Day: May 10, 2018

The official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova © Alexander Shcherbak/TASS UN may 10. /TASS/. The attack of the radicals on the head of Rossotrudnichestvo in Kiev lies in the desire “to finally squeeze out” Russia from the Ukraine and to destroy the cultural links between the countries. This was stated on Thursday the Russian journalists in new York, the official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova, commenting on the incident that occurred in Kyiv on 9 may.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan © Mikhail Metzel/TASS MOSCOW, may 11. /TASS/. The presidents of Russia and Turkey Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a telephone conversation said that the Joint comprehensive plan of action (SVPD) on the Iranian nuclear program is essential for international security and agreed to coordinate further steps in this context. About it reports a press-service of the Kremlin.

In the Duma introduced a law on the punishment for the involvement of the youth into illegal acts Moscow. May 10. INTERFAX.RU. The bill, which establishes liability for involving minors in unsanctioned rallies, assumes punishment in the form of administrative arrest up to 15 days and a fine of up to 500 thousand rubles. The relevant draft law initiated by the members of the faction “United Russia”, introduced in the state Duma on Thursday. The RF code of administrative offences is proposed to add a provision that States: “the involvement of minors in part in an unauthorized Assembly, rally, demonstration, procession or picketing, if this activity does not contain criminally punishable deeds shall entail the imposition of an administrative fine on citizens in the amount from 30 thousand to 50 thousand rubles, or compulsory work for up to 100 hours or administrative arrest for up to 15 days; on officials

Syria’s air defense shot down more than half of the issued Israel 70 rockets Moscow. May 10. INTERFAX.RU. The Israeli army fired on Syrian territory, about 70 rockets, said the Ministry of defence of the Russian Federation. “In attack he was involved in 28 Israeli F-15 and F-16, which are released in various parts of Syria about 60 missiles “air-surface”. Israel also was released more than 10 tactical missiles “ground-ground”, — said the Ministry of defence noting that the combat calculations Syrian air defenses shot down more than half of the missiles. Currently, damage assessment. “It targeted the locations of the Iranian armed forces, as well as the positions of air defense of the Syrian army near Damascus and in southern Syria,” — said the Russian defense Ministry. In the defense Ministry of the Russian Federation said that the airstrikes were carried out for two hours “under the pretext of

VTSIOM: more than 80% of Russians approve of Putin’s work MOSCOW, may 10. /TASS/. The President of Russia Vladimir Putin approves 81,2% of Russians, the head of the government Dmitry Medvedev positively estimate of 44.7%. This is evidenced by data survey of the national center for the study of public opinion (VTSIOM), released on Thursday. “The approval rate of the President’s performance by the average over the last week to 81.2%. Evaluation of the work of the Prime Minister and Government of Russia in the first week of may of 44.7%, 49.8% respectively. The average for the six years of operation, more than 55%”, — it is told in message VTSIOM. It is noted that the level of job approval of the state Duma since March fell from 43% to 42.3%, and of the Council of Federation, on the contrary, increased from 46,2% to 47.9%. In the ranking of confidence