Photo: RIA Novosti The last US presidential campaign was the most dirty and unprincipled from the standpoint of the use of fake news, said Wednesday the official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova. “The most expensive presidential campaign in U.S. history, obviously the dirtiest, most unprincipled, I think, from the point of view of the use of fake news in the information technology, media,” – she declared in interview to TV channel “Mir 24”.
Day: June 23, 2017
Russian permanent representative was the head of the counter-terrorism of the UN office
Photo: Permanent mission of the Russian Federation to the international organizations in Vienna The representative of the Russian Federation to the international organizations in Vienna Vladimir Voronkov will lead the counter-terrorism office of the United Nations in the status of Deputy Secretary-General. The appropriate appointment of the head of the world organization antónio Guterres made on Wednesday. Earlier Tuesday, UN Secretary-General reported that the head of the new office of the world organization for combating terrorism will be appointed “this week”. The UN General Assembly on 15 June decided to establish the office of the world organization for combating terrorism. The new structure will be transferred from the Department of political Affairs office for the fight against terrorism and the task force on combating terrorism and working in them are currently employees. The head of the new Department will have the status of Deputy Secretary-General.
The Russians found it unnecessary to help the allies to victory over Nazi Germany
Two thirds of Russians (63 per cent) believe that troops of the Soviet Union could win the war against Nazi Germany without the help of allies. These results of the survey presented the “Levada Center,” reports “Interfax”. Less than a third of respondents (28 percent) believe the opposite result. 9 percent were undecided. At the same time, 36 percent of Russian citizens believe that the millions of dollars lost by the USSR in the great Patriotic war connected with the suddenness of the German attack. Another 24 percent say its military and technical superiority. 12 percent sure that this is due to the actions of the Soviet leadership, which is “not considered victims”, and every tenth Respondent believes that there would be fewer victims if not for the weakness and ineptitude of the Soviet command. Many Russians blamed these losses the cruelty of German soldiers. Undecided 8 percent. The survey
The worker of the Astrakhan Ministry of health will check the controversial post in social networks
Anna Lyubeznova The authorities of the Astrakhan region started investigation after several media outlets drew attention to publish to Facebook on behalf of an employee of the local Ministry of health Anna Lubeznova. About it RIA Novosti on Thursday, June 22, said the head of the press service of the Governor of the region Alexey Glukhov. He also refuted the media about the fact that the woman is the spokesman for the regional Ministry of health. According to him, lyubeznova works in a subordinate institution of the Ministry. 21 Jun lyubeznova allegedly left a comment under the entry of the wearer’s Tatyana Kotova, which appealed to subscribers to help Astrakhan Irina Vasilyeva. The woman, according to her, suffers from a rare blood disease. In this connection the regional Ministry of health in earlier this year offered her a very expensive drug, but in March the Agency announced that can no
Filmed movie about gay Spanish documentary fined in Nizhny Novgorod
A group of Spanish citizens, including Director Fernando Gonzalez Molina, known for the film “Three meters above heaven”, in Nizhny Novgorod fined for violation of immigration laws. As reported on Thursday, June 22, “Interfax”, the amount of penalty for each amounted to two thousand rubles. Lawyer Alexey Vetoshkin told the news Agency that the police went up to the Director and his companions on the evening of 21 June, when they were near Chkalov stairs (architectural structure connecting the upper Volga and the lower Volga embankments). “Law enforcement officers explained that these persons entered the territory of the Russian Federation on a business visa and not engaged in the activities that were specified”, — he said. In Russia, the Spaniards were gathering material for a film about a pair of gay men from Sarov (Nizhny Novgorod region), reports Вести.Ru. Claims of police related to the fact that they were filming
North Korea has tested a new engine for a ballistic missile, media reported
