August 13, 2017 – Page 9 – Russian Reality

The Russian Embassy in the United States has warned Russians against traveling to Charlottesville, VA

August 13, 2017 RR World

The Russian Embassy in the U.S. issued a recommendation for compatriots, according to which the Russians requested to refrain from traveling to the city of Charlottesville (Virginia). The Embassy placed a warning in your account in Facebook. “In connection with declared by the authorities of the regime of emergency in Charlottesville, Virginia, we recommend Russian citizens to refrain from trips to this city before full normalization of the situation and the lifting of state of emergency,” — said the Embassy.. In Charlottesville August 12, had to undergo the action of right-wing, but a few hours before the neo-Nazis held a spontaneous torchlight procession. They require local authorities to refuse the demolition of the monument to General Robert Edward Lee (party civil war between the North and the South of the USA) who fought for the Confederacy. After that, the city erupted in riots, which injured 15 people. Later on the

In Moscow hope that the meeting in Astana on Syria will be held before the end of August

August 13, 2017 RR Politics

Photo: RIA Novosti MOSCOW, August 10. /TASS/. The date for the next round of talks in Astana depend on the willingness of the government and the opposition, hoping to hold it until the end of August continues. This was stated on Thursday, TASS, the Russian President’s special envoy on the Middle East and Africa, Deputy foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov, answering the question whether there is clarity in the dates of the meeting after consultation of the countries-guarantors in Tehran on August 8-9. “It depends not only on the three guarantors [of Russia, Iran and Turkey], and the readiness of the Syrian parties — I mean the SAR government and the armed opposition, which joined our agreements on the cessation of hostilities, he said. So we need to expect more from them.” Answering the question, will there be a meeting before the end of August, as planned in the previous round

Golikova told Putin about the problems Otkaznenskogo reservoir in Stavropol

August 13, 2017 RR Politics

Photo: RIA Novosti NOVO-OGARYOVO, August 10. /TASS/. The head of audit chamber of the Russian Federation Tatyana Golikova has paid attention of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin to the problem of siltation Otkaznenskogo reservoir in Stavropol region. The question she raised during the bilateral meeting with the head of state. “Vladimir Vladimirovich, I want one more thing to say. I think it is also important, but such an order can only give you. Very Otkaznenskoe reservoir, this reclamation system that is essentially out of its banks, — built in 1965 — said Golikova. Based on design estimates in 31 years was to be carried out the cleaning of this reservoir: it is silted up to 62%”. The head of the accounting chamber drew attention to the fact that as soon as this summer have to face such a large amount of precipitation, the water level in the reservoir has

Turkey may be closed to Russians

August 13, 2017 RR Politics

The return of Turkish tomatoes to the Russian market has for Ankara is not economic, and symbolic value, so the “tomato war” can lead to the next closure of Turkey for the Russians. This “Cheers.ru” said the head of the Center for the study of modern Near East Gumer Isaev. According to him, tomatoes “were in a sense a factor of pressure on the eve of Russian-Turkish talks”. Executive Director of the Center for political research Vyacheslav Danilov called the aggravation of relations between the two countries “artillery preparation before the negotiations.” “We are talking about normal for the inhabitants of the Eastern Mediterranean practice to turn the negotiations into a farce,” said he. According to Danilov, Russia may again close the Turkey, “if our citizens will start to throw rotten tomatoes”. A member of the Duma Committee on physical culture, sport, tourism and youth Affairs Vasily Vlasov confirmed that

Kaliningrad airport evacuated due to bomb threat

August 13, 2017 RR Russia

About a thousand people were evacuated on Saturday evening, August 12, from Kaliningrad Khrabrovo international airport after information received about the mining of the terminal building. About the Agency TASS said General Director of JSC “Kaliningrad Khrabrovo Airport” Alexander pan According to him, at 20:30 local time (21:30 GMT) security forces reported to the administration of the air port in a bomb threat and asked for assistance in evacuation of passengers and airport workers. Because of the incident delayed six flights. At 22:55 local time, the airport has resumed, explosive devices were found. 20 November 2016 the man in an alcohol intoxication has declared the mining of the plane in the Moscow airport Domodedovo. The passenger was arrested, and later sentenced to ten days of administrative arrest for disorderly conduct on Board the aircraft

