Day: September 11, 2018

Revenko: “United Russia” with 60% showed good results and has potential for growth MOSCOW, September 11. /TASS/. The party “United Russia”, having 60% of the seats in the legislative assemblies of the regions where elections were held in a single voting day on 9 September, have shown good result and has a powerful potential for growth. This was stated on Tuesday by TASS, the Deputy Secretary General Council of party “United Russia”, state Duma Deputy Yevgeny Revenko. Upstairs “In the last election, the party confirmed his leadership and made a decent showing: 60% of the seats in the legislative assemblies of the regions where elections were held,” — said the politician. Of the 16 campaigns for elections in legislative Assembly in 13 regions of the “United Russia” in the first place, he said. NewsPutin urged to deal with “irregularities” in the elections in the regions United Russia also won more

In Idlib began shooting staged “himataki” MOSCOW, 11 Sep — RIA Novosti. In Idlib began shooting staged provocations “application” Syrian army “of chemical weapons,” he told RIA Novosti at the Russian Centre for reconciliation of the warring parties. Upstairs “According to the information received from the residents of Idlib province, currently in the village of Jisr al-Shughour are shooting a staged provocation alleged use by the Syrian army “chemical weapons” against the civilian population”, — stated in the message. It is noted that in Jisr al-Shughour in the morning arrived, the crews of several middle Eastern TV channels, and also regional branch of a leading American news channel. Preparing provocations That the militants are preparing for new provocations staged a chemical attack that would serve as a pretext for missile attacks the US and its allies, in August, said the official representative of the defense Ministry major-General Igor Konashenkov. According

USA may impose sanctions against the International criminal court MOSCOW, 11 Sep — RIA Novosti. The US government will take measures to protect its citizens from prosecution by the International criminal court, stated the Advisor to the President for national security John Bolton. According to him, Washington could impose sanctions against judges of the ICC. Upstairs “We will not cooperate with the ICC, will not assist the ICC and, of course, we will never join the ICC,” said he. Bolton clarified that, in particular, it concerns the attempts of the court to prosecute US military for crimes in Afghanistan. Human rights activists criticize In turn, the international human rights organization Amnesty International, based in London, condemned Bolton for his remarks. “The attack on the United States on the international criminal court is an attack on the millions of victims and survivors who faced the most serious crimes of international law,

The West ignores the facts on preparing a provocation in Syria, the foreign Ministry said MOSCOW, 11 Sep — RIA Novosti. RF provides specific facts about the preparation of provocation with chemical weapons in Syria, but the West ignores this, and the US Flex their muscles, said Russian Deputy foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov. Upstairs “We call the geographical point where preparations for implementation of provocations, we call the specific terrorist organizations that feed off the US and its allies, unfortunately, under the slogan of the antiterrorist struggle. We call scenarios that can be applied including using the notorious “White helmets” — said Ryabkov told reporters. But alas, all these warnings and alerts are ignored again and again, our American colleagues Flex their muscles, have addressed the international community and the countries-guarantors, including mean Russia and Iran, thinly disguised threats and signals, essentially, blackmail. We take it easy and be ready