Category: Politics

Photo: RIA Novosti The Kremlin believes that the proposal by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to hold a demonstration duel on judo with Vladimir Putin intended to demonstrate the positive dynamics in relations between Moscow and Tokyo. This was stated press Secretary of Russian President Dmitry Peskov, reports “Interfax”. “The offer was, but it remains to be seen how figurative it is,” said he. Earlier on September 7, Abe, speaking at the plenary session of the Eastern economic forum in Vladivostok, proposed to be held in Japan show match with participation of the presidents of Russia and Mongolia, and Olympic champion Yasuhiro Yamashita’s. The Japanese Prime Minister in advance refused to get on the Mat, based on the reluctance to injury and the lack of black belts. Putin has the title of master of sports in judo. In 2006 he became the honorary President of the European judo Union, and

Trump for a year extended the embargo against Cuba WASHINGTON, September 9. /TASS/. US President, Donald trump has decided to extend until September 24, 2018 restrictions applicable to Cuba. This is stated in the statement of the American leader, the press service of the White house. Trump notes that the period of the embargo, acting on the basis of a special law, will expire on September 14 of this year. “I decided that extension of these measures against Cuba for one year in the interests of the United States,” — said the head of state. In June, trump said the abolition of certain decisions of his predecessor, Barack Obama, concerning the normalization of relations with Havana. In particular, it abolished the rules of travel to Cuba for U.S. citizens and a ban on doing business with organizations controlled by the Cuban military. But Washington broke off diplomatic relations with Havana

The official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova © Vyacheslav Prokofyev/TASS MOSCOW, September 8. /TASS/. The United States for its actions against the Russian objects of departmenti destabilisateur not only relations between Moscow and Washington, but also the international order. This was stated on Friday the official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.

Roman Seleznev © U. S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE NEW YORK, September 9. /TASS/. The Russian citizen Roman Seleznev, who was convicted in the United States for cyber crime, pleaded guilty to the charges against him in Georgia, and Nevada. This was announced on Friday, TASS his attorney Igor Litvak.

Grigory Yavlinsky announced the end of the post-Soviet modernization Co-founder of Yabloko Grigory Yavlinsky September 9, will present at the International book fair book “the End of an era” (“Kommersant” familiar with it). The collection of articles he argues that “the era of the transformation of Russia into a modern European country” has failed. One of the signs of collapse he sees that “the people left-the carriers of ideas”, and the point was put by events in Ukraine. Mr. Yavlinsky should come from the “Apple” in the President, but he hardly puts “the task of electoral expansion,” says the analyst. Today at the International book fair, the leader of the Moscow Yabloko Sergei Mitrokhin told about the work of the party Center of anti-corruption policy for the year to February 2016. Experts of the center have investigated 47 cases involving offences of corruption. For example, detecting signs of cartel (vendor

Pamfilova told what measures can increase voter turnout MOSCOW, September 8 — RIA Novosti. The objective of the CEC not to make predictions on turnout, and to create preconditions for its increase, to accurately reflect it, and the results of the vote, then it will be a stimulus for the “pessimists” and those who did not believe in the honesty of elections to come and vote in the next election, said the CEC Chairman, Ella Pamfilova in interview to TV channel “Russia 24”. Single voting day in Russia will be held September 10. Following the elections in Russia — presidential, they will be held in March 2018. “Forecasts — the case of scientists, and our task — of the Central electoral Commission and electoral commissions — to accurately reflect the real appearance, which will. Whatever it was, we need to accurately reflect it, and accurately show the results, only then

© Pavel Smertin/TASS MOSCOW, September 8. /TASS/. Movement “Russia chooses” to monitor the election, received complaints of possible violations during the early voting in the municipal elections in Moscow, the Moscow region and the bribery of voters in Vladivostok. This was announced Friday in a press-service of the movement.