In Yakutia more than 20 thousand people were left without electricity

August 13, 2017 RR Russia

In Yakutia from-for failure in the network without the electric power remained more than 20 thousand consumers. It is reported by the situational and analytical center of the Ministry of energy. “August 13 at 02:23 by the action of protection of the disconnected high-voltage line 110 kV “Churapcha — Khandyga”,” — said the Agency, adding that currently under emergency repair work. The incident affected only domestic consumers, but not businesses. Electricity shortfall in the amount of 5 MW. Wednesday, August 9, at the site of administration of Krasnodar territory there was a message titled “the power Grid of Kuban, helps the Crimea.” It was noted that in some areas of the region graph is introduced temporary restriction of electricity consumption in order to redirect it to the Peninsula. Subsequently, the energy Ministry has denied this information.

MOE will create a triple reserve of supplies to search for miners at the mine “Mir”

August 13, 2017 RR Russia

EMERCOM of Russia creates a triple reserve of material and technical resources at the flooded diamond mine “Mir” in the Yakut city Mirny to search for the missing miners. On Sunday, August 13, reported on the website of the company that owns the mine “ALROSA”. “Change of miners and rescuers must be provided with all the necessary equipment for doing works on clearing of blockages”, — stated in the message. As each mine comes 1000-1200 cubic meters of water, it also creates a reserve to ensure continuous work of the pumps that will pump water to the surface. It is noted that work is complicated by the presence in the rock mass of metal structures and pipes of different diameters that have to be cut with the use of motorsaw, entresol. Approach develop are flooded, overwhelmed with a mass of rock, metal. On August 4, at the mine “Mir” has

The city Council of Charlottesville gave the police chief the authority to declare a curfew

August 13, 2017 RR Events

The city Council of Charlottesville gave the police chief the authority to declare a curfew WASHINGTON, August 13. /TASS/. The city Council of Charlottesville (VA) endowed chief of police al Thomas the authority to declare when necessary, a curfew in the city. This decision was announced by mayor Mike Signer. “The Council’s decision to give chief Thomas the authority to declare a curfew if necessary, was taken as a precaution,” said Signer. “We do this with full confidence that Thomas and law enforcement agencies of the region can make the final decision,” he added. In Charlottesville early Saturday morning erupted violent clashes between nationalists and oppose their actions of citizens. They followed a torchlight procession that far-right activists spontaneously held ahead of a planned campaign “the Unity of right” against the decision of the local authorities to demolish the monument to the commander of the army of the Confederate States

Italian have used weights in a supermarket for weighing hashish

August 13, 2017 RR Events

Italian have used weights in a supermarket for weighing hashish An Italian court arrested 23-year-old resident of the city of Ostia, after he came to the supermarket with a 100-gram bar of hashish. About this newspaper la Repubblica. The Carrefour store employees called the police after seeing how the young man did not hesitate, in the produce section got the drug and started to weigh. After the detention he said that pot was dug up in the Park, and as he was not at home weights, he came up with the idea to use public. The guards said that this bar would be enough for 600 doses, the approximate cost of the seized drugs is around one thousand Euro. March 13 in the Leningrad region, customs officials and police seized more than 266 kilograms of hashish from a truck that arrived from the territory of Estonia. The operation was of

Doctors said the condition of the victims in the clashes in Virginia

August 13, 2017 RR Events

Doctors said the condition of the victims in the clashes in Virginia MOSCOW, 13 Aug — RIA Novosti. Five injured in clashes with far-right of their opponents to American Charlottesville, in Virginia, are in critical condition, four others are in serious condition, said medical center of the University of Virginia. “We continue to assist the 20 patients taken to medical center of the University of Virginia after an incident in the city centre. As we noted earlier, one person was killed. Five patients are in critical condition, four in serious, six fair, and four — good”, — says the official Twitter of physicians. In Virginia, there is a regime of emergency in connection with the clashes in Charlottesville supporters of right-wing organizations and their opponents. According to official figures, the city as a result of various incidents killed a woman and injured 34 people. The woman died as a result