Category: Politics

Russia on the level of perception of corruption on par with Mexico and Iran Russia ranked 138th place in the ranking of countries in terms of perception of corruption in the public sector compiled by Transparency International (TI). The authors of the list added the country 28 out of 100 points, so it was Mexico, Papua New Guinea, Lebanon and Iran. “The last three years Russia has typed 29 points, and this year lost one point and dropped three places,” according to the international organization. The newsForced the corrupt released from punishment Leaders of the rating were Denmark (88 points), New Zealand (87 points) and Finland, Sweden, Switzerland and Singapore (85 points). Among the outsiders index — Somalia (10 points), Syria and South Sudan (13 points). In 2016 Russia was on 119-m a place in the rating of TI, a year later — on the 131-m, in 2018 at 135.

Reporters saw in Notepad, Bolton “5000 soldiers in Colombia” The announcement of the sanctions against Venezuelan PDVSA at a briefing in the White house, the US presidential Advisor for national security John Bolton did with a notebook in hand, in which journalists saw the words: “5000 soldiers in Colombia”. The first sentence of the entry reads “Afghanistan — welcome to the negotiations,” according to CBSNews. The Minister of foreign Affairs of Colombia, Carlos Holmes stated that he did not know why the Notepad Bolton could appear like the entry, reports The Associated Press. The foreign Minister of Colombia said that his country continued to use “political and diplomatic means” to Venezuela was restored the democratic order and held new elections. At the Columbia 1370 miles (2,200 km) border with Venezuela. Bogota recognized Juan, Guido acting President of Venezuela on the same day after its announcement. The White house asked to

Alexander Beglov put on a sociological scale As it became known””, all-Russia centre of studying of public opinion (VTSIOM) hold among the residents of St. Petersburg a survey, which was to figure out whether to nominate for the gubernatorial elections, the acting head of the region Alexander Beglov and what needs adjustment to his image. Measured also, people’s reaction to the recent decisions of mister beglova, including instructions to strengthen the work on snow cleaning. What polls is to conduct a survey on the nomination for the elections of the Governor of St. Petersburg Alexander Beglov, “Kommersant” has confirmed a source close to the St. Petersburg administration. According to him, before the election is scheduled a few interviews. Respondents are asked the following questions: “In the elections you rather support a candidate from the authorities, possibly acting Governor, or vote for any other candidate?”; “Better to acting Governor Alexander Beglov

The President of Georgia spoke when he wants to meet with trump TBILISI, 29 Jan — RIA Novosti. The President of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili declared that wants to meet with Donald trump before the presidents of the United States and Russia will hold a new meeting. According to her, the administration of the President of Georgia has sent to Washington a letter with a request to hold a working meeting. “It is possible that there will be a meeting trump and Putin. The agenda of the meeting is not yet known. The most important for us to have had the opportunity to meet with the American President. We must show trump with our visions, with the painful questions that he knew very well that our side is the most disturbing in this discussion”, — quotes the words of Zourabichvili, Georgian First channel. She added that she does not know whether

The OSCE has told about a new peace plan for Donbass MOSCOW, January 28 — RIA Novosti. The special representative of the OSCE at negotiations in Minsk told about the new plan of peaceful settlement in the Donbass in an interview with the Austrian newspaper Kleine Zeitung. According to the diplomat, for the implementation of the key points of the Minsk agreements — conduct of elections — outside assistance was needed. The new plan provides that the organization of these elections will be engaged in the UN, since the OSCE is the function of the observers. The document must be approved by the participants of the “Normandy four” — Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany. It has already been presented at the meeting of the Council of foreign Ministers of the OSCE in Milan, which took place in December 2018. It was attended by representatives of all the countries mentioned. The

The United States agreed with the terrorists about the world The American delegation agreed on the principles of a peace agreement with representatives of the Taliban (banned in Russia). About it The New York Times told the US Ambassador to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad. “We have a draft framework agreement, which prior to the adoption will still need to specify — said the diplomat. The Taliban have promised, to our delight, to do everything possible so that Afghanistan not become a platform for international terrorists and terrorist groups.” Khalilzad stressed that the us strongly presented their intention to study the points of the peace agreement. As the newspaper notes, the agreement, though preliminary, was a breakthrough in the conflict resolution process, which lasts for almost 20 years. January 26, sources in the Taliban said the agreements reached with US representatives in Qatar regarding the agreement on ending the war. It was

Western intelligence learning scenarios of the conflicts in the regions of the Russian Federation, said the interior Ministry KAZAN, January 28 — RIA Novosti. The Western intelligence community is studying the possible scenarios of military conflicts in various regions of Russia, one of them is called the Volga region, said Deputy Minister of internal Affairs of the Russian Federation Igor Zubov. “Against this background… the Western countries, however, the materials that Western intelligence community have prepared, they are registered as one of the regions the future of civil and military conflict is the Volga region. There are scenarios appropriate. Against this background, continuing, nevertheless, the threat of extremism and terrorism, it can be viewed through different prisms,” said Teeth, speaking at the concluding Board of the Ministry of interior in Tatarstan. Previously, he said that the militants of the banned in Russia and other countries of the terrorist group ISIS*