Day: June 5, 2017

Six Arab countries and the Maldives announced the rupture of diplomatic relations with Qatar Yemen, Libya and the Maldives have announced the rupture of diplomatic relations with Qatar by joining the group of countries that 5 Jun severed its ties with Doha. Thus, cooperation has suspended six Arab countries — Yemen, Libya, Bahrain, Egypt, UAE, Saudi Arabia and the Republic of Maldives. The government of Yemen followed by Bahrain, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia broke off diplomatic relations with Qatar and confirmed the information on the withdrawal of Qatar from the Arab coalition that is fighting the Houthis. It is reported by Al Arabia. The TV channel said that Sana (capital of Yemen. — RBC) have accused Qatar in support of Yemen in the radical groups. Also on the rupture of diplomatic relations with Doha and said the government of Libya, reports channel Sky News Arabia. “The

Lithuania started to build a fence on the border with Russia VILNIUS, 5 Jun — RIA Novosti. Lithuania starts construction of a security fence near the border with Russia, according to the Lithuanian Service of the state border. “By the end of this year, the fence with the Lithuanian side will be built over a length of 44.6 km”, — said the press service of the Ministry. The first pillar of the future of the fence is dug within village Reminisces current Sakiai district head of the interior Ministry of Lithuania Autism Misuraca. The cost of construction is estimated at 1,335 million Euro, money allocated from the state budget. The work is done, ZAO Gintrėja on the basis of a bilateral agreement between company and security Service of the state border of Lithuania. The Department explained that the border with the Kaliningrad oblast will build a segmental metal fence with

Golikova warned about the short-term effect of raising the retirement age The Chairman of the accounts chamber of Russia Tatyana Golikova said that raising the retirement age will make the Pension Fund of Russia (PFR) balanced, but this is a temporary measure. When this source is exhausted, the state will have to begin paying something in the time saved. Raising the retirement age will make the Pension Fund of Russia (PFR) balanced, but this is a temporary measure. This was stated by the Chairman of the accounts chamber of Russia Tatyana Golikova in an interview with the newspaper “Izvestia”. When this source is exhausted, the state will have to begin paying something in the time saved, she warned. After all, the pension contribution is a deferred wage, it needs to be paid to the employee after he retires. And when I say that we should consider for the long term,

Photo: RIA Novosti Russia expects to receive from US clarifications on sanctions against representatives of the Russian Federation in connection with the DPRK, said the Deputy permanent representative to the UN Vladimir Safronkov at the meeting of the security Council. “I would like to hear an explanation from the American side in relation to the announced on June 1, the extension of us sanctions against the DPRK, which was hit by three Russian companies and one citizen of our country. This step causes bewilderment and frustration,” — said Safronov on Friday. The US Treasury said yesterday that Washington imposed sanctions against citizens of Russia and the DPRK in connection with the development of the nuclear program of Pyongyang. In particular, fell under sanctions three Russian companies, including “Independent oil and gas company” (NOC) Eduard Khudainatov and its structure — “NNK Primornefteprodukt”. In addition, according to the document, the sanctions hit

Photo: © RIA Novosti / Alexei Druzhinin The President of Russia Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the St Petersburg international economic forum talked with the founder of Ethereum Vitalik Butorina, the head of state supported the idea of establishing business contacts with potential Russian partners, said the press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov. “After talking with the heads of major corporations, the President met and briefly spoke with the founder of Ethereum Vitalik Baterina, one of the founders of the blockchain and cryptocurrency. Buterin talked about the possibility of using these technologies in the Russian Federation, the President supported the idea of establishing business contacts with potential Russian partners,” — said Peskov told reporters. The St. Petersburg international economic forum, the world’s leading platform for business communication and discussion of key economic issues, is held this year June 1-3. MIA Russia today acts as information partner of the

Photo: RIA Novosti Russian President Vladimir Putin and foreign Minister of Germany, Sigmar Gabriel discussed at the meeting in the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna issues of Russian-German relations, the press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov. “At the end of the working day in the Konstantinovsky Palace, Putin met with Minister of foreign Affairs of Germany Gabriel, who arrived at the St. Petersburg international economic forum. Discussed the issues of bilateral Russian-German relations”, – said Peskov told reporters. Earlier it was reported that Gabriel went to Russia to participate in St. Petersburg international economic forum. The program of the visit – meeting with the Minister of foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov, is scheduled to discuss, among other things, the situation in Ukraine and Syria. SPIEF is held from 1 to 3 June. The events are United by the motto “In search of a new balance in the global economy”. TASS is

Press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov © Mikhail Metzel/TASS MOSCOW, June 5. /TASS/. Unusual energy Donald trump has resonated in the hearts of the voters and helped him win the presidential race. Such opinion expressed press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov, commenting on the statement of Vladimir Putin about trump: “touches a man.” “There out of context very clearly understand. It was just about campaign, it was about that, of course, like everything in the world, our media was quite active, showing and performances trump, and fragments of his communication with the pre-election audience, and so on, – said Peskov. – The President just had in mind that internal energy then candidate trump, of course, was different from the internal energy of the other candidates, and as shown by the outcome of the elections, this energy was more at the heart of the American voter”. Earlier in the