Day: September 17, 2018

Petro Poroshenko tore up a Treaty of friendship with Russia The President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko approved the decision of the Council of national security and defence of Ukraine (SNBU), on the rupture of the Treaty of friendship, cooperation and partnership with Russia (it is also called “the Big contract”). Upstairs The agreement was signed in 1997 and extended for 10 years October 1, 2008. Mr. Poroshenko said earlier that the contract was not formally terminated, and “shall cease to have effect in connection with non-renewal”. As reported by “Kommersant”, in the beginning, the foreign Ministry of Ukraine did not support the idea of breaking the “Big Treaty”. The Agency argued that, breaking the contract, Ukraine will not be able to sue Russia in international court of justice in the Hague for its violation.

Putin gave the Ministry the supervision of tour operators President Vladimir Putin gave the Federal Agency for tourism of the Ministry of culture under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of economic development. The corresponding decree published on the official Internet portal of legal information. Upstairs The Ministry of economic development will receive regulatory functions in the sphere of tourism, as well as oversight of tour operators and associations of tour operators who are engaged in outbound tourism, stated in the decree. The last few years, several Russian tour operators and travel agencies faced financial difficulties. In the summer of 2018, with problems encountered including the big players — “Natali Turs” and DSBW-Tours. The first company works since 1992, and the second from 1991, “Natalie tours” confirmed cancelled all tours until 30 September, some 12,000 contracts. DSBW-Tours announced in early July about the termination of activity. On the cessation of work

The head of NATO said that the Alliance stands ready to respond to “Russian cyber attacks” NATO countries can use the provisions of the fifth article of the NATO Charter in case of cyber attacks from Russia, said the NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in an interview with Axios. Upstairs This article implies that an armed attack against one or more NATO countries be considered an attack on the entire Alliance, and the affected countries have the right to collective defense. In response to the question of whether “the Russian cyber attack on a member of NATO lead to the imposition of the fifth article,” Mr. Stoltenberg said: “Not automatically. It depends on the nature of cyber attacks.” He explained that a few years ago, NATO decided that the fifth article can be used in case of hacker attacks, but the conditions under which it is possible to apply this

At the headquarters Tarasenko said the purchase of 24 thousand of the votes in favor of Ishchenko in Primorye VLADIVOSTOK, September 17. /TASS/ — the representative of the staff also added that the talk about the final result of the election too early, as it continues the counting. Upstairs “It became known that at least in Vladivostok, purchased 13 thousand people, in the Discovery of 6 million people, Hassan is about 5 thousand observers from the Communist party in these cities and districts were not allowed to finish counting the votes, trying to recognize the ballots for Tarasenko invalid. Therefore, upon completion of the work of some commissions, the result has changed. The final result is even now too early to say, still being counted,” — said the representative of the headquarters. He added that during the afternoon of 16 September was the transportation of voters from Ishchenko on the