Category: Politics

Press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov © Mikhail Metzel/TASS MOSCOW, June 30. /TASS/. Russia will do everything to protect its citizen Viktor Ageev, who was detained in Ukraine, through diplomatic channels. “No doubt, of course, will be all that is mandated by law, I mean the measures for the protection of interests, will be implemented”, – said the press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov. “Usually through diplomatic channels, to the legitimate legal interests of our citizens abroad (protected), therefore, in their daily activities, the Kremlin is not engaged,” – said the press Secretary of the head of state.

In Japan, began the process against the former management of the company-operator NPP “Fukushima-1” TOKYO, June 30. /TASS/. Hearings in the case of negligence against the former management of the company-operator “Fukushima-1” Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) began on Friday in Tokyo. The former Chairman of the company Tsunehisa Katsumata, as well as the two Vice-presidents Ichiro Takekuro and Sakae muto are charged that TEPCO had not taken preventive measures to protect the station from potential tsunami impact. The main question the answer to which remains to be seen is whether the top management of the facility know that the coast in this area could collapse in a tsunami of approximately 15 meters. During the investigation managed to establish that in 2008 a subsidiary company, TEPCO prepared an assessment that in the area of NPP possible tsunami up to 15.7 meters. A few years earlier the prosecutors decided not to press

Maduro asks the people of Venezuela to help catch the pilot of Oscar Perez MEXICO city, June 30 — RIA Novosti. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday appealed to residents to help catch the pilot of the helicopter that attacked the Supreme court (SC) and the interior Ministry building. A group of security personnel of Venezuela, led by officer Oscar Perez on Tuesday hijacked a police helicopter, threw grenades and fired on the building of the interior Ministry and the armed forces, announced the beginning of fight against the regime of President Nicolas Maduro. The attackers fled. Authorities called the incident a terrorist attack and began the search involved in the events of people. “He’s a criminal, a murderer, and I’m asking for help from all the people of Venezuela. If it is still on our territory, then let the people of Venezuela, knowing it will catch the terrorist and

China’s Ambassador to the US expressed dissatisfaction with Washington’s sale of weapons to Taiwan MOSCOW, 30 Jul — RIA Novosti. China’s Ambassador to Washington said that the sale of weapons to Taiwan, and sanctions against Chinese companies undermine bilateral relations, reports Reuters. On Thursday, the state Department said that the United States will sell Taiwan weapons for $ 1.4 billion, but will not abandon the policy of “one China.” It is the first such deal with Taiwan from the current administration of Donald trump. On the same day, the United States included in the sanctions list several Chinese companies, accusing them of ties with the DPRK. “All these actions — sanctions against Chinese companies, and especially arms sales to Taiwan is without a doubt negatively affect the mutual trust between the two sides, as contrary to the spirit of the summit in Florida,” — said the Chinese diplomat Cui Tiankai.

© Stanislav Krasilnikov/TASS MOSCOW, June 30. /TASS/. Meeting of presidents of Russia and USA Vladimir Putin and Donald trump on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Hamburg needs to clarify the issue of cooperation between the two countries. This was stated Friday by the Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov, speaking at the “Primako readings”. “Of particular importance in today’s world is given to the relations between Russia and the United States, on which depends the solution of many international problems, ranging from the provision of strategic stability, settlement of regional crises,” – said the head of depodesta.

Photo: RIA Novosti The Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov July 13, plans to visit Berlin to participate in the closing ceremony of the cross year of youth exchanges in Russia and Germany, RIA “Novosti”. “With the success of reciprocal years of youth exchanges. We Sigmar Gabriel planned to take part in its closing ceremony in Berlin on 13 July,” — said Lavrov. Also, according to Lavrov, Moscow is satisfied that, despite continuing disagreements, the dialogue with the Berlin remains constructive. “We are pleased that, despite continuing disagreements on several major international issues, the Russian-German dialogue has been constructive, maintain regular political contacts, including at the highest level, restored bilateral cooperation formats that were previously frozen, but not at Russia’s initiative, by the way,” said he. Earlier, Lavrov invited the President of Germany Frank Walter Steinmeier to visit Russia.

Photo: RIA Novosti Foreign intelligence services conduct operations in Russia to exert influence on the internal processes that occur in our country. On Wednesday, June 28th, said Russian President Vladimir Putin in the headquarters of the foreign intelligence Service. Putin noted the growing activity of foreign special services, which are directed not only against Russia but also against its allies. “The new methods of collecting and spreading information, cyber attacks, attempts to recruit agents to access data on the defense, economic, and resource potential of Russia”, – said the President. He added: “operations Are carried out with the aim to influence political and social processes in our country.” At the same time, Putin admitted that the Russian security services operate effectively, and their work became an important guarantee of “sovereign development, security and stability” in the country. We will remind that on Monday, June 26, the same topic the President

The US directly accused Syria that it is not completely abandoned the development of chemical weapons WASHINGTON, June 30. /TASS/. Syria has not completely eliminated its program of building chemical weapons. This statement is contained in a written statement, which was circulated on Thursday the press-service of the Department of state in connection with the appearance of the report of the Organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons (OPCW) confirming the use of sarin in the Syrian city of Khan shaykhun in early April. “The facts reflect <…> “track record” of use of chemical weapons by the regime of [President Bashar] Assad. Syria is still not fulfilling its legal obligations under the Convention on the prohibition of the development, production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons and on their destruction, as well as in the framework of resolution 2118 of the UN Security Council because of the continued use of

US Ambassador to the UN justified the distrust of Iran’s fable about the Scorpion and the frog UN, June 30. /TASS/. The U.S. permanent representative to the UN, Nikki Haley told Thursday by members of the Security Council of the fable about the frog and the Scorpion, trying thus to explain the distrust of Iran and questioned its commitment to the implementation of the agreement on the nuclear program. At the meeting of the security Council Deputy UN Secretary-General for political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman reported that Iran has fulfilled its obligations under the nuclear agreement with the six world powers (Russia, UK, Germany, China, USA and France). The participants in the debate affirmed their commitment to the full implementation of the agreement. Taking the floor, Ambassador to the US said that the issue of enforcement of the Iranian leadership of its international obligations remind her of the fable of the