Category: Politics

Photo: TASS TOKYO, July 16. /TASS/. The reason why the mayor of the Japanese city of Nemuro, Shunsuke Hasegawa was excluded from the Japanese delegation who visited from 27 June to 1 July the southern Kuril Islands in the framework of exploring possibilities for joint economic activities have become the retaliatory measure of the Russian Federation, adopted after Japan decided on the introduction of sanctions against Russia because of the situation around Ukraine. This was reported on Sunday Agency Kyodo, citing diplomatic sources. In March 2014, Tokyo in connection with the situation in Ukraine, in particular, has suspended consultations with Moscow on easing the visa regime and postponed indefinitely the start of talks on possible conclusion of three treaties, and later announced that it will not issue temporary visas 23 figures of the Russian government and other institutions. In response, the Japanese Ambassador in Moscow was handed a list of

Photo: Yana Lapikova / RIA Novosti The first Deputy head of the Federation Council Committee on defense and security Frants Klintsevich said that the relations between the EU and Ukraine “there is a deep crisis”, RIA “Novosti”. According to him, the statement of foreign Minister of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin about the lack of need in the final Declaration of the summit Ukraine – EU is “a good mine at bad game”. He noted that the fact that Klimkin called “paper”, is for the EU “established by years of ritual, the necessity of which on the basis of such events are not even discussed.” “Prospects of cooperation between Ukraine and the EU are downright breathtaking. Did not have time to be signed between the Association agreement and there is already a deep crisis in relations,” he said. Earlier it was reported that Belarus did not see the point in the final

Photo: RIA Novosti Renowned Serbian Director Emir Kusturica said he agreed with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “I really like the neat position of Putin, how he raised Russia as back to the people pride in their history and culture,” said Kusturica in an interview to RT. According to the Director, he agrees with the position of the Russian President to ban GMO products in Russia. Kusturica believes that the world is becoming less natural food and replacing artificial food. Kusturica said that sometimes his words about the President cause negative in others. “I once said that would allow Putin to put the rockets on the balcony. After that I even had a conversation with my wife in which I said it was a joke. But there were those who made me violent attack, believing that it is really possible. The world becomes a place in which there is no place

CNN: Ryabkov said that the question of diplomatic cottages close to the solution US Undersecretary of state for political Affairs, Thomas Shannon declined to comment. NEW YORK, July 18. /TASS/. Deputy Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergei Ryabkov, after a meeting with U.S. Undersecretary of state for political Affairs Thomas Shannon told reporters that Moscow and Washington are close to an agreement on diplomatic property of the Russian Federation, the arrested informed the American side. This was reported Monday by CNN. As he says, on a question of journalists about whether it was possible to negotiate the return of diplomatic property, Ryabkov said: “almost, Almost”. Shannon declined to comment. The meeting was held in Washington, it lasted about two and a half hours. Official statements have yet been received. The US administration imposed sanctions against Russia at the end of December 2016. According to Barack Obama signed the document,

CNN: the United States experienced in the Persian Gulf laser weapon MOSCOW, 18 Jul — RIA Novosti. Navy (Navy), the US tested a laser weapon in the Persian Gulf, CNN television reported. According to TV channel, the laser weapons System (LaWS) placed on the transport dock USS Ponce. “It is more accurate than a bullet. This is not a highly specialized weapons system as some of the other guns that we have in the defense industry, existing only in relation to air contact, or only against surface targets or only against ground targets… in this case, this is a very versatile weapon, it can be used against a variety of purposes,” said captain Christopher wells. According to the channel, LaWS hit the target “at speed of light”, 50 thousand times faster Intercontinental ballistic missiles. “We are not worried about the wind, because of the range, we’re not worried nor in

Sergei Ryabkov © Sergey Fadeichev/TASS NEW YORK, July 18. /TASS/. Deputy Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergei Ryabkov, after a meeting with U.S. Undersecretary of state for political Affairs Thomas Shannon told reporters that Moscow and Washington are close to an agreement on diplomatic property of the Russian Federation, the arrested informed the American side. This was reported Monday by CNN.

Photo: RIA Novosti Athletes and also coaches and other professionals who have been convicted of doping, lose the right to receive scholarships of the President of Russia. This is stated in the new presidential decree published on the Kremlin website. According to the document, any athlete or coach whose anti-doping rule violation is accepted, not eligible to receive this scholarship. The scholarship violators of anti-doping rules shall be terminated from the month following that in which they were found guilty of anti-doping organizations, and announced the sanctions in their direction. The data violators will not be eligible for a scholarship within two years after the end of sanctions against them. Independent Commission of the world anti-doping Agency (WADA) under the leadership of canadian Richard McLaren from July to December 2016, issued a report in several parts about doping in Russian sports. Mostly it was about the existence in Russia of

Photo: Twitter @lifewithnosense The Deputy of the state Duma Natalia Poklonskaya was posted on his page in Facebook photo from the match for the Supercup of Russia between “Spartacus” and “Locomotive”, which was held on Friday in Moscow. During the game the fans of both clubs displayed a banner with the inscription: “For Faith, Tsar and Fatherland. Teacher, hands off the Russian Tsar!”. Ex-Prosecutor of Crimea has praised the fans for their protest against the film “Matilda” directed by Alexei Uchitel. “The fans sent to mail pictures. Our guys did a great job! Want every match to become stronger! I know that the best days in front of fans!” — wrote Poklonskaya. The meeting ended with the victory of “Spartacus” with the score 2:1. The film tells the story of the ballerina Matilda Kshesinskaya and her relationship with Nicholas II, caused strong resentment among Polonskaya. It is not the first

“The most dangerous Ambassador” Sergei Kislyak will move from the USA to the Federation Council And the interests of the head of Karelia in the upper house will represent the FSB General. Russia’s Ambassador to the US Sergey Kislyak, who is an American website Politico called “the most dangerous diplomat in Washington,” after his return to Russia will be represented in the Federation Council interests of one of the Russian governors, told “Vedomosti” two close to the presidential administration of the interlocutor. New appointment Kislyak will only take place after regional elections in September, but before that one of the acting Governor should name him among the three senatorial candidates, the procedure reminds one of the interlocutors. Which of the 16 taking part in elections of regional leaders will nominate the Ambassador, the sides did not specify. The press service of the Russian Embassy in the United States at the

Trump threatened Maduro “decisive economic action” WASHINGTON, 18 Jul — RIA Novosti. The US President Donald trump said that the US “will take decisive economic action” if the leader of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro will convene the constituent Assembly on 30 July. “Yesterday, the Venezuelan people again made it clear that they stand for democracy, freedom and the rule of law. However, their strong and bold actions continue to be ignored a bad leader, who dreams of becoming a dictator,” the statement said trump. He noted that “if the regime Maduro will convene its constituent Assembly on 30 July, the United States will take decisive and rapid economic action.” On the eve of Venezuela was the so-called “people’s referendum” had no official status. It was attended by 7.2 million people, the majority of whom voted against the convening of a constituent Assembly at the initiative of President Nicolas Maduro to prepare