Day: May 2, 2018

Ukraine has introduced a similar us sanctions against Russia The national security Council and defence of Ukraine (NSDC) under the chairmanship of the President of Petro Poroshenko has decided to introduce a similar us sanctions against Russia and to extend already introduced. According to the report on the website of the national security Council also imposed sanctions against individuals involved in information and cyberaggression against Ukraine, illegal actions against the citizens of Ukraine who are “illegally detained in Russia”, state Duma deputies and Federation Council members. The scandal around the poisoning of former GRU Colonel Sergei Skripal started in March, London was accused of attack using a nerve agent in Moscow. The new US sanctions were imposed in early April, against 38 Russian companies, businessmen and politicians for “a variety of malicious activities of Russia”. Now Moscow is preparing a response to sanctions — 15 may, MPs will consider the

The leader of the Armenian opposition opened the way to power The ruling Republican party of Armenia (RPA) will support the opposition candidate for Prime Minister. This was stated by the head of the faction in Parliament, Vahram Baghdasaryan, said on Wednesday, may 2, panarmenian.net. According to him, for this is one condition. “The RPA will vote for the candidate for Prime Minister, who will have the support of one third of deputies of the Parliament. We will not have own candidate,” said Baghdasaryan. Prior to this decision, the party held a meeting with his head of and a former President of the country Serzh Sargsyan. The vote on the election of the Premier is scheduled for may 8. New condition put forward by the Republicans, corresponds to the opposition leader, Nikol Pashinian, which the Parliament failed to elect on 1 may. Pashinyan was the only candidate, but he refused

The Russian Embassy in London © Ilya Dmitriev/TASS LONDON, may 2. /TASS/. The Russian Embassy in London believes that the recent statements by British officials about the case Skrobala prove that addressed to Russia the charges were based on speculation. This was reported in Wednesday’s press-Secretary of Department, commenting on made a statement on 1 may the government adviser on the national security of the UK Mark Sedwill. At the meeting with deputies of the parliamentary Committee on defence Sedwill admitted that British investigators have not yet established exactly who poisoned ex-GRU Colonel Sergei Skripal and his daughter Julia in Salisbury. “Sedwill reaffirmed that sounded in the address of the Prime Minister of serious allegations and the ensuing far-reaching foreign policy decisions in mobilizing the political support of the Western bloc was based on mere speculation,” – said at the Embassy. “No evidence of Russian involvement in this crime and

In Armenia disrupted the work of Parliament A meeting of the National Assembly of Armenia, scheduled for may 2, has not taken place, informs “Interfax”. Before the meeting, signed up 33 members, while the quorum requires the presence of 53 parliamentarians. However, the speaker of the Armenian Parliament Ara Babloyan stated purpose of date of elections of the new Prime Minister of the country — they will be held on may 8. Candidates for this position have not yet been made. Some MPs are unable to attend the meeting because of the protesters that morning of may 2 began to block roads in Yerevan and to block the work of the city’s subway. That cause referred, in particular, in the faction of the ruling Republican party. Representatives of the second largest parliamentary force, the opposition party “Prosperous Armenia” announced a boycott of Parliament. On may 1, the National Assembly failed

Over Ukraine Navis, a 27-billion debt Ukraine in the next four years must repay the debt for a total amount of 27 billion dollars, said Prime Minister Vladimir Groisman. His words leads to “Interfax”. The head of government stressed that to meet its debt obligations Kiev need external support. According to him, the reduction of Ukraine’s dependence on the assistance of international partners will occur in the case of growth of the economy. Groisman also noted the restructuring of debt undertaken by his predecessor as Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk. “But the burden remains high,” he added. In April, the Ukrainian authorities have recognized the impossibility of issue of Eurobonds without the next tranche from the International monetary Fund. According to the Deputy Minister of Finance Sergei Marchenko, without the participation of the IMF is “it will be expensive if at all possible.” Ukraine plans to attract about four billion dollars