Day: December 25, 2017

The CEC refused to register Navalny as a candidate for the presidency Centrosarca at this meeting, refused to register the group of voters created for support of self-nomination as a presidential candidate politician Alexei Navalny. Earlier, the CEC said about the impossibility of the participation of Mr. Navalny in the elections, as a politician have a conviction. The initiative group for nomination of the opposition gathered in Serebryany Bor on 24 December. His nomination was supported 742, just the group included 753 members (by law, the group size should be no less than 500 people). Similar meetings of initiative groups were held on the same day, in 19 cities of Russia. Yesterday, Mr. Navalny said that in case of refusal of the CEC to register him he will call all the other candidates “to disrupt the elections” and “to do” five days before a vote.

In Kiev said about the readiness to transfer the DNI and LC 306 prisoners The representative of Ukraine in the contact group on settling the situation in the East Irina Gerashchenko also promised to propose options for the release of other detained persons. KIEV, December 25. /TASS/. Kiev has suggestions on how to release detained both sides individuals who will remain in captivity after the exchange, scheduled for December 27. On Monday said the representative of Ukraine in the humanitarian sub-group of the contact group on settling the situation in the East Irina Gerashchenko. “I remember those now, these days, will not let go of ORDO (some regions of Donetsk and Lugansk regions — ed. TASS). We have plans and proposals how to release all. And how to do it as soon as possible”, — she wrote in “Facebook”, asking journalists “a little patience”. “We will advise on logistics, etc.”

Putin dismissed the Governor of the Voronezh region MOSCOW, 25 Dec — RIA Novosti. Vladimir Putin signed Executive order on early termination of powers of the Governor of the Voronezh region Alexey Gordeev, the press service of the Kremlin. Gordeev himself asked for his release from office. The head of state appointed him as his envoy to the Central Federal district. Earlier this post was occupied by Alexander Beglov, who became Plenipotentiary representative of the President in Severo-the Western Federal district. The post of acting Governor of the Voronezh region took the mayor of Voronezh Alexander Gusev. Alexey Gordeyev headed the region in March 2009. Prior to that, he was Minister of agriculture. Gordeev — doctor of Economics and academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences. At the end of September — early October their posts left the leaders of the eleven subjects. In retirement, in particular, left the head

The speaker of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko © Press service of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation MOSCOW, December 25. /TASS/. Russia will return to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), she needs it, the Council of Europe (COE) this is needed not less, told journalists on Monday the speaker of Council of Federation Valentina Matvienko. “We will come back [to the PACE], we need it. Someone more difficult question. BEHOLD [the return of Russia in PACE] needs no less than Russia, there is a dialogue, a discussion. The CE clearly understands that we will not deviate from its position,” – said Matvienko.

The Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Kirill © Mikhail Klimentyev/press service of the Russian President/TASS MOSCOW, December 25. /TASS/. Donbas and Kiev have agreed on all conditions for the exchange of prisoners. On Monday he told reporters the Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Kirill during the peace meetings with leaders of the breakaway Donetsk and Lugansk national republics (DND and LNR) Alexander Zakharchenko and Leonid Beekeeper.