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Videoconferencing for the week 8 times to intercept a reconnaissance aircraft near the borders of Russia MOSCOW, 18 Jul — RIA Novosti. Russian fighters over the past week has fulfilled eight interceptions a foreign reconnaissance aircraft on the borders of Russia, reported on the website of the Ministry of defence of the Russian Federation on Friday. According to the Ministry of infographics, aerial reconnaissance along the borders of Russia were 16 aircraft. It is noted that violations of Russian air space is not allowed. Last week, the Ministry reported about four sorties to intercept the reconnaissance aircraft. It was reported that foreign aircraft conducted 12 reconnaissance flights near Russia’s borders.

© AP Photo/Oriol Duran On Thursday, the van made impact on people in the streets of the Rambla in Central Barcelona. The attacker drove down the street more than 530 meters. The government of Catalonia confirmed the information about 13 dead and 80 injured. The incident is recognized as a terrorist attack. “We grieve together with you” Russia strongly condemns the terrorist attack in Barcelona, said Thursday the Russian foreign Ministry. “We strongly condemn the terrorist attack in Barcelona. Sure, this evil is no excuse” – it is told on the page of the guardian on Twitter. “To say words of sympathy to the Spanish people. We grieve together with you”, – the Ministry said.

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev © Ekaterina Shtukina/TASS MOSCOW, August 17. /TASS/. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev expressed his condolences to the families and victims of the terrorist attack in Barcelona. In the entry on the page in Facebook the head of the government stressed that the fight against terrorism is possible only by common efforts. “My deepest condolences to the families of those killed in the terrorist attack in Barcelona and speedy recovery to the injured,” wrote the Prime Minister. “The terrorist attack in Barcelona, in the most public place of the city – a monstrous crime,” he said. “I am confident that we can defeat international terrorism, only the joint efforts of all world community” – said Medvedev.

Photo: RIA Novosti With the development of coal terminals and selecting new sites for them need to pay attention to ecology and to consider the interests of local people, said Russian President Vladimir Putin. “And in the port of Murmansk and other Russian ports, where transshipment of coal by opencast methods, particularly acute problem of ecology, referring to the high concentration of coal dust in the air,” — said Putin at meeting on development of transport infrastructure of the North-West of Russia in the Kaliningrad region. The head of state reminded that on this issue during the “straight line” it was called the inhabitants of the Findings. “But, of course, of course, completely refuse from coal handling in this way is impossible. We understand the economy invested in it over decades. In fact, originally it was so. But today I would like to say that during the development of the

The official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova © Vyacheslav Prokofyev/TASS MOSCOW, August 17. /TASS/. Any use of force on the Korean Peninsula will lead to tragedy of colossal proportions. This was stated on Thursday by the official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.

© AP Photo/Oriol Duran MADRID, 17 Aug. /TASS/. Information, whether suffered by the Russians when hitting the van on the people in Barcelona, to be confirmed. About this TASS said Thursday at the Russian Embassy in Spain.

The Russian foreign Ministry summoned ambassadors from countries that have approved the decision of the Polish Sobibor MOSCOW, 17 Aug — RIA Novosti. The Russian foreign Ministry summoned the ambassadors of several countries that supported the decision to continue work on the renewal project of the Museum in the Nazi camp Sobibor without Russia, said at the briefing, the representative of the foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova on the briefing. In the death camp Sobibor in Poland during the war took place the only successful escape, organized a red army officer Alexander Pechersky. “It causes confusion, misunderstanding, surprise, the ease with which our would — be project partners, the Netherlands, Slovakia and Israel once again, Israel changed its position in relation to Russia… In this regard, was forced to invite for explanations and serious conversation, the Russian foreign Ministry heads of diplomatic missions of these countries in Moscow. After all, the

Putin has allowed the defense Ministry to confiscate land for the construction of The defense Ministry received the right to make decisions about land reservation and withdrawal of land plots for construction and renovation of military facilities. The corresponding decree was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. “[The defense Ministry] takes the limits of its competence on reservation and withdrawal of land plots for the state needs of the Russian Federation for construction and reconstruction of objects of defence,” — said in the text of the decree. Also, according to the document, the defense Ministry received the right to issue permits for the construction and commissioning of objects of defense and security, members of the Armed forces and Regardie Russia. The decree comes into force from the date of signing. In March of this year, Putin allowed the FSO to withdraw land plots for state needs. The same powers in

© Alexei Druzhinin/press-service of the Russian President/TASS MOSCOW, August 17. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin August 18, will make a working trip to Sevastopol, where he will visit the new school and the Museum-reserve “Chersonese”. It is reported the press service of the Kremlin. The head of state will visit the educational centre “Bay Cossack” and will meet with the teachers and the parent Committee of the institution. Then, in state historical and archaeological Museum-reserve “Chersonese” Putin will get acquainted with the exposition “the History of Chersonesos in the ancient period”, and will also hold a meeting with representatives of public and scientific circles of Sevastopol.

The official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova © Stanislav Krasilnikov/TASS MOSCOW, August 17. /TASS/. Moscow considers the decision not to include Russia in the project of creation of the Museum “Sobibor” flagrant historical amnesia, said Thursday at a briefing the official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova. “We believe the decision of the international steering Committee responsible for the building of a new Museum on the site of the former Nazi death camp of Sobibor, not be allowed to participate in the project Russia of a flagrant historical amnesia, – said Zakharov. It is obvious that the representation during the memorial ceremonies in no way replaces the full participation in the Committee and its work, which is empowered to shape the vision for the future of the memorial, to organize work at the site, control the funding.”