Day: March 31, 2017

Photo: TASS “When someone is cooperating, we absolutely do not do it on the terms of the surrender of positions”, — said Lavrov, answering a request of the correspondent RT to explain why Putin said that Russia is ready to cooperate with foreign countries in the Arctic and at the same time instructed the Federal security service and the Ministry of defence to defend national interests of Russia. Lavrov explained that the FSB and the Russian Armed forces provide not only the security of Russia, but also the safety of the Northern sea route. “When we cooperate with foreign partners, and the President said about the readiness to do so in the development of resources in the transport business, we are responsible for the safety of those who will cooperate with us. So here, in my opinion, everything is logical”, — concluded the Minister. Earlier, Putin said that Russia is

Dmitry Peskov © Mikhail Metzel/TASS MOSCOW, March 31. /TASS/. Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said that the meeting of Vladimir Putin with his us counterpart Donald trump can give a chance to improve relations Russia and the United States. “If the two presidents will meet each other, exchange points of view and decide what they want to resume dialogue, there will be a chance to improve relations,” said Peskov on Friday on air of TV channel ABC.

© Anton novoderezhkin/TASS MOSCOW, March 31. /TASS/. All the deputies of the state Duma on time reported their incomes for the year 2016, told journalists on Friday in the office of the lower house of the Russian Parliament. “All deputies of the State Duma has provided information about income, expenses, about property and obligations of property character”, – said the source. He confirmed that this information will be published on the official website of the state Duma in the statutory period. Under the law, officials and parliamentarians should provide the income Declaration annually by April 1. These data are published after verification approximately two weeks after the expiration of the filing period.

Former NATO Secretary General allowed the recognition of Crimea as a “free education” Former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen believes that the future of Crimea may be considered as a “free education”. He stated this on Thursday, March 30, in his speech at the Hudson Institute conference on “US Sanctions against Russia: impact and costs”, reports RIA Novosti. “I wouldn’t rule out the possibility that one day in the future circumstances will allow us to welcome Crimea as a free education, whether it is integrated in the Ukraine or in any other way,” said Rasmussen. Former NATO Secretary General also said that “in Washington considered the option” of imposing new sanctions against Russia because of the situation around Ukraine Crimea became part of Russia in the spring of 2014 as a result of the referendum, the vast majority of participants who voted for this decision. Kiev refuses to recognize

The former candidate in US presidents has told about the attacks by Russian hackers Former presidential candidate U.S. Senator Marco Rubio said that his staff had been subjected to attacks by Russian hackers, however, it happened after his exit from the race. As reported by Reuters, the party primaries from the Republican party, Rubio during the Senate hearing said that several former members of his campaign staff came under cyberattacks from Russia in July 2016. While Rubio said that attacks by hackers, occurred after he left the presidential race Rubio also refused to comment on the statement by a technical expert Clinton watts, who said that hackers attacked the headquarters of the candidate, even when he was a member of the campaign. As previously reported edition of the Orlando Sentinel, watts, who is an expert on cybersecurity in the heart of George Washington, told a Senate Committee that Russian trolls

The defense Ministry suggested NATO to restore a system of contacts between the military The Department has formulated specific proposals, said the permanent representative of Russia to NATO Alexander Grushko. BRUSSELS, March 30. /Offset. TASS Denis Dubrovin/. The strengthening of the tools of confidence-building measures between Russia and NATO is impossible without the Alliance’s line on the domination of the force. This was stated by the permanent representative of Russia to NATO Alexander Grushko, commenting on the results of this year’s first meeting of the Council NATO — Russia (NRC) at the ambassadorial level. He stressed that the defense Ministry has put forward a proposal to NATO on the resumption of the system of military contacts, but warned that alone mutual briefings are insufficient to normalize the situation in the security sphere. Military aspects of European security “If to highlight the point, the focus was on the military aspects of