Category: Politics

Kiev will define Russia as “aggressor country” in the new law on Donbass KYIV, Aug 29 — RIA Novosti. Russia in the Ukrainian draft law on the reintegration of Donbass will be called the “aggressor”, said the representative of the President of Ukraine in the Verkhovna Rada Iryna Lutsenko on air of the Ukrainian channel five on Monday. According to her, the bill is “99.9% finished and ready to register in Parliament”. Lutsenko added that Ukraine has held consultations with the countries “Norman Quartet” (Russia, Ukraine, Germany, France) and the United States on this issue. “For the first time at the legislative level, is the notion that Russia is an aggressor”, — she said. Lutsenko added that the bill on the reintegration of Donbass is a direct link to the 51st article of the UN Charter regarding self-defence. “This means that Ukraine has the right to Samooborona. This again is

North Korean rocket flew 2700 miles TOKYO, August 29 — RIA Novosti, Ivan Zakharchenko. The North Korean rocket, which flew over the territory of the Japanese island of Hokkaido, covered a distance of 2700 kilometers, the maximum altitude was about 550 kilometers, passes on Tuesday Agency Yonhap, citing the South Korean military. As stated by Secretary General of the government of Japan Acehide Suga, landed in 1180 kilometres East of the Northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. A new start was made three days after Korea on Saturday launched three short-range missiles that flew about 250 kilometers North-East. I’m stealing this nifty NHK map to show the North Korean missile path. Guam is waaaay down to the south. pic.twitter.com/F0Hk09QgNp — Martyn Williams (@martyn_williams) 28 Aug 2017 During the download an error has occurred. The situation on the Korean Peninsula escalated after exchange of harsh words between the DPRK and the United

Photo: RIA Novosti During the exercise, Russia is acting within international standards, Poland has nothing to worry about, told RIA Novosti on Saturday, the first Deputy Chairman of the defense Committee of the Federation Council Frants Klintsevich. Earlier, the Minister of defence of Poland Anthony Macierewicz after a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told the news Agency PAP that Warsaw fears that after the exercises ” West-2017,” the Russian troops will be stationed near the Eastern border of Poland. Russian-Belarusian strategic exercises “West-2017” will be held in Belarus from 14 to 20 September. “The chorus of Western politicians, to artificially escalate tensions over the exercise “Zapad-2017″ , added the Minister of defence of Poland Antonia, Macierewicz. However, this hysteria is no reason not,” — said Klintsevich. According to him, Russia and Belarus in the definition of the goals and objectives of the upcoming exercise, in the arrangement of

Trump is convinced that relations between the US and Russia sooner or later will be normalized WASHINGTON, August 29. /TASS/. Relations between the United States and Russia sooner or later will be normalized. The conviction that the President of the United States Donald trump expressed on Monday at a joint press conference with President of Finland Sauli Niinistö in Washington. “It’s a big country, it’s a nuclear power, a country with which we need to get along. And I think ultimately we’ll get along with Russia”, — he said. “Russia deeply respects Finland, and it was good. I think that Finland has good relations with Russia. I hope that one day the US will be able to establish a very good relationship with Russia: it will be good for peace in the world”, — said the American leader. In turn, the President of Finland Sauli Niinistö confirmed that during a

North Korea launched a missile towards Japan North Korea launched another missile towards the sea of Japan. On Tuesday, August 29, according to the Agency Yonhap, citing the South Korean joint chiefs of staff. It is noted that the uncertain type missile flew over Japanese territory. This was confirmed by the South Korean Ministry of defense. In turn, the Agency Reuters referring to Japanese TV channel NHK claims that official Tokyo has warned residents of the Northern regions of Japan about the impending danger and ordered the citizens to take precautions in connection with the launch. On Saturday 26 August, with the coast of North Korea in the sea of Japan flew several short-range missiles. One shell exploded almost immediately after launch, two more flew about 250 kilometers. Later in the Pacific, the US command said that these launches did not carry threat to America or GUAM. Earlier, CNN, citing

Photo: RIA Novosti Republic of Crimea, as of August 1, mastered more than 22% from 52.2 billion rubles allocated for the implementation of the Federal target program (FTP) for socio-economic development in 2017. This was reported by TASS Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the region Vitaly Nahlupin. “The total limit, brought the Crimea under the Federal program this year, — 52,235 billion. As of August 1, the amount that is disbursed is 11.5 billion rubles [or 22%]. On September 1 this figure will change significantly” , — told the Agency interlocutor. According to him, in August on the program, the Republic must learn to 6.2 billion rubles, in September — 10.3 billion rubles in October — 13 billion roubles, in November — 6 billion rubles, in December 4 billion. “We are working to [until year end] cash to master, because otherwise, by law, the money will not

Photo: RIA “New Day” Historian Oleg Krinitsky explained why the documents about the battle of Stalingrad has long been classified. According to him, during the great Patriotic war was classified, all such documents, as important information could fall into enemy hands. After the war, some of the documents declassified, and the other settled in the archives, which could many times be transported from place to place. We will remind that earlier the Ministry of defence of the Russian Federation published on its official website a number of previously classified documents about the events of the battle of Stalingrad.

Photo: RIA Novosti The head of Moldova Igor Dodon commented on the initiative of the Moldovan government’s representative at the UN to introduce in the agenda of the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly the item on ” complete withdrawal of foreign military forces from the territory of Moldova.” The Russian President called this a political move, “empty PR move”. Explain under “foreign armed forces” means the Russian peacekeepers in the territory of Transnistria, which, according to the President of Transnistria Vadim Krasnoselsky, are the key to peace in the region. The Russian foreign Ministry has already reacted to the actions of the Moldovan side — by the Ambassador of Moldova to Moscow Andrei Neguta was summoned to the Russian foreign Ministry and Deputy foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov called such statements ” provocative.” Earlier, the President of Moldova Igor Dodon promised that will block all actions of the Moldovan

Poroshenko instructed the APU to comply with the silence regime in Donbas KIEV, August 28. /TASS/. The President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko ordered the military to respect the ceasefire in the Donbass. He said this on Monday on his page in Facebook. “Instructed the APU to continue to adhere to the declared mode of silence. This topic among others was discussed during my meeting with the military leadership in Kramatorsk,” — said the head of state. According to him, the ceasefire on the occasion of the beginning of the school year must purchase a “comprehensive, creating favorable conditions for advancing the peace process with the aim of restoring sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine”. Earlier on Monday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President of France Emmanuel macron in a joint statement, expressed concern about the failure of the ceasefire in the conflict zone. The idea of the “school of the