In Estonia, the court sentenced a citizen to five years in prison for espionage In Estonia Harju County court sentenced to five years in prison of Russian Artem Zinchenko for cooperation with the military intelligence of Russia. The Prosecutor’s office in Estonia said that Zinchenko was recruited by the GRU in 2009 since 2013 and until his arrest, he was involved in tactical activities directed against the security of Estonia. Its tasks included collecting information about objects of state security and the vital facilities in Estonia, he also allegedly collected data about the movement of military equipment of the Estonian defence Forces and allies throughout the country. Its task was also to find samples of military equipment, for example, means of communication. Collected data and samples Zinchenko passed the intelligence officers. Zinchenko lived in Estonia since 2013, having a residence permit.
Day: May 8, 2017
Almost all the pilots participating in the Victory Parade passed the war in Syria
Stroy “Tactical wing” of the Lipetsk aviation center in the composition of the su-34, su-35S, su-30SM and su-27 © Sergei Savostyanov/TASS MOSCOW, may 8. /TASS/. Almost all the pilots participating in this year’s Victory Parade, past military action in Syria and was awarded high government awards. About this on air of “Russia 24” said commander of the aerospace forces (VKS) Russian Federation, Colonel-General Viktor Bondarev.
“Yeltsin Centre” apologized to European colleagues for review Mikhalkov
“Yeltsin Centre” apologized to European colleagues for review Mikhalkov Moscow. May 8. INTERFAX.RU — representatives of the “Yeltsin Centre”, who on may 6 won the award “Best European Museum 2017”, apologized to European museums for the comment of the Director Nikita Mikhalkov, in which he compared the prize centre with the award of the Third Reich. “The Director in fact made insulting remarks not only to the “Yeltsin Centre”, but also dozens of lovely European museums, which for forty years has won this competition. The Director didn’t even occur to me to ask, what exactly is the competition “Best European Museum” and which projects have been awarded its highest awards. How can you compare the awards to these museums and our Museum with the iron cross from the armed forces of Nazi Germany?” — said in a statement on the center’s website. It is noted that along with the Museum
Putin will discuss with Chaika the situation of gays in Chechnya
Photo: RIA Novosti The President of Russia Vladimir Putin promised to discuss with interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev and Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika information about violations of gay rights in Chechnya. This was reported on the official Kremlin website. The President raised the issue at a meeting with the authorised human rights Tatyana Moskalkova. The Ombudsman told him that now deals with the problem of violations of the rights of homosexuals. “I sent several petitions to the Prosecutor’s office, investigative bodies. And I would ask You to instruct, perhaps to establish an interdepartmental working group which could, in the Central part, not on the territory of Chechnya, to accept complaints from citizens, if any,” said she. Moskalkova noted that the victims “are not willing to give his name.” She recalled that the law on the protection of witnesses and victims “allows to use the powerful levers of state protection and to
Slutsky: the foreign policy of France led by Makron will remain reserved in respect of the Russian Federation
Emmanuel Macron © EPA/JULIEN DE ROSA MOSCOW, may 8. /TASS/. Foreign policy of France, headed by elected Sunday President Emmanuel Macron is to remain low-key on the Russian direction, but it cannot be excluded that the new leader “will be able to discover Russia and to assess properly the full potential of cooperation.”
Putin congratulated Him on victory in presidential elections in France
© Valery sharifulin/TASS MOSCOW, may 8. /TASS/. The President of Russia Vladimir Putin has sent a congratulatory message to Emmanuel Macron on the occasion of his election as President of the French Republic, the press service of the Kremlin. “Citizens of France have entrusted You to lead the country during a difficult time for Europe and for the international community. The growing threats of terrorism and violent extremism is accompanied by an escalation of local conflicts and destabilize entire regions. In these circumstances, it is particularly important to overcome mutual distrust and join forces for ensuring international stability and security,” – said in greeting.
Putin congratulated heads of state on Victory Day
© Mikhail Klimentyev/press service of the Russian President/TASS MOSCOW, may 8. /TASS/. The President of Russia Vladimir Putin congratulated the heads of States from 72-th anniversary of Victory in the great Patriotic war. This was reported by the press service of the Kremlin.
On the road to the “Saur-grave” in the DNR before passing Zakharchenko bombings
On the road to the “Saur-grave” in the DNR before passing Zakharchenko bombings MINER (DNI), may 8 — RIA Novosti. Two explosions occurred on the road to the memorial complex “Saur-Grave” the self-proclaimed Donetsk shortly before the motorcade of the head of the Republic Alexander Zakharchenko, reports from the scene the correspondent of RIA Novosti. The explosions occurred on the only road to the memorial for a few minutes before it had to drive a convoy of journalists. The same road had to move a tuple head of the Republic Alexander Zakharchenko. There were no injuries. Part of the route is blocked. Events at the memorial “Saur-Grave” in celebration of the 72th anniversary of the victory in the great Patriotic war was scheduled for 8 may. Zakharchenko, as well as the speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Denis Pushilin, the heads of ministries and departments and other officials
The Pentagon supported the allocation of $ 8 billion on its military presence in Asia
The Pentagon supported the allocation of $ 8 billion on its military presence in Asia The Pentagon has approved a plan for investments worth nearly $ 8 billion to increase the U.S. presence in the Asia-Pacific region over the next five years. The plan envisages upgrading the military infrastructure, conducting more exercises and more deployments and ships. About this newspaper The Wall Street Journal. The plan envisages upgrading the military infrastructure, conducting more exercises and more deployments and ships. The plan was originally introduced by Senator John McCain. He called their proposal “an Initiative of the Asia-Pacific stability.” The initiative has found support from other members of Congress, and Minister of defense James Mattis and head of the Pacific fleet Harry Harris. The U.S. believes the threat of action of China, which lays claim to disputed waters in the South China sea, building a military infrastructure there and building up
Nepal is considering the introduction of age limit for conquering Everest
Nepal is considering the introduction of age limit for conquering Everest The authorities of Nepal consider the introduction of age restrictions for climbers who want to conquer Everest, after the death on the mountainside 85-year-old Nepalese Min Bahadur Sher Khan. It is reported by the head of the Nepalese mountaineering Association Ang Tshering, reports the Associated Press. According to him, the Nepal government is “seriously considering” the question of establishing the age limit for climbers. Tshering stated the need for restrictions on age for climbers. “If he was, it was possible to avoid loss of life,” he said. The head of the Nepal mountaineering Association said that his organization will promote the initiative on the introduction of age restrictions for climbers to 76 years. According to Nepalese law, the resolution on the conquest of Everest is issued from the age of 16, but the highest age limit is not prescribed.