Austrian airlines announced the closure of “the shortest flight” VIENNA, 1 Jul — RIA Novosti. Austrian airlines People’s Viennaline took off running at the end of October last year, the airline “Swiss St. Gallen-Alteran German Friedrichshafen to Cologne/Bonn”, which includes the shortest flight in the world, which is eight minutes. As the message on the website of the company, the decision to cancel the flights from the 14th of April due to low demand on this flight, despite the great efforts of marketers. So, in March, “the shortest journey” made 2,300 people. According to the company owner Markus Kopf, “despite a clear trend towards development, we do not believe that can achieve the projected number of passengers”. In turn, the General Director of the People’s Air Group Daniel Steffen explained that the company was trying to develop business tourism in Friedrichshafen and the lake Constance region. Unfortunately, this plan didn’t
Day: April 2, 2017
Kiev refused to believe in a possible boycott of “Eurovision”
Kiev refused to believe in a possible boycott of “Eurovision” In the final part of the contest “Eurovision-2017” will perform in Kyiv at least 42 participants out of a planned 43, said Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister Vyacheslav Kirilenko. He said this in the air of “Ukrainian radio”. The Deputy head of the government once again reminded that Russia in the Eurovision song contest can submit only does not violate Ukrainian legislation the contractor. Will come to Russia with another member — please, we will ensure the safety, normal stay and all that is needed in such cases. You don’t come, 42 participants will take part, and they will dopolnuvanje Kurilenkova Prime Minister for humanitarian Affairs and the Minister of culture of Ukraine Deputy Prime Minister concluded that Kiev does not intend to violate its own laws and international law for the sake of a trip on “the Eurovision” the Russian
The interior Ministry said an increase in the number of those granted Russian citizenship to foreigners
Photo: RIA Novosti Head of chief Directorate for migration, Ministry of internal Affairs of Russia Olga Kirillova said that over the past five years, notes the increase in the number of foreigners seeking Russian citizenship, reports TASS. “Over the past five years, the trend of growth of acquisition of citizenship of Russia. In 2016 all 363,5 thousand people received Russian citizenship. The bulk of the amount is 245 thousand foreign nationals who acquired it by the simplified procedure”, – she said. She also said that in 2016 Russia is home to more than 620 thousand. Earlier, the Cabinet has simplified obtaining Russian citizenship for Russian speakers.
Medvedev noted the high level of integration in the Union state of Russia and Belarus
© Alexander Astafyev/press service of the Russian government/TASS MOSCOW, April 2. /TASS/. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev congratulated the head of the Belarusian government Andrei Kobyakov with the Day of unity of peoples of Russia and Belarus. Congratulatory telegram of the head of the Cabinet of Ministers published on the website of the Russian government. “Our countries have a special, time tested and brotherly and partnership relations. To preserve and enhance this heritage is our common responsibility. In the Union state of Russia and Belarus reached a high level of integration. Implemented large-scale economic, infrastructural, industrial and humanitarian projects”, – the telegram says. The Prime Minister noted the importance of joint efforts to build a positive agenda of Russian-Belarusian cooperation and the development of effective solutions faced by the countries of tasks, including in the framework of the Eurasian economic Union. According to him, this will ensure further development of mutually
Russian defense Ministry: coalition in Iraq hides the crimes of the militants
The official representative of Russian defense Ministry major General Igor Konashenkov © Press service of the defense Ministry of the Russian Federation/TASS MOSCOW, April 2. /TASS/. The coalition headed by the USA in Iraq hides the war crimes of the terrorists and brings about the death and suffering of civilians. This was stated by the official representative of Russian defense Ministry major General Igor Konashenkov, commenting on the statements by the spokesperson of the coalition, Joseph Skrocki, who promised to “study the issue of declassification of the video” how the militants hiding civilians in a building in Mosul, which then are fired to provoke retaliation. “Note D. Scrocca such a fact – not that other, as a grave war crime. Therefore, immediately two questions arise. First, what motives drive us command that hides the veil of secrecy the war crimes of terrorists from the international community? And secondly, why the
