Category: Politics

Photo: MOSCOW, 29 Jul – RIA Novosti. Ex-NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen from the pages of the Financial Times tried to explain the alleged “true intentions” of U.S. legislators adopted new sanctions against Russia. Rasmussen bewildered notes that the new restrictions have caused an outcry from allies of Washington in Europe, although, in his opinion, the sanctions should be “welcome”. According to former NATO Secretary General, the US is only committed through sanctions to stop the “Russian aggression” in Ukraine. As for the “Nord stream – 2”, the US is “doing it right” that opposed the construction of the pipeline and promote exports of its LNG, he said. Critics of new sanctions Rasmussen calls “supporters “Gazprom” and accused of “spreading misinformation about the intentions of the Senate of the United States.” “Instead of trying to undermine the sanctions, the Europeans should strengthen them, to begin extending their for 12

WikiLeaks has published thousands of letters related to the election campaign of Macron TASS, July 31. The organization WikiLeaks released on Monday, more than 20 thousand emails related to the campaign of Emmanuel Macron, who is in the moment the presidency of France. About it reported in a press release published on the WikiLeaks website. “31 July 2017 WikiLeaks publishes allowing a searchable archive of unique 21075 verified emails related to the campaign of Emmanuel Macron”, — stated in the message. The published materials cover the period from 20 March 2009 to 24 April 2017. The leader of the centrist movement “On the March”, a former Finance Minister Emmanuel macron was elected President of France on may 8.

The Kremlin urged the US to abandon “political schizophrenia” MOSCOW, 31 Jul — RIA Novosti. For the normalization of relations with Russia and the US needs the political will to establish relations and the rejection of attempts to sanction dictatorship, said the press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov. “The way out of this situation is in line with the political will to establish relations, in the process of rehabilitation from acute political schizophrenia, the fixation of the desire to normalize these relations and the rejection of attempts to sanction dictate”, — said Peskov told reporters, answering the question of how to normalize relations, Russia and the United States. In addition, the press Secretary of the Russian leader noted that earlier, Putin noted the interest of Russia to continue cooperation in the sphere of common interests. Earlier the President of Russia Vladimir Putin said that the staff of the diplomatic

McFaul: because Of the new counter-sanctions the Russians will have to wait for visas in the US for months If the alleged President Vladimir Putin, figures on the decline of the U.S. mission to 755 real person, the Russians will have to wait for U.S. visas weeks, if not months, said former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul. He wrote this in Twitter. He also expressed doubt that Russia is now working so many diplomats, and added that during his work in Moscow at the Embassy so many people do not worked. July 28, the Russian foreign Ministry said that by September 1, Americans need to reduce diplomatic and technical personnel in Russia up to 455 people — the number of Russian diplomats in the United States. Vladimir Putin in interview to TV channel “Russia 1” on 30 July said that in Russia there are “more than a thousand diplomats

© Alexander Shcherbak/TASS YEKATERINBURG, July 31. /TASS/. The election Commission took the decision on refusal in registration on elections of the Governor of Sverdlovsk region, the mayor of Yekaterinburg Yevgeny Roizman. On Monday TASS said the Chairman of regional election Committee Valery Dummies. “Today a meeting of the Commission, which adopted the decision on refusal in registration on elections of the Governor of Sverdlovsk area four contenders – Yevgeny Roizman (“Apple”), Victor Kostromina (“People against corruption”), Oleg Sotnikov (the Party of veterans of Russia) and Olesya Krasnomovets (“Patriots of Russia”). These candidates have not passed in regional election Committee documents for registration in the elections,” said Kettles. Earlier it was reported that on Thursday, July 27, the regional electoral Commission sent the applicants for the post of head of the region notice of the absence of documents for registration. “Some media erroneously and prematurely accepted this information as an official

Press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov © Mikhail Metzel/TASS MOSCOW, July 31. /TASS/. The Russian side proceeds from the fact that the adopted by US Congress bill on toughening sanctions against Russia will somehow take on the form of law.

Photo: The DPRK launched the missile rose to a height of 681 km and flew significantly less than 1 thousand kilometers, said the Russian defense Ministry. The missile range was 732 km, and dropped it in the Central part of the sea of Japan, said the Ministry of defence, noting that Russia was tracking start. The defense Ministry added that the flight parameters of the rocket match the performance characteristics of a ballistic medium-range missiles, RIA “Novosti”. Thus in the message it is emphasized that the missile launch was made in the direction of the Russian border, the country is no danger is not represented. According to the Pentagon, the missile flew 1 thousand kilometers. In South Korea argue that it rose to a height of 3.7 thousand kilometers. Similar data lead in Japan. North Korea launched a rocket at night on Saturday local time.

Photo: 2017 AFP / Eduardo Munoz Alvarez The U.S. government would have to compensate Moscow for the losses from downtime of the arrested Russian diplomatic property. This statement was made Deputy head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs Sergey Ryabkov. His words leads RIA Novosti. “Villas are in decline, the responsibility for this on the American side, the damage it needs she will recover,” — said Ryabkov At the end of 2016, the U.S. has expanded the package of anti-sanctions under the pretext “of Moscow’s interference in the election of the President.” The administration of former U.S. President Barack Obama has deported 35 Russian diplomats and seized diplomatic garden in new York and Washington. In the Kremlin deny all charges. 28 July 2017, Moscow has reduced the number of employees of the us diplomatic mission in Russia up to 455 people. In addition, from 1 August, the us diplomats will

Politico: in the administration of the United States to develop sanctions against China MOSCOW, 31 Jul — RIA Novosti. Senior advisers to the President of the United States Donald trump behind the scenes trying to develop economic measures against China on the background of the situation around North Korea, writes Politico, citing two officials in the US administration. These measures are intended to “punish” China, the newspaper notes, also pointing to the dissatisfaction with the trump regarding the situation with North Korea and inactivity of Beijing on this issue. According to the newspaper, aides of trump held meetings during the week, during which they discussed possible economic measures. Sources told the newspaper that advisers trump will discuss measures against China Monday and the final resolution may be made within the current week. Among the measures under consideration, according to officials, there are trade restrictions and economic sanctions. At the same

During the protests in Venezuela killed up to 16 people Authorities announced a record turnout in the elections to the constituent Assembly. Moscow. July 31. INTERFAX.RU — ABOUT continuation of the protests on Monday announced the Venezuelan opposition, regardless of the outcome of the constituent Assembly election, media reported from Caracas. Enfrentamientos en Bello Campo en #Caracas #Venezuela https://t.co/Z4GC9JBsYJ Santiago Solís (@santiagodsolis) July 31, 2017. During the download an error has occurred. The constituent Assembly was elected to make changes to the Constitution at the initiative of President Nicolas Maduro, the opposition strongly opposes. Good morning – awaiting results in #Venezuela”s vote. @ramsaysky is in #Caracas. https://t.co/d8cLY0YI85 — Kimberley Leonard (@KimberleyeLeo) July 31, 2017. During the download an error has occurred. Elections were held on Sunday amid widespread protests initiated by opposition forces, reports of casualties in the clashes. According to various reports, over the Saturday and Sunday killed 10