Category: Politics

Photo: RIA Novosti The terrorists get the main income from oil, drugs, and art objects, said head of the main Directorate of the General staff of VS of Russia the General-Colonel Igor Korobov. Apart from oil, artifacts, and drugs he also described the main sources of terrorist financing “the sale of human organs for transplantation, and the collection of so-called tax on the population of the occupied territories”, reports RIA “Novosti”. In addition, he pointed to private donations and financial contributions from certain non-governmental organizations and charitable funds, which the Islamists have created in other countries. The funds, according to him, is transferred to the Bank accounts of nominees in the neighboring countries of Syria, where they “cashed and smuggled delivered to the Syrian territory”. Russia has said that sanctions against ISIS taken by the UN security Council, are insufficient, need a comprehensive blockade.

Found the bodies of all ten of the missing sailors from the destroyer “John McCain” MOSCOW, August 28 — RIA Novosti. The U.S. Navy found the bodies of all ten c of the missing sailors of the destroyer “John McCain”, which last week collided with a merchant vessel in the Straits of Malacca, and identified them, said in a statement the U.S. Navy. “Divers of the U.S. Navy and marine corps currently have discovered the remains of ten of the sailors,” — said in a statement published on the website of the Navy, which previously reported the detection of two out of ten missing. Us destroyer “John McCain” August 21, collided with a merchant vessel Alnic MC near Singapore. The command of the U.S. Navy confirmed that the incident resulted in five sailors were injured. Maritime and port authority (MPA) of Singapore announced that none of the members of the

Israel and the United States resumed talks on moving the Embassy to Jerusalem MOSCOW, August 28 — RIA Novosti. Israel and the United States resumed talks about the possibility of moving the us Embassy from tel Aviv to Jerusalem, according to the publication Times of Israel, citing sources. Last Thursday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held talks with Advisor to the President of the United States Jared Kushner. As reported by the office of the Israeli Prime Minister, the talks were “constructive and substantial”. As writes the edition, well-informed American source said that during the meeting the issue of moving the Embassy “raised by both parties.” Also, the source in the office of the Prime Minister of Israel confirmed that this issue was discussed at the meeting, Netanyahu and Kouchner. Earlier it was reported that the unresolved status of the city and the sensitivity of this issue for relations with the

The staff of the Central election Commission with documents © Artyom Korotayev/TASS MOSCOW, August 28. /TASS/. The experts of the Foundation for civil society development (Fcsd) believe that candidates on a post of the head of the region from the parties represented in the quarters of the municipal councils, should be exempt from passing the so-called municipal filter. Also, the Fund proposes to prohibit candidates for Governor to collect and submit to the electoral commissions more signatures of the team than is required for registration. Fcsd Monday publishes the report “Elections of heads of regions in 2017: scenarios, campaigns and forecasts”, seen by TASS.

The UN General Assembly meeting © Archive AP Photo/Frank Franklin II MOSCOW, August 28. /TASS/. Russia will raise the question of international rules of conduct in the information field at the UN General Assembly, which opens September 12 in new York. This was the special presidential envoy for international cooperation in the field of information security Andrey Krutskikh announced the newspaper “Izvestia”.

Photo: depositphotos.com The commandant of the Kremlin the General-Lieutenant FSO Sergey Khlebnikov said that the ornithological service purchased owl for pest control in the territory of the Moscow Kremlin. “Noise complexes and other technical means, scaring Raven, we have, and they are periodically used, but more effective, as practice shows, is the use of natural enemies of crows, such as falcons and hawks… Now I can say that the Kremlin live and work not only the falcons, there are still hawks, and recently in the state of ornithological service of the Kremlin appeared the owl”, — quotes RIA Novosti words of Khlebnikov. Khlebnikov added that the ornithological service operates in the Kremlin since the 1970-ies. Earlier, the commandant of the Moscow Kremlin gave the bird the Falcon. Read more — in the photo RT.

Photo: TASS The President of Russia Vladimir Putin met with permanent members of the security Council. This was reported on the Kremlin website. “The meeting discussed the issues that were raised during the recent international contacts of the President of Russia, as well as the agenda of upcoming international meetings of the Russian President”, — stated in the message. It is noted that also the subject of agreements between the leaders of the “Normandy format” held in connection with the August 22 telephone conversation. “In addition to the international topics at the meeting was raised and the current political issues”, — said the press service. The meeting was attended by the speakers of both chambers of Parliament Valentina Matvienko and Vyacheslav Volodin, head of the presidential administration Anton Vaino, security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev, interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev, foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, FSB Director Alexander Bortnikov,

WSJ: trump is exploring the idea of ending the visa support cultural exchanges NEW YORK, August 28. /TASS/. The administration of the President of the United States Donald trump is considering the termination of a number of cultural exchange programmes with other countries and to this end may be limitations in the visa regime. This was reported in the Sunday newspaper The Wall Street Journal, citing its own sources. According to their data, to work out this idea created an interagency group that studied five types of programs regulated by visas J-1. In particular, we are talking about a tourist visa, giving a temporary right to work in the United States and provide more than 100 thousand foreign students every summer. Similar visa support is provided to young citizens of other States, which combine education and care of children in American families. Alternatively, foreigners can get interns in summer camps

AP: trump wants to return to police access to military technology WASHINGTON, August 28. /TASS/. The President of the United States Donald trump wants to return to police full access to military technology and equipment which can be used to disperse unauthorized demonstrations. On that Sunday reported the Agency Associated Press (AP), the disposal of which were documents confirming the intention of the President to sign the appropriate Executive order. Earlier, the precursor to the trump Democrat Barack Obama has limited the ability of police to use military equipment. According to the Agency, the current occupant of the White house wants to fully restore the program, under which “assets of disposal may be diverted in aid” to local law enforcement agencies to better protect the “public safety and reduce crime,” reads the document. Speech, in particular, grenade launchers, small arms, ammunition, and heavy armored vehicles. Perhaps the intention of the

Mexico will not pay for the construction of the wall on the border with the United States TASS, August 28. The Mexican government is not going to Finance the construction of the wall on the border with the United States, as proposed by the American President Donald trump. A statement posted Sunday on the website of the foreign Ministry. “As always emphasized by the government of Mexico, our country, under any circumstances, will not pay for the construction of the wall or other physical barrier in the U.S. along the Mexican border. This position is not a strategy of Mexico in the negotiations, it meets the principle of the sovereignty and national dignity,” the message reads. With Mexico being one of the highest crime Nations in the world, we must have THE WALL. Mexico will pay for it through reimbursement/other. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 27, 2017 During the