Day: May 30, 2017

Photo: RIA Novosti The Minister of defense of Russia General of the army Sergei Shoigu arrived in Cairo on Monday to hold talks with representatives of the military-political leadership of Egypt, told reporters the official representative of Russian defense Ministry major General Igor Konashenkov. “The meetings will discuss prospects of bilateral military and military-technical cooperation, issues of regional and international security,” he said. Konashenkov said that, in particular, negotiations with the Minister of defence of Egypt Sedki Sobhi will be held in bilateral format and with the participation of heads of diplomatic missions according to the formula “two plus two”.

Photo: RIA Novosti Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said that Europe and the United States have to understand their relations, RIA “Novosti”. “It needs to understand Europeans and Americans, it is not our issue,” he said in answer to a request of journalists to comment on the words of German Chancellor Angela Merkel about the need to take the fate of Europe into their own hands. Peskov emphasized that “Russia has for centuries relied only on themselves”, despite the fact that is part of Europe. Earlier it was reported that Merkel said that the EU can no longer rely on others.

Photo: TASS As explained by “Rain”, of all respondents, 63 % would vote for the incumbent head of state, and 6% for Vladimir Zhirinovsky, 3 % – for Gennady Zyuganov, 2% for Alexei Navalny. 9% of respondents said that they would not come to the polls, and 5% would come, but wouldn’t know who to vote for. Thus, when considering only those respondents who will go to the polls, Putin’s electoral rating is 82 %. It is the best result in history, says Levada. A year before the last election in which he participated, the figure was 68% and on the eve of the 2008 elections – 43 %. We will remind that presidential elections of Russia will be held in March 2018. About his intention to run, said Alexei Navalny, the leaders of the LDPR and Yabloko Vladimir Zhirinovsky and Grigory Yavlinsky.

© Alexei Druzhinin/press-service of the Russian President/TASS PARIS, may 30. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has called “not to think of the mythical Russian threat,” and to cooperate in all areas, including security. He declared it in interview to journalists of the newspaper Le Figaro, full version of which will be published later. “There is a prospect in the cooperation in all areas, including on security issues,” – said Putin. “Don’t need to escalate, no need to invent mythical Russian threats, some “hybrid wars”. Themselves head and share, and then scare themselves…” – said the President. He said that today the main problem is terrorism. “In Europe blow, in Paris, blow up, blow up Russia, in Belgium, blowing up, war in the middle East. Here’s what to think, and we all talk about what a threat Russia poses,” – said Putin.

The building of the Ministry of justice of the Russian Federation © Yury Mashkov/TASS MOSCOW, may 30. /TASS/. The Ministry of justice expressed disagreement with the conclusions of the ECHR about alleged election irregularities in 2011 and reported on the Agency’s website. “The Ministry of justice expresses disagreement with the conclusions of the ECHR on the alleged violations and believes that the elections to the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg and the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation was held in strict accordance with the law, which is confirmed by the findings of the national courts. The arbitrary or abusive when considering the cases of the applicants were absent”, – is spoken in the message. The ECHR issued a ruling in the case “Davydov and others V. Russia”, issued complaints against the alleged violation of article 3 of Protocol 1 to the Convention for the protection

The Head Of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov © Artyom Korotayev/TASS GROZNY, may 30. /TASS/. The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has invited the President of France Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel to visit the country personally to assess the situation in the region. About this Kadyrov said in his channel in the messenger Telegram. “It is not necessary to accuse the Russian media of defamation, and by this time to be guided by false information. The French President Makron, taking Merkel, in search of truth may visit the Chechen Republic. Doors are open!”, – Kadyrov wrote. The head of the Chechen Republic also cited a passage from the works of Griboyedov “Woe from wit” and stressed that it is addressed “to European leaders and all friends of them, and not defending the interests of his country.” Macron informed during the press-conference after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin said

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