Day: July 21, 2017

Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin © Alexander Astafyev/press service of the Russian government/TASS MOSCOW, July 21. /TASS/. Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin called nonsense information about the fact that he will arrive in Moldova by plane of the Ministry of defence of the Russian Federation during the visit of the Russian delegation, which is scheduled to visit Chisinau on the occasion of 25-anniversary of the beginning of the peacekeeping operation in Transnistria. “Strange people. First got the idea that I’m going to them on a military plane [on the TU-160?], and then believing in that stuff, made a fuss”, – Rogozin wrote on his Twitter page.

Photo: RIA Novosti Eastern European countries are in the atmosphere of “fear and uncertainty” in connection with the upcoming military exercises of Russia and Belarus “West-2017,” said Poland’s Ambassador to the U.S. Peter Wilczek. Exercises “West-2017” will be held 14-20 September on the territory of Belarus. “Because of the lack of transparency we don’t know much about it (exercise – ed.). It is a danger, especially for Ukraine, but also for other countries. It is a potential threat. I’m not saying that something will happen, some sort of attack or provocation against a NATO member. But, nevertheless, there is an atmosphere of fear and uncertainty, especially associated with the (teachings) of the “West,” said Wilczek, speaking at Uspenskom security forum in the United States. Previously, a number of NATO countries have expressed concern over the upcoming exercises. So, the defense Ministry of Lithuania has prepared a report on threats to

Photo: Assistant to the Congressman-Republican This Rohrabacher Paul Berends dismissed from his post in the foreign Affairs Committee of the house of representatives of the United States because of its ties with Russia, reports The Atlantic. As told to a representative of the Committee, Paul Berendt no longer works in the Committee. According to Atlantic, the dismissal was connected with the emergence of reports about the fact that he maintains relationships with Pro-Russian lobbyists. According to one of the anonymous sources, the dismissal occurred under the pressure of the head of the Committee on foreign Affairs ed Royce. In 2016 Dana Rohrabacher visited Moscow, where, according to him, received from the Prosecutor’s office against the “Magnitsky act”. It is noted that, Berends accompanied Rohrabacher on the trip. The congressmen went to Moscow, despite concerns from the American Embassy.

Photo: The problems of the citizens, appeared in 2002 in the status of illegal immigrants after the adoption of the law on citizenship, need to be addressed, said the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. During the meeting of the Council under the RF President on interethnic relations Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Russian public movement “Russian Congress of peoples of the Caucasus” Aslambek Paskachev noted that after the adoption in 2002 of the law on citizenship of the order of 100 thousand people “were thrown overboard” because of the fact that the people coming in this year in Russia, are unable to obtain permission to stay in the country or citizenship after the adoption of the law on citizenship. “It’s mostly Russian, who, because of violation of terms was, in fact, illegal. Expel them nowhere, because the citizenship they are already there, and socialization we are