Category: Politics

In the US there were a website to combat the media influence of Russia The website allows real-time to analyze the content of 600 accounts on Twitter in English. NEW YORK, August 3. /TASS/. Website Hamilton 68, which is designed to identify “Pro-Russian propaganda” and disinformation, opened on Wednesday in the American segment of the Internet. As reported by Reuters, the project officers worked non-governmental Alliance for democracy with the support of the German Marshall Fund. The website allows real-time to analyze the content of 600 accounts on Twitter in English. Including talking about the accounts which, in the opinion of the site administrators, are used for the dissemination of information of the Russian news Agency Sputnik and RT. In addition, attention will be given to users that communicate positive information about the authorities of Russia, says Reuters. In the company that owns Twitter, said that the social network is

U.S. attorney General took the oath from the new Director FBI WASHINGTON, Aug 3 — RIA Novosti. U.S. attorney General Jeff sessions on Wednesday sworn in as the new FBI Director Christopher ray and expressed confidence that with the new head of the Agency in good hands, the statements and Roman sessions, placed at the disposal of RIA Novosti. “I recently had the honor to take the oath, the new FBI Director Christopher ray”, the document reads, citing the words of the attorney General. Chris has the strength and character that wants to see the American people as the FBI Director… I’m sure the FBI is the best Agency on earth, passed into the safe hands of Christopher ray.Jeff sessions, U.S. attorney General The former Deputy head of the U.S. Department of justice Christopher ray is approved Tuesday by the Senate as Director of the Federal Bureau of investigation, is

© Anton novoderezhkin/TASS MOSCOW, August 2. /TASS/. Moscow and Washington continue to send each other mixed signals: both sides declare their desire to normalize relations, but each believes that the partner should take the first step. Meanwhile, instead of reciprocal steps is an exchange of sanctions and counter-sanctions. Besides, in Moscow, apparently, believe that the possibility of President Donald trump to influence the situation is limited due to the strong political resistance, so count on political developments in the near future hardly. No contact The contradictory signals coming from the ocean, said on Wednesday the press-Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov. “We do state some contradictory statements that voiced in the White house”, – said Peskov told reporters in response to a request to comment on the words of U.S. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson that he and the President trump reacted without enthusiasm to the actions of the Senate

Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin © Mikhail Metzel/TASS MOSCOW, August 2. /TASS/. The scandal derailed the visit to Moldova, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin received Wednesday a new development. The Deputy Prime Minister has called the organizers of the provocations of the leader of the ruling Democratic party of Moldova (DPM), Vladimir Plahotniuc, in response, the government of Moldova declared Russian policy “undesirable person” and banned him from entering the country. “Everything was organized by plahotniuc” Their suspicions in the address of Plahotniuc in connection with the failure of the visit to Chisinau and Tiraspol on 28 July, Rogozin said in an interview with Moldovan TV channel NTV: “We, naturally, do not want to give away any secrets, results of our investigation. It is. But I can now say that we have information that this provocation was Mr. plahotniuc. I didn’t do it. His goal was to push us

Photo: RIA Novosti Sergei Naryshkin, Director of the foreign intelligence Service of Russia, refused to confirm “Interfax” the fact of the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the terrorist organization “Islamic state”. “No, I have no information beyond that which had appeared in the media,” — said Naryshkin on the relevant question of the Agency. Information about the death of al-Baghdadi appeared repeatedly. 11 July it was reported that “Islamic state” allegedly confirmed the information about his death. However, on 21 July at the Pentagon said that the message they perceive as inauthentic. That the leader of ISIS likely was killed in a Russian air strike on 28 may near the Syrian Raqqa, June 16, reported the Ministry of defense of Russia on June 22 and repeated the foreign Ministry. Informed about the destruction of al-Baghdadi said in June and December 2016 in April of 2015 (it was

He confirmed a meeting with Rogozin in Tehran The President of Moldova Igor Dodon confirmed a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Rogozin in the capital of Iran. About this he wrote on his page in Facebook. “4 th [of August] will be in Tehran. Intends to hold a scheduled meeting with Dmitry Rogozin,” — wrote Igor Dodon. The meeting between Igor Dodon and Dmitry Rogozin had to pass on 28 July, however, it did not take place due to the fact that the flight, which flew the Russian Deputy Prime Minister, was not allowed into the airspace of Romania. The Russian foreign Ministry called the actions of the authorities “provocation” and stressed that they are “serious damage” to relations between Russia and Romania. Rogozin himself has promised to answer “reptiles”. “In fact, it is also a move to address the Moldovan President,” he said.

Medvedev noted the beginning of a full-fledged trade war against Russia Signed by the President of the United States Donald trump the law on new sanctions against Russia puts an end to the hope for improved relations between Moscow and Washington and indicates the beginning of full-fledged trade war against Russia. On Wednesday, August 2 in Facebook wrote to the Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev. “The trump showed a complete helplessness, in the most demeaning way by transferring Executive powers to the Congress. This changes the balance of power in the political circles of the USA”, — wrote the head of government. Medvedev pointed out that the signing of the trump of the law on sanctions suggests that the American establishment outright beat him. “The President is not pleased by the new sanctions, but could not sign the law. New sanctions topic arose primarily as another way to put

Sands: new Russia’s retaliatory measures on sanctions the United States will not According to the representative of the Kremlin, the signing by Donald trump of the law on sanctions, de facto does not change anything. BLAGOVESHCHENSK, August 2. /TASS/. The signing by US President Donald trump of the law on toughening of sanctions against Russia, North Korea and Iran de facto does not change the current situation. This was reported to journalists the press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov. “De facto it changes nothing. What is the response? Nothing new, was already taken retaliatory measures,” Peskov said, answering the question, what impact will the signing of the trump of the act, and follow the response of the Russian Federation. Earlier, U.S. President Donald trump has signed a law imposing tougher us sanctions against Russia, Iran and North Korea.

The building of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation © Artyom Korotayev/TASS MOSCOW, August 2. /TASS/. The Ambassador of Moldova in Russia Andrey negutsa was summoned Wednesday to the Russian foreign Ministry, where he was protesting at the decision of the Moldovan government to declare Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin persona non grata. This was stated in the Russian dipvedomstva. “August 2, the Russian foreign Ministry invited the Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova Andrei Neguta, – have informed in the Ministry. – State Secretary, Deputy Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Grigory Karasin expressed strong protest in connection with the decision of the Moldovan government to declare persona non grata Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin”.

© Alexander Astafyev/press service of the Russian government/TASS MOSCOW, August 2. /TASS/. The US actually declared Russia trade war, increasing sanctions. This opinion was expressed by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on his page in Facebook. However, he was sure that the meaning of these measures will not, and Russia will still be able to develop. “Russia declared a full trade war,” he said.