Day: June 5, 2017

Photo: RIA Novosti President-Chairman of Board of Bank VTB Andrey Kostin believes that the President of Russia Vladimir Putin will take part in the presidential elections of 2018. This opinion was expressed, speaking at the St. Petersburg economic forum. “All it seems reasonable that the level of support 70-80% any leader can not go to the polls. I must Express the General view that Vladimir Putin will go to elections and win them in the first round,” – said Kostin. Earlier, the President said that it was premature to talk about whether he would participate in the presidential elections of 2018, noting that before the elections “less than a year still, this is a long time in today’s fast-changing world.” However, he promised to do everything to the electoral campaign was conducted strictly according to the law, and everyone could put his candidacy. SPIEF is held from 1 to 3

Photo: TASS Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the representatives of the Western countries for many years “absolutely arrogant” for interfering in the internal politics of Russia. This intervention, according to him, is systematic. They are even at the level of foreign Ministers, Putin said, speaking at SPIEF, reports TASS. “You should see what your colleagues are doing here: they’re just feet climbed in our domestic politics, on the head, we sat down, swung his legs and chew the cud. Finish”, he said. At the same time, unfounded attacks on Russia, allegedly due to attempts to influence U.S. elections, he called the hysteria and called to take “the pill” from this ailment.

Bahrain broke off diplomatic relations with Qatar CAIRO, 4 Aug — RIA Novosti. Bahrain announced the severance of diplomatic relations with Qatar on Monday morning, said the official news Agency of the Kingdom. “Because continue the rocking of the Qatar security situation and stability in the Kingdom of Bahrain and interfering in its Affairs, in continuation of escalation and provocation in the media and supporting terrorist activities … the Kingdom of Bahrain announced the severance of diplomatic relations with Qatar,” — said in a statement posted on the Agency’s website.

The President of Russia advised US to switch to direct elections The United States, if important to them justice, it would be to change the electoral law and to make presidential elections direct. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin in an interview with NBC. The Russian leader pointed out that the American Constitution and election legislation is constructed in such a way that the candidate can vote a greater number of electors, which is a smaller number of voters. “And such cases in the history of the United States are. Really?” — said Putin. “So if we talk about some socio-political justice, then we need to change is the electoral law to bring the case to enable the direct secret ballot elected the head of state and was a direct calculation, which can be easily controlled,” said he. “That’s all. And there’s nobody to point to and blame