Category: Politics

Republican efforts to replace Obamacare failed Two Republican in the house of representatives of the U.S. Congress opposed the bill on health care reform, which was to replace the health insurance program introduced by President Obama — Obamacare. Without their support to pass the bill in its current form impossible. Mike Lee and Jerry Moran believe that the project is still not finalized and is not far removed from Obamacare. In the end, the views of Republicans split, and the question arose how to continue the work on refining the existing program.Newsthe U.S. Senate has postponed a vote on Obamacare because of the surgery McCain Moran said that will not put his signature under the “bad bill,” and Whether “the bill does not negate the taxes embedded in Obamacare and also reduced insurance benefits for the middle class and creates the necessary conditions for the most costly provisions of the

Media called the eighth participant of the meeting of the son of trump’s Russian lawyer Identified the eighth participant of the meeting Donald trump Jr. and Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya, according to CNN. The eighth participant of the meeting was the IR Kaveladze, whose presence, according to the channel, confirmed the lawyer of Russian businessman Aras Agalarov and his son Emin Scott Balber. “We are cooperating fully with the investigation,” Ballmer added. CNN called ICA, Kaveladze senior Vice President of Crocus Group, owned by Aras Agalarov. According to Ballmer, Agalarov asked Kaveladze to attend the meeting. Kaveladze, is an American citizen. In the structure Agalarov, Kaveladze since 2004, said CNN. He collaborated with the structures of trump during the ceremony, “Miss universe” in 2013 in Russia. As reported by Barber, Kaveladze “has no ties with the Russian government.” In early July, the media reported that on 9 June 2016, two

Press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov © Mikhail Metzel/TASS MOSCOW, July 18. /TASS/. The words of the head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk national Republic (DND) Alexander Zakharchenko on the establishment of the Ukraine – it is his personal initiative. This was stated on Tuesday, press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov. “Zakharchenko’s statement made this morning on the topic of the Ukraine is his personal initiative, in Moscow found out about it this morning from the media. We remain committed to the Minsk agreements”, – said Peskov told reporters. On July 18 at a public meeting in Donetsk announced the creation project with the participation of a number of Ukrainian regions for the new state of Ukraine as a legal successor of the Ukraine. At the meeting, by vote, was adopted two documents – a political Declaration and the constitutional act. According to the initiators of the project idea

Photo: RIA Novosti The President of Russia Vladimir Putin will hold a meeting with students from 66 regions of the country in the educational center “Sirius” in Sochi, which will answer their questions. On it informs TV channel NTV. The President will visit the educational center on Friday, July 21. The program “Grown-up conversation with Vladimir Putin” TV channel will broadcast live. June 21 Vladimir Putin at a meeting with the headmasters of graduation classes of schools said he believes education is a primary factor for full development of the person. In December 2016, Vladimir Putin called for the creation of a regional network of centres for the support of gifted children. As an example the President cited the educational center “Sirius” in the Krasnodar region. “How successful has already declared itself an educational centre for talented children “Sirius”. I believe that we need a constellation of such platforms”, —

Photo: 2017 AFP / Chris Kleponis The head of the international Federation Council Committee Konstantin Kosachev stated the need for Russia to take retaliatory measures in the matter of the arrested in the United States departmenet, RIA “Novosti”. “In this case the Russian side, apparently, has no choice — there comes a time response. It is not our choice and it will be forced measures. But they must be followed”, he said. He also said the White house statement about the conditions of the return of property to “ignore the American side of international law” and urged the international community not to tolerate such a line of conduct. Earlier, a senior official in the White house stated that the US does not intend to return departmenet without anything in return.

Photo: RIA Novosti The Russians believe that the ban on the sale of alcohol on the weekends will not make Russians more sober. So say 80% of Russians, poll “the Rambler”. Only 13% of Russians called this measure is effective in the fight for sobriety. According to them, after the ban, the Russians will be less to use alcohol. 7% of citizens found it difficult to answer the question. The survey was conducted on 17 July, and was attended by more than 1.2 thousand citizens. Earlier it was reported that the Russian Ministry of health in connection with the development of the strategy of formation of healthy lifestyle of the population discussed the issue of banning the sale of alcohol on weekends.

Media reported about the plans of the CIA to destroy the old files associated with leaks MOSCOW, 18 Jul — RIA Novosti. The national archives of the United States approved the proposal of the CIA on the destruction of old records, no historic value, reports the Daily Beast. The CIA intends in August to begin the destruction of old records related to leaks of classified information, “if the critics are going to convince the national archives to thwart the plan,” the newspaper writes. It is reported that the archive had previously approved the proposal to destroy certain types of records 30 years after their creation. Destruction to be associated with leaking files, medical records, information about access to the materials, personal files, in the interests of counterintelligence, reports, compensation, files declassify and address and reference files. Now associated with leaking files must be stored permanently, but according to the suggestion

Sands: the statement about the creation of the Ukraine subject to analysis Press Secretary of the Russian President added that “the Russian side remains committed to the Minsk agreements”. MOSCOW, July 18. /TASS/. The Kremlin has not commented on the statement about the creation of the Ukraine, but emphasizes the commitment of Moscow to the Minsk agreements on the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine. The journalists said the press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov. I have yet to leave without comment this subject, it is subject to reflection and analysis.Dmitry Peskov “The Russian side remains committed to the Minsk agreements, everything else not yet commented,” — said Peskov. On July 18 at a public meeting in Donetsk announced the creation project with the participation of a number of Ukrainian regions new state — of the Ukraine, as the legal successor of the Ukraine. At the meeting, by vote,

Monument to Soviet soldiers in Warsaw © REUTERS/Kacper Pempel MOSCOW, July 18. /TASS/. The signing of a law providing for the dismantling of Soviet monuments in Poland, is a flagrant provocation, this decision will not remain without consequences. This is stated in a statement on Tuesday comments by the Russian foreign Ministry.

Photo: RIA Novosti Corey Lewandowski, former Manager of the campaign headquarters of the American state of Donald trump questioning the “intervention” of Russia in elections in the United States. “If the Russians were going to hack the US election, would be a great Russian spy, Vladimir Putin, who worked in the KGB, to any TV producer or someone else in the same spirit, would he to meet so many people? I don’t think”, – quotes the words of Lewandowski, RIA “Novosti” with reference to Fox News. He commented on the meeting trump Jr. with a Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya, in which could participate American producer Rob Goldstone. Lewandowski said that “now we have a history of nothing”, because the consequences at the meeting was not, and the son of trump showed complete openness, voluntarily publishing the correspondence with the Russian lawyer. In addition, it was a meeting of “private citizens”,