Putin declined to evaluate Gorbachev and Yeltsin

Polypropolene Vladimir Putin spoke on privatization and the attitude of the oligarchs Russian President Vladimir Putin said he did not consider himself entitled to assess the performance of its predecessor, Boris Yeltsin, and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev. He told this in an interview with the Director Oliver stone, the first of which was released on Showtime on Monday, June 12. “I am not authorised to give any serious assessment of the activities of neither Gorbachev, nor Yeltsin,” — said Putin. According to the President of Russia, Gorbachev’s merit in the fact that he felt the need of change and tried to change the system itself. However, the problem was that the system “itself was worthless.” Nobody knew what to do to change the situation in the country, so then leaders “and brought to collapse”, said Putin. Touching the person of Boris Yeltsin, Putin noted that Russia’s first President never shied

In the Tomsk region opened a criminal case against the driver of the overturned bus

In the Tomsk region opened a criminal case against the driver of the overturned bus TOMSK, 13 Jun — RIA Novosti. The police opened a criminal case against the driver of the Shuttle bus Tomsk-a city that flipped over on the highway Monday, reported Tuesday on the website of Ministry of internal Affairs of the Tomsk region. Earlier it was reported that the bus overturned on 261-m kilometer of the highway Tomsk-Kolpashevo (near the village of Sogot). According to preliminary information, the driver lost control of the car. Just in the bus there were 27 people. After an accident 17 passengers were taken to hospital. Killed a five month old baby. “Against the driver who drove the bus, the investigative Department of OMVD of Russia on Kolpashevskogo area brought criminal case”, — stated in the message. The case was initiated under article “Infringement by the person managing automobile, tram or

Putin compared the US under Reagan and in Russia in late 1999

Putin compared the US under Reagan and in Russia in late 1999 WASHINGTON, 13 Dec — RIA Novosti. The challenges faced in the rise to power of former US President Ronald Reagan, is not comparable with the difficulties which Russia experienced at the end of the 1999-2000 year, said Russian President Vladimir Putin in an interview with Director Oliver stone in the film Showtime. In response to a request to compare the challenges Putin has faced as President, with those that had to be overcome in the early 80-ies the American leader Reagan, the Russian President noted that “we need two tasks to solve — to find the right people and delegate to them powers”. “I understand it and try to make it so. Only we have a big difference — after all, Reagan was the head of the United States, and as if there was not, no matter what

Ayatollah Khamenei called false statements about the conduct of U.S. counter-terrorism

Ayatollah Khamenei called false statements about the conduct of U.S. counter-terrorism TEHRAN, June 13. /Offset. TASS Konstantin Kazeev/. The allegations about the conduct of the United States of fighting terrorism are false. This was stated on Monday evening, the head and spiritual leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a meeting with officials of Iran. “The allegations of the formation of the US-led antiterrorist coalition is a lie. Those who really want to destroy the “Islamic state” (is Russian terrorist group), who stand against him,” said the Iranian leader. He commented sounding from the US to address Iran’s accusations of destabilizing the situation in the region. “First, those who argue with these kinds of charges, no relation to the region have not. Second, they by their actions destabilisateur regional situation,” — said Ayatollah Khamenei, whose remarks were distributed by his press service. The leader of Iran who responded to a

The EU urged the Russian authorities to release detained peaceful demonstrators

The EU urged the Russian authorities to release detained peaceful demonstrators Moscow. On 13 June. INTERFAX.RU — the Detention of hundreds of peaceful demonstrators in Moscow, St. Petersburg and other cities of Russia threatens fundamental freedoms, said the official representative of the European foreign service (EVS). “These basic rights are enshrined in the Russian Constitution, and we expect that they will be protected and not violated,” — said in a communique issued on Monday evening in Brussels. “We expect that Russian authorities will fully comply with international obligations undertaken by Russia, including in the Council of Europe and the OSCE in the protection of these rights and immediately release peaceful demonstrators or those people who intended to realize their basic rights,” reads the statement of the representative of the EMU. In some regions of the Russian Federation on Monday held a rally of the opposition. In Moscow for violations of

The President of Bulgaria said he was ready to support anti-Russian sanctions

Photo: RIA Novosti The President of Bulgaria rumen Radev said he was ready to support the abolition of anti-Russian sanctions, but the process itself can not initiate. “I will gladly support any action to cancel these sanctions, but it should be clear that the President alone cannot initiate such actions,” said Radev in an interview with BTV. He noted that the EU mechanism is built in such a way that even one country can start the process of lifting of sanctions, and sooner or later it will happen, as the mutual restrictive measures bring only harm. Relations between Russia and the West deteriorated in connection with the situation in Crimea and Ukraine. At the end of July 2014, the EU and the USA from the point of sanctions against certain individuals and companies have moved to measures against entire sectors of the Russian economy. In response, Russia restricted imports of

Officials pass the test of aptitude

Photo: duma.gov.ru Officials and representatives of state corporations, involved in the implementation of important projects before the end of June are required to take the exam for project management, which will determine their aptitude. This writes the newspaper Izvestia, citing the Director of the Centre for project management, Ranepa Oleg Bileva. It is noted that the exam will be held in the form of testing in writing or in electronic form. For those who do not pass, provided for retake. If you fail a second time, it can be raised the question of further participation in the project. The exam will be different for executives and lower-level officials. The first will have to pass an in-depth program, and the second will be enough to pass only the base program.

Lobnya and the Spanish city of Denia became sister cities

Photo: 360tv.EN The suburban town of Lobnya and the Spanish city of Denia has signed an agreement to establish sister-city relations. It is reported in the group of city branch of party “United Russia” “Vkontakte”. The agreement on establishing twin-city relations was signed by the head of the city of Lobnya Evgeniy smyshlaev and the head of administration of the Spanish city of Denia. The agreement was signed “on the establishment of relations with the goal of conducting friendly exchanges and cooperation in culture, education, environmental protection and other areas of mutual interest”. In may this year, the theatre group of Calpe, presented at the festival “Theatres of small towns” in Lobnya Comedy based on a story by Arkady Averchenko “the Crime of the actress Maraskino”. Chapter Denia suggested that the head of Lobnya to establish a sister relationship after he learned from the Spanish creative team of the festival

Putin: agreement not to expand NATO to the East had to record it on paper

Vladimir Putin © Mikhail Metzel/TASS NEW YORK, June 13. /TASS/. The agreement not to expand NATO to the East had to record it on paper. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin in an interview with the American Director Oliver stone in the movie “Interview with Putin” (The Moscow Interviews). The premiere of this four-part documentary on the cable channel Showtime. “When the question of German unification and the subsequent withdrawal of Soviet troops from Eastern Europe, then officials in the United States, and NATO Secretary General said that in one of the Soviet Union can be sure that Eastern border of NATO would not be pushed further than the Eastern border of the German Democratic Republic,” – said the Russian leader.

Putin: U.S. trapped because of the fascination with the idea of its exclusivity

Vladimir Putin © Mikhail Metzel/TASS NEW YORK, June 13. /TASS/. Artificial imposition of ideas of exclusivity is fraught with the illusion of permissiveness and impunity, which forced US to make mistakes and drive themselves into a trap. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin in an interview with the American Director Oliver stone in the movie “Interview with Putin” (The Moscow Interviews).