May 19, 2017 – Page 5 – Russian Reality

Lavrov: impact of the U.S. air force on the positions of Pro-government forces of Syria is illegal

May 19, 2017 RR Politics

Lavrov: impact of the U.S. air force on the positions of Pro-government forces of Syria is illegal NICOSIA, may 19. /TASS/. The impact of the U.S. air force on the positions of Pro-government forces in Syria is illegitimate and illegal, regardless of what was the cause. This was stated by Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov. “The blow to the Pro-government forces in Syria was justified by the us command that these government forces were a threat to the opposition, which cooperates with the coalition led by the American side,” — said the Minister. “Whatever the reason, the US command made the decision that the strike is illegitimate, illegal, — said Lavrov. — This is another flagrant violation of the Syrian sovereignty”. The Minister also added that he had no information about the fact that Washington had warned Moscow before striking. The struggle against Assad According to Lavrov,

The lawyer said that Assange will try to get asylum in France

May 19, 2017 RR Politics

The lawyer said that Assange will try to get asylum in France PARIS, may 19 — RIA Novosti, Victoria Ivanova. The lawyer of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange Juan Branco (Branco Juan) said that his client will seek asylum in France after the cessation of the Swedish prosecution authority investigation in the rape case on Friday, reports the portal France Info. “He (Assange) will try to ask France to make such a gesture and to provide shelter in order to protect themselves from prosecution by the US against him”, — quotes the portal words Branco. The human rights activist notes that “France will be responsible for the solution” for asylum for his client. On Friday it became known that the Swedish prosecution authority discontinued the investigation into Assange, suspected of rape in 2010. London police issued a statement in which he warned that if Assange leaves the Embassy, he gets arrested

The state Duma has corrected the date of presidential elections in 2018

May 19, 2017 RR Politics

The state Duma has corrected the date of presidential elections in 2018 The amendments give the opportunity to appoint the next presidential elections on March 18. Moscow. May 19. INTERFAX.RU — the state Duma meeting on Friday adopted in the second reading the package of draft laws on cancellation of absentee ballots in elections and in the law “On elections of the President of the Russian Federation”. Package installs the possibility of voting at the request of the voter, it will affect those citizens who on voting day will be absent at the place of registration. The amendments define that the voter, who will be in day of voting outside the place of residence, may submit to the election Commission statement on inclusion in the voters list at the place of location in the manner prescribed by the CEC. Meanwhile, the amendment to the law on presidential elections States that

In Bangladesh arrested 27 suspected gays

May 19, 2017 RR World

In Bangladesh arrested 27 people suspected of homosexuality. On Friday, may 19, reports The Independent. It is noted that most of the detainees are students aged 20 to 30 years, traveling the country. They were arrested in Keraniganj, located near the capital of Dhaka. The police said that the men were in possession of drugs and condoms. However, due to the fact that at the moment of detention they indulged in amorous pleasures, they can blame only in possession of illegal drugs. Homosexuality is a criminal offense in the Muslim country Bangladesh, which is punishable by life imprisonment, according to Deutsche Welle. Local LGBT activists have repeatedly urged the government to decriminalize same-sex relations, but the authorities refuse to do.

Trump called the appointment of spectracolor in Russia “witch hunt”

May 19, 2017 RR World

Donald Trump Donald trump believes that the appointment of spectracolor “Russia’s intervention in the American elections in 2016” — “witch hunt”. He stated this during a joint press conference with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, reports . “I believe that this seriously harms us. We see that the country has become confused, divided,” said trump. He added that he had asked the previous Director of the FBI James Komi to terminate the investigation concerning the former assistant to the American leader for national security Michael Flynn, who had resigned on 13 February “because of the White house incomplete information” about contacts with the Russian Ambassador in Washington Sergei Kislyak. Earlier, the President has argued that is not afraid of the investigation. According to him, it will show that its election campaign by a foreign power and there was “no conspiracy”. “I look forward to closing this case. I will never

