August 8, 2017 – Page 2 – Russian Reality

Eight hundred children from the suburbs sent on holiday to Krasnodar Krai

August 8, 2017 RR Russia

More than 800 children living in the suburbs, will rest in August on the Black sea coast. This was reported on the website of the regional government on Tuesday, 8 August. Children aged seven to 15 years will go to the camp “Polar dawns” in Anapa and “rainbow” in Tuapse. The fourth change in them started the day before. The Minister of social development of the Moscow region Irina Raevska recalled that in the suburban camps of the fourth shift will begin on August 10. This summer the region has about 1.1 thousand school camps with day stay of children and over hundreds of country. On may 29 the Governor of Moscow region Andrei Vorobyov said that every year in recreational camps of the region rest about 110 thousand children. Only a health campaign, is designed for 350 thousand children aged seven to 15 years, from the consolidated budget of

In ATOR said about the unpopularity of Sichuan tourists from Russia

August 8, 2017 RR Events

In ATOR said about the unpopularity of Sichuan tourists from Russia Moscow. 8 Aug. INTERFAX.RU — the Association of tour operators (ATOR) cited the low probability that Russian tourists were injured in the earthquake in China’s Sichuan province. “About the absence of foreigners among the victims is indirectly evidenced by the fact that the nationality of the victims of tourists in the Chinese press not specified”, — stated in the message. In ATOR noted that the national Park in Sichuan is popular mainly among Chinese domestic tourists, foreigners “there are few in principle”, but Russian tour operators sell tours to other parts of China. Earlier it was reported that an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 and 6.2 (some up to 7) occurred in Sichuan province in southwest China on Tuesday. According to the European-Mediterranean seismological center, tremors have been observed in 279 km North of Chengdu, the epicenter was

Media: the number of victims of the earthquake in southwest China has risen to 88 people

August 8, 2017 RR Events

Media: the number of victims of the earthquake in southwest China has risen to 88 people BEIJING, 8 Aug. /TASS/. The number of casualties caused by Tuesday’s earthquake in Jiuzhaigou (Sichuan province, southwest China) has increased to 88. As the channel of CCTV, the authorities also confirmed the death of five people. As reported earlier, the rescue service of China give disappointing forecasts regarding the estimated number of victims of the earthquake: in total there could have been killed several hundred people. According to the Chinese seismological center, an earthquake of magnitude 7 occurred on Tuesday in the province of Sichuan (southwest China). The focus lies at a depth of 20 kilometers. The epicenter was located, according to preliminary estimates, in the 280-300 km Northwest of Chengdu (the administrative center of Sichuan).

The Rosselkhoznadzor found the virus of African swine fever in the area made sausages

August 8, 2017 RR Events

The Rosselkhoznadzor found the virus of African swine fever in the area made sausages In sausages “Home”, produced in a colony-settlement № 1 Leningrad region, found the virus of African swine fever (ASF). This was reported on the website of the Rosselkhoznadzor Administration for Tver and Pskov regions on Tuesday, August 8. “Currently adopted comprehensive measures to prevent the introduction of the causative agent of ASF in the territory of the Tver region and distribution for the territory of the Pskov region”, — noted in the text. In particular, we are talking about strengthening of control over movement of pigs and products of pig farms. The result of a study conducted by interregional veterinary laboratory confirmed the Federal research centre of Virology and Microbiology. 2 August, the Rosselkhoznadzor has banned the import of live pigs and pork products from Romania over an outbreak of ASF. Under embargo were also raw

The Georgian foreign Ministry has condemned Putin’s visit to Abkhazia

August 8, 2017 RR Politics

The Georgian foreign Ministry has condemned Putin’s visit to Abkhazia Georgia condemned the visit of Vladimir Putin to Abkhazia, which fell on the anniversary of the 2008 conflict. Tbilisi has demanded from Moscow to stop “provocative actions”. The visit of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin to Abkhazia is a continuation of the policy of Moscow against Tbilisi. This is stated in the statement published on the website of Georgian foreign Ministry on 8 August. The statement said that the visit of the Russian President in the “occupied Abkhazia violates international law”. The Ministry of foreign Affairs [of Georgia] calls on Russia to stop provocative actions against Georgia’s statehood and to respect the territorial integrity of a sovereign state. In its statement the Georgian foreign Ministry also “urged the international community to give due assessment to these actions of Moscow to make the Russian Federation to fulfil its international obligations”.

