Category: Politics

WP learned that Obama will become the highest paid ex-President MOSCOW, 2 sen — RIA of news. The content of the ex-US President Barack Obama in 2018 will cost American taxpayers $ 1.15 million dollars, according to the publication the Washington Times. According to the newspaper, on the content of Obama’s spent more than previous presidents. So, for the content of George Bush the American people will pay 942 thousand dollars, and Jimmy Carter — 456 thousand dollars. These payments are made in accordance with the law adopted in 1950-ies. They include pensions for former presidents, and they cover the costs of office and bond. The content of security for former US leaders not included in these costs. Presumably, the safety of the presidents of the costs in tens of millions of dollars.

WSJ: the Pentagon intends to regularly patrol the South China sea NEW YORK, September 2. /TASS/. The U.S. Department of defense has established a schedule of regular patrolling of the South China sea in order to develop a more consistent position on the territorial claims of China. This was reported on Friday on its website the American newspaper the Wall Street Journal, citing its own sources in the Pentagon. According to them, the Pacific command of the U.S. armed forces (PAK) prepared a plan providing for the conduct in the South China sea patrol operations two to three times in the coming months. This approach allows you to arrange regular patrols in the waters, in fact it can be used by Washington as a counterargument to the accusations of Beijing, alleging destabilization and provocation with each new appearance of American warships. The sources, however, refused to disclose when and in

The official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova © Vyacheslav Prokofyev/TASS MOSCOW, September 2. /TASS/. The staff of the Consulate General of Russia in San Francisco conducts activities on preservation of the building. This was reported by the official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.

Photo: AP Photo / Alex Brandon The US is not expelled Russian diplomats in the framework of the new measures against Russia, told reporters senior representative of the US administration. “At the moment we don’t send the Russian diplomats”, he said. Earlier, Russia in response to the closure of its diplomatic facilities in the United States and the expulsion of the diplomats suggested the United States reduce the number of diplomatic missions in Russia up to 455 people, bringing them to equal the number of Russian personnel in the United States. In response, the US demanded before September 2, to close the Russian Consulate in San Francisco and two consular facility in Washington and new York.

Photo: TC “Star” Moscow in response to the requirement of the US authorities to close the Russian Consulate General in San Francisco can reduce the number of employees of the us diplomatic mission in Russia. This statement was made by Vladimir Jabbarov. The words of the first Deputy head of the international Committee of the Federation Council TV channel “Star”. “We need to look at the number of employees, if the result of the decision to stop work of our Consulate General will be reduced and the number of staff, it may be a response to reduction of staff of the US diplomatic mission in Russia,” — said dzhabarov. 31 August, the us government demanded Russia to September 2, to close the Consulate General in San Francisco and one diplomatic facility in new York and Washington. About it the Secretary of state Rex Tillerson told the Russian foreign Minister Sergey

Photo: RIA Novosti Moscow will prepare response to the closure of the Consulate General of Russia in San Francisco. This statement was made by Alexey chepa. The words of the Chairman of the Duma Committee on international Affairs, RIA Novosti reported. “We will respond to this adequately. We warned about that in all actions we have the answer,” said Chepe. 31 August, the us government demanded Russia to September 2, to close the Consulate General in San Francisco and one diplomatic facility in new York and Washington. July 28, Moscow has reduced the number of employees of the us diplomatic mission in Russia up to 455 people. Just to 1 September 2017 the number of staff of the US diplomatic mission will be reduced by 755 people. In addition, from 1 August, the us diplomats denied access to the Embassy dacha in Serebryany Bor, and storage areas on a Traffic

The foreign Ministry explained the origin of the smoke over the building of the Consulate General of Russia in San Francisco Moscow. 2 Sep. INTERFAX.RU — Official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova explained that the smoke over the building of the Russian Consulate in San Francisco came from “actions for conservation of the building.” “In this connection can be closed the window, lowered the blinds, turned off the light, go down the water, shut the door, throw the garbage, switch off the heating devices, to include life support systems and much more,” wrote Zakharova on the night of Saturday in his Facebook. She also expressed surprise at the attention the American media gave this incident. “There were prepared photographic coverage of “emergency”, and as the height of sadism caused by fire. Just in case. Suddenly Russian help is needed: after all, a couple of hours left in them

The state Department forwarded to the FBI a question about the RAID on the Russian Consulate in San Francisco The U.S. state Department declined to comment on the statement by the representative of the Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova on future searches in the building of the Russian Consulate in San Francisco and advised to address with such question to the FBI. On Friday, September 1, RIA Novosti reported. “The Department of state will provide and maintain properties in accordance with our duties. I would like to refer you to the FBI with any questions related to the search”, — reported in Department. Also it said that access is blocked to Russian diplomatic property in San Francisco from September 2, will be carried out only with the permission of the state Department. “The facilities will be closed, and the entrance or access to properties will be granted only with the

The official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova © Vyacheslav Prokofyev/TASS MOSCOW, September 1. /TASS/. The Russian foreign Ministry expresses its decisive protest in connection with the new restriction of activities of diplomatic missions of the Russian Federation in the United States. This is stated in the commentary official representative of the Ministry Maria Zakharova, posted Friday on the website of the Russian depodesta.