Day: June 12, 2017

In Moscow and St. Petersburg detained 650 participants of protest actions In the course of uncoordinated protest actions in Moscow and St. Petersburg, police detained about 650 people. The interior Ministry claims that the capital took to the streets 4500 opposition. As reported by “RIA Novosti” with reference to the official representative of the Ministry of internal Affairs of Russia Irina Wolf, in Moscow after the uncoordinated action of the opposition were detained 150 people. According to her, they were taken to the bodies of internal Affairs for trial for violations of public order. In St. Petersburg, according to Wolf, police detained for various violations of the 500 participants. In turn, the publication of “OVD-info” reported that as of 18:45 GMT in the capital, was arrested 731 people who were transported in 39 police departments. The total number of unauthorized actions in Moscow, the interior Ministry estimated at 4,500, in

Russia has managed to clearly define national interests, Putin said MOSCOW, June 12 — RIA Novosti. Russian President Vladimir Putin believes that Russia is “our people have survived not only the rapid breakthrough to a new, and without this it is impossible to develop, but also extremely dangerous, disturbing time of the weakening of the state, the blurring of the vulnerability of the social fabric”. In his speech at the solemn reception in the Kremlin in honor of Russian President noted that “all these difficulties were overcome”. Year after year along with the development of democratic institutions increased the level of openness of a society came awareness of the importance of their own roots and traditions, the understanding that you need to go forward only strong, self-reliant and independent country.Vladimir Putin He noted that “the power of the state ensures political stability, unity of purpose and cohesion”. “Together we have

Politico: the European Parliament is thinking about renovation of its headquarters in Brussels Headquarters intend to demolish and build in its place a new residence costing at least half a billion euros. BRUSSELS, June 12. /Offset. Victoria Dubrovina TASS/. The European Parliament intends to demolish its headquarters in Brussels in the building of glass and concrete with a height of 39 meters and a cost of €1 billion, which was constructed in 1993, and in its place to build himself a new residence costing at least half a billion euros. This was announced by the Brussels newspaper Politico, referring to the confidential report of the head of the internal administration of the European Parliament Klaus Welle. The question of the future of the building will be submitted for session of the European Parliament, which starts on 12 June in Strasbourg. Politico notes that the main argument in favour of an

Photo: RIA Novosti The creation of a “Council of bloggers” in the state Duma is a personal initiative of the Deputy Vasily Vlasov, who is trying to increase their citation in the Internet, said the head of the Committee of the lower house of the Russian Parliament on information policy, information technologies and communications Leonid Levin. “The creation of a “Council of bloggers” in the state Duma is a personal initiative of the Deputy from the liberal democratic party, which after the parliamentary hearings on the youth policy, proposed to create first a similar structure at the Committee of information policy, and now in himself,” said Levin reporters, commenting on the fact that Vlasov will hold a June 19 meeting of the “Council of bloggers”. He stressed that this initiative has no relation to the decision of the state Duma. “In the same way such councils, commissions, committees (as appropriate)

Photo: : David B. Gleason A Russian fighter jet intercepted an American military transport aircraft KC-135 over the Baltic sea. This statement was made by Pentagon spokesman Jeff Davis. His words RIA Novosti reported. “It was a plane, KC-135, he has participated in exercise Baltops. Was the interception of a Russian plane. It was a normal and safe interception, which happens a lot,” said Davis. Davis added that the incident has caused concern among the American authorities. On June 6 Russian su-27 fighter intercepted over the Baltic sea bomber b-52 U.S. air force, sent to Europe to participate in the exercises of the Alliance.