Category: Politics

Saakashvili refused to change nationality and seek asylum Former President of Georgia still considers himself a citizen of Ukraine. Moscow. July 29. INTERFAX.RU — Former President of Georgia, ex-Governor of Odessa region of Ukraine, Mikhail Saakashvili said that is not going to accept the citizenship of any other country or to request a political asylum. As he said Saturday in an interview with the Georgian TV company “Rustavi 2”, he considers himself a citizen of Ukraine. “No intentions, no desire, no plans to seek political asylum in another country I do not have”, — said Saakashvili. According to Saakashvili, the President of Petro Poroshenko has violated the Constitution and international obligations of Ukraine, depriving him of his citizenship. He said that the decision Poroshenko illegal act. Saakashvili said that was optimistic and said that this fall he and his team are going to implement in Ukraine a large mobilization. “In

He confirmed a meeting with Rogozin in Tehran CHISINAU, 29 Jul — RIA Novosti. The President of Moldova Igor Dodon confirmed to RIA Novosti meeting with the Vice-Premier of Russia Dmitry Rogozin in Tehran. Previously Rogozin, the TV channel “Russia 24” stated that it plans on 5 August to meet with President of Moldova at the inauguration of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Tehran. “Yes, I will be meeting with Dmitry Rogozin in Tehran. Discuss what didn’t get to talk in Chisinau this week,” said Igor Dodon. According to him, it is also planned to discuss the incident with the prohibition of Romania to fly Russian aircraft, which flew Rogozin, through the airspace of this country. On Friday the Romanian authorities under the pretext of “sanctioned person” on Board was not given to cross the country’s airspace to the flight of the Russian airline S7, which from Moscow to Chisinau

Tillerson’s statement on sanctions has caused bewilderment in the Russian Embassy in the United States Methods of pressure and pressure against Russia do not work, said the press service of the Embassy. WASHINGTON, July 29. /TASS/. The statement of US state Secretary Rex Tillerson by Congress of the bill on sanctions can cause nothing but bewilderment. This was stated on Saturday by the press service of the Russian Embassy in the United States. “Statement of the Department of state of 29 July approved in the Congress sanction bill may not cause anything but bewilderment. In Washington did not understand that pressure and push against Russia are not working and even more sanctions to improve relations”, — said the press service of the Embassy. As mentioned in the statement, Tillerson, the American administration hopes that the further cooperation of Moscow and Washington to avoid the application of United States sanctions against

Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin © Alexei Nikolsky/press service of the Russian President/TASS MOSCOW, July 29. /TASS/. Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said the incident in the airspace of Romania planned provocation. This assessment of what happened on the eve of the S7 airlines flying on the route Moscow – Chisinau, he gave in interview to TV channel “Russia-24”.

Photo: TASS The headquarters of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin in the presidential elections in 2018 could lead his chief of staff Anton Vaino. About this “Vedomosti” citing sources close to the administration of the head of the Russian Federation, and the interlocutor in presidential administration. According to one of interlocutors of the newspaper, “is now by default all think it will be Vaino”. At the same time, he noted that the decision of the head of staff will be taken by Putin. He recalled that the election campaign is headed by one of the senior officials of the presidential administration (AP). According to a source in AP, Vaino would be “logical” candidate, “given its traditional functionality, <…> associated with the maintenance schedule of the President”. W. worked at the headquarters of Putin in the elections in 2012. Another interviewee noted that Dmitry Medvedev and Dmitry Kozak became the

Photo: Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree, which expanded the boundaries of the territory of advancing socio-economic development (TOR) Nadezhdinskiy in Primorsky Krai. In the document published on the website of the Cabinet says: “the boundaries of the TOR Nadezhdinskiy included two plots of land located in the Vladivostok city district in Primorsky Krai. On these plots will be implemented investment project of LLC “Mazda Sollers manufacturing Rus” for the creation and modernization of capacities of the industrial production of motor vehicles and Mazda engines family SkyActiv-G, including their Assembly and machining basic component of the engine.” According to the plan of the authorities, extension “Nadezhda” will create new jobs and attract more than three billion rubles of private investment. While total revenues to the consolidated budget from taxes and duties subject of tax benefits for the period 2017-2026 years is projected at more than 11 billion

The state Department explained the new sanctions to improve relations between the US and Russia Rex Tillerson commented on the adoption by Congress of the bill on new sanctions against Russia. So the American people are showing their desire to improve Russian-American relations, follows from the statements of the head of the state Department. Comment of the head of the US state Department Rex Tillerson on the draft law on new sanctions against Russia appeared on Saturday, July 29, on the website of the American foreign Ministry. “The almost unanimous congressional approval of a bill on sanctions demonstrates the strong desire of the American people to see that Russia is taking steps to improve relations with the United States,” the statement said Tillerson. The head of state added that Washington hopes to establish cooperation between the U.S. and Russia on major global issues. “And these sanctions are no longer necessary,”

Rogozin promised personal sanctions disrupt his visit to Moldova On the eve of Hungary and Romania did not let the plane with the Russian delegation on Board in its airspace. Moscow. July 29. INTERFAX.RU — Russia will take personal sanctions against individuals in Romania, Hungary, tore the visit of the Russian delegation to Moldova, said Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin. “The answer will be, of course. It will not be as emotional as the first reaction, but we exactly who was behind these decisions in Chisinau, Bucharest, Budapest, Brussels. We select individuals who took this decision, and our sanctions will be verified and very targeted,” he said Saturday in an interview to “Russia-24”. The day before Rogozin’s visit to Chisinau was thwarted because of the refusal of Romania to allow the plane with the Russian delegation on Board in its airspace. Deputy Prime Minister told reporters that the plane also

Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin © Mikhail Klimentyev/press service of the Russian President/TASS MOSCOW, July 29. /TASS/. Russia is preparing targeted sanctions against persons, adopted on Friday a decision to refuse to transit Russian aircraft in the airspace of Romania and thereby disrupt the visit of Vice-Premier of RF government Dmitry Rogozin to Moldova. This was reported Rogozin on Saturday in an interview, an excerpt of which was shown on TV channel “Russia 24”.