Day: May 2, 2017

Photo: Reuters Investigation in Congress about alleged Russian efforts to influence the U.S. presidential elections in November last year, is slowing. This is stated in the article in the Washington Times. The publication refers to its sources in the country’s legislative body. One of the reasons for delaying the process was the tension between Democrats controlling Congress and Republicans. “It (the investigation) is interesting, but it does not justify the hopes. The Republicans plan to do one thing, Democrats another, in the end, they blame each other,” – said the representative of the Republican party. The investigation conducted by the special committees on intelligence in both houses of Congress, in which there are still contradictions among lawmakers. “It seems that Washington do the mechanical steps on the matter (trial in Russia) in the hope that it will go away” – said another source. Among other obstacles, it calls the volatility

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin © Alexei Nikolsky/press service of the Russian President/TASS SOCHI, may 2. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin called for a thorough and impartial investigation of the incident with chemical weapons in Khan Sheyhun. “We strongly condemn any use of chemical weapons. Those responsible for the deaths of Syrians (in the incident with chemical weapons in Idlib) should be found and punished, – he said at a press conference after talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. But it could be done only thorough and impartial investigation.”

Russia has refused to hand the summons to Gorbachev about the call in the Lithuanian court Moscow. May 2. INTERFAX.RU — Moscow did not deliver the summons to the former President of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev, which the Vilnius regional court was invited to act as witness in court proceedings on the events of 13 January 1991 in Lithuania. “Today, Vilnius regional court has received notification from the Ministry of justice of the Republic of Lithuania that the Ministry of justice refused to grant legal assistance in connection with the service of documents Mikhail Gorbachev”, — quotes the Agency BNS, a press release of the authorities of Lithuania. It notes that Moscow is motivated by a refusal clause in the agreement between Russia and Lithuania, which States that legal aid is not provided in the case that it may harm the sovereignty, national security, or be contrary to the basic

In the state Duma introduced a bill on sending subpoenas to the army by email The authors of the document believe that this measure will reduce the number of people evading military duty. MOSCOW, 2 may. /TASS/. A group of senators headed by Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on defense and security Viktor Ozerov introduced to the state Duma a bill that allows you to inform citizens about the necessity to perform military duty, including via e-mail. “Planned agenda to the citizens in electronic form to the email address specified in the documents of the military account”, — stated in the explanatory note placed in the Duma database. In this case, the summons will be signed with the electronic signature of the military Commissioner or the authorized official of this structure. According to the developers, in the period of conscription campaigns of 2016, the military are unable to notify

Francois Fillon announced his retirement from politics The former candidate for presidents of France from the “Republicans” françois Fillon has decided to temporarily retire from politics, according to TV channel BFM TV. “I’m leaving… I will become an ordinary fighter among other fighters,” — he said at a meeting with voters and party members in the Paris House of chemistry. Also Mr Fillon said he was not going to participate in the elections to the National Assembly, which will be held in the country in June. The ex-candidate, speaking about the upcoming may 7 second round of presidential elections, urged the voting, “common sense”. “The program of the “National front” in the economic sphere will inevitably bring ruin to France,” he said. Mr Fillon called for unity in the ranks of the Republicans, saying that “the right-wing and centrists — we confess the same values, and only they have the