Day: June 20, 2017

Photo: RIA Novosti “Along the Piterskaya”, “There is only a moment”, “How young we were”, “Where the childhood leaves” and other Russian favorite songs performed on Saturday in the centre of the Cuban capital in one of the ceremonial halls of the former presidential Palace, now Museum of the revolution. A distinctive feature of the concert, which was held on the occasion of Russia Day, officially celebrated a few days ago – June 12, was that were it not Russian, and Cuban. Invited to the event were living in Cuba Russian compatriots. All artists – laureates held on Liberty island last year, the first National contest of Russian songs. They named their concert “musical greetings on the occasion of the national holiday of the Russian”. “None of those who stood on the stage, does not know Russian language, but all of them, I think, managed to perceive the main thing

Photo: © AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici The foreign Minister of Germany Sigmar Gabriel hoped that the US administration will look for an opportunity to restart relations with Russia and create new contacts with Moscow. He stated this in an interview published by Welt am Sonntag. “It would be nice if the new US administration was looking for a new start in relations with Russia, new contacts, new conversations, – said Gabriel. – Without Russia we will not be able to cope with conflicts in Syria, Libya, Ukraine, and other parts of the planet.” “The attempt of Barack Obama to humiliate Russia was a big mistake. I continue to hope that Washington will fix this problem,” – said the German Minister. At the same time he stated that “at present it looks thus that Washington and Moscow soon turn away from each other.” Obama as a US President once called Russia a

Boris Chernyshov Photo: RIA Novosti For the consideration of the State Duma plan to introduce a bill that proposes to amend article 112 of the Labour code “Nonworking days and holidays” and to establish father’s Day as an official holiday. On Saturday, June 17, RIA Novosti said the initiator of the bill the Deputy from LDPR Boris Chernyshov. According to the document, the holiday will be celebrated on the third Sunday of June. This day public transport for all men are invited to make free. In his opinion, this will strengthen family ties, “when men will rush home to their families, children, friends”. “Father’s day in Russia has long deserved recognition as an official holiday, as this holiday promotes family relationships and enhances the status of fatherhood in society. He should be one of the most important holidays in Russia that increase men’s self-esteem”, — said Chernyshov. According to the

The house of representatives of the us Congress delayed a vote on sanctions against Russia Moscow. June 20. INTERFAX.RU — Republican Leaders in the house of representatives of the U.S. Congress sent a bill to the new unilateral American sanctions against Russia to study in the foreign Affairs Committee, told the Associated Press. Earlier the bill was passed by the U.S. Senate. This caused the dissatisfaction of a number of congressmen, including Republicans. In particular, the representative of the Democrats in the Committee on foreign Affairs Eliot Engel believes that the postponement of the vote could give President Donald Trump and his team “to weaken the bill.” “The Republican leadership should, without delay, to consider the bill, to the house of representatives voted for it and sent to the President for signature,” — said in a statement the Congressman. He added that otherwise, “the White house will have time to

Media: US Secretary of state has prepared the program of development of constructive relations with Russia One of the key tenets of the program is the importance of maintaining a relationship of “strategic stability” with Russia. NEW YORK, June 20. /TASS/. U.S. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson has developed a program, which sets out three main areas to establish a constructive working relationship with Russia. This was announced on Monday an American site BuzzFeed, citing information sources in the state Department. Three parts According to their information, prepared Tillerson the document is classified and includes three main provisions. In the first the emphasis is on the fact to prove Moscow is counterproductive for both sides of a number of steps that Washington ascribes to the Russian Federation. In particular, we are talking about selling weapons to the Taliban in Afghanistan and the incidents of us diplomats in Moscow. In each