Category: Politics

The Russian foreign Ministry blamed the visa Department of the USA in insufficiently effective work The Russian foreign Ministry commented on the US decision to change the order of registration of visas to citizens of Russia. The Russian foreign Ministry urged the US “not to direct shadow on the fence” and not to use the reduction of personnel in Russia as an excuse to add the “irritants” in relations between the two countries. The Russian foreign Ministry called the far-fetched thesis that a reduction in the number of employees of the U.S. diplomatic mission in Russia prevents the normal exercise of consular functions. In reality the problem lies elsewhere — in the lack of effectiveness of the visa departments of representations of the USA in Russia. At the time, as, for example, consular employees 16 Italy has processed in the past year 478 thousand visa requests, and 5 their Spanish

Photo: RIA Novosti Russian President Vladimir Putin visits youth camp “Tavrida” in the Crimea, late for seven and a half hours. Communication of the President with the participants of the session “Creative team” was supposed to start today at 11:00. However, without explanation the meeting perenesli. In the end, Putin arrived at the camp around 18:30, according to RBC. Almost all of the day Putin was expected by the reporters, the inhabitants of the camp and the first Deputy head of the presidential administration Sergei Kiriyenko. The press service of the Kremlin has yet to respond, what was the reason for the delay.

Photo: RIA Novosti Oppositionist Alexei Navalny said about the constant surveillance of the representatives of power structures. Such a conclusion he made after at Sheremetyevo airport met the son, who returned from the camp in the United States. “When children are taken out of the inspection zone, around them immediately stood up with cameras, filming as much from two perspectives. Quite cleverly, this time, I did not notice. Living under a microscope. Any holiday (and not only in Russia) turns into a show “Behind the glass” infinite “operational shooting”, transfer them to a variety of linuz for legalization and publications. Video and surveillance footage of airports give a “sent by citizen journalists”, — Navalny wrote on his website. However, he advised the authorities to spend the same amount of effort “surveillance and operational work in the environment of Islamist extremists”. The opposition leader has accused law enforcement officials that they

Photo: RIA Novosti The first zamglavy of the presidential administration Sergei Kiriyenko did not answer the question about the readiness to head the campaign headquarters of candidate for presidency in 2018. “I’m not going to answer,” he said. The administration of the President yet does not answer the question of the participation of Vladimir Putin in the campaign of 2018. In early August, Putin was on a working trip to Buryatia. During the meeting the question of liquidation of consequences of forest fires in the Republic of Buryatia and the Irkutsk region via video link before the President delivered one of the residents whose house was damaged in a fire. At the end of his story, he said: “we Have to ask you: when are the next presidential elections, we all ask you to stand for the post”. The President thanked and said I’d think about it.

Made in the United States sanctions list on the DPRK of the four Russians WASHINGTON, 22 Aug — RIA Novosti. The Department of the U.S. Treasury’s foreign assets control (OFAC), amended the list of sanctions on the DPRK six people, including four Russians, said in a statement. Under the sanctions also hit the company “Gefest-M”, registered in Moscow. She is accused of having links with North Korean trading Corporation “Tangun”. In addition, the restrictions referred five companies from China, two from Namibia and two from Singapore. In June the Ministry of Finance has imposed sanctions against citizens of Russia in connection with the development of the nuclear program of Pyongyang. Under the restrictions were Russians Igor Michurin associated with the company Ardis-bearings. In addition, the US imposed sanctions against three Russian companies — Independent oil and gas company “NNK Primornefteprodukt” and Ardis-bearings (LLC “Ardis-Bearing,” the CEO and owner of which

Medvedev instructed to analyze the possibility of reducing mortgage rates MOSCOW, August 22. /TASS/. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev instructed to analyze the possibility of reducing mortgage rates. According to the official website of the Cabinet, the instruction he gave following the meeting on housing construction development, which took place on 11 August in Penza. “The Ministry of construction of Russia, the Finance Ministry, jointly with the Bank of Russia and JSC “AHML” to analyze the possibility for further reduction of interest rates under mortgage loans and until October 4, 2017, to submit to the government proposals for the development of the mortgage market and mortgage-backed securities”, — stated in the instructions. Also following the meeting, the practicability of the early adoption of bills on introduction of e-mortgage standards and of disclosure of the full cost of credit to borrowers on the first page of the loan agreement. The Ministry of

Tuleyev has accused his Deputy in infamy because of the situation around his health Moscow. August 22. INTERFAX.RU — the Governor of the Kemerovo region Aman Tuleyev has accused the chief of Department of internal policy, Nina Lopatin, head of the administration of the region Alexey Zelenin and the head of the Council of people’s deputies of the region Alexey Sinitsyn in infamy because of the situation around his health. “Unfortunately, a lot of enemies. I’m very angry at Sinitsyna by vile did Zelenin, Lopatina. Why are you silent? The chief dirt is utter. You know I don’t deserve this,” said Tuleyev at a meeting on Tuesday. According to him, they had to come out and refute the rumors of the death of the Governor. He also said that he was “all enemies forgives all” and thanked the Kuzbass, which showed attention to his health. 12 Aug Tuleyev returned from

Aman Tuleyev © Cyril Kuhmar/TASS KEMEROVO, August 22. /TASS/. Kemerovo region Governor Aman Tuleyev said that he had conducted the first operations after meeting with employees and told about the courses of rehabilitation. “Now, the course was all right. But you need to breathe, reshayutsya to cardio work. So while the stroller. Where I work, where to lead, you there is no difference. Now everything is under control,” – he told on air “Russia 24”.

State Secretary of Vatican cardinal Pietro Passwords © Stanislav Krasilnikov/TASS MOSCOW, August 22. /TASS/. The President of Russia Vladimir Putin on August 23 in Sochi will take to the state Secretary of Vatican Pietro parolin, said Tuesday the press service of the Kremlin.

Photo: RIA Novosti Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev sent a message of congratulations to his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban, in which he expressed the hope that the development of economic cooperation. The announcement was published on the government website. “I am confident that further enhancement of multifaceted cooperation in trade-economic and investment cooperation, implementation of joint projects in energy, industry, high-tech industries to fully meet the interests of our countries”, — the telegram says. Medvedev congratulated Orban on the national holiday — the day of St. Stephen, first king of Hungary, who ruled from the year 1000. Earlier it became known that Hungary is interested in the continuation of gas supplies from Russia after 2019.