Category: Politics

Photo: RIA Novosti The Russian foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and the EU high representative for foreign Affairs and security policy Federica Mogherini, will hold on Tuesday talks in Brussels, which will discuss the prospects of cooperation between Russia and the European Union, and international issues. In the capital of Belgium, the Minister will come from the Austrian Mauerbach, where he will participate in the informal Ministerial meeting of OSCE. In Brussels, Lavrov will spend two days, on Wednesday he will also meet with Belgian foreign Minister Didier Reynders. NATO no contact 11-12 of July is not scheduled. The previous meeting of Lavrov with the head of European diplomacy took place in Moscow on April 24. Then, the parties reviewed the status of sectoral cooperation between Russia and the European Union, including energy, expressed the intention to intensify political dialogue, discussed the situation in Syria and Ukraine. “During the meeting will

Trump Jr. has agreed under oath to talk about the meeting with Veselnitskaya Moscow. July 12. INTERFAX.RU the Son of the American President Donald trump, Jr. expressed their willingness to testify under oath regarding the meeting with the Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya. “Everything,” he said in answer to a question of the journalist of Fox News channel, pointeresovatsya whether he is ready to tell all under oath about the meeting. Earlier this called the leader of the democratic minority in the Senate Chuck Schumer, who said: “We need public testimony Donald trump Jr., under oath, he repeatedly changed his testimony in this story”. The day before trump Jr. published the electronic correspondence, which shows that he was willing to accept from the Russians alleged in those compromising information about the candidate on presidential election from the Democratic party Hillary Clinton. It was assumed that the data will be transmitted via

The head of the CIA said about US no evidence of the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian authorities In this case what kind of proof are we talking about the CIA Director Michael Pompeo said. WASHINGTON, July 12. /TASS/. American intelligence agencies have credible evidence that confirms the use by the Syrian authorities of chemical weapons in April of this year. This was stated on Tuesday evening the Director of the Central intelligence Agency (CIA) Michael Pompeo, speaking at the open public event held in the Washington suburb of TYSONS corner (Virginia) is an American non-governmental organization called “Alliance of intelligence and national security.” He said the President of the United States Donald trump instructed the us intelligence community to recreate the picture of what happened in light of the release of information about the use of chemical warfare agents April 4, in the town of Khan Shaykhun,

Photo: RIA Novosti Russia supports the Iraqi authorities aimed at restoring sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country, said the Russian foreign Ministry issued on Monday in connection with the statement of the government of Iraq on the completion of the operation to capture the city of Mosul. Earlier, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has officially declared victory over the terrorist group “Islamic state”* in Mosul. “In Moscow support the actions of the Iraqi authorities aimed at restoring sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country. Are sure that securing progress in the fight against terrorism will contribute to the promotion of inter-Iraqi process of national reconciliation taking into account the interests of all ethnic and religious groups in the country,” — said in Russian depodesta. The Russian foreign Ministry noted that this victory was possible thanks to the courage and steadfastness of the Iraqi military, the people’s militia and Kurdish

Photo: RIA Novosti Russian President Vladimir Putin and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro discussed on the phone joint projects in the fuel and energy complex, the press service of the Kremlin. “At the initiative of the Venezuelan side had a telephone conversation with Vladimir Putin, President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro. The leaders exchanged views on a number of practical issues in Russian-Venezuelan cooperation, in particular, discussed the implementation of mutually beneficial joint projects in the fuel and energy complex”, — stated in the message.

Photo: RIA Novosti Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree appointing seven people to posts in the Central apparatus and regional departments of Regardie. About TASS reported in the Department on interaction with mass media and civil society institutions of Regardie. “By the decree of the President of the Russian Federation of July 5, 2017 at the highest position assigned to: Deputy Chief management personnel of Regardie Colonel Andrey Murashko, head of the Department of logistics of Regardie Colonel Yury Nesterov,” – said in the Department. In addition, five colonels of police appointed by the heads of the departments of Regardie troops in the Kaliningrad region Oleg Gorshkov, the Republic of Tatarstan Rustem Gumerov, Kemerovo region Yuri Kehl, Nizhny Novgorod region Alexei Novikov, the Chelyabinsk region, – Alexander Yasinsky.

Governors will allow the mayors to the state secret On the portal of information disclosure on Tuesday was developed by the FSB published a bill giving governors the right to approve the list of heads of municipalities who need access to state secrets. Under the proposed amendment to the law “On state secrets” heads of municipalities will receive such a permit after inspection (Federal deputies, lawyers and judges get the admission without checking) and they will have to take a receipt of observance of state secrets. Admission according to the same law may be denied due to the incapacity, through illness, from-for attempts of receipt by the mayor or his next of kin residence abroad, actions against the security of Russia, messages of false information or criminal prosecution. If granted admission, the head of the municipality will break the subscription, the Governor according to another developed by the FSB amendment

In Argentina, please call the public Prosecutor for questioning on suspicion of corruption The investigation related to the purchase in 2013 of the building for the Prosecutor’s office, the cost of which amounted to $2.6 million. BUENOS AIRES, July 12. /TASS/. Argentine Prosecutor Eduardo Taiano on Tuesday asked the court to call for questioning of the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Alejandro Gils Carbo suspected of corruption. A petition was published on the news portal of the Department. According to the document, the Prosecutor accused Gils Carbo and other defendants in the case “in the fraud, who inflicted harm to the state, abuse of power, accepting bribes, trading in influence and conduct activities incompatible with public office”. The investigation related to the purchase of a building for the Prosecutor’s office in 2013, which would cost $ 43,85 million pesos ($2.6 million). According to the prosecution, the suspects identified the

The white house has limited the use of virus programs for government agencies The white house exclude “Kaspersky” from a list of software suppliers whose products are approved for use by U.S. government agencies. The company is suspected of “close ties with a hostile Russian intelligence services accused of cyber attacks on the United States.” As reported by Reuters, this is due to “the fear of the penetration of the Kremlin in the American network.” According to journalists, the company suspected of “close ties with a hostile Russian intelligence services accused of cyber attacks on the United States.” In “Kaspersky Lab” told the news Agency that the company had “no links with any government, the company has never helped and will not help any government in the attempts of cyber espionage. We were in the center of geopolitical struggle in which each side is trying to use us as a