Category: Politics

The government, the EU has promised Ukraine a tranche of €600 million until early 2018 The first Secretary of the Department of trade and Economics of the EU delegation to Ukraine, called the timing of the sending of the tranche a purely technical issue. KIEV, September 3. /TASS/. Tranche from the European Union to Ukraine in the amount of €600 million will come no earlier than January 2018. This was stated by the first Secretary of the Department of trade and Economics of the EU delegation to Ukraine, Jocelyn Giton in an interview with Ukrainian news. “Might be a slight technical delay of several weeks between the decision and immediate payout, but if all goes well, tranche will be granted at the beginning of next year”, — said Giton, assuring that “the timing is purely technical question”. He recalled that “the program of macro-financial assistance was adopted a few years

Moscow called on the US to change their mind and return objects of the Russian Embassy USA must immediately change their mind and return seized buildings of the Russian diplomatic mission said in an official statement the Russian foreign Ministry. The Ministry of foreign Affairs of Russia in a special statement urged the us authorities to change their mind and immediately return the captured diplomatic facilities. “This outrageous step is in line with the actual expropriation in December last year, the Russian-owned country diplomatic residential complexes near Washington and new York. In the occupied buildings now host the US intelligence services with the support of the armed police,” — said in a statement. The foreign Ministry accused the United States to seize the building of the General Consulate of Russia in San Francisco and sales offices in Washington, “which are in the Russian property and have diplomatic immunity”, and also

The building of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation © Artyom Korotayev/TASS MOSCOW, September 3. /TASS/. The continuation of the DPRK’s actions that undermined the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons is fraught with serious consequences for Pyongyang, against this background, the only solution is to return all parties to the negotiating table on security issues on the Korean Peninsula. This is stated in the statement of the Russian foreign Ministry in connection with the message, the DPRK test “nuclear explosive device”.

Photo: RIA Novosti Vladimir Putin said that the Russian people have an internal “nuclear reactor”, which allows him to overcome over the centuries of trials and tests. The words of the head of state transmit “Vedomosti”. “Let’s see how today’s developing world. There are countries which population is incomparably greater than ours, there are States where technology, modern management methods are much more efficient than with us. But the question arises: if we exist more than 1000 years and actively develop and strengthen ourselves, so that we have that contributes to this? That “something” is an internal “nuclear reactor” our people, Russian people, Russian people, which allows you to move forward,” — said Putin. His statement Putin made during the all-Russian open lesson in Yaroslavl. The President added that Russia exists “is much more than 1000 years” and noted that “not all people could pass such a test of time”.

The DPRK nuclear test poses a serious threat to peace, said the Russian foreign Ministry MOSCOW, 3 sen — news. Once the DPRK nuclear test aimed at undermining the global nonproliferation regime and poses a serious threat to peace and security in the region, said in a statement on Sunday the message of the Russian foreign Ministry. Earlier, North Korea announced the successful test of a hydrogen warhead, which is designed to equip Intercontinental ballistic missiles. The order of testing was given by North Korean leader Kim Jong-UN. “Cannot but cause regret the fact that the leadership of the DPRK by its actions aimed at undermining global non-proliferation regime, posed a serious threat to peace and security on the Korean Peninsula and the region as a whole. The continuation of such a line is fraught with serious consequences for the DPRK,” — said the Russian foreign Ministry. As noted in

Russia has destroyed all stocks of ammunition with lewisite Moscow. September 3. INTERFAX.RU — Russia has completed the destruction of munitions filled with lewisite, reported “Interfax” the head of the Federal Department for safe storage and destruction of chemical weapons Colonel-General Valery Kapashin on Sunday. “The last Russian object on storage and destruction of chemical weapons “been” today completed the destruction of chemical munitions filled with poison gas “lewisite,” said capachin. He recalled that the stocks of lewisite in the Russian Federation destroyed after the stocks of such chemical agents as mustard gas, sarin and soman. Capachin noted that Russia remained to destroy only a small batch of chemical munitions filled with poison gas type “VX” (VX), and then set the final point in the implementation of country’s obligations under the international Convention on the prohibition of the development, production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons and on their destruction.

Photo: RIA Novosti The Russian foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told the students of MGIMO on his first foreign trip to Sri Lanka in the 1970-ies. “I immediately after graduation really went on a trip in high quality-Secretary to the Embassy in Colombo, Sri Lanka. I spent there four years. Of course, a beautiful country,” — said the Minister. He appreciated the nature of the island — beaches, mountain areas, historical monuments in the old town of Kandy and gain interest. Lavrov said that since then the country has changed for the better and is steadily growing. “Of course, the country was after the civil war, … there was not much in order. I was the second time where-that about four years ago in Sri Lanka, and nostalgic feelings, of course, immediately leaped. But I really liked that she is growing steadily, becomes more beautiful, and for us the most important

Photo: RIA Novosti MOSCOW, September 1. /TASS/. The Central election Commission of Russia on September 4-5, will hold a seminar devoted to observation of elections, for the party members. This was reported on Friday the press-service of the Ministry. “The goal of the workshop was to provide necessary methodological and Advisory assistance on preparation of observers on elections”, — said in a release. According to the press service, September 4, will address the participants of the Chairman of the CEC Nikolai Bulaev and Secretary of the Commission of Maya Grishin, who will speak about the legal framework of supervision and a new mechanism of inclusion in the list of voters at the location. On 5 September, the CEC Chairman, Ella Pamfilova will be awarded the participants certificates of training completion. Earlier, the CEC has repeatedly urged the parties to take an active part in monitoring the elections on 10 September

Photo: Reuters Crimea, which belongs to Russia is a fait accompli, which Moscow will not give up, said the leader of the Social democratic party of Germany (SPD) and candidate for Chancellor of the country, Martin Schulz. “I think the situation is that the Russians have made it a fait accompli, on which they will insist,” said he, adding that he believes the reunification of the Peninsula with Russia “serious violation of international law”, reports TASS. However, he found it difficult to answer the question of term of a finding of Crimea as part of Russia, noting that it is impossible to take it away from Moscow’s power. “It might only be possible via negotiations”, — said Schultz. He urged Germany to make such a dialogue with Moscow, which Berlin will “talk openly”, and make suggestions, “if Russia is ready to go.” “In any case, don’t need the arms race,

Media: North Korea could carry out a nuclear test According to NHK, the country recorded an earthquake of magnitude 5.6, which may indicate an underground nuclear test. TOKYO, September 3. /TASS/. North Korea could carry out a new, already the sixth nuclear test. This was reported by Japanese public television NHK. It is noted that on the territory of the DPRK was recorded earthquake of magnitude 5.6, which may indicate an underground nuclear test. Previously, South Korean intelligence recognized that the North Korean authorities have completed preparations to conduct a nuclear test at two underground tunnels at the site of the Pung-ri in the northeast of the country. Since 2006, North Korea conducted five nuclear tests in 2006, 2009, 2013, and two in 2016. This was followed by the sanctions of the UN Security Council against Pyongyang. In March this year, the military of the Republic of Korea stated that