In the state Duma proposed to ban products, cosmetics and alcohol from the US and the EU

August 8, 2017 RR Politics

In the state Duma proposed to ban products, cosmetics and alcohol from the US and the EU The head of the party “Fair Russia” Sergei Mironov said that it is necessary to expand possibilities of the Russian producers due to the ban products from the US and the EU: alcoholic beverages, cosmetics and goods of the brands Coca-Cola and Mars. About it reports a press-party service. According to him, the Russian manufacturers to easily satisfy the demand for cosmetics and household chemicals, so you need to block access to Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson. Cigarettes British American Tobacco should be banned, I’m sure Mironov. In addition, the MP believes that Russia should give up alcohol, made in the USA and the EU. “Alcohol — the same products of the agricultural sector, like cheese or apples. Why they made the break?” he said, indignant that the import of foreign wine

Klimkin said the statement about the presence of his Russian citizenship

August 8, 2017 RR Politics

Klimkin said the statement about the presence of his Russian citizenship Foreign Minister of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin answered the statement of the politician Mikheil Saakashvili about the presence of Russian citizenship. Review the official published in Twitter. Earlier, on 8 August, deprived of Ukrainian citizenship, Saakashvili said that the head of the Ukrainian diplomacy has a Russian passport, and speak in Ukrainian is worse than him. “Belarus is ethnically not Ukrainian, but Russian, born in Russia”, — said the politician. It is known that Klimkin was born in 1967 in Kursk. He studied at the Moscow physical-technical Institute, in the early 1990-ies worked in the Ukrainian Institute of electric welding. Later, despite the lack of professional education, began his career as a diplomat — he worked in the Department of military control in diplomatic missions in Germany and the UK, collaborating with the European Union the structures of the Ministry

Putin: Abkhazia, the investment program for the 2017-2019 biennium. will amount to 6 billion rubles

August 8, 2017 RR Politics

Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of Abkhazia Raul Khajimba © Alexei Druzhinin/press-service of the Russian President/TASS PITSUNDA, August 8. /TASS/. The investment program of Abkhazia in 2017-2019 years, are aimed at achieving sustainable growth will amount to 6 billion rubles. The President of Russia Vladimir Putin said following the talks with President of Abkhazia Raul khadjimba.

Poland said Ukraine and Lithuania on criticism of the passports

August 8, 2017 RR World

The Polish interior Ministry said that while no decisions have been taken concerning the design of a new passport. The appropriate review agencies came in response to a request by TASS on Tuesday, August 8. “Please be informed that the final decision on which stories will be used in the new passport will be made in September,” — said in the Ministry. It stressed that the current discussion is Advisory in nature. “Among the options presented, the personalities, events, places and characters associated with the restoration of Poland’s independence in 1918”, — have informed in the Ministry of interior. On Monday the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Ambassador of Poland Jan Pieklo handed a note of protest in connection with the intentions of the Polish party to place on the pages of your passport “picture of the chapel, rotunda, located on the territory of the Polish military graves at

Media reported the deaths of five tourists in the earthquake in China

August 8, 2017 RR World

The earthquake of magnitude 6.5 in Sichuan province located in southwest China, killing five people. They are all tourists. On Tuesday, August 8, according to Reuters. More than 60 people were injured, 30 of them are in serious condition. According to the Agency, despite the fact that the tremors occurred in a tourist area, all victims — citizens of China. The national Commission for the elimination of emergency situations reports that the victims of the earthquake in China could be hundreds of people, thousands more were injured. It is noted that damaged more than 20 homes, said RIA Novosti. It is also reported that the hotel in Sichuan province, in which there were about 2 thousand people, partially collapsed, and 500 people were evacuated. The earthquake occurred in Jiuzhaigou at 21:19 local time (16:19 MSK).