Category: Politics

Trump: the United States strengthen missile defense system and will create a preventive tool WASHINGTON, August 23. /TASS/. The US President Donald trump on Wednesday pledged to increase military appropriations and to strengthen missile defense (BMD) of the country. The corresponding statement he made at the Congress of the organization of veterans “American Legion” in Nevada. “When I spoke to you last year, I promised that we will strengthen our armed forces, and that’s exactly what we did. I am pleased to inform you that we are working with Congress, has achieved a significant increase in defense spending in the current year”, — said the head of state. In addition, he confirmed the intention of the authorities to improve the defense system so that it remains advanced. “We will develop new tools for surveillance and attacking at long range so as not to let our enemies to strike first,” added

Chairman of the Central election Commission of the Russian Federation Ella Pamfilova © Stoyan Vasev/TASS VILLAGE ARKHANGELSK /Ulyanovsk region/, August 23. /TASS/. Russian electoral law after making a point of the amendments for a long time was chaotic for the next Duma elections in 2021 it will be structured. This was stated on Wednesday by the Chairman of the CEC of the Russian Federation Ella Pamfilova at the international youth legal forum “Arvola”. According to the CEC head, in the Russian electoral legislation over the years has been amended, often “under market conditions”, resulted in “internal contradiction”.

Permanent representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzia © Valery sharifulin/host photo Agency TASS UN 23 Aug. /TASS/. The inclusion of the United States, Russian citizens and companies to the sanctions list, North Korea is illegal step, which will not help improve relations between Moscow and Washington. This was stated by the media, Russia’s permanent representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzia.

The President of Russia Vladimir Putin and the Vatican’s Secretary of state cardinal Pietro Parolin © Mikhail Metzel/TASS SOCHI, August 23. /TASS/. Russia appreciates the confidence that the constructive dialogue with the Vatican and welcomes the continued inter-Church dialogue. The President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with state Secretary of Vatican Pietro parolin.

Former Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Sergey Kislyak © AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster NEW YORK, August 23. /TASS/. Russian-American relations are complex and not the fault of Russia. With such a forecast was made on Wednesday in an interview with CNN Sergey Kislyak, a former Russian Ambassador to the United States.

Deputy Minister of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergei Ryabkov © Sergey Fadeichev/TASS MOSCOW, August 23. /TASS/. Moscow does not want to turn relations with Washington in the “zero-sum game”, it is not the Russian approach. This was stated by Deputy Minister of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Ryabkov in an interview to Chinese and Japanese media. “We don’t want to make relations with the United States in a zero-sum game, – said Ryabkov. We are not guided by falsely understood the logic of “measures-countermeasures”, when regardless of the consequences just because of the fact that our interests suffered damage or Russia is the impact of the hostile forces, we must repay in the same coin. This is not our approach.”

Photo: RIA Novosti The head of the Federation Council Commission on information policy, Alexei Pushkov said that the suspension of the issuance of U.S. visas to Russians will only aggravate the attitude of Russian citizens to the United States, Moscow should go to a mirror response, “Interfax”. “I see no reasons for which Russia would have to go at limiting the arrival in Russia of those citizens of the United States that here have business interests, scientific, tourism or other interests. Russia has a conflict with those forces in the United States, stemming from the sanctions, they want confrontation with our country, but we are not in conflict with American society. And I believe that those who want to visit Russia must have such possibility” , — said Pushkov. He explained that he sees no sense in the same answer. “I don’t see a benefit for us and I see

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu © Alexei Nikolsky/press service of the Russian President/TASS SOCHI, August 23. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin praised the level of cooperation with Israel, as well as the opportunity online to discuss any questions. He said this during the meeting with the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu. “I am very pleased that we have developed such an effective mechanism of interaction, including at the highest level, – said Putin. – We can and at the working level, and in our [higher] to promptly meet and in the current mode, and when it requires our direct participation, to meet, to discuss bilateral relations, the situation in the region.” The Russian leader stressed that he is happy with how relations are developing between Russia and Israel. He noted that including this personal achievement of the Prime Minister of Israel.

The Russian defense Minister Sergei Shoigu © Anton novoderezhkin/TASS KUBINKA /Moscow region/, August 23. /TASS/. Splitting the moderate opposition from the terrorists in Syria and the introduction of areas of escalation helped to end the civil war in the country. On Wednesday the Minister of defence of the Russian Federation General of the army Sergei Shoigu at the meeting with the defense Minister of Lebanon Jakub Sarraf at the International military-technical forum “Army-2017”.