Elections in Armenia: new Parliament in a parliamentary Republic
Elections in Armenia: new Parliament in a parliamentary Republic YEREVAN, 2 Jun — RIA Novosti. Elections to the National Assembly — the unicameral Parliament of Armenia will take place on Sunday. They will be the first after the inclusion in the Constitution of the country changes involving the transition to a parliamentary form of government. A referendum on the amendments was held on 6 December 2015 and will end the process of transition to a new form of government a year after the expiration of office of the incumbent head of state Serzh Sargsyan. He will be the last President to be elected by popular vote — 2018 nominal head of state already performs a representative function, will choose the Parliament, which pass all power in the Republic. For the first time in the history of Armenia parliamentary elections will be held exclusively according to the proportional electoral system. In
Tillerson reassured NATO allies
Tillerson reassured NATO allies Moscow. April 1. INTERFAX.RU — U.S. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson reassured NATO allies of the United States ‘ commitment to the principles of the Alliance, wrote in Politico Saturday. “The United States want to be sure that NATO is able to provide for our common defense, he said. — We understand that a threat against one of us is a threat to everyone, and we will give the appropriate response”. The head of the state Department came to a meeting of foreign Ministers of countries-members of NATO despite the fact that for some time his visit was questionable. Tillerson was ready to cancel the trip to take in the US, Chinese leader XI Jinping, whose arrival coincided with the meeting in Brussels. As a result, the representatives of the 27 member States moved the event to the Secretary of state was able to come. According
Zbigniew Brzezinski: the EEU will last 10-20 years
Zbigniew Brzezinski: the EEU will last 10-20 years The Eurasian economic Union will not survive 10 years, because its leaders will change their world, and Russia in the end accepts the fact that she is a European state. This forecast was given by the famous Sovietologist Zbigniew Brzezinski in an exclusive interview “Газете.Ru”. The Patriarch of American politics, geo-strategy and the “great agent provocateur”, the former national security adviser in the administration of U.S. President Jimmy Carter, Zbigniew Brzezinski predicted the end of the Eurasian economic Union. “I doubt that the Eurasian economic Union will last 10-20 years, especially if in the course of its existence the team of leaders will change their world,” — said in an interview “Газете.Ru” the analyst. According to him, the Eurasian Union at all “would be unnecessary if progress in the normalization of Russia’s relations with the Western part of Europe and Russia’s recognition
The Prosecutor General of Ukraine told about the trip killer Boronenkov in DND
Yuriy Lutsenko A former soldier of the National guard of Ukraine Pavel Parsow, which Kiev calls the perpetrator of the murder of former state Duma Deputy, Denis Boronenkov, a few weeks before the assassination, visited the territory of the breakaway Donetsk people’s Republic. In an interview with the German tabloid Bild told Prosecutor General Yury Lutsenko. According to him, March 6 Parsow was seen in Donetsk. “We searched the apartment where he was staying with two people,” says the attorney General. As law enforcement officers failed to conduct a search there, he said. Lutsenko also said that Parsow had contact with the militia on uncontrollable Kiev territories. All this gives reason to suspect that the murder Boronenkov involved Russia, the head of the Supervisory authority. Of involvement in the death of the former Deputy of the Moscow accused the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko. In the Kremlin these statements was
A former adviser to trump reported receiving money from Russian companies
Michael Flynn (foreground) with his son A former adviser to the U.S. President for national security Michael Flynn filed in the White house and government ethics Office, a new report on their income. According to The Washington Post (WP), in contrast to the Declaration that Flynn was filed in February, a few days before the resignation, provides information about receiving payments from Russian companies. According to WP, the document says that a former adviser to Donald trump received 45 thousand dollars from the RT for the speech at the event in Moscow in December 2015, marks the tenth anniversary of broadcasting. Also Flynn was listed rewards for cooperation with the structures of the cargo airline “Volga-Dnepr” and IT company “Kaspersky Lab”. In the previous Declaration, Flynn indicated that he had received money for public appearances, but never thoroughly explained, from what companies. In just 2016, he earned at least $