Category: Politics

Photo: RIA Novosti Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called an example of “fake news” reports local media about the failure of his recent visit to Russia and quoted as a refutation of the Kremlin’s press service. Publication in the social network Facebook the head of the government illustrated by the editorial in one of Israel’s leading Newspapers. The one referring to the Russian Internet resource, claimed a week ago at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi, Netanyahu was supposedly “close to panic” , unsuccessfully urging Moscow of the danger of Iran’s expansion in Syria. “One of the many examples of the spread of fake news. Yesterday on the front page of “Yediot Ahronot” published an article about the “failure” of my meeting with the President of Russia. The newspaper relied on a dubious source with a single purpose — to cast doubt on the success of important meetings

Putin believes that the fight against terrorism in Syria should continue TASS, 1 Sep. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Syria now has preconditions for improving the situation. However, he believes that the fight against terrorists should continue, and calls for the creation of a broad anti-terrorist front. “Largely due to the actions of Russia and other interested States in recent times, the prerequisites to improve the situation in Syria. The terrorists dealt a powerful blow, the conditions for starting the process of political settlement and the return of the Syrian people to a peaceful life”, — wrote the head of the Russian state in the article “BRICS — towards new horizons of strategic partnership,” published in the leading media of the countries of this Association. Putin stressed that “the fight against terrorists in Syria, other countries and regions should be continued.” “Russia urges not in words but in deeds,

The Association agreement between Ukraine and the EU entered into force in full Moscow. September 1. INTERFAX.RU Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman congratulated Ukrainians with the entry into force of the Association Agreement (AA) between the European Union and the European atomic energy community and their member States on the one hand, and Ukraine on the other hand. “Greetings to all Ukrainians with a new milestone in our journey to EU! Today in full comes into force the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU. This is a crucial stage of bilateral relations”, — Groysman wrote on his Facebook page on Friday. He recalled that for more than fifteen years, there is an economic part of the Agreement concerning the free trade area between Ukraine and the European Union. “I am pleased to note that during this time, the EU became the main trading partner of our country. Here

© Alexei Nikolsky/press service of the Russian President/TASS MOSCOW, September 1. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin proposes BRICS countries to develop universal rules in the field of international information security and to enter into an intergovernmental agreement. With this proposal he made in the article “BRICS – towards new horizons of strategic partnership,” published in the leading mass media of the countries of this organization before the summit, which will take place on 3-5 September in China. “Offer to work together to establish an appropriate international legal framework of cooperation, and in the future – to develop and adopt universal rules of responsible behaviour of States in this region, – said the Russian leader. An important step would be the conclusion of intergovernmental agreements of the BRICS on international information security”. The President of the Russian Federation, in his article emphasized that Russia has consistently advocated the expansion of cooperation

The Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on international Affairs Konstantin Kosachev © Valery sharifulin/TASS TASS, August 31. Washington’s decision on the closure of the Russian Consulate General in San Francisco cannot be called a return to parity, Russia should achieve a symmetry in the exchange of “diplomatic niceties” with the United States. Such opinion on Thursday was expressed by the head of the Federation Council Committee on international Affairs Konstantin Kosachev.

© Alexei Nikolsky/press service of the Russian President/TASS MOSCOW, September 1. /TASS/. The problem of the DPRK’s nuclear program can be resolved only through dialogue without preconditions, threats and pressure – a path to nowhere. This was stated by the President of Russia Vladimir Putin in the article “BRICS – towards new horizons of strategic partnership,” published in the leading mass media of the countries of this organization before the summit, which will take place on 3-5 September in China.

Photo: RIA Novosti Sergei Lavrov warned the us authorities from any steps of a military nature against North Korea. His statement, the Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia has made in negotiations with U.S. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson. The words of the foreign Minister are on the Agency’s website. “S. Lavrov once again stressed there is no alternative of finding political and diplomatic ways to overcome the tensions on the Korean Peninsula and the need to refrain from any measures of a military nature, is fraught with unpredictable consequences”, — said the Agency. Lavrov added that Moscow believes that further strengthening sanctions against Pyongyang counterproductive and dangerous. The conversation between Lavrov and Tillerson took place at the initiative of the United States. Recent months, the U.S. government and North Korea exchanging mutual threats. Washington has repeatedly stated the intentions of a preemptive strike against the military infrastructure of North

Vladimir Putin needs a woman In the President’s administration thought that the sparring partner of the main presidential candidates was a woman, told “Vedomosti” the interlocutors in the administration and close to it experts. Considered 5-7 candidates, among which three — “Fair Russia”, Chairman of the Social democratic women’s Union of Russia Natalia the Great, the leader of the National parent Committee Irina Volynets and member of the Central Council of the party Irina Petelava, say several sources close to the presidential administration. Agreed on the candidacy of women who are not in one party knows the other person close to the administration. Ideal — Ksenia Sobchak, showing the image of a modern young woman who would like to go into politics, says another source close to the administration: intelligent, bright, interesting, but not in all corresponding to the image of a typical Russian woman, the question will decide whether