Day: March 19, 2017

Photo: RIA Novosti The resort “Arkhyz”, which is located in the Zelenchuk district of Karachay-Cherkess Republic, 210 km from the international airport Mineral Water, commented to the media photographs of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, where the head of government is supposedly resting at a local coffee shop, undergoing treatment at the resort, RIA “Novosti”. “The Prime Minister was on an official visit at the resort “Arkhyz” 10 Mar, photo was taken on this day”, – explained in administration. In turn, the owner of the coffehouse CoffeeBarberry Kristina Bondarenko also confirmed that this photo was taken on March 10. “This picture I posted a few days ago, on their personal pages in social networks after the visit of the Prime Minister, and why all mangled, I don’t understand,” she said, adding that he plans again to upload the photo and provide a caption with the exact date. Earlier the President of

Photo: RIA Novosti Crimea today is an integral part of Russia, and the main merit in it belongs to the residents who expressed their decision in a referendum on 16 March 2014. This was stated by the Chairman of the state Duma Vyacheslav Volodin opened in the lower house of Parliament photo exhibition “Crimean spring”. “What is now the Crimea is part of Russia, it’s very good, that’s great, and most importantly, the people made their choice because one history, one country had been divided unfairly,” said the speaker. “People were waiting for it, and that expectation culminated in the referendum”, – said Volodin, thanking the deputies of the state Duma of the Crimea Natalia Polonskaya and Ruslan Balbec for active participation in the events of March 2014. “Let’s tell them thank you,” he called. “All people who live in Crimea voted for reunification with Russia. It was their choice,

Schultz headed the party of the SPD and became a candidate for Chancellor of Germany BERLIN, March 19 — RIA Novosti, angelina Timofeeva. Former European Parliament President, Martin Schulz, was approved at the extraordinary Congress by the Chairman of the Social democratic party of Germany (SPD) and candidate for Chancellor of Germany, to 100% of the votes. Parliamentary elections in Germany will take place on September 24. For Schultz voted 605 of 608 delegates and permitted to vote Three ballots were declared invalid. An extraordinary Congress of the SPD takes place on Sunday in Berlin, it involved about 3 thousand visitors and 500 journalists. Schulz succeeded as leader of the party of the current foreign Minister of Germany Sigmar Gabriel. Portrait for Gabriel As a parting gift, Schultz was awarded to the former head of the SPD portrait of the founder of the party of August Bebel. According to Schultz,

Peskov told about the attitude of Putin to the anniversary of the annexation of the Crimea The day of joining of Crimea to Russia is extremely important for the country’s President Vladimir Putin, including emotionally. On Sunday, March 19, the press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov said in an interview with RBC. “He (Putin — approx. “Of the tape.ru”), took responsibility, showed that the courage of the political, geopolitical and, perhaps, better than others aware of all the consequences that will inevitably come for this decision. So clearly for him it’s a big day, an important day,” said Sands. He also said that after the Crimea became part of Russia, the President had the situation under “manual” control, as was not always happy with the way the integration process At the same time, according to Peskov, Putin has no regrets about any of your decisions on this issue. “If

Israel has threatened to destroy Syria’s air defense systems during an attack on their aircraft Moscow. March 19. INTERFAX.RU defense Minister of Israel Avigdor Lieberman said on Sunday that Syria’s air defense systems will be destroyed, if you open fire on Israeli planes. “Next time, when the Syrians used their air defense system against our planes, we without hesitation will destroy them” — quoted by the Western media of Lieberman. According to the press service of the defense army of Israel, in the night of Friday, March 17, Israeli aircraft struck several targets in Syria. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later said that the aim of the operation was the destruction of weapons intended for the Lebanese radical grouping “Hezbollah” which in Israel consider a terrorist. It was reported that when the aircraft have already returned to Israel, it from Syrian territory was released a few air defense missiles, one