Day: March 29, 2017

© Gennady Homeland/TASS MOSCOW, March 29. /TASS/. The Russian foreign Ministry considers unacceptable anti-Russian statements of the Ambassador of Spain in Ukraine and expects an appropriate reaction from the side of Madrid. This is stated in comments to Russian depodesta. The Ambassador of Spain in Ukraine Gerardo Bugallo Ottone on March 22, stated that, in his opinion, the sanctions against Russia should be tougher. “You ask me: are these sanctions, whether we implement them. I say no, they must be larger in volume, they need to be tougher,” he said, speaking at a meeting of the press club “Diplomats without ties” organized by the Agency “UKRINFORM”. The Ambassador also made a fairly tough statement to the President of Russia Vladimir Putin. “Drew attention to the… scandalous public statements of the Ambassador of Spain in Kiev Gerardo Bugallo Ottone, who allowed a number of unacceptable statements in the address of the

Victor Nilov © Sergey Fadeichev/TASS MOSCOW, March 29. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed the head of the state traffic Inspectorate of Russia General-Lieutenant Victor Nilov. The corresponding presidential decree published on the official portal of legal information. Lieutenant-General of police, the chief of head Department of ensuring road traffic safety (GUOBDD) of the Ministry of interior of Russia Viktor Nilov began his career in 1977 with engineer 3 Department UGAI GUVD of Lenoblgorispolkom. In the following years he held various management positions along the line of the state. In 2009 he was appointed to the position of assistant Minister of internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. In the same year became the Deputy chief of Department of safety of traffic (traffic safety), the Ministry of internal Affairs of Russia, and since 2011 – head of GUOBDD of the MIA of Russia. First reports about the resignation nil came

The staff of the Armed forces of the Russian Federation from July, will increase to 1.9 million people Moscow. March 29. INTERFAX.RU — the President of Russia Vladimir Putin the decree has increased from 1 July 2017 the number of staff of the Armed Forces to 903 051 1 person, including 1 013 628 military personnel. As reported on the official Internet portal of legal information, the President has amended the decree of July 8, 2016 “About regular number of Armed forces of the Russian Federation”. From 1 January 2017 the number of Russian Armed Forces was 1 897 694 people, including 1 013 628 military personnel. This decree shall enter into force from the day of its signing.

The Orthodox Church believes “a legal nonsense” a referendum on Isaac’s Cathedral The head of the Synodal Department of the Moscow Patriarchate on relations of the Church with society and mass-media Vladimir Legoyda commented on the decision of municipal electoral Committee of St. Petersburg on holding a referendum on the transfer of St. Isaac’s Cathedral, Russian Orthodox Church, reports RIA “Novosti”. “I believe that the initiative be submitted to a referendum of the question of the transfer of St. Isaac’s Cathedral the Church is a legal nonsense. Because it meant consideration at this referendum the question of whether or not you need to comply with the Federal law “On transfer to religious organizations of property of religious purpose,” he said. Legoyda also noted that the Church “gave answers to all the constructive concerns” and called the referendum “an attempt to move the issue back to a non-constructive direction.”

The EU will veto the agreement on Brexit Moscow. March 29. INTERFAX.RU — the European Parliament would veto the agreement on the withdrawal of Britain from the EU, if not will keep for Europeans rights to life and a trip to the UK that they had before the start of the procedure Brexit, the newspaper reported The Guardian. “The head of the EU negotiating group on Brexit Michel Barnier, members of Parliament, it is understood that concerned about what the British government wants to 29 March, the day when it will formally notify the EU about the intention to leave the Union — was the date of the cessation of free movement of people”, — writes the edition. This question Barnier, the European parliamentarians discussed the night on Tuesday. According to the newspaper, a five-page resolution clarifying the position of the European Parliament, which will put up for vote April