Day: April 25, 2017

Photo: TASS The leader “Fair Russia” Sergei Mironov said he was ready to fight for the Russian presidency in the elections of 2018. About it reports TASS. “We have many worthy candidates. If the Congress will trust me, I’m ready,” – said Mironov. However, he noted that “Fair Russia” in any case, will nominate a candidate from the party to the vote. Who exactly would that be, will decide in the fall. According to Mironov, “Fair Russia” “is the most unexpected options,” candidates among women and “younger personnel reserve”. “The party feels the potential — If Congress at the time to determine what (need) to go to the presidential elections to influence the political agenda,” – said Mironov. About his desire to fight for the presidency previously stated the leader of LDPR Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the founder of the Fund of struggle against corruption Alexei Navalny and businessman Sergei Polonsky. Earlier

Federica Mogherini and Lavrov © Alexander Shcherbak/TASS The Russian foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and the EU high representative for foreign Affairs and security policy Federica Mogherini hold a press conference after talks in Moscow. Mogherini arrived in the Russian capital on a working visit at the invitation of the head of the Russian foreign Ministry. During their meeting they discussed key aspects of bilateral relations and topical issues of the international agenda. Earlier, the Russian foreign Ministry said that Moscow hopes for a substantive discussion on ways to restore cooperation with the EU.

Le Pen withdrew from the leadership of his party during the election The candidate for President of France, leader of the far-right party “national front” marine Le Pen said that moving away from party Affairs in order to concentrate on the election campaign before the second round elections in France. The leader of the French far-right party “national front” marine Le Pen has decided to temporarily postpone its activities to focus fully on the presidential campaign before the second round elections in France, where she will face with the head of the party “Forward,” Emmanuel Macron over the presidency. She declared it on air of TV channel France 2. “For starters, let me be clear: we are approaching a decisive moment. I have always believed that the President should not only be the President of the Republic, but of all Frenchmen, and should unite them. It is a deep conviction

The U.S. planned reduction in financial assistance to Ukraine by 70% Moscow. April 24. INTERFAX.RU — Released in March by the US administration, the budget plan 2018 provides for the reduction of international aid to Ukraine by 68.8%, said on Monday the Voice of America. Released in March by the US administration, the budget plan envisages a reduction of one-third of aid to countries on the path of development, however the details then were not filed. According to 15-strychnia the budget document of the state Department obtained Foreign Policy, the restructuring involves a transfusion of money from the program development aid program, which is closely connected with the purposes of national security. The document is designated as “unclassified, but sensitive”. “As for Ukraine… aid for 2018 preliminary budget plan would have to be more than $ 570 million, however, the new draft envisages the reduction in funding to $ 177

Actor Kirill Safonov was denied entry to Ukraine Russian theatre and cinema actor Kirill Safonov was denied entry to Ukraine. He said this on his page in Facebook, reports “RIA Novosti”. “I was denied entry to Ukraine. Sorry, I love this country. Well, so it should be”. — said the actor. For some reason Safonov denied entry, he said. On the eve of April 23, Ukraine did not let the singer lolita Milyavskaya the. That it was removed from going to Kiev trains, she said in his Instagram. The singer said that the entrance to Ukraine it is closed “for visiting Kerch in the 15th year.” The adviser to the interior Minister of Ukraine Anton Gerashchenko confirmed that the Palladium was taken off the train. He said that “illegal entry [the Palladium] for a tour in the Crimea” was recorded and published by the volunteers of the project “the Peacemaker.”