Category: Politics

Photo: RIA Novosti The new Ambassador of Russia in India will become the Deputy Director of the General Secretariat, MFA of Russia Nikolay Kudashev, writes “news” referring to diplomatic sources. “The candidacy of Nikolai Kudashev was appointed Ambassador of Russia in India was supported by the committees for international Affairs of the Federation Council and the state Duma in the end of may,” the source said. At the moment Russia in new Delhi represented at the level of chargé d’affaires — the Ambassador of Russia to India Alexander Kadakin, who was in this position since 2009, died in January 2017 as a result of illness.

Photo: RIA Novosti MOSCOW, 14 Aug — RIA Novosti. The municipal filter in Russia does not protect elections from “fake” candidates, and significantly restricts competition in the gubernatorial election and facilitates the registration of subtle opponents of regional leaders, according to the results of the report of the Committee of civil initiatives (CGI) to monitor the elections, which is available to RIA Novosti. Earlier, the Deputy head of the Russian CEC Nikolai Bulaev said that the need to amend the municipal filter is, this rule will be reviewed, discussed various options, but even the staunchest opponents of this mechanism understand that it is a sensible start. The CEC head Ella Pamfilova said that the Central election Commission plans to discuss with experts the proposals for the adjustment of the municipal filter in August or early September. Now candidates need to collect a certain percentage of signatures (in different regions from

Trump again laid the blame for the collision in Charlottesville on both sides WASHINGTON, 15 Aug — RIA Novosti. The US President Donald trump said Tuesday that lays the blame for the collision in Charlottesville between the ultra-right and their opponents on “both sides”, thus repeating your first reaction to these events. As noted by trump, “there is one group on one side and the other on the other, between them there was a collision, it was awful to see it.” As a result of incidents in Charlottesville (Virginia) August 12, killed one person and injured another 34. Also in the crash of a police helicopter, killing two police officers in Virginia. Earlier, trump expressed his condolences in connection with death of three people. He condemned the violence but said it is “from many sides”, for which he was criticized by many political opponents and the media. Later, the President

Media: tweet Obama on the unrest in Charlottesville has become the second most popular in history The message in the microblogging former President of the United States is surpassed in popularity only tweet singer Ariana Grande, published after the attack at her concert in Manchester. TASS, August 16. Message of former President of USA Barack Obama about the clashes in Charlottesville Twitter has become the second most popular in the history of typing 2,663 million “likes” and 1.1 million “retweets”. On Tuesday reported on the website of the online resource favstar.fm tracking the activity of Twitter users. No one is born hating another person because of skin color, origin or religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can hate, they can be taught to love. Because love is more natural to the human heart than its opposite.Barack, Obamas-President of the United States In his record, Obama has quoted

Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko © Valery Matytsin/TASS NEW YORK, August 16. /Offset. TASS Alexey Kachalin/. Protection of Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, sentenced to 20 years in prison, will welcome the attempt of the Commissioner for human rights in the Russian Federation Tatiana Moskalkova to secure the release of Russian pilot by recourse to the UN Security Council. For this treatment there are precedents, reported TASS the lawyer of the Russian citizen Alexei Tarasov. Protection welcomed “The Commissioner for human rights expressed his desire to appeal in the case of Yaroshenko in the United Nations. We welcome this step,” – said Tarasov.

Photo: TASS The aggravation of the situation around the Korean Peninsula is fraught with the outbreak of world war II. This was stated by the official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova. “We already talked about the fact that the situation is on the brink. But despite this, we hear rhetoric, and Pyongyang, and the statements that go every day from Washington. The paradox is that they are identical. There is a direct intimidation with the use of force by both sides. I have the feeling that all the statements of Pyongyang translated into English and voiced by official representatives of the United States,” Zakharova said in an interview with radio Baltkom. Zakharov stated that the outbreak of war in this region could cause widespread death of civilians and “the collapse of global scale with the total circumvention of international law, which is recent years care in Washington, unleashing

Photo: 360tv.EN Official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova said that closing in the United States one of the Russian consulates no reason. She stated this on air of the program “Sunday evening” on TV channel “Russia 1”, reports TASS. “Now if you will tell what for many years was broken parity and now is the time to raze it to stop the hostile actions of the Russian Federation — it’s a total bluff, it is designed for those who do not know the essence of the issue,” she said. The diplomat explained that many years ago Americans were asked to open a fourth Consulate General in the territory of Russia, but they did not. “All questions to them. Therefore, speculation on this theme also will not work”, — said Zakharov.

UN chief urged to prevent racism and xenophobia in the world UN, Aug 16 — RIA Novosti. UN Secretary-General antónio Guterres urged to confront racism and xenophobia in the world; the corresponding entry in Twitter, the head of the world organization made the following day after protests in new York, which called the policy of the President of the United States Donald trump is a fascist. The UN assessed the events in the U.S. city of Charlottesville, where clashes between supporters and opponents of right-wing organizations like “xenophobia and discrimination”, and also condemned the violence against civilians. The clashes between ultra-right and their opponents in Charlottesville (Virginia) August 12, killed one person and injured another 34. The tragedy occurred when a supporter of right-wing rammed the car into a crowd of anti-fascists. Trump said Tuesday that lays the blame for the collision in Charlottesville between the ultra-right and their opponents

In the United States questioned the significance of the nuclear deal with Iran The Iranian nuclear agreement should not become so important that its collapse had serious consequences, said the U.S. permanent representative to the UN. Earlier, Tehran has threatened to exit from this deal if the United States will take sanctions against it. The U.S. permanent representative to the UN, Nikki Haley responded to the words of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, who threatened to withdraw from the Joint comprehensive plan of action to address the problems the country’s nuclear program if Washington does not stop against Tehran policy, “sanctions and enforcement”, according to Reuters. “Iran must not be allowed to use the nuclear deal to hold the world hostage,” said this diplomat. The nuclear agreement, as added Haley, “it should not become so important that its collapse would have disastrous consequences.” “Iran, as also said the American Ambassador, —

Photo: RIA Novosti The first Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on defense and security Frants Klintsevich denied reports by Western media that Iran sent to Russia components of heavy offensive weapons for maintenance. According to the Senator, Iranian experts are capable to carry out the necessary work on maintenance of military equipment. “Russia supplied to Iran a large number of military equipment, which, of course, needs maintenance, maintenance routine. Simultaneously, Russia has been prepared by Iranian experts, who can guarantee them to perform. This training was provided by the contracts for the supply of equipment,” — said the Klintsevich RIA Novosti. The German newspaper Welt am Sonntag, citing sources in Western intelligence agencies, reported that the Iranian aircraft was reportedly taken to the Russian air base in Syria Hamim components of heavy weapons, which are then transported to Russia by the water on the trawler “Sparta III”. The