Day: June 17, 2017

Putin: new US sanctions would not put Russia into a dead end, but bilateral relations will complicate MOSCOW, June 17. /TASS/. Introduction the United States of new sanctions against Russia will not put the country to a standstill, however, such a policy is harmful to bilateral relations. This opinion was expressed by Russian President Vladimir Putin in an interview with the presenter of the program “Vesti on Saturday” Sergey Brilev. “It is important to note that no matter what happened, of course, we still have to see what this ultimately will result — but whatever it was and whatever the decisions were adopted overseas, it will not put us in a deadlock,” — said the President of the Russian Federation. “Something we probably need to be adjusted, something we have to do something to draw more attention, but it’s (tougher sanctions) will not lead to a deadlock or some kind

Putin urged not to create a “hothouse conditions” on the gubernatorial elections MOSCOW, 17 Jun — RIA Novosti. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the upcoming gubernatorial elections in the regions do not need anyone to create favourable conditions, including giving the opposition deputies ‘ votes to pass the municipal filter, the situation should come naturally. “You don’t need to create any greenhouse conditions. Everything has to develop naturally. The most important thing we can advise is to work hard, sincerely, honestly, you need to have a taste for this work. If you do not want to do that, then better not to do this activity. That’s the main thing,” Putin said in an interview with TV channel “Russia-1”, the text of which is published on the website of the media. So he answered the question of whether candidates for Governor’s posts from the party “United Russia” to give the

Putin questioned the disclosure by the Washington data about the crash of MH17 in Ukraine The United States will never reveal the truth about the crash of flight MH-17, if the information would be contrary to the version about the guilt of the militias. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin in an interview with the American Director Oliver stone. As reports TASS on Saturday, June 17, conversation became the basis of the documentary film “Interview with Putin” and published the same book with full texts of the interviews. Interview of the Director and of the President were conducted in July 2015. Putin replied in the affirmative to the question whether he believes that U.S. intelligence might have information about the crash “Boeing” since they are closely watching the situation in Ukraine after the coup of 2014. “I am convinced that the way it is. But, unfortunately, this is

© Mikhail Metzel/TASS MOSCOW, June 17. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has advised to heads of regions that will face elections in September, to work sincerely with full dedication. The head of state noted that you cannot create either one of them special conditions in the competition for this post. “You don’t need to create any greenhouse conditions”, – said Putin in an interview with the presenter of the program “Vesti on Saturday” Sergey Brilev. “Everything has to evolve naturally,” he says. “The most important thing we can advise is to work hard, sincerely, honestly,” – said the President. “And you need to have a taste for this work,” he added. “If there is no desire here to do it, it is better not to engage in this activity”, – believes the head of state. “If there is a sincere desire to change the situation in the region, is the

Photo: RIA Novosti The next meeting of the special representative of the Prime Minister of Georgia for relations with Russia Zurab Abashidze and state Secretary, Deputy Minister of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Grigory Karasin held in Prague the first week of July. About it the correspondent of TASS reported Friday in Tbilisi Abashidze. “With Mr. Karasin agreed that the next meeting will take place in Prague in early July,” he said. “Originally this meeting in Prague is expected at the end of June, by mutual agreement, a meeting will be held in the first week of July of the current year”, – said the special representative. According to Abashidze, at the upcoming Prague meeting “will be considered accumulated over the past months, specific practical issues of cooperation between the two countries in the spheres of trade, economy, transport, culture, humanitarian issues and current issues.” At the talks in

Photo: RIA Novosti The desire of the Senate to study the issue of applying restrictive measures against the Russian state debt will lead to the fact that Russia will take measures of its protection and the protection of their reserves in securities, said Trade representative of Russian Federation in the United States Alexander Stadnik. However, he clarified that while he did not quite understand what steps can be taken in respect of debt of the Russian Federation. “As for the question of sovereign debt of Russia (mentioned in the bill), the U.S. Treasury must provide 180 days after the enactment of the law (if adopted) report with proposals for restrictive measures that are not yet fully understood. But in any case, the Russian Federation has always taken steps to protect its debt and reserves in US government bonds and other viable States,” he told RIA Novosti. In April Russia increased