Category: Politics

Aggressive however: in the United States met the new Ambassador of Russia With the appointment of Anatoly Antonov, Russia’s new Ambassador to the United States in Washington will begin a new, more aggressive head of the Russian diplomacy, I think American journalists and political observers. That the new Russian Ambassador to the United States will be the 62-year-old Anatoly Antonov, has been known for several months. Comments on this subject appear in the American press for a long time and almost invariably contain the word “however” that is a hardliner. Flashes the word “Terrier”, borrowed from Russian journalists. Discussing the new appointment of Anatoly Antonov, the American media constantly draw Parallels with its predecessor. The July article Ali Watkins on the liberal website Politico entitled “Russian diplomacy in Washington will become tougher.” The subtitle reads “the Famous however, Anatoly Antonov will take the place of Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, who

Russia will help Belarus to repay debt to Russia The Russian government has approved a draft agreement on granting a ten-year state loan to Belarus the amount of $ 700 million. The money will be used to refinance the obligations of Minsk to Moscow on the previously received loan. The decree was signed by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev posted on the website of official publication of normative acts. The document says that the loan will provide in 2017. Starting from 2018 it must be repaid in two tranches in April and October. Size of trenches is gradually increasing from 2.5 percent of the loan size in the first few years to 9.5 percent in April and October 2027. 30 June, first Deputy Finance Minister of Belarus Maxim Ermolovich said that the country looked forward to the imminent receipt of money. “In July-August expected actual receipt of these funds”, — said

Photo: RIA Novosti Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends on 23 August to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. As reported in the Israeli Embassy in Moscow, the talks will be held in Sochi. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends on August 23 to meet in Sochi with Russian President Vladimir Putin. This was reported “Interfax” with reference to Israeli Embassy in Moscow. Information was also confirmed in the office of the Prime Minister of Israel. “Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet on Wednesday in Sochi with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss developments in the region”, — stated in the message. The previous bilateral meeting between Putin and Netanyahu was held in Moscow on 9 March. The parties discussed, in particular the struggle against Islamic terrorism.

Photo: RIA Novosti LDPR leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky believes that the transfer of the capital of Russia beyond the Urals there is neither economic, nor historical, nor legal grounds. “It is not necessary to touch (to the capital — RT.). The Holy city of Moscow, which is almost more than a thousand years, and suddenly to take new capital. A lot of money and, most importantly, in what sense? We go beyond the Ural and will be the capital of the Asian state, has lost all the characters. Moving the capital no reason nor economic, nor historical, nor legal, nor ethical,” said he in an interview with RT. Zhirinovsky also noted that it is necessary not only to deal with transfer of capital and development of regions. “Another thing to develop the neighboring with Moscow region: Vladimir, Tula, Kaluga, and so on. More population on South down: Krasnodar region, the Crimea.

Photo: RIA Novosti Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the government to provide funding for the modernization of the Baikal-Amur and TRANS-Siberian mainlines. This was reported on the Kremlin website. Following the meeting on the implementation of major investment projects in the far East, the head of state ordered to allocate for these purposes from the funds of the national welfare Fund 100 billion rubles in 2017, and to 50 billion in 2018. The report on this assignment should be submitted before November 1, 2017, after which the responsible person will be required to report every six months. On July 13, the Deputy head of the Department of rail transport research, Institute of natural monopolies research (IPEM) Alexander Polikarpov said that the financing of projects of reconstruction of BAM and Transsib set at 562,2 billion rubles, of which 260.2 billion roubles allocates the state budget, and 302 billion rubles, Russian Railways.

The Cabinet has allocated an additional 1.5 billion rubles for the provision of Russians with drugs It is noted that in the first quarter of 2017, the number of citizens entitled to receive state social assistance increased by 199,7 thousand. TASS, August 22. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree on increase in subventions on provision of separate categories of citizens with medicines, medical products and specialized products of medical nutrition for children with disabilities. The document was published Tuesday on the government website. “In the first quarter of 2017, the number of citizens entitled to receive state social assistance increased by 199,7 thousand people and made 3462,98 thousand. In this regard, the budget allocation increased by 1,497 billion (up 33,106 billion rubles)”, — stated in the explanatory note to the document. The document was reviewed and approved at the meeting of the government of the Russian Federation on 17

Deputy General Director of Rosfinmonitoring Paul Livadny © Anton novoderezhkin/TASS TASS, August 22. An international group of development of financial measures of struggle against money-laundering (FATF) withdrew Russia from the list of countries being enhanced monitoring aimed at identifying shortcomings of the AML / CFT legislation. In an interview published Tuesday in the newspaper “Izvestia”, said the Deputy Director of Rosfinmonitoring Paul Livadny. “After monitoring corrections of technical deficiencies in the legislation of States – members of the FATF identified including the criminalization of the financing of individuals (terrorists) without a connection to a specific terrorist act, the Russian Federation was recently removed from the FATF monitoring”, – said the interlocutor of the edition.

Photo: RIA Novosti The case of a wrongly sent to the inhabitant of the Finnish city of Oulu with email with information about the visit of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin to Finland will not lead to judicial consequences, the broadcasting company Yle. Earlier it was reported that the inhabitant of Oulu mistakenly received an e-mail with the information about the visit of Putin is meant for internal use of the police. The letter stated the exact time of arrival of the helicopter of Putin to airport of Savonlinna. In addition, the correspondence discussed the moving of the President of Finland Sauli Niinistö. According to the broadcasting company, received a letter a person with the same name and a similar surname as the head of the press service of the police. Legal Committee the audit revealed that the incident is due to a bug. The police will start a

Photo: RIA Novosti The leader of LDPR Vladimir Zhirinovsky has arranged the sale of socks, shoes and costumes for the Moscow market. The proceeds 3 thousand everyone was treated to lemonade. About the sale according to Twitter policy, which published the video from the market. Zhirinovsky came to the market with the same party to sell Souvenirs from the liberal democratic party in the form of toilet water, socks, leather shoes and even suits. Vladimir Zhirinovsky at the flea market in Moscow https://t.co/LpfAhhWy64— Vladimir Zhirinovsky (@Zhirinovskiy) 19 Aug 2017 “Yes, by 50 give greedy a man, standing. Suits — 500”, — gave orders to his followers Zhirinovsky Then the politician reduced prices and suits were selling for 200-300 rubles. At the end of the PR campaign, the MP urged make permanent markets like the Bazaar in Istanbul and were treated to lemonade all present. Journalists have calculated that the representatives

Trump stated the inadmissibility of hasty withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan The United States should continue the war in Afghanistan to avoid the “unacceptable” results of a quick withdrawal of troops from the country, said Donald trump. Such actions, in his opinion, can lead to the creation of a “vacuum” for militants. A hasty withdrawal of us troops from Afghanistan may lead to the formation of the country’s “vacuum”, which “instantly fills” militants, including banned terrorist organizations “al Qaeda” and “Islamic state”. This was during his speech at base Myer-Henderson Hall in Arlington, said the US President Donald trump, reports the Associated Press. Therefore, according to policy, the United States must continue the war in Afghanistan, to avoid the “predictable and unacceptable” results, quick withdrawal of the military from the country that Washington is at war already for 16 years. “We must recognise the reality of which I speak here,”