Category: Politics

In the KB “South” said that the DPRK could illegally copy rocket engines KYIV, August 15. /TASS/. General designer of KB “southern” (str — former Dnepropetrovsk) Alexander Degtyarev remembered how in 2012 in Ukraine was convicted two citizens of the DPRK for spying on “Pivdenmash” and did not rule out that someone could make a copy of the Ukrainian engine. “Our engines are highly regarded and used throughout the world. So I don’t know, maybe somewhere some copies managed to do it,” — said Degtyarev edition of “Country”, commenting on The New York Times (NYT) about the possible cooperation between the Ukrainian enterprise “Yuzhmash” with Pyongyang. The designer also expressed confidence that “no employee [KB] was not involved in the creation of a rocket engine in the DPRK”. At the same time, Degtyarev, recalled an incident in 2012 when two DPRK nationals who were employees of the trade mission of

In Ukraine called “fake” message of the FSB about the arrest of an agent of the SBU in the Crimea The security service of Ukraine commented on the message of the FSB to detain a citizen of Ukraine, who is suspected of preparing acts of sabotage in the Crimea. “The Russian Federal security service turned to the next challenge, reporting the arrest in the Crimea of the alleged “agent of the SBU”. We believe that such fake news are needed by Russian secret services to intimidate the population of the Peninsula, which has increasingly expressed dissatisfaction with the occupation authorities,” — said in a statement on the website of the SBU. On 15 August, the FSB reported that in the Crimea had prevented several acts of sabotage against infrastructure and livelihoods. As a result, 12 Aug were arrested, Lemeshko, which according to the FSB, on the instructions of the security

Sergei Ryabkov © Sergey Fadeichev/TASS MOSCOW, August 15. /TASS/. The U.S. and North Korea are playing a dangerous game to increase interest rates, it’s a dead end road. This was stated by Deputy Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Ryabkov in an interview to the magazine “international Affairs”, published on Tuesday.

Photo: RIA Novosti The head of the Kemerovo region Aman Tuleyev has returned from a Moscow clinic in Kemerovo on Saturday, August 12, RIA Novosti reported citing a source. In the capital, he passed the remedial course after back surgery. According to the Deputy Governor Tuleyev good health. Information about when the Governor will again be able to get back to work, yet. At the moment he is on sick leave. Earlier media reported that the most probable applicants for a post of the head of Kuzbass called the mayor of Nizhny Tagil Sergey Nosov and the Deputy of the state Duma from the Kemerovo region Dmitry Islamov. Tuleyev was taken by plane to the capital for treatment on July 3.

Photo: RIA Novosti MOSCOW, 12 Aug — RIA Novosti. The Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov on Saturday discussed by telephone with the Minister of foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Adel bin Ahmed al-Jubeir topical issues of further development of mutually beneficial Russian-Saudi relations and the schedule of contacts at various levels, according to a statement on the foreign Ministry website. “The foreign Ministers of Russia and Saudi Arabia discussed the issues of further development of mutually beneficial Russian-Saudi relations, including a schedule of relevant contacts at various levels”, — stated in the message. In this case, “solidarity was expressed the view that a consistent promotion of comprehensive relations the long-term interests of the two countries, helping ensure peace and stability at regional and international arenas,” said the Minister. “The Ministers agreed to continue meaningful dialogue on ways of resolving the continuing middle East crisis

Media: VGTRK journalist expelled from Ukraine MOSCOW, August 15. /TASS/. RTR correspondent Tamara Nersessian expelled from Ukraine. On Tuesday announced the TV channel “Russia 24”. In July 2017 the security Service of Ukraine “within the framework of counter-intervention “the aggressor” in the domestic media space and containment of threats in the information sphere” has expelled the journalist of TV channel “Russia-1” and “Russia 24” Maria Kniazeva, which runs on TV under the pseudonym Savushkina. Sanctions against journalists Ukraine has banned most Russian TV channels: channel one, NTV, TV Center, “Russia 1” “Russia 24”, TNT, “Petersburg 5”, “Zvezda”, Ren-TV, “LifeNews”, “Russia Today”, RBK-TV, “RTR planet”, “World 24”. Under the sanctions also hit Russian TV channels “Dom Kino”, “Russia 1”, “Usadba-TV”, “Pets”, “Questions and answers”, “Weapons”, “History”. There is a ban on the entry of the heads of the Russian mass media: chief editor of “Komsomolskaya Pravda” Vladimir Sungorkin, General Director of

UK will offer the EU a temporary customs Union after Brexit Moscow. 15 Aug. INTERFAX.RU — Britain will offer to the European Union “interim customs Union” on the transition period after Brexit, said in a document outlining the government’s position, which will be officially released Tuesday. The countries of the customs Union do not levy import and export duties of suppliers of goods and services on the territory of all countries of the Union, said “bi-Bi-si”. They also equalize the tariffs on goods and services imported from outside the Union or exported beyond it. At the weekend in a joint article Finance Minister Philip Hammond and Minister for trade Liam Fox (they are considered opposites in the question of how far should go the process of withdrawal of Britain from the European Union institutions) reported that the country ultimately leaves the EU customs Union. However, in the new document the

Rouhani has threatened to withdraw from the nuclear deal with the extension of US sanctions Iran can withdraw from the agreement on its nuclear program if the U.S. sanctions will be expanded. As reported by RIA Novosti, said the President of the country Hassan Rouhani. “The failure of sanctions and containment has led them (us) of the previous administration to the negotiating table, — said the Iranian President. If they want to return to this practice, definitely in a short time — not weeks or months, but in the scale of hours and days — we will return to our former situation.” 18 July the United States imposed sanctions against 18 more Iranian companies and individuals involved in the missile program of the Islamic Republic. While the Americans noted that the restrictive measures are not related to a Joint comprehensive plan of action (SVPD) on the Iranian nuclear program. August

Photo: RIA Novosti MOSCOW, 12 Aug — RIA Novosti. The foreign Ministry criticized the American newspaper The Washington Post for an article about the “oppression” of the correspondent in Russia. The commentary published on the Ministry website in the section dedicated to the tracking of false information about Russia in the media. The Ministry drew attention to the publication of August 6, titled “How to live and work journalists in Russia in the era of

Photo: RIA Novosti The first Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on defense and security Frants Klintsevich on his page in Facebook called yet another provocation by words of the head of the Polish foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski about the responsibility of Russia for the outbreak of the Second world war and called on leading Western countries to influence the Polish government, as the patience of Russia is not unlimited. Waszczykowski said earlier that the Soviet Union together with Germany is responsible for starting the Second world war. According to the Russian Senator, the statement of the head of the Polish foreign Ministry has the history of only indirect relevance. In his opinion, the Polish side is the promotion of nationalist, Russophobic policy. “Poland, imagines himself as a spearhead against Russia, an Outpost of NATO in Europe, literally off my back,” wrote Klintsevich. He believes that the actions of