American coalition has made an attack on the convoy under TANF in the list of strikes against the

May 19, 2017 RR World

Continued: Lavrov called an illegitimate U.S. attack on Pro-government forces in Syria Air attack on the convoy of Syrian Pro-government forces held on 18 may under the city of TANF included in the list of targets and goals of the terrorist group “Islamic state” (IG, is prohibited in Russia). This information is contained in a daily press release available on the official website of the US-led coalition. The document States that on may 18 just for the purposes of the IG suffered 19 attacks, including two in the district Tanfa. The RAID destroyed two units of engineering equipment, armored vehicles and a tank. On the same day it was reported that a RAID of the coalition in the same area was hit by a convoy of Pro-government Syrian forces. According to CBS News, in a column there were 27 pieces of equipment that violated the safety zone and approached the

The state Duma approved the cancellation of absentee ballots in the second reading

May 19, 2017 RR Russia

The state Duma adopted in the second reading a package of amendments to the electoral law, involving, in particular, cancellation of absentee ballots. About it reports TASS on Friday, may 19. The second reading of the Central election Commission prescribed in document a mechanism of replacing voting absentee. According to him, voters can apply to vote by place of residence in the precinct election Commission not later than 14:00 on the Saturday before election day. No later than five days before the voting day such a statement may be issued through the state services portal and multifunctional centers (MFCS). The amendments also extend the cancellation of absentee ballots not only for the presidential and regional elections. If the bill is approved in the final reading, a new mechanism will be applied in the September elections this year. In addition, the package of amendments simplifies the assignment of observers: in particular,

Presidential candidates refused to be forced to participate in the debate

May 19, 2017 RR Russia

The state Duma at discussion of a package of amendments to the electoral law did not support the initiative of the LDPR deputies proposed to oblige the presidential candidates to participate in election debates. It is reported RIA Novosti on Friday, may 19. “Of course, not always the opportunity [to participate in the debate] is. For candidates such participation is a right. To exercise this right or not, decides to let he, his team,” said head of the Duma Committee on state construction and legislation Pavel Krasheninnikov. The liberal Democrats propose to remove from the legislation a rule allowing candidates for the presidency to refuse to participate in the election debate. “Debate is the most important part of the electoral process. It is on debate the candidate can not only articulate their position, but to prove her innocence,” explained one of authors of amendments, the Deputy speaker of the state

In the Stavropol region opened a case after the child’s burn from drinking juice

May 19, 2017 RR Russia

In the Stavropol region after poisoning a young girl juice opened a criminal case on the marketing of products that do not meet the requirements of safety of life and health of consumers. This was reported on the website of the regional investigative Department of the investigative Committee. Appointed is judicial-chemical examination for the detection of the fluid composition, are the circumstances of its acquisition. Earlier it was reported that on Monday, may 15, in the city of Budennovsk four-year-old girl received a chemical burn of the oral cavity after drinking the juice, which was bought in one of the grocery stores. The drink tasted her grandfather and owner of a trading point at which it was purchased, and received similar damage. The child was hospitalized. According kp.ru the shop owner acquired the lot of juice on a wholesale basis. With the supplier he worked for several years. It is

The bill denying citizenship of the Russian Federation to the terrorists in the state Duma passed the first reading

May 19, 2017 RR Events

The bill denying citizenship of the Russian Federation to the terrorists in the state Duma passed the first reading Moscow. May 19. INTERFAX.RU — the state Duma adopted in the first reading a bill that gives the state the right to cancel the earlier adopted decision on the granting of citizenship to foreigners if they turned out to be terrorists and were condemned for it by the court. At the same time to revoke the citizenship of a person who is a Russian citizen by birth but he devoted his life to terrorism, will continue to be impossible. The bill was initiated after the terrorist attack on 3 April in St. Petersburg metro — the man who committed it was, according to the investigation, the foreigner who has been granted Russian citizenship. The authors of the bill were made by the speaker of the state Duma Vyacheslav Volodin and the