Day: September 5, 2017

© Mikhail Metzel/TASS MOSCOW, September 5. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin unveiled on Tuesday a new initiative that could become a turning point in the stalled Minsk process. At a press conference on the results of the BRICS summit in China, he said that instructed to submit to the UN security Council resolution on the placement of UN forces on the demarcation line in the Donbass to ensure the security of OSCE personnel. The President stressed that the deployment of UN forces is only possible after the removal of the arms and when reaching agreement on this issue with representatives of the proclaimed republics of Donbass. The official reaction of Kiev, despite the negative responses of a number of Ukrainian politicians, including representative in the contact group Irina Gerashchenko, was quite pragmatic. Pointing out that President Petro Poroshenko also informed came out with this initiative, the Ukrainian foreign Ministry has

© Mikhail Metzel/TASS VLADIVOSTOK, September 5. /TASS/. The President of Russia Vladimir Putin congratulated Russian and Syrian military with a major victory over the terrorists in Deir ez-Zor, and also sent on this occasion a telegram to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The journalists said the press Secretary of the head of state, Dmitry Peskov.

The first Deputy of the Federation Council Committee on defense and security Frants Klintsevich © Mikhail Japaridze/TASS MOSCOW, September 5./TASS/. First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on defense and security Franz Klintsevich believes that the renaming of the military operation in the Donbass will not change anything, the essence of the actions of Kiev will remain the same – war with its own people.

Photo: RIA Novosti PESARO /Italy/, September 3. /TASS/. Two-time Olympic champion in rhythmic gymnastics Anastasia Bliznyuk considers that all her teammates are unique athletes, who in a bitter struggle to win the world championship gold in Italian Pesaro. About this Bliznyuk told reporters. On Saturday Russian national team on rhythmic gymnastics in the Olympic Champions Anastasia Bliznyuk Anastasia Tatarevo and Maria Tolkacheva, and debutante of the national team Evgenia Levanova, Ksenia Polyakova, Sophia buffoon won the world championship gold in the all-around. On the final day of competition the Russian team was not equal in group exercises with three balls and two jump ropes. In group exercises with five hoops, the Russians won the silver. “In the beginning, when a lot of new girls gets a part, difficulties experienced, but quickly adapting, as they always support each other, — said Bliznyuk. Thank you girls, each of them is a miracle!”

Photo: RIA Novosti The Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev has informed that has approved the document on the right of free travel on public transport orphans studying full-time. “I have approved in accordance with article 6 of the law on additional guarantees of the rights of orphans and children left without parental care, I mean, the government should adopt a special document on the procedure for use of urban, peri-and intra-transport in rural areas. It refers to a situation where the children are taught full-time basic educational programmes of education for the funds of different budgets,” — said Medvedev at a meeting with Deputy Prime Ministers. “This law refers to the competence of the government. The government has defined the procedure of providing these individuals free transportation, now, this order becomes more clear. Pursuant to the acts of the government such decisions must also be taken at

Photo: RIA Novosti Acting Governor of Sevastopol Dmitry Ovsyannikov leads among other candidates for the post of head of the region. On Monday, September 4, reported the press service of the all-Russia centre of studying of public opinion (VTSIOM). “Support in the elections, the acting Governor of Sevastopol Dmitry Ovsyannikov ready to provide 53 percent of the total number of voters and 61 percent announced plans to come to the polling stations”, — said in a press release. The electoral calculation of the results of the vote for mayor amounted to 69.5 per cent for his closest competitor, Ilya Zhuravlev 14.3 percent. The survey was conducted in August, the sampling volume in the region amounted to 1,200 people. On 18 August the President of Russia Vladimir Putin at a meeting with Ovsyannikov approved the proposals of the authorities of Sevastopol in several areas of city development. In particular, the head