Day: April 11, 2017

Photo: RIA Novosti The actions of the US that caused a missile attack on Syrian air base, should not be left without strict assessment by the international community, said in a draft statement of the Federation Council, which the senators are going to take on Wednesday. The head of the international Committee of the Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev said to journalists that the document, the parliamentarians “Express their deepest outrage and disappointment with the U.S. attack on objects Syrian government troops”. Kosachev stressed that these actions of the American side in the Scenarios regarded “as an act of aggression against a sovereign state”. “These actions of the United States should not remain without a rigorous assessment of the international community”, — assured the senators. In the Federation Council stress that this attack was a “blow to the peace process, the talks in Geneva and Astana”. On the night of 7

Photo: RIA Novosti Press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov said that Russian authorities know nothing about the possible introduction of new US sanctions against Russia. It is reported by RIA Novosti. Peskov said that, without accurate information, it is impossible to speak about the response that can take Moscow. “Yes, it was a statement of U.S. Ambassador [of sanctions], but we have not heard any statements on this bill of the President of trump or his representatives,” – said the representative of the Kremlin. Also Peskov said that the Kremlin has not seen the text of the document, involving the introduction of sanctions. Earlier the U.S. permanent representative to the UN, Nikki Haley announced that the President of the United States Donald trump is discussing with members of his administration the possibility of introducing new sanctions against Russia and Iran if they continue to support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

The official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova © Stanislav Krasilnikov/TASS MOSCOW, April 11. /TASS/. The statement of US state Secretary Rex Tillerson on Syria, made before his first visit to Russia, is not regarded as an ultimatum. This was stated by the official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova, the radio station “Vesti FM”. “I don’t think it’s an ultimatum, I see this as a political statement, as “muscle-flexing” before the talks. This is quite in line with the approaches of Washington – and, I think, in many administrations – to the beginning of the international negotiation process,” she said, adding that to demonstrate “his own greatness” of the United States should show himself “an example of peaceful settlement of at least one of the crisis.” Rex Tillerson arrived in Russia on April 11. The Central point of his talks in Moscow with Russian foreign Minister Sergei

The official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova © Stanislav Krasilnikov/TASS MOSCOW, April 11. /TASS/. The official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova called the talk about the return of Russia in Group of eight frivolous. He said this on air of radio station “Vesti FM”. “With regard to the topic to move it back to the group that we hear from the other side, first, it really sounds from the other side, and secondly, some kind of speculation, she said. – Decide for some – it will probably be somehow considered. Will not accept – why just talk about it, because words, no action occurs”. The group of seven (G7) – the Union of economically developed countries, which includes UK, Germany, Italy, Canada, USA, France and Japan. The main objectives include finding solutions to global political and social problems. In the format of “seven”, the organization existed

In the state Duma introduced a bill on the right of the police to use weapons in the crowd Moscow. April 11. INTERFAX.RU — the Leadership of the Duma Committee on security, introduced a bill to give the police the right to use weapons in the crowd to prevent terrorist attacks and reflection group attack the organs of state power, reported Tuesday on the website of the lower house of Parliament. The bill was introduced Tuesday in the state Duma the Chairman of Committee Vasily by Piscarium and first Deputy Chairman of the Committee, Ernest Valeev. The amendment to the law on police provides that the police can use the weapon with considerable congestion of citizens to prevent a terrorist attack, the release of the hostages, the reflection group of an armed attack on crucial and potentially dangerous objects, as well as in the administrative buildings of state authorities. However,

Putin on how Damascus is accused of using chemical weapons: “bored girl” MOSCOW, 11 APR — RIA Novosti. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the current situation around Syria is reminiscent of 2003, when the United States began a campaign in Iraq, and quoted the phrase “boring girls” from one of the most famous comic works of Russian literature. Putin on Tuesday met with Italian President Sergio Mattarella. “We discussed it with the President (of Italy). I said I this is strongly reminiscent of the events of 2003, when representatives of the United States in the security Council (UN) has shown, allegedly, chemical weapons discovered in Iraq. Then began the campaign in Iraq is clear, and it ended with the destruction of the country, the growth of the terrorist threat and the emergence of ISIS on the international stage, no more, no less,” — said the President of the Russian