Day: June 28, 2017

The European Union extended by six months economic sanctions against Russia BRUSSELS, 28 Jun — RIA Novosti. The European Union on Wednesday formally extended for six months economic sanctions against Russia, which expires on July 31, told RIA Novosti source in the EU. “The decision was made”, — said the interlocutor of the Agency, who requested anonymity. In Moscow regret that decision and note that restrictions are not able to solve any problem that confronts the European Union in terms of relations with Russia. Is not just independent experts in the EU with figures showed that sanctions and our countermeasures primarily affects the economy of the EU countries. What happened the next extension of the sanctions is not to cause other feelings, like regret. Again, aggressive minority in the EU reigns.Alexey Markovsergey the Ministry of foreign Affairs The President of the European Council Donald Tusk on June 22 reported that

In Russia will appear the title of Honorary citizen of the country A bill on the introduction of the title of Honorary citizen of the country will develop Senator Vyacheslav Timchenko. In Russia it is necessary to introduce a Federal status of the Honorable citizen of Russia. This was stated by Senator Vyacheslav Timchenko. He plans to draft a bill and in the future to create the all-Russian Institute of honourable citizens, according to “Parlamentskaya Gazeta”. According to him, in most regions and cities of Russia there are already laws on conferring the title of honorary citizen of the Federation, but at the Federal level of such law yet. As stated Timchenko, the title of Honorary citizen of Russia will be similar to the title of Hero of Russia for civil heroism in the name of the country. Usually the title of honorary citizen assign to workers of science and

Photo: RIA Novosti The meeting of speakers of parliaments of the countries of Eurasia could eventually become a new platform for parliamentarians to share experience of legislation, coordination of work on key issues, said the speaker of the state Duma Vyacheslav Volodin. State Duma delegation headed by Vyacheslav Volodin is a two-day visit to Seoul, where on Tuesday held a second meeting of speakers of parliaments of the countries of Eurasia. “The meeting of speakers of parliaments of the countries of Eurasia could eventually become a new platform for parliamentarians to share experience of legislation, coordination of work on key issues,” said Volodin at the second meeting of speakers of Parliament of the countries of Eurasia. He noted that the meeting stand for mutually beneficial cooperation in the Eurasian space. “The basis of our dialogue are not political goals, I would like to emphasize, and the desire to better understand

Photo: © EPA/JUSTIN LANE Three members of the American TV channel CNN has applied for resignation from-for scandal with the publication of articles that contained allegations about the beginning of the investigation in connection with the meeting of American and Russian businessmen. This was stated on Monday by the official representative of CNN. “After the removal of the article placed on CNN.com, CNN took notice of resignation of three employees connected with the publication,” are available on the website of the channel words of its official representative. According to the results of an internal investigation it was found that during the preparation of the material has not been complied with existing rules, in particular, was not adequately tested source of information on which was built the publication. Lost their jobs the author Thomas Frank, editor in the division where he worked, Eric Lichtblau, as well as the head of this