Category: Politics

Photo: TASS PETROZAVODSK, July 26. /TASS/. The President of Russia Vladimir Putin inspected in Petrozavodsk with the projects of the Agency for strategic initiatives (ASI), including a “store” of ready-made solutions to regional problems. In the space of the collective work “boiling Point”, infrastructure project of the ASI, the President has shown a “shop right decisions,” which offers turnkey solutions for regions on example of Republic of Karelia. The user on the screen selects a disturbing problem, and the program searches for the procedure, for example, proposes a project on youth career guidance or a map of the areas showing the most popular professions. The ASI General Director Svetlana Cuphea showed the President of the Region ID. According to Courseway, connected regional authorities and business. “That’s it, e-government,” said Cumshewa. She noted that within the program there is a system of distance education developed online courses. According to Courseway, the

Tasks for the summer Boris Gryzlov on terms of economic growth, the upcoming “United Russia”. The Chairman of the Supreme Council of the party “United Russia” Boris Gryzlov in an article for the “Kommersant” told about the program of stimulation of economic growth, which now operates one of the working groups of the Supreme Council of the party. In his opinion, for the rapid implementation of the growth potential of the economy and the welfare of the population should be “to apply the new approaches and to equalize the socio-economic relations” in Russia. The political season 2017-2018 years will be a crucial period in the life of our state. The reason is not only the presidential election in March 2018, but the need to move the socio-economic system of the country to a new quality. Quality, which can guarantee economic growth rate above the world average, and the rise of

Photo: If Poland won’t change position on the demolition of Soviet monuments, Russia may abandon its responsibilities to preserve the existing Polish memorials and create new ones. This opinion was expressed today at a press conference the Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on international Affairs Konstantin Kosachev. He recalled that between Moscow and Warsaw in 1994, was signed the intergovernmental agreement on burial sites and places of memory of war and repression. Signed by President Andrzej Duda, the law involving the demolition of about 230 Soviet monuments, is in conflict with the provisions of this agreement. If Poland does not change its position and will not return to the observance of a bilateral Treaty, Russia may cease to fulfil its responsibilities “to care for those memorial places of memory that are on the territory of the Russian Federation”, said Kosachev. And it may affect not only the memorials of

Photo: RIA Novosti YEKATERINBURG, July 27. /TASS/. The electoral Commission of the Sverdlovsk region will be directed to the mayor of Yekaterinburg Yevgeny Roizman notice the absence of documents required for registration as a candidate on elections of the Sverdlovsk Governor. About it on Thursday have informed in a press-service of regional election Committee. “On 27 July, the members of the election Committee voted for sending notices of the absence of documents required for registration as a candidate for the office of Governor of the Sverdlovsk region, Krasnomovets Olesya, Oleg Sotnikov, Victor Kostromin and Yevgeny Roizman,” – said there. Commission of regional election Committee issued a warning to candidates on a post of the Sverdlovsk Governor Alexey Parfenov (Communist party) and Dmitry Ionina (“Fair Russia”) for violating the rules of campaigning. “Identified cases of candidates produced campaign materials (posters) out of specially equipped places (buildings, structures, power poles, bus shelters

Putin’s headquarters on election of 2018 can lead Anton Vaino The election headquarters of Vladimir Putin in the presidential elections of 2018 will be headed by the head of his administration Anton Vaino, said two of the interlocutor of “Vedomosti” close to the presidential administration, and agrees the interlocutor in administration. The concept of the work of the headquarters will depend on how Putin will run for President. While the most realistic scenario — self-promotion, I wrote earlier “Newspaper.ru”, and was confirmed by the interlocutors “Vedomosti”. In this case, Putin needs to maintain a group of not less than 500 voters, then the candidate will need to collect in their support 300 000 signatures. The name of the head of the headquarters will be named after the creation of an initiative group that will nominate a candidate, and operational headquarters will begin after the candidate opens election account, says a

© Yuri Smityuk/TACC MOSCOW, July 28. /TASS/. Roskomnadzor during the five years of the law on the limitation of access to sites banned in Russia information blocked about 275 thousand resources, mainly on the basis of court decisions for the promotion of drug distribution and the conduct of gambling online, told TASS in the press service of Roskomnadzor.

© Dmitry Astakhov/TASS MOSCOW, July 28. /TASS/. The Chairman of United Russia and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev will hold a series of trips to the regions of the Russian Federation in the framework of the electoral program of the party. About it writes on Friday the newspaper “Izvestia” with reference to press Secretary of the Prime Minister Natalia Timakova. As reported Timakova, in August – September, Medvedev will visit Crimea, Udmurtia and Penza region. Schedule visits to other regions will agree with the working schedule of the Prime Minister.

Photo: RIA Novosti Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said that in the case of the U.S. adoption of the law on the extension of sanctions against Russia, the decision about response will be made by the President of Russia Vladimir Putin, the correspondent of “Газеты.Ru”. “The decision in foreign policy made by the President of the Russian Federation. If and when they are adopted we will let you know” – said Peskov in response to the question about the statement of the member of the Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev. Peskov also said that the statements of senators and deputies on the subject clear and understandable, since we are talking about hostile manifestations against Russia. Earlier, the head of the Federation Council Committee on international Affairs Konstantin Kosachev said that the vote in Congress on new sanctions against Russia said that any normalization of relations between the

Photo: Kristina Kormilitsyna / “Kommersant” Anti-Russian sanctions cannot be undone, since they positively affect the development of the country. This opinion was expressed by Communist party leader Gennady Zyuganov on air of TV channel “Russia 24”, reports “Interfax” on Wednesday, July 26. “By the way, some say that they [sanctions] were canceled. I don’t want them canceled. (…) At least, start to think, think and do, and now all sit in the gadgets pointing fingers. Soon, instead of fingers, the tentacles will grow”, — the Communist told. July 25, the house of representatives of the U.S. Congress adopted the bill providing introduction of new sanctions against Russia, Iran and North Korea. Now the document must be received in the Senate and then signed by the President. If it is making American companies and individuals will not be allowed to lend to Russian banks for longer than 14 days. Currently, this