to build, it was necessary to look first to the entire program. According to the head of the Crimea, the conversation was not about changing the constitutional order, and the powers of the leader. “I gave some analogies that, for example, if our President Mr Putin in the Soviet Union led the process, I am confident that the Union would not have collapsed. If in tsarist Russia at that time was a man of such character — smart, strong, which hurts the country, too, could be some positive things,” — said the politician. March 14, Aksenov