North Korea has tested a new engine for a ballistic missile, media reported WASHINGTON, 22 Jun, RIA Novosti, Alexei Bogdanovsky. North Korea has tested a new engine for an Intercontinental ballistic missile, reported the Fox News channel, citing sources in the intelligence community of the United States. According to him, the test was performed on Wednesday. Details are still unknown. Earlier, the President of South Korea, moon Jae-In said that the DPRK “in the not so distant future” will learn the technology of Intercontinental ballistic missiles, capable of hitting targets on U.S. soil. In early June, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution expanding sanctions against North Korea in connection with the ongoing rocket launches. The last launch was conducted on June 9, when North Korea tested several anti-ship cruise missiles. The previous test took place on 29 may, was held the launch of a ballistic missile with a
The EU agreed to extend sanctions against Russia
The EU agreed to extend sanctions against Russia The EU decided to extend sanctions against Russia for failure to comply with the Minsk agreements. The European Union agreed to extend sanctions against Russia. About this in his Twitter wrote the President of the European Council Donald Tusk at the EU summit in Brussels. Agreed. EU will extend economic sanctions against Russia for their lack of implementing the Minsk Agreement. #EUCO — Donald Tusk (@eucopresident) June 22, 2017 “I agree. EU extends economic sanctions against Russia due to the lack of implementation of the Minsk agreements”, — he wrote. Before the U.S. expanded sanctions against Russian companies and individuals. Under the new restrictive measures hit private military company “Wagner”, the company of businessman Eugene Prigogine, IFD “Capital”, as well as several subsidiaries of Transneft. In addition, sanctions apply to the Deputy Minister of economic development of Russia Sergey Nazarov, Dmitry Utkin,
In Germany, the secret services allowed to break the messengers not only to combat terrorism
In Germany, the secret services allowed to break the messengers not only to combat terrorism Experts and human rights activists fear that this will lead to the violation of the right to inviolability of private data. BERLIN, June 22. /TASS/. The Bundestag on Thursday gave the intelligence services of Germany additional opportunities for surveillance of correspondence by messengers like WhatsApp. Now, the relevant authorities will be able to use technical means to read messages for the investigation of crimes such as murder, tax evasion, or counterfeiting. Previously, the program for deciphering the encrypted messages by messengers could only be applied in the case of counter-terrorism. The bill was approved in the second and third readings by the votes of the ruling coalition (CDU/CSU and the Social democratic party of Germany). The opposition (green and Left party) had opposed it. The bill says that now can be “implemented in used by
Named possible members of the international forces in Syria
Press Secretary of the Turkish President Ibrahim Kalin told about the possible composition of the international forces in the new areas of de-escalation in Syria. On Thursday, June 22, according to Anadolu. “We are working on a mechanism under which in the province of Idlib, are likely to be deployed by Turkish and Russian troops, in the outskirts of Damascus, mostly Russian and Iranian forces, and in the South of Syria, in the province of Deraa, — Jordanian and us forces. Russia also proposes to use in the operation of small contingents of the armed forces of Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan”, — said Kalin. On 19 June the Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov said that the next round of talks on the Syrian settlement will take place in Astana on 10 July. “It was at this meeting the parties agreed to complete the harmonization of the specific parameters
Former American Minister spoke about the possibility of impeachment trump
Donald Trump The evidence for impeachment of the President of the United States Donald trump is more than enough. This was stated by Professor of the University of California, former Secretary of labor Robert Reich, his word, reports The Independent. “Obstruction of justice was among the grounds for impeachment of presidents Nixon and Clinton. The Parallels between Nixon and trump almost straight: recordings of talks at the White house showed that Nixon had ordered to put pressure on the acting FBI Director [Louis Patrick gray to stop the investigation of Watergate,” explained Reich, who worked in the administrations of the 38th President Gerald Ford and 39th President Jimmy Carter. According to him, from the testimony of the former head of the FBI James Komi should be that trump asked exactly the same to suspend the investigation of former national security adviser Michael Flynn. However, as the newspaper notes, while the