Day: August 24, 2018

The US state Department revealed details of the new sanctions against Russia The new restrictions impose a ban on arms sales and foreign aid. Upstairs The US state Department published a notice of intention to impose sanctions against Russia because of the poisoning in Britain of former GRU Colonel Sergei Skripal and his daughter Julia. The notification published in the official journal of the U.S. government (Federal Register). According to the document, the sanctions will come into force on 27 August and will last for at least a year or until further notice. According to the document, the sanctions include a ban on providing Russia external assistance, except in urgent humanitarian aid and food supplies. The ban also covered the sale of weapons of Russia, any defense products, as well as the financing of such transactions, all foreign loans of Russia. In addition, a ban on the export of goods,

In the Russian Orthodox Church responded to the calls Poroshenko to end the “Russian Church” in Ukraine Moscow. August 24. INTERFAX.RU — IN the Moscow Patriarchate regarded the words of the President of Ukraine about the intention to end the “Russian Church” in the country as a desperate attempt of Petro Poroshenko to hold on to power. Upstairs “One metropolis, and then a separate, Autocephalous Orthodox Church of all Russia, unite all the Nations, leading their lineage from the Dnieper baptismal font of St. Vladimir, already 1030 years. During this time many were replaced by secular rulers, warring, uniting with each other, sometimes bearing very different political projects; there were Empire collapsed, different ran the border was uneven relations with the neighbors… And the Church is one stood, stands and will stand. She is forever” — said to “Interfax” the Deputy head of the Synodal Department for external Church relations

Sands was not aware of the nature of the injury Medvedev Moscow. August 24. INTERFAX.RU — Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev are in constant contact, said press Secretary of the head of state, Dmitry Peskov. Upstairs In the course of communication with journalists, Peskov said, “as far as serious injuries” received Medvedev, and whether it is going to meet the President. “The President is in constant contact with the Prime Minister, regardless of their location. Essence (their) work involves continuous contact of the head of state and President of the government”, — said Peskov. He was asked to clarify whether such contacts “despite the state” the head of government. “I just don’t have enough information. It is better to have information in the Cabinet of Ministers”, — said Peskov. August 23, the press service of the government confirmed that public events with participation of the head

The building of the foreign Ministry of the Russian Federation © Valery sharifulin/TASS MOSCOW, August 24. /TASS/. The foreign Ministry will keep monitoring the situation around the arrested in Ukraine the Russian journalist Kirill Vyshinsky and to render him all possible assistance, but there is no reason to hope for improvement of its provisions. This is stated in a statement on Friday comments by the Russian foreign Ministry.