Category: Politics

Photo: RIA Novosti The former Governor of the Odessa region Mikhail Saakashvili has expressed the opinion that Russia is going to invade Belarus. Supposedly the operation will begin during the joint military exercises “Zapad”. About Saakashvili said in interview to Agency BNS. As says the former politician, the threat has not disappeared, it only increases. Just now Ukrainians hold its borders. Joint Russian-Belarusian exercises “West” will be held 14-20 September on the territory of Belarus. Maneuvers have caused concern in the West, RIA Novosti reported. James Melville, American bands in Estonia, said that the United States will place a company of soldiers in each of the Baltic States on the eve of doctrines “the West-2017”. In Minsk, the reaction of Western countries to the forthcoming exercises called the aggravation of the situation and part of the geopolitical game. The Ministry of defence of Lithuania has prepared a report on threats

Photo: © AP Photo / Alex Brandon NEW YORK, August 10. /TASS/. Most Americans are in favour of full and comprehensive investigation into the alleged ties between the President of the United States Donald trump and representatives of Russia. This is evidenced by published on Thursday the results of a survey conducted by SSRS on the order of CNN. According to the published data, about 60% of respondents believe an investigation is necessary and believe that it should be carried out comprehensively. While 38% of respondents believe that a trial in Russia is an attempt to discredit trump. Meanwhile, 59% of respondents disapprove of the way to the specified investigation is the trump repeatedly called him a “witch hunt”. In turn, 31% of respondents approve of this approach. According to CNN, around 70% of respondents also believe that the proceedings in Russia must necessarily include the study of financial transactions

Photo: © AFP 2017 / Aleksey Filippov Transport blockade of Donbass has led to the fact that Ukraine lost more than 1.5% of GDP, said Deputy Minister of Ukraine on Affairs beyond the control of Kiev territories Yury Grymchak. According to him, in the first quarter of 2017 showed GDP growth “2.3%”, although the authorities had expected growth to 4%, reports the Ukrainian channel five. In August there were reports that started a blockade in Kiev, DNR have any surplus coal, and the miners increased unemployment. In March, when Kiev finally legitimized the blockade, initiated by radicals, the authorities DND and LNR entered external management at all enterprises of the Ukrainian jurisdiction, working on the territory of the republics.

The White house said that thanks to trump for the expulsion of diplomats from Russia was sarcasm WASHINGTON, August 11. /TASS/. The US President Donald trump was being sarcastic when he thanked Moscow for its decision to reduce the number accredited in Russia, American diplomats and technical staff. This was stated to journalists on Friday an employee of the White house. “A White house spokesman says the US President said sarcastically when he thanked (President Vladimir) Putin for the expulsion of us officials from Russia”, — wrote in his Twitter correspondent for CBS, Margaret Brennan. She is a member of the press pool of the White house. On Thursday, trump, who spends his holidays in Bedminster (new Jersey), said that he is grateful to Putin for a decision to reduce the number of employees of American diplomatic missions in Russia. “I want to thank him because we are trying to

Provides a list of required to transfer to the FSB data of Internet users The Ministry of communications developed and submitted for public discussion the draft order, which specifies what data the web services need to pass the FSB in the framework of the operative-investigative measures (SORM). The document is available on the portal of projects of normative acts. The order describes the requirements for program hardware and equipment, which must establish “organizers of information distribution” (ORI) included in a special register. In this list, for example, are Vkontakte, Odnoklassniki, Yandex, Rambler, Mail.ru, Snapchat, Telegram and others. In turn, the equipment SORM must collect the following information from the register ORI: user ID; the date and time of registration; surname, name and patronymic; alias; date of birth; IP address; address; telephone number; the data of the passport; the list of relatives; forwarded message; transferred files; record audio and video calls.

Lavrov said on the inadmissibility of intervention in the US elections in Russia The head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs (MFA) of Russia Sergey Lavrov said that Moscow will not allow Washington’s interference in the Russian elections, the correspondent of RBC. “I don’t know what are the plans of the U.S. Embassy, but there were many episodes when American diplomats were spotted in illegal activities. Our relevant agencies must take appropriate measures,” Lavrov said at a meeting with participants of the forum “Territory meanings on the Klyazma”. To the nearest Single election day, September 10, municipal elections will be held in 17 regions of the country will elect governors in the six parliamentary elections. In 2018 there will be elections of the mayor of Moscow and President of Russia. According to Lavrov, the U.S. Embassy employs a lot of Russian citizens. He noted that, in accordance with the Vienna

Photo: © RIA Novosti / Maxim Blinov TASS, 8 Aug. The Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov during a working visit to Bangkok on August 9-10, will hold talks with the foreign Minister of Thailand, Don Pramudwinai and a meeting with the Prime Minister Prutom Chan-Ochoa and discuss the prospects of bilateral cooperation. This was reported on Tuesday in the Russian dipvedomstva. As have informed in the Ministry, Lavrov is also scheduled “visit to the Royal Palace, where the Minister will make an entry in the book of condolences in connection with demise in October 2016, king Bhumibol Adulyadej”. As noted in the foreign Ministry, now the bilateral cooperation between Russia and Thailand moving forward: strengthening political dialogue, expanding contacts between our legislative bodies, ministries and departments. “The focus of attention of the parties is the task of deepening economic and investment cooperation, said the foreign Ministry. On

Photo: © RIA Novosti / Sergey Guneev MOSCOW, 10 Aug — RIA Novosti. The Russian presidential aide Vladislav Surkov will meet with US special envoy in Ukraine with Kurt Volker in the last two weeks of August in Moscow, the newspaper “Izvestia” with reference to diplomatic sources. “Agreement was reached about the upcoming meeting between Walker and Surkov in Ukraine. It will be held in Moscow before the end of August. Most likely, in the last two weeks,” the newspaper quoted a diplomatic source. A source close to the Kremlin administration, told “Izvestia” that the Russian side intends to explain in details all the points of the Minsk agreements, which, according to Russian assessments, are not met by Kiev. According to the interlocutor of “Izvestia”, the parties will discuss settlement in Ukraine and the escalation of the conflict. One of the main topics will be the observance of the Minsk