Category: Politics

Photo: MOSCOW, 5 Jul — RIA Novosti. The Kremlin in the situation with North Korea urged to be wary of drastic steps, which may lead to further escalation, told reporters on Wednesday, press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov. “We are talking about the successive positions of the two parties who do not hide their concern, however, that consistently continue with a balanced, neat line. I urge all to be wary of drastic steps, which may on the contrary lead to new escalation,” — said Peskov. Russian President Vladimir Putin following talks with President of China XI Jinping said on Tuesday that Russia and China have agreed to actively promote the common initiative of the Korean settlement. North Korea on Tuesday tested a ballistic missile “And 14”, which landed in the sea of Japan 300 km from the coast of Japan. In Pyongyang, the missile was declared successful. The missile

© Fedor Savintsev/TASS MOSCOW, July 6. /TASS/. The Kremlin regards as unsubstantiated slander continued in the media publications about the alleged ties of the entourage of US President Donald trump with Moscow. This is stated in the press service of the Kremlin for the upcoming July 7, at the summit meeting of the presidents of the Russian Federation and the United States.

The UN Security Council, July 5, new York © REUTERS/Mike Segar UN, July 6. /TASS/. Russia has blocked a statement of UN Security Council condemning the DPRK conducted missile tests. This was stated by the press Secretary of the permanent mission of the Russian Federation Fedor Strzygowski, commenting on information that appeared in the Western media.

© Dmitry Astakhov/press service of the Russian government/TASS HAMBURG, July 6. /TASS/. The presidents of Russia and USA Vladimir Putin and Donald trump will meet for the first time on Friday morning, July 7. The two heads of state will participate in the meeting of leaders of “twenty”, which will precede the first formal session of the summit. According to the program of the summit meeting of leaders of “twenty” will be held at 10:00 Hamburg time (11:00 GMT). The mistress of the summit German Chancellor Angela Merkel will welcome the G20 leaders at the Congress center Hamburg, which will host the summit’s main events. The presidents and heads of governments will take turns to come to the center and, after welcoming the Chancellor, will wait for the rest in one of the halls. It was at this point and can held the first meeting of Putin and trump. Both

Photo: RIA Novosti LDPR leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky, soaked in the rain in Moscow on 4 July, has offered to disband the Moscow center for Hydrometeorology and environmental monitoring (Rosgidromet). About it reports “Russian newspaper”. “Yesterday terrible the rain was, the first time I got wet. Never get wet, and then – to the bone,” – said the Deputy. While Zhirinovsky praised MOE for the fact that the Agency began to send storm warnings via sms. However, the work of Rosgidromet politician was unhappy. “And yesterday Rosgidromet? We claim to him, even I saw that black cloud has passed in Moscow. Why don’t you say that in 20 minutes will start raining outside? To disperse Rosgidromet to disperse only for yesterday’s rain. Not because I got wet, but because we are all out the window look at the sky, and they’re probably in the basement” – said Zhirinovsky. Earlier, the Hydrometeorological

Photo: RIA Novosti MOSCOW, 6 Jul — RIA Novosti. Moscow is actively involved in the fate of the detainee in Ukraine of Russian citizen Viktor Ageev, said the official representative of the Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova. “The Russian Embassy in Kiev conducts active work aimed at protecting the rights and legitimate interests of Russian citizens”, — she told reporters. Zakharova also said that the consular Department of the Embassy “have been instructed to hold this question on constant control.” Earlier official representative of the LPR militia Andrey Marochko said that captured Ukrainian saboteurs Victor Ageev has voluntarily joined the people’s militia self-proclaimed Luhansk people’s Republic.

Photo: Reuters At the height of tourist season in one of the main Russian resort regions of the planned resignation of five high-ranking officials. The head of the Republic Sergey Aksenov announced Thursday the resignation of the Minister of tourism and resorts of Crimea Sergey Strelbitskogo, the Minister of fuel and energy of Crimea Svetlana Borodulina, Minister of housing Sergei Karpov, Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Boris Zimin. On behalf of Aksenova the letter of resignation at own will write also the head of the administration of Yalta Andrew Rostenko. The state Council of the Crimea will coordinate personnel changes July 7. Staff resignations are not connected with any prosecution, said Aksenov. Judging by the fact that among the dismissed officials is the head of Yalta, it is most likely related to the whole complex of problems, according to political scientist Oleg Matveychev. “The failure to execute