Category: Politics

Pushkov called the US sanctions against Russia by the beginning of the political war The Chairman of the Federation Council Commission on information policy Alexei Pushkov said that the new sanctions against Russia, approved by the Senate of the United States, means a Declaration of political war. “Together in supporting the new sanctions, the U.S. Senate showed that the consequences don’t bother him. It is a Declaration of political war. Losing the mind is a superpower,” wrote the MP in his Twitter account. According to the Senator, USA, taking the new sanctions are against Russia and against Europe, because they are sure that they “get away with”. Earlier the President of Russia Vladimir Putin at press conference following talks with President of Finland Sauli Niinistö said that Russia at some point will have to answer, if the bill (discussed in the United States. — RNS) on the new anti-sanctions will

The Pakistani Prime Minister was removed from power because of the scandal with “Panama records” The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif, the country’s Supreme court ousted the results of the investigation of the scandal with “Panama records”. On Friday, July 28, reports Gulf News. The court also registered a case of corruption against not only Sharif, but also against members of his family. Among them the daughter of the head of the government of Maryam Sharif, and his two sons. In April, the Supreme court of Pakistan refused to dismiss the Sharif from the post of Prime Minister. However, local opposition was expressed for his immediate resignation. In proceedings of the International consortium of investigative journalism, published on 3 April last year, claimed that more than 200 Pakistani citizens owned offshore companies. Among them two sons of the Prime Minister (Hussein and Hassan) and his daughter Maryam, and the

Photo: RIA Novosti During the meeting with the acting head of Karelia, Artur Parfenchikov, Russian President Vladimir Putin indicated the main problems in the region, RIA “Novosti”. “Let’s start with the traditional folder that I’m in a meeting with regional leaders convey with the request to pay attention to those issues that were raised by citizens during the so-called “direct line” television. Analysis of what went on “straight line” in Karelia shows that one of the most painful issues is housing,” – said Putin. The President also stressed that local residents complained about slow payment of subsidies for young families, problems with the availability of medical care, lack of specialists in the medical field in small settlements, wage arrears in mono, deforestation in the region. Along with this, Putin noted that claims to Parfenchikov can not be due to the fact that he has been in office five months. Earlier

Photo: Enjoy fresh berries in the famous farm named after Lenin has become a tradition for Vladimir Zhirinovsky. According to Vladimir Zhirinovsky is to support domestic producers and cultural family vacation. Work in all fields, from schoolchildren to pensioners. “Fields of plenty in the country. Imagine now all the fields were our children. Drugs, alcohol, tobacco… Yes, some tobacco, so they’re all here. Here you can still make money” — Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the Deputy of the State Duma. For workers in the farm provide accommodation, meals and the fee. Either in cash or in kind — berry, ten percent of the collected. On average, one person collects 50 pounds a day. Already collected more than 800 tons of berries. Vladimir Zhirinovsky praised the farm Director Pavel Grudinina and offered to appoint him Minister of food. “Previously, during the Soviet era, subsidies were for perennial plantings, there were 15 farms in

Trump disappointed with the results of the Senate vote on the repeal of Obamacare TASS, July 28. The President of the United States Donald trump is disappointed with the results of the Senate vote on the health insurance program Obamacare and believes that the Congress don’t have a good solution to this issue. This was the White house wrote Friday on his Twitter page. 3 Republicans and 48 Democrats let the American people down. As I said from the beginning, let ObamaCare implode, then deal. Watch! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 28, 2017 During the download an error has occurred. “Three Republicans and 48 Democrats failed the American people, — said trump. — As I said from the beginning, first it was necessary to eliminate Obamacare, and then negotiate (new bill)”. The U.S. Senate on Friday failed to adopt decisions on cancellation of a number of key provisions of

The us Senate has not adopted the “stripped-down” plan to replace Obamacare MOSCOW, 28 Aug — RIA Novosti. The U.S. Senate voted against the “cut-down” plan for partial substitution of the health care reform Obamacare. It is reported that support for the plan expressed 49 senators, 51 against. According to AFP, the deciding vote belonged to Senator-Republican John McCain. The Republican majority leader in the us Senate Mitch McConnell called the vote results “a disappointment”. Earlier it was reported that if approved, the bill should have been referred to a conciliation Committee, composed of representatives of both chambers of Congress. The plan required processing after Tuesday’s failed vote in the Senate: it was supported by 43 senators against were 57, including nine representatives of the Republican majority. The Republicans are trying to craft a replacement for Obamacare, which obliged the Americans under threat of penalty to buy health insurance and

The Arab coalition was hit by a rocket, flying to Mecca According to the Agency AFP, the missile was launched from the territory of Yemen. TASS, July 28. The military coalition headed by Saudi Arabia was hit by a rocket, flying in the direction of the main center of pilgrimage of Muslims, Mecca (Saudi Arabia). On Friday the AFP news Agency reported. According to him, the missile was launched from the territory of Yemen and downed 69 km South of the city. The coalition called the attack a “desperate attempt by the Houthis (supporters of the movement “Ansar Allah” — approx. TASS) to prevent the celebration of the Hajj (one of the five pillars of Islam, is to visit the Muslim shrines in Mecca, this year will start from August 30 — approx. TASS)”. In Yemen from August 2014, the confrontation between government forces and rebels-Houthis. In the most active

© Valery Matytsin/TASS MOSCOW, July 28. /TASS/. The deputies of the faction “United Russia” in the Duma are discussing the possibility of a return to indexation of pensions to working pensioners with low wages and pensioners who work in the public sector. This was stated by TASS first Deputy head of the faction United Russia in the legislative work Andrey Isaev.

Photo: RIA Novosti MOSCOW, July 27. /TASS/. The President of Russia Vladimir Putin has almost doubled state support to nonprofit non-governmental organizations implementing socially significant projects and projects in the sphere of protection of the rights and freedoms of the individual, in 2017. The presidential decree published on the official portal of legal information says about modification to the previous order from April this year. Putin ordered to replace the words “at the rate of 4 814,9 316 thousand roubles” words “at the rate of 7 016 814,9 thousand rubles.” The President also instructed the “Office of the President of the Russian Federation in a month to ensure the relevant amendments in the agreement on granting subsidies to Fund operating presidential grants for the development of civil society.”

Photo: RIA Novosti The Governor of the Ulyanovsk region Sergey Morozov has signed a decree on the implementation of the regional program “Decade of goodness”. About it reports “Interfax” on Wednesday, July 26. “Today, the society has accumulated a lot of negativity, and we need to make it so that people have become kinder, more sympathetic, more intimate. We decided in the framework announced by the President of the Decade of childhood to raise a generation of kindness, — said the head of the region. The program is designed to increase the participation of citizens in charitable and volunteer activities, the Agency said. In addition, one of the areas “Eco — good” involves working to improve ecological situation in the region. Planned to highlight the projects and activities implemented within the programme “the Agency of positive news”. The start of a “Decade of goodness” is scheduled for September 1. May