© Alexei Druzhinin/press-service of the Russian President/TASS MOSCOW, August 23. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to spend time in Sochi. As have informed in a press-service of the Kremlin, the working schedule of the head of state is going to be very rich: Putin will hold talks with Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, who will visit Russia on a brief working visit, will take in his residence state Secretary of Vatican Pietro parolin, and will also meet with President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan. Counter-terrorism The key topic of talks with the Israeli Prime Minister, according to the Kremlin, will be the situation in the middle East and, in particular, the problem of combating international terrorism. “Will exchange opinions on development of bilateral relations and the situation in the middle East, primarily in Syria, the fight against international terrorism and the Palestinian-Israeli settlement, as well as other topics of
Day: August 22, 2017
Russia begins to study the response to new US sanctions
Deputy foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov © Stanislav Krasilnikov/TASS MOSCOW, August 22. /TASS/. Moscow begins work on a response in connection with the expansion of USA anti-Russian sanctions. This is stated in the comments of Deputy foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov hosted on the website of the Russian depodesta.
Silver was surprised to his arrest
Kirill Serebrennikov Kirill Serebrennikov was surprised at the decision of the Investigative Committee to charge him. About the Agency TASS said the Secretary of the Public monitoring Commission of Moscow, Ivan Melnikov, after visiting the Director in the temporary detention facility on Petrovka. “Serebrennikov said he was very surprised by his arrest. He claims to always gently came at the summons of the investigator and does not understand what triggered the decision on its detention”, — said Melnikov. The human rights activist also said that the silver does not complain of health and requested no drugs. Defendant also noted that he had received the representatives of the investigation “of complaints about the rudeness was not, he said that while he was transported from St. Petersburg, even the cuffs are not worn, put them on only on the way from the UK in isolation.” Earlier it became known that Serebrennikov after
Protesters tried to disrupt the meeting of the city Council of Charlottesville
A group of protesters tried to disrupt the first after the riots meeting of the city Council of Charlottesville. It is reported The New Tork Times. The meeting was more than 100 activists and residents of the city. They shouted “Shame!” and “Close!”, in protest against the inaction of the Council and the police during the clashes. As a result, the mayor mark Sayner adjourned, and the members of the city Council left the room. Taking advantage of their absence, protesters unfurled at the Department for the presentations, the poster with the words “Blood on your hands”. The meeting was resumed only after the police removed the protesters. Three activists received warnings for improper conduct. 12 August in Charlottesville, Virginia, neo-Nazis held a spontaneous torchlight procession, requiring local authorities to refuse demolition of the monument to Confederate General Robert Edward Lee. After that, the city erupted in riots, which injured
The Russian foreign Ministry called the state Department “not to direct shadow on the fence” because of visa
On Smolensk square expressed about Washington’s decision to tighten the rules of issuing visas to Russian citizens. The commentary of the Department of information and press of the Russian foreign Ministry published on the Ministry website. “The problem lies in the lack of effectiveness of the visa departments of representations of the USA in Russia, and not in reducing the number of employees. The state Department better not “imposing shadow on the fence” in what is a very difficult emerging Russian-American relations,” — said the Minister. On 21 August the American Embassy in Russia announced that from August 23, Russia will cease to issue nonimmigrant visas. September 1 this procedure resumes in Moscow. With regard to the consulates of the United States in St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg and Vladivostok, the timing of the resumption of issuing visas is not yet known. Later Sergei Lavrov said that the US is suspending the
Putin proposed to promote young politicians
Photo: RIA Novosti The President of Russia Vladimir Putin has expressed hope that in the upcoming elections, young politicians will lead a number of regions, RIA “Novosti”. He told this at a meeting with participants of the youth forum “Tavrida”. “I agree… that we need to promote young people… Now a lead, I hope, now elections will be held, for them the people will vote, at least, I hope so, and head regions. You also need to promote young people and in other spheres of activity, in other sectors, including in the field of culture, art,” — said Putin. He noted that over the past time many young people become leaders at the regional level, established and achieved results. Earlier Vladimir Putin said XI Jinping, head of the world’s largest orchestra.
How to eat Breakfast Panda: live broadcast from Berlin zoo
How to eat Breakfast Panda: live broadcast from Berlin zoo The Germans decided to show the whole world what and how you eat in the morning recently arrived in the capital of Germany bamboo bears. If you like pandas (and how can you not love them?), you will like the idea of the Berlin zoo. They decided to show how Breakfast recently arrived in Germany bears bamboo male Jiao king and the female Meng Meng. The broadcast begins on August 23 at 10.30 am. Moscow time. During the download an error has occurred. Seven Jiao king (Dear) and three year old Meng Meng (a Dream) came to Germany from China in may of this year. But immediately became the star of the Berlin zoo! The Germans took a couple of “rent” for 15 years. And cost them a million euros (the money China will transfer to the defense of this
Philip started in social networks flash mob to the Day of Russian flag
Philip started in social networks flash mob to the Day of Russian flag The initiative is already supported by Nyusha, boxer Grigory Drozd, Ambassador of the world championship on football of 2018 Victoria Lopyreva and other users of the social network. MOSCOW, August 22. /TASS/. People’s artist of Russia Filipp Kirkorov has launched a social media flash mob “of Americomania” to the Day of State flag of the Russian Federation. A message the singer posted on her personal page in the network Instagram. Show “I” in the hero-city of Kerch, in his native Crimea coincided with the Day of state flag of Russia ?? With these colors we all have a lot of good and exciting memories. I myself often had the honor not only to support our athletes at the Olympics and world Championships, national holidays and international events, but also to represent the country at such venues as
The received signal from a cloud of space alcohol
The received signal from a cloud of space alcohol An international team of astronomers from Australia and China recorded the signals emanating from the cloud of methanol in a neighboring galaxy NGC 4945, which removed almost 12 million light years from Earth. Preprint of article with study results published in the repository arXiv.org. Clouds act like giant methanol masers sources of coherent microwave radiation. They refer to masers (molecular cloud and region of rarefied gas), whereas the second class is closely associated with young stars. Due to the radiation of space the alcohol had previously been identified within the milky Way, in regions where the processes of formation of massive stars. Scientists have found a cloud of methanol in another galaxy using the Australia Telescope Compact Array. The maser is located to the South of the center of NGC 4945 at a distance of 567 light years and is a
Arson as the cause of the fire in Rostov-on-don
The cause of the fire in the centre of Rostov-on-don, called the arson, said on Tuesday, August 22, “Interfax”. “The main cause of the fire — entering of an external source of ignition”, — said the head of the main Department of EMERCOM of Russia in the Rostov region Valery Panov. According to him, the burning began at the dump behind the house in the lane Chuvash, where the household garbage, planks and old tyres. Earlier a criminal case was initiated under part 2 of article 167 of the criminal code (“Intentional destruction or damage of another’s property, if these acts have entailed causing of significant harm committed from hooligan promptings, by an arson, explosion or other publicly dangerous method”). The fire occurred on Monday, August 21. The fire area reached ten thousand square meters. Fire damaged in 107 buildings, including 83 residential buildings. Extinguishing attracted several helicopters and boats.