Category: Politics

Russian officials may be allowed to receive expensive gifts The Ministry of industry and trade of Russia proposed to allow the officials to receive gifts more expensive than 3 thousand roubles, provided that products of national art crafts (NHP), the newspaper “Izvestia”. According to industry representatives, due to the current ban instead of giving civil servants the highly artistic products of the Russian production, they have to be replaced by cheap imported substitutes. Because of this, the Ministry has proposed to increase the limit of cost of the gifts. According to the Chairman of the Board of the Association “National art crafts of Russia” Gennady Drozhzhin, Zhostovo trays, Gzhel and other gifts can cost around 10 thousand rubles.

Special envoy of Russian President on Afghanistan, Director of second Asia Department at the Russian foreign Ministry Zamir Kabulov © AP Photo/Muhammad Shoaib Amin MOSCOW, August 14. /TASS/. The US military presence to leave Afghanistan, as the campaign of Washington have been inconclusive, said the special representative of Russian President on Afghanistan, Director of second Asia Department at the Russian foreign Ministry Zamir Kabulov.

Photo: RIA Novosti In Novosibirsk, a group of activists advocating for the installation in the city of a monument to Joseph Stalin, appealed to the Prosecutor with the requirement to demolish the monument to Emperor Nicholas II and Tsarevich Alexei. About it reports “Interfax” on Friday, August 11. It is noted that the same treatment they sent to the mayor Anatoly Elbow and the Governor of the region Vladimir Gorodetsky. According to activists, the monument was installed illegally. In particular, they note that the plot on which the monument belongs to the Novosibirsk region, and not the ROC, as previously reported. “Monument to Nicholas II is installed without going through the statutory approval procedures. So the monument to be demolished as illegally established structure. The installation of the monument to Nicholas II to bypass the legal procedures creates legal precedent that gives us the full right to do the same

Photo: RIA Novosti The head of Ingushetia, Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, considers it appropriate censorship in the case of the film by Alexei Uchitel “Matilda”, the website kp.ru. “I think movies like the one we’re talking about (“Matilda”. — “Газета.Ru”), shall be held good censorship. At least, “Matilda” makes us think about it”, — he said. Yevkurov stressed that “do not be afraid”, as “this democracy does not subside but, on the contrary, is exalted”. He added that at present, viewers in the films of civic patriotism based on love of country and its history. “For young people and young people need movies. To raise again the theme of respect for elders, care for the younger. To raise the formation of inter-ethnic relations. That’s got to be now! Instead of “Matilda”, — concluded the head of Ingushetia. On August 10 it became known that the Ministry of culture has issued a rental

The US can halve the radius of movement of Russian diplomats Washington considers this measure as a response to the decrease in the number of the us diplomatic mission in Russia. The United States can limit the radius of movement of the Russian diplomats working in the country. We are talking about reducing a perimeter of 25 miles (40 km), which is now up to 10-15 miles (16-24 km). Moreover, it will introduce a notification procedure under which the employees of the Russian diplomatic missions have three working days to notify the state Department about their plans to move off to a distance in excess of the prescribed American authorities norms. This “Izvestia” said the well-informed diplomatic sources. According to sources, this is one of the possible retaliatory steps that are now being considered in Washington. As expected, on its final decision the States will be announced before 1 September.

Media: DPRK warheads capable of reaching the continental United States According to the CIA report, “Hanson-14” could hit a target in the United States, if you set the normal flight path. WASHINGTON, August 13. /TASS/. American intelligence believes that the warheads of ballistic missiles of the DPRK able to reach the continental United States. This was reported in Saturday’s Washington journal, The Diplomat, informed about the contents of a secret report by the Central intelligence Agency (CIA). According to the data, an Intercontinental ballistic missile “Hanson-14” that the DPRK experienced 28 Jul, are unable to enter the dense layers of the atmosphere. However, the same experts showed that the warhead could hit targets in the continental United States, if you set the normal flight path. The sources, familiar with the CIA report, which was prepared in early August, saying that the cause of the fall of the head of the

Photo: RIA Novosti The Central election Commission will purchase for the presidential elections of 2.5 thousand complexes of processing of ballots, reported on the public procurement portal. The initial (maximum) price of the contract for “execution of works on manufacturing and delivery of complexes of processing of ballots 2017 (COHIBA-2017)” is 541,83 million rubles, follows from the tender documentation. The contractor will have to produce and deliver 2.5 thousand of Cohiba until 12 December 2017. The cost of one set is 216,7 thousand RUB In the Russian presidential election in March 2018, the Moscow election Commission is planning to purchase 1.5 thousand Cohiba, told journalists the representative of the Commission. Earlier, the CEC announced the contract for the modernization of the system of gas “Vybory” for 750 million rubles.

Scaramucci spoke about the desire of American elites to dislodge the tramp from his post The former head of communications for the White House, Anthony’s Scaramucci in an interview with ABC accused the American political elite’s desire to depose Donald trump as President of the United States. In his opinion, due to the fact that trump is not part of the traditional establishment. “The President is not the representative of a class of the political elite. So people decided that they want to oust him”, — told Scaramucci. He confirmed that many members of the political elite in the Central government in the United States would like to achieve the withdrawal of Donald trump as President. Because of this, they do not support his policies and do not share his views. “I believe that Washington and the White house have elements that do not tend to support the interests of

Saakashvili told about the plans to rid Ukraine of oligarchs The former Governor of the Odessa region and the former President of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili said that will save Ukraine from “Moldovan and Donetsk oligarchs.” On his page on Facebook, the politician said that the interior Minister of Georgia Giorgi mghebrishvili afraid of his return to the country, as the visit Saakashvili will lead to the change of power in the country. “The Minister of the Russian oligarch (talking about the head of the MIA of Georgia) Ivanishvili admitted in a conversation with “Avakov” what I always said All the cases against me are fabricated and are purely political in nature. Ivanishvili is afraid of my arrival in Georgia, because the Georgian people, which has enough material to compare my Board with the oligarchic oppression, take to the streets and sweep them as soon as I arrive in Tbilisi,” Saakashvili