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Photo: RIA Novosti Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the acting head of the Kaliningrad region Anton Alikhanov to pay attention to the complaints of the residents of the region received in a straight line. On Wednesday, August 16, reports TASS. “It is clear that you are not able to bear all the responsibility here not long ago but nevertheless, you today, the region is headed, and I draw your attention to what I’m talking about the people living here”, — Putin said, passing Alikhanov “the green folder” with citizens. According to the President, residents of Kaliningrad have complained about the condition of the housing stock and the need for major repairs, as well as the problem with gasification. In addition, the President pointed to deforestation and the illegal extraction of sand. Putin also cited the critical comments of the residents of a district for construction of the GOK for the

In Kiev called the value of the European “Marshall plan” for Ukraine “Marshall plan” for Ukraine, the development and promotion of which involved the Lithuania provides for the allocation of Kiev €5 billion annually. Previously with a call to develop such a plan to the countries of Europe appealed to the President Petro Poroshenko. “The new European plan for Ukraine”, which is called a modern version of the “Marshall plan” for economic and financial assistance to Kiev would cost the taxpayers of the countries of the EU €5 billion annually, said the first Vice-Premier of the Ukrainian government Stepan Kubiv on his page in Facebook. The project develops Lithuania. “This initiative of the Lithuanian Seimas, provides for assistance to Ukraine in the context of European integration. We are talking a minimum of $5 billion annual support reforms aimed at economic growth and development,” wrote Stepan Kubiv. During the download an

© Alexander Astafyev/press service of the Russian government/TASS MOSCOW, August 18. /TASS/. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev expressed his condolences in connection with the attack in Barcelona, stressing that the perpetrators must be held accountable.

Foreign Minister of Germany Sigmar Gabriel and the Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov © Alexander Shcherbak/TASS TASS, August 18. The foreign Ministers of Russia and Germany Sergey Lavrov and Sigmar Gabriel discussed on Friday during a telephone conversation the situation on the Korean Peninsula. This was reported in the foreign Ministry.

Bild: from the head of the German foreign Ministry demanding an explanation about the meeting with Putin MOSCOW, 18 Jul — RIA Novosti. In the Christian democratic Union of Germany (CDU) want to know what the foreign Minister of Germany, Sigmar Gabriel spoke with Vladimir Putin during their meeting on June 2 in Saint-Petersburg, the newspaper Bild. “It’s unclear what specifically was discussed during the June feast. Were any of the European energy policy and the “Nord stream?”, — asks jürgen Hardt, meeting of the CDU in the Bundestag for foreign policy. According to him, dinner with Putin at his residence is not a private matter of Gabriel. “Understand it then Gabriel that his friend at the party and mentor of [Gerhard] Schroeder is planning to get himself a nice place in the Russian state?”, — asks Hardt and requires foreign Minister’s explanations. We are talking about that former German

The President Of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko © Nikolay Lazarenko/press service of President of Ukraine/TASS SIMFEROPOL, August 18. /TASS/. Appointed Petro Poroshenko permanent representative of the President of Ukraine in Crimea is useless for residents of the region, considers the Crimean policy.

Photo: RIA Novosti The transport infrastructure in the Central Federal district remain targets of international terrorism. About this at the meeting on transport and security in the region, said Secretary of the Russian security Council Nikolai Patrushev. — The available data suggests that transport infrastructure and vehicles continue to be the priority targets of international terrorist organizations, — said Patrushev. He said that the establishment of a special unit for transport safety is one of the key measures for the protection of the entire transport sector. And it requires the attention of Federal agencies on various modes of transport and regulatory bodies, and entities of transport infrastructure. About it reports TASS. He talked about the fact that in the CFA test was conducted and revealed a number of negative factors concerning the safety of transport infrastructure. He pointed out the flaws in the sphere of transport in the County. Separately

In the state Duma proposed to oblige the sacked officials accounting for expenses In the “United Russia” develop amendments requiring the sacked officials for several years to report their costs. If the amendments are approved, annually, the Declaration will have to serve hundreds of thousands of people. Controls after dismissal In the state Duma Committee for security and combating corruption developed amendments to the legislation, which will allow you to control expenses of officials after their dismissal from state and municipal service. About it RBC was told by the head of the Committee, member of the faction “United Russia” Vasily Piskarev. We are talking about amendments to the law on combating corruption, they can be introduced in the autumn session, said the MP. “We intend to develop and propose amendments that would oblige public servants to provide information about their costs, not only while they hold office, but within a

Photo: RIA Novosti MOSCOW, 16 Aug — RIA Novosti. High science and industry of Ukraine today is completely destroyed, many skilled professionals of this country move to Russia and my citizenship, said Wednesday in an interview with TV channel “Russia 24” Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin. “Our work on the rocket “Soyuz-5” stems from the fact that we lost all cooperation with Ukraine on the rocket “Zenith”. It was a good rocket, cheap, very reliable. But now how to work with Yuzhmash? All gone, youth is gone. We know this because a lot of specialists come to us, receive our citizenship,” he said. According to him, “the Ukrainian industry, Ukrainian high science and technology came to an end, and it’s a crime that was committed by the Kiev authorities.” Speaking about the possibility of illegal cooperation “Yuzhmash” with North Korea, Deputy Prime Minister said that today the specialists of Ukrainian