Category: Politics

Photo: The press service of GU Ministry of internal Affairs of the Russian Federation MOSCOW, 28 Jun — RIA Novosti. The Federation Council approved on Wednesday the law on creation in Russia of registry officials, law enforcement officers and servicemen, dismissed in connection with loss of trust for corruption. In mid-June, the Federation Council postponed consideration of this issue prior to the preparation of the government decree, which is clearly spelled out the procedure for maintaining the registry and delisting information, including if the court took the side of civil servant and considered for inclusion in the register illegal. As noted by the then speaker Valentina Matviyenko, the law infringes on the constitutional rights of citizens, which must be followed in full. As noted in the Tuesday meeting of the Federation Council Committee on constitutional legislation, the government provided senators with a draft resolution on the order of maintaining the

Photo: Yuri Martianov / Kommersant “It is necessary to provide a legal framework which will allow you to adjust the Russian-language media, having an audience in Russia, even if they are registered abroad,” – said the Senator. “Failure to comply with legislation to authorize the Roskomnadzor to block such media on the territory of Russia”, – he added. In addition, the MP said, in the Federation Council discussed the question of vesting the Ministry of justice of Russia the right to conduct an investigation to determine the sources of financing of mass-media registered on the territory of the country. “If will be found the sources of foreign financing and indications of activities in the interests of a foreign state, to oblige the media to report on its activities in accordance with the law on foreign agents”, he added. This approach to the foreign press Klimov called the reaction to oppression

Mattis: NATO to increase the budget, recognizing that Russia will be a partner in the near future BRUSSELS, 29 June. /TASS/. Countries — NATO members increase their military budgets, because I think that Russia in the foreseeable future will not be a partner of the Alliance. This was stated on Thursday, the Pentagon chief James Mattis following the meeting of NATO defense Ministers. “The increase of military budgets of NATO countries for several years testifies to the awareness of the members of the Alliance the fact that Russia in the near future will not be a partner of this organization, what we wanted to see in the 90-ies of the last century,” he said. The Pentagon chief also noted that the NATO decision to strengthen its military capacity affects all areas, from cybersecurity to nuclear deterrence. “I firmly believe that NATO has identified the right areas where we need to

Pushkov commented on the decision of Poroshenko to change the status of Crimea MOSCOW, 29 Jun — RIA Novosti. Russian Senator Alexey Pushkov considers the decision of the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko change the status of Crimea in the Constitution proper. He said this on Twitter. “Poroshenko instructed to change the status of Crimea in the Constitution of Ukraine. True, it is better not to mention as irretrievably lost territory,” he wrote. Earlier, the Verkhovna Rada Yuriy Chizhmar reported that Poroshenko instructed the Constitutional Commission to prepare a draft to change the status of the Peninsula as the “Republic of Crimea cannot already exist as part of a unitary country.” In the Kremlin, commenting on the initiative, stressed that it did not perceive statements by foreign leaders regarding the status of the Russian regions. In Kiev have repeatedly said that Crimea will soon return to the Ukraine. So, Poroshenko

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko and President of Russia Vladimir Putin © Mikhail Metzel/TASS MOSCOW, June 30. /TASS/. The presidents of Russia and Belarus Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko will hold in Moscow a regular meeting of the Supreme state Council (SSC) of the Union state. As previously reported in the press service of the Kremlin, the agenda, in particular, provides for summing up economic and trade cooperation between the two countries in 2016, the discussion of the prospects for cooperation in machine-building and agroindustrial complexes. In addition, issues related to the provision of the current activities of the bodies of the Union state. Also the two leaders will hold a separate meeting, which will discuss key issues in bilateral relations and topical international problems. It is expected that the GHS meeting, Putin and Lukashenko will take part in the Fourth forum of regions of Russia and Belarus. This year

Photo: RIA Novosti MOSCOW, 28 Jun — RIA Novosti. Russian President Vladimir Putin assured that Russia will continue to build up their military capacities to protect against potential aggressors, as well as to provide a balanced and systematic work of all branches of the armed forces. “Only high-powered, mobile armed forces capable of ensuring the sovereignty and territorial integrity of our country, to protect us and our allies from any potential aggressor, from pressure and blackmail from those who do not like independent, sovereign Russia”, — he said a meeting with graduates of higher military educational institutions of the Russian Federation. According to the President, “in recent years, the Russian army was strengthened, increased the professionalism of the officer corps that has convincingly demonstrated the operation against terrorists in Syria”. “We intend to continue to increase the combat potential of the army and Navy, on the basis of long-term plans

Photo: President Vladimir Putin has arrived to Izhevsk with a working visit where he will meet with acting head of Udmurtia Alexander Brechalov. The President also will participate in the meeting of the Bureau of the Russian engineering Union and the League of assistance to defense enterprises, which will be held on the territory of the concern “Kalashnikov”, and will also meet with young specialists of defence enterprises and students – winners of the scientific and technical contests and competitions, reports TASS. Putin will also become familiar with the technology of production of military and civil appointment “Izhevsk Electromechanical plant “Kupol”. In the Kremlin earlier on Tuesday reported that Putin intends to visit a woman who is on the line complained about the living conditions and the delay of emergency relocation.

Trump will hold talks with Putin at the G20 summit, said at the White house WASHINGTON, 29 June — RIA Novosti. The US President Donald trump will hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Hamburg, told reporters Advisor to the us President for national security Herbert McMaster. “During the G-20 summit, President trump will hold meetings with many world leaders, including Russian President Putin,” said McMaster. Also among those who intend to meet trump, McMaster was named Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel, Prime Minister of great Britain Teresa may, the Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe, Chinese President XI Jinping and other leaders. Answering questions of journalists about the talks with Putin, the representative of the administration noted that “the agenda yet,” she, like the format of the meeting is under preparation. The G20 summit will be held on July 7-8, Hamburg.

In the state Duma a bill banning Smoking at the entrances The relevant amendments to the anti-Smoking law was made by a group of Federation Council members. MOSCOW, June 29. /TASS/. A group of Federation Council members made Thursday to the state Duma a bill which proposes to introduce a ban on Smoking within 10 metres of the entrances of apartment buildings. The document is available in the Duma electronic database. In particular, it is proposed to Supplement the existing anti-Smoking law norm banning Smoking “in places outdoors at a distance of less than ten meters from the entrances of apartment houses”. Currently, Smