Category: Politics

Photo: RIA Novosti Moscow is ready to cooperate with the Council of Europe, although he has suspended payment of contributions to the budget of the organization. This was stated by RIA Novosti, the Chairman of the Duma Committee on international Affairs Leonid Slutsky Thursday, July 13. The parliamentarian is sure that the Russian side will continue to perform his duties as a member of the organization. “The Council of Europe, despite the situation in the parliamentary Assembly of the COE, remains an important area of our cooperation in the framework of international organizations, it is the most inclusive platform on the European continent,” — said Slutsky. He drew attention to the fact that the lower house of Parliament this week approved the ratification of two Council of Europe conventions relating to the suppression of the financing of terrorism and security at sport events. On 3 July the head of the

Photo: RIA Novosti The Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov said that the dialogue between Moscow and Germany is gradually returning to normal, reports RIA “Novosti”. “Despite serious challenges, the Russian-German dialogue is gradually returning to normal, although problems remain,” he said. He also said that for the first time after the Second world war”, voices began to signs of alienation” between the peoples of Russia and Germany. “I think that to prevent it is by no means impossible – too heavy was a subsequent convergence, too high a price was paid for it,” said the Minister. Lavrov visited Berlin to participate in the closing ceremony of the cross year of youth exchanges in Russia and Germany.

Clinton hid between two bushes Moscow. July 15. INTERFAX.RU — After the visit of the former US President bill Clinton’s presidential center George W. Bush’s press Secretary Clinton posted a photo gained immense popularity among Twitter users on Friday, reports CNN. Clinton stands between the statues of Bush and Bush, hiding behind his successor as President. In this regard, the former owner of the Oval office advised me to write a book “My life between two bushes.” Bill Clinton takes photo cute between Bushes’ statues. Twitter is charmed https://t.co/k5Se8Kmoh9 pic.twitter.com/c4JNfblPtz — The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) on July 14, 2017 During the download an error has occurred. Bill Clinton led the United States from 1993 to 2001. His predecessor was George H. W. Bush (1989-1993), and after he was elected President George W. Bush (2001-2009).

Maduro raised the salary of the Venezuelan security forces in the midst of the protests MEXICO city, 15 Nov — RIA Novosti. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Friday sharply raised the salaries of officials of the national Bolivarian guard and the corps of criminal and forensic investigation police of the country in the midst of anti-government protests. According to Maduro signed the decree, their salaries increase by 85%, according to the state television of the country. For these purposes from the budget allocated additional funds in the total amount of 261 billion bolivars (almost $ 100 million at the official rate). Another 4.4 billion bolivars ($1.6 million) are directed to the completion of the offices of the forensic police in the States of anzoátegui, táchira and Lara. In Venezuela since early April, are mass protests after the Supreme court’s decision to severely limit the power of the National Assembly. The

WSJ: the lawyer of the Russian Federation has given to the son trump information about William Browder NEW YORK, July 15. /TASS/. Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya at the meeting with the US President’s son Donald trump in 2016 provided it with information concerning the British financier William Browder. This is stated in an article published in the newspaper the Wall Street Journal. According to the publication, Veselnitskaya gave his interview to the journalists and told about the meeting with Donald trump Jr. in new York. The lawyer pointed out that trying to spread information about Browder. The last Russian courts previously convicted of committing tax crimes in absentia and sentenced to nine years in prison. Browder lobbied the U.S. Congress in December 2012, the so-called Magnitsky act, which provides for the application of sanctions against several Russian officials. With the filing of the financier, the U.S. government opened a criminal

Deputy permanent representative of Russia to the UN Vladimir Safronkov © AP Photo/Mary Altaffer UN, July 15. /TASS/. A closed meeting of the UN Security Council on Syria was very constructive, and all participants acknowledged that around the Syrian problem a “positive atmosphere”. This was stated to journalists on Friday the Deputy permanent representative of the Russian Federation at the world organization Vladimir Safronkov following the meeting of the security Council.

Photo: RIA Novosti The official representative of the Russian foreign Ministry rasskazala about the joke of the Minister of foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov during a speech at the körber Foundation in Berlin. According to her, the presenter asked how the Minister would call a poem, devoted to relations between Russia and the EU. “Lavrov: There may not be very censored rhyme, so I’ll refrain”, — Zakharov wrote in his Facebook. Earlier, Lavrov during a speech at the körber Foundation called absurd the statements that Moscow allegedly wants to weaken the EU. 11 July, the head of EU diplomacy Federica Mogherini stated that Russia and the EU agreed on more frequent communications on international issues.

Photo: RIA Novosti The Deputy and former world Boxing champion Nikolai Valuev appeared in the database of the Ukrainian website “Peacemaker”. As noted on the portal, Valuev appeared in the list for “deliberate violation of state borders of Ukraine”. Earlier it was reported that Russian punk rock artists were in the “Peacemaker”. Also got there TV presenter Olga Buzova. In addition, it was reported that the action against the Ukrainian site “Peacemaker” was launched in the self-proclaimed Donetsk people’s Republic.

Photo: © 2017 AFP / John Thys Encouraging signals from NATO to the Kiev contribute to the preservation of the current position of the Ukrainian authorities and the continuation of the deadlock on the situation in the Donbass, said Russia’s envoy to NATO Alexander Grushko. Speaking after a meeting of the Council Russia — NATO at the level of permanent representatives, Grushko said that the representatives of the Alliance, “verbal speaking in favor of the implementation of the Minsk agreements, no specific measures to encourage the Kiev authorities to fulfill the Minsk agreements, did not take”. “There is a danger that the actions you are taking today NATO countries to Ukraine, promotion program, incentive signals essentially aim to encourage official authorities to preserve the current position and the impasse in the situation in the Donbass”, — said the permanent representative of the Russian Federation. According to him, in this sense,