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In the fight for the Governor’s office in Tomsk region are involved four people © Pavel Smertin/TASS In February 2017 the current Governor of Tomsk region Sergey Zhvachkin wrote a statement on early resignation and was appointed acting. As a candidate of “United Russia” he will compete for the post of the head region with three candidates. Pass the municipal filter has been the representatives of the three parliamentary parties. Regional Deputy Natalia Baryshnikova nominated by the Communist party, engaged in party work. Regional Deputy Alexander Rostovtsev, put forward “Fair Russia” more than 20 years headed the Department of traumatology and orthopedics at the medical center of the city of Seversk. LDPR has put forward a 34-year-old Chairman of the Duma Committee on Federal structure and local self-government Alexei Didenko. Gubernatorial elections will be held in the region for the first time in 14 years. Oil and innovation The native

Photo: RIA Novosti The first Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on international Affairs Vladimir Jabbarov in an interview with RT, called the possible declaring Russia “aggressor country” another attempt of Ukraine to push the country and the Western world. “Ukraine is again trying to shift responsibility from blame on others. Ukraine is not fulfilling the Minsk agreements and it’s clear that it (the execution of the agreements. — RT) stalled through the fault of Kiev. Whether they prescribe it or not prescribe — for our country, nothing will change. We are not participants in the conflict in Ukraine, and to prove it is tired. This is another attempt to push Russia and the Western world using their problems in the South-East of the country”, — said the Senator. He noted that in the case of adoption by Ukraine of the norms of Russia as “aggressor state” relations between

This is the second election in the Belgorod region, which take place in a single day of voting © Anton vergun/TASS In the elections of the Governor of the Belgorod region will participate four candidates, including the incumbent head of administration Yevgeny Savchenko, who directs the region from 11 October 1993. He was four times elected head of the region and has twice mandated the Belgorod regional Duma. Savchenko has been in power for 23 years, and this is a record for Russian governors. The next five-year period may make it almost unattainable for this indicator. In addition to Yevgeny Savchenko, held municipal filter and was Stanislav Panov (CPRF), Konstantin Klimashevsky (LDPR), Edward Chavusau (the Party of veterans of Russia). The absolute leader in the earth Political longevity Savchenko experts associated with the fact that he was able to build a management style that allowed him to avoid major scandals

Sevastopol residents will choose their Governor for the first time in history © Sergey Maligawa/TASS Never before since the Foundation of Sevastopol in 1783, the mayor is not elected in direct elections. In the Ukrainian period, the head of the city administration were appointed from Kiev. After the reunification with Russia, the first Governor Sergey menyaylo was chosen by the Legislative Assembly from among candidates proposed by the President of the Russian Federation. In July of last year Vladimir Putin has appointed Menyailo his Ambassador to Siberia, and acting Governor of Sevastopol became the Deputy head of the Ministry of industry and trade of the Russian Federation Dmitry Ovsyannikov. He immediately said he was willing to go for direct elections, and was supported by appropriate changes to the city Charter. In addition Ovsyannikova, nominated by “United Russia” in struggle for a post of the head of Sevastopol involved Roman Kiyashko

Russia’s Ambassador to the U.S. Anatoly Antonov © Artyom Korotayev/TASS MOSCOW, August 30. /TASS/. It is time to establish working contacts between the defense Ministers of Russia and the United States, and to resume the practice of joint meetings in the format of “two plus two”. About it in interview to “Kommersant”, posted Wednesday on the newspaper’s website, said the appointed Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Anatoly Antonov.

Photo: Newspaper.EN Deputy foreign Minister of Russia Sergei Ryabkov said that Moscow will mirror to answer Washington’s actions only in case if USA will go the way of the complications of the Russian diplomatic missions, reports RIA “Novosti”. He noted that Russia “will not do anything that complicates the lives of our compatriots in the United States, a lot of them”. Ryabkov added that “we want the travel of Americans in Russia was carried out with minimum disturbance”. “If the Americans will go to the complication of the activities of our Embassy and consulates in the United States, it is also possible, then the question of the response, including a mirror that will stand upright, and will stand very sharply,” he told reporters. Earlier Ryabkov said that Russia will respond to the introduction of White house sanctions against four Russian citizens and one commercial company.

Russia will not ask the US to lift sanctions, said Antonov MOSCOW, 30 Jul — RIA Novosti. Russia will not ask the United States to lift the sanctions, but without this it is impossible to build an effective cooperation, said the new Russian Ambassador in Washington Anatoly Antonov. “The lifting of the sanctions Russia has never asked and does not going to do that. While it is clear that we are talking about hostile behavior against our country,” said Antonov in interview to the newspaper “Kommersant”. According to him, “whatever it was, it is obvious that to build an effective cooperation between Russia and the US will be able only when dialogue is no longer in use tools of pressure, will not blackmail and attempts to impose its will.” The ball in this case on the side of Washington.Anatoly Antonospora Russia to the USA Relations between Russia and the USA