Day: September 26, 2017

Irina Yarovaya called candidate for Governor of the Murmansk region Vice-speaker of the state Duma Irina Yarovaya can become a Governor of the Murmansk region, reports FlashNord with reference to a source in the leadership of the Duma faction “United Russia” and two deputies of the Duma. According to one of them, Spring has already held consultations about a possible change of work. “She heads a list of three candidates for the post of Governor of the region”, — quotes FlashNord. To review the most the Spring the Agency was unable. Recently the Murmansk region various media called the number of regions where in the near future may be replaced by the user. About the possible early resignation of the Governor Marina Kovtun reported including sources FlashNord, “Kommersant” and “Vedomosti”. She Kovtun on September 22 stated that “fakes” are not commented, since her “other job”. She recalled that her term

The Committee of the Federation Council is preparing a draft law on the work of prisoners outside prisons Member of the Federation Council Committee on budget and financial markets Dmitry Shatohin has told about the development of the bill, according to which prisoners would be allowed to go to work in cities and towns located close to prisons and penal colonies. The document will be submitted to the state Duma before the end of the fall session, according to “Parlamentskaya Gazeta”. As emphasized by the publication, only in Russia do not work more than half of the prisoners, and the level of their remuneration does not allow to be released with enough funds to pay child support or court costs. “Our idea is to apply the work on existing commercial enterprises. But doing this prevents conflict of laws — required amendments to the Penal code that would allow prisoners to

The Governor of the Novosibirsk region Vladimir Gorodetsky © Stoyan Vasev/TASS NOVOSIBIRSK, September 26. /TASS/. The Governor of the Novosibirsk region Vladimir Gorodetsky did not comment on earlier media reports about his imminent resignation. This decision, if adopted, should be made by the President, said the head of the region on Tuesday to journalists. “I was appointed by the President, then I got the confidence of the people. The President did not comment, what to comment? Bad happened [practice]. Political scientists call names – it’s not polite. Comes rotation time, and the President announces his decision. Not for me to judge. I work with pleasure. Gossip, rumors – it is not my credo is to comment on rumors,” – said Gorodetsky. On Sunday, the newspaper “Kommersant” and other media published the information with reference to unnamed sources about the early resignations of heads of regions. According to mass media, the

Photo: RIA Novosti VLADIVOSTOK, September 24 — RIA Novosti. The Russian foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov did not rule out the possibility that the US may have other targets in Syria in addition to the destruction of terrorists, it will become clear after the victory over the terrorist group “Islamic state.”* “There (in Syria — ed. ed.) is working (between Russia and the USA approx. ed.) through the appropriate channels. Work, which gives the result. Americans, I think, at the level of military know perfectly well, there still are professionals. Regarding different objectives (in Syria — ed. ed.), certainly is. And when ISIS* will be defeated and with him “Dzhebhat EN Nusra”*, then, in General, and manifest, who have goals in Syria,” said Lavrov in an interview with NTV. “Because we are American colleagues, including (Secretary of state Rex — approx. ed.) Tillerson, say on oath that they have no other

Photo: RIA Novosti “Because now there is an active work on the budget, we have a lot of time to it back here tonight your opponents, because, as a rule, you act in tandem on these issues. With the Ministry of Finance we are discussing it separately, and then we get together and talk,” said officials head of state. The Russian economy took the path of the “fairly stable growth”, stated Vladimir Putin, and asked how sustainable these positive indicators, what are the forecasts, internal and external risks. “Most importantly, what additional measures should be taken in order not only to maintain this trend, but also to ensure that at the turn of 2020, the Russian economy reached rates above the world average”, — he stressed. “As the President has repeatedly planned with different units of the government so to compare notes in order to understand where there are narrow