Day: December 14, 2018

The European Union decided to extend economic sanctions against Russia The President of the European Council explained that “zero progress” in the implementation of the Minsk agreements. Upstairs The European Union extended by six months economic sanctions against Russia, such decision was accepted on 13 December at the EU summit, said the President of the European Council Donald Tusk. “The EU unanimously extends economic sanctions against Russia, given the zero progress in the implementation of the Minsk agreements”, — he wrote in Twitter. The validity of these restrictive measures was to expire at the end of January next year. Decision: unanimously prolongs EU economic sanctions against Russia given the zero progress in implementation of Minsk agreements. — Donald Tusk (@eucopresident) December 13, 2018 We are talking about European Union sanctions against certain sectors of the Russian economy, which was introduced in 2014, such restrictive measures, in particular, include sanctions against

EU extends sanctions against Russia BRUSSELS, 13 Dec — RIA Novosti. The EU leaders summit in Brussels endorsed a political decision to extend economic sanctions against Russia for the next six months due to “zero progress” in the implementation of the Minsk agreements, said on Thursday the head of the European Council Donald Tusk. Upstairs “Decision: the EC unanimously extended the economic sanctions against Russia, given the zero progress in the implementation of the Minsk agreements”, — he said in his Twitter account. Decision: unanimously prolongs EU economic sanctions against Russia given the zero progress in implementation of Minsk agreements. — Donald Tusk (@eucopresident) December 13, 2018 The EU has tied the issue of extending sanctions against Russia to the status of the implementation of the Minsk agreement, and every six months, hears the report of France and Germany before making a political decision to extend the restrictive measures for

Bolton called the condition for the following meeting between Putin and trump The presidents of Russia and USA Vladimir Putin and Donald trump can only occur in the case if Moscow frees detained after the incident in the Kerch Strait the Ukrainian Navy ships along with the sailors, said Advisor to the American leader for national security John Bolton. Upstairs “I don’t see in the foreseeable future the circumstances in which such a meeting could take place, as long as the (Ukrainian. — RNS) ships and crews will not be released,” Bolton was quoted by Reuters. November 25, the border service of FSB of Russia have detained in Russian territorial waters in the Black sea the ships of naval forces of Ukraine, “Nikopol”, “Berdyansk” and “Yana Kapu” when you try to commit illegal actions without permission to pass the Kerch Strait and out to the sea of Azov. The court

Maria Butina in a US court pleaded guilty to one of the charges WASHINGTON, 13 Dec. /TASS/. Arrested in Washington, the citizen of Russia Maria Butina pleaded guilty to one of the charges concerning conspiracy to commit violations of the laws on registered as a foreign agent in the United States. Upstairs The Russian has confirmed to the meeting in her case on Thursday, the correspondent of TASS from the courtroom of the capital of the district of Columbia. Butina agreed to conclude the deal with the consequence of abandoning the trial. “Yes,” said the Russian woman question of the judge Tanya Chutkan, entered is it from 2015 to 2018 in collusion with persons in the U.S. to damage the interests of the United States. See also: “no One forced Mary Butina to do what she wants”

Putin told Yeltsin invited him to become President The Russian leader admitted that at first was not ready to participate in the elections. Upstairs The head of state Vladimir Putin in the open lesson within the framework of the all-Russian professional forum navigation “Proektoriya” in Yaroslavl, told how the first President of Russia Boris Yeltsin invited him to participate in presidential elections. Yeltsin told Putin that he wants to present his candidacy for the post of Prime Minister, and invited him to participate in presidential elections in the future. According to Vladimir Putin, first he refused to participate in the elections, adding that it is not ready yet. “When the first President of Russia Boris Yeltsin has summoned me and said, “Want to present Your candidacy to the state Duma, to You was Prime Minister, and then I will suggest You to go to the presidential elections. Do you agree?”

Putin moved the capital of the far Eastern Federal district of Khabarovsk to Vladivostok MOSCOW, December 13. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the transfer of the capital of the far Eastern Federal district (FEFD) from Khabarovsk to Vladivostok. This was reported by the press service of the Kremlin. Upstairs This document amends the decree of 13 may 2000, where, in particular, contains a list of Federal districts and their capitals. According to the new decree, Vladivostok became the center of the far Eastern Federal district is Khabarovsk. “The head of the presidential Administration of the Russian Federation (charged) to undertake the necessary staffing measures in connection with the transfer of the center of the far Eastern Federal district in Vladivostok,” — said, in particular, in the decree, the text of which is cited by the press service of the Kremlin. With the initiative of transfer of