Day: April 4, 2017

Photo: RIA Novosti Russian President Vladimir Putin urged not to go “wall to wall” members of the press and government officials, the correspondent of “Газеты.Ru” on the media forum of the Russian popular front. “A lot of problems in the bureaucracy. We talk about it constantly. And not only us. And in all countries the same. And always and everywhere the press, free and open press in a democratic society it one way or another oppose the authorities — and rightly so. I would not only to the press and officials were at each other like a wall to wall all the time,” he said. The President also noted that a simple confrontation means “constant sand in the wheels” on both sides, while working on a common goal can achieve maximum results. Earlier, Putin was quoted Tyutchev, responding to a question about freedom on the Internet.

Photo: RIA Novosti Statements of the Lithuanian special services about the alleged possible attack by Russia on the Baltic States are a manifestation of the pervasive Russophobia imposed from the outside, said press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov. Report threats to the national security of Lithuania prepared by the Department of state security and second Department of operational services under the Ministry of defense of the country. The document describes the main threats to the Republic, a large part of the dangers, according to the Lithuanian secret services, comes from Russia, in particular from the upcoming in September the Russian-Belarusian exercises “West — 2017”. According to the authors of the report, Russia has the ability to take military action against the Baltic States “in 24-48 hours”. “If this information is true, — I emphasize this – that’s probably another pronounced manifestation of Russophobia, which is largely imposed

Vladimir Putin and Alexander Brechalov © Mikhail Klimentyev/press service of the Russian President/TASS MOSCOW, April 4. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin was appointed Secretary of the Public chamber Alexander Brechalov, the acting head of the Udmurt Republic. This was reported by the press service of the Kremlin.

Putin dismissed the head of the Udmurt Republic MOSCOW, 4 APR — RIA Novosti. The President of Russia Vladimir Putin has signed the decree “On early termination of powers of the head of the Udmurt Republic”, atresia Alexander Solovyov from the post in connection with loss of trust, the press service of the Kremlin. On Tuesday, the SC filed against Soloveva criminal case. The official is suspected of receiving bribes in especially large size. According to investigators, during 2014-2016, the head of Udmurtia received from representatives of the company, which was engaged in the construction of bridges, 139 million roubles. In addition, the officer allegedly got a share of the commercial organization cost of 2.7 million rubles. Investigators believe that the head Warbler was to provide an extraordinary payment from the Federal and regional budgets, as well as to allocate licenses for geological study, exploration and extraction of sand and

Putin approved Russia’s accession to the Montreal Convention on air transport The President of Russia Vladimir Putin signed the law on accession to the Montreal Convention unifying rules for international air travel. The relevant document on Tuesday, April 4, published on the official portal of legal information. While Russia reserves the right not to apply the provisions of the Convention in respect of public air transport operated for non-commercial purposes. In March aviaekspert Konstantin Parfenenok expressed the opinion that the provisions of the Montreal Convention to work in Russia in full force only in early 2018. Earlier in the same month, Moscow has launched the process of ratification of this agreement after the adoption by the state Duma of the above law. Participants in the Montreal Convention are currently 120 countries. This document, in particular, protects the interests of passengers, setting the amount of compensation for them. In Russia payments

Ukraine has called the organizers of “Eurovision” not to interfere in the internal Affairs of the country Earlier, the head of the EBU Ingrid Deltenre said that Kiev may be subjected to sanctions due to the fact that the SBU has banned entry to the country representative of Russia Yulia Samoilova. KIEV, April 4. /TASS/. The Supervisory Board of the National public broadcasting company of Ukraine (NOTE) urged the European broadcasting Union (EBU) not to interfere in the internal Affairs of the country and respect its sovereignty. The indignation of the Supervisory Board caused a letter from the head of the EBU Ingrid Deltenre in which it said that Kiev may be subjected to sanctions due to the fact that the security Service of Ukraine (SBU) banned entry to the country representative of Russia Yulia Samoilova to participate in the contest “Eurovision-2017”. The requirement to cancel the decision of the