S-400 © Mikhail Japaridze/TASS MOSCOW, August 28. /TASS/. The Director of the Federal service for military-technical cooperation (FSMTC) Dmitry Shugaev hopes that the contract negotiations for the supply of Turkey, the Russian s-400 soon it will be possible to expect a positive result. He reported about it in interview to the newspaper “Kommersant”.
Day: August 28, 2017
Fcsd: most of the gubernatorial elections will be held by referendum scenario
© Vitaly Nevar/TASS MOSCOW, August 28. /TASS/. The experts of the Foundation for civil society development (Fcsd) believe that some competitive potential is, the election of the head of Karelia and the Governor of the Kirov region, in the remaining 14 regions gubernatorial elections will be held September 10 at the referendum scenario. These findings are contained in the report “Elections of heads of regions in 2017: scenarios, campaigns and forecasts”, which will be published on Monday and seen by TASS.
The special representative of the USA has warned about Russia’s isolation over Ukraine
The continuation of the crisis in Ukraine will harm relations between the United States and Russia unless a solution was found. About this newspaper Financial Times said the US special envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker. According to him, currently there is a growing sense that the situation with the conflict is getting worse and will continue to worsen if nothing is done. “The situation with Russia when this will be frozen diplomatic relations, economic relations, of course, not what would Russia. I think they should make their choice, and their own calculations,” — said Walker. In addition, the special representative confirmed that Washington was “seriously considering” the issue of arms supplies to Ukraine, but the decision is not accepted. August 24, the Pentagon chief James Mattis said that the US is studying the possibility of supplying lethal weapons to Kiev. July 31 edition of the Wall Street Journal reported that
A toxic cloud has covered the beach in England
In the South-East coast of great Britain a toxic cloud covered the beach, injured more than 200 people. About it reports BBC News. The incident occurred in the afternoon on Sunday, August 27, in the Eastern Askese. According to eyewitnesses, people vacationing on a hot Sunny day at the beach, Birling Gap, felt a strong smell of chlorine. The beach was empty in 10 minutes. The victims, who complained of difficulty breathing, eye irritation and vomiting, was taken to hospital. All medical aid was required 233 patients. The cause of poison clouds is unknown, under investigation.
Trump will attend the Texas hurricane
The President of the United States Donald trump 29 Aug visit Texas, affected by hurricane “Harvey”. About it reports Reuters, citing the White house. “The President will travel to Texas on Tuesday. We are coordinating logistics with officials of state and local authorities, and as soon as the details are worked out, we will inform you,” — said the press-Secretary of the administration of Sarah Sanders. Hurricane “Harvey” hit the Texas on the night of 26 August. First, he appropriated the fourth category of danger, then reduced to the level of a tropical storm. Killed at least five people, more than 10 injured.
Putin has congratulated inhabitants of Irkutsk on the anniversary of the city
Photo: RIA Novosti The President of Russia Vladimir Putin congratulated the residents of the city of Cheremkhovo of the Irkutsk region and the mayor Vadim Semenov 100th anniversary, noting that the city has played a significant role in the development of Siberia and contributed to the strengthening of the Russian coal industry, reported on the Kremlin website. Earlier it was reported that a copy of the congratulatory telegrams from the President of the Russian Federation appeared in social networks a few days before the holiday. In turn, the mayor of Tehran stated that upset about the leaks in the network, the congratulations of the President of the Russian Federation with a 100-year anniversary of the city and the miner’s Day, however, the service check will not be performed. “I congratulate you on significant date — the 100th anniversary of Cheremkhovo. Your city has played a significant role in the history
VTSIOM called the key requests of young Russian politicians
Photo: RIA Novosti Justice and participation in political life are among the key queries Russian young politicians. About it it is told in message VTSIOM received by TASS on Friday. Data were obtained in the course of the research center VTSIOM and the student of sociology, held from 31 July to 1 August during a shift for the young parliamentarians and political leaders at the youth forum “Territory meanings on the Klyazma”. The survey was conducted in the format of discussions in three focus groups with the participation of 30 people aged 18 to 30, representing different regions and political parties. “Key request to the country’s development centered around the ideas of fairness and participation. Justice refers to participants in the study first and foremost as the equality of opportunity with inequality of starting positions,” — said in the message. “The problem, “elevators” , breaking down the way up —
Simonyan thanked Gutierrez for defending
Photo: RIA Novosti Chief editor MIA “Russia today” editor-in-chief of RT Margarita Simonyan commented on the statement of the Secretary General of the European Federation of journalists (EFJ) Ricardo Guterres, condemned the refusal of the Estonian presidency of the European Union to provide to the correspondent of “Russia today” accreditation for covering the informal meeting of foreign Ministers of the EU on 7-8 September in Tallinn. Accreditation asked three reporters who consistently have been denied without explanation. The Agency for the first time faced with such limitations in access to coverage of events at the Ministerial level under the auspices of the European Union. “Very happy, except for Estonia in the European Union there are a couple dozen States. Many of them, as we see, quite sane. Special thanks to Mr. Gutierres because, at the risk of being branded unfashionable, allowed himself to stand up for freedom European words,” Simonyan
The Ministry of environment has proposed to allow clear cutting near lake Baikal
The Ministry of environment has proposed to allow clear cutting near lake Baikal The Ministry of environment has directed to the government the bill on amendments to the Federal law “On protection of lake Baikal”. The document authorizes clear cutting of burnt forests in the Central ecological zone of lake Baikal. Amendments to the act also allow for the transfer of forest lands into industrial, if it is necessary for the maintenance of the Baikal-Amur and TRANS-Siberian mainlines. In the Ministry believe that the bill took into account all possible risks of abuse, and look forward to making it to the state Duma. The Ministry of natural resources has completed work on amendments to the law “On protection of lake Baikal”, received the approval document from the relevant agencies and forwarded it to the government. The document allows the continuous logging of burned forests in the Central ecological zone of
Trump will attend the Texas hurricane
The President of the United States Donald trump 29 Aug visit Texas, affected by hurricane “Harvey”. About it reports Reuters, citing the White house. “The President will travel to Texas on Tuesday. We are coordinating logistics with officials of state and local authorities, and as soon as the details are worked out, we will inform you,” — said the press-Secretary of the administration of Sarah Sanders. Hurricane “Harvey” hit the Texas on the night of 26 August. First, he appropriated the fourth category of danger, then reduced to the level of a tropical storm. Killed at least five people, more than 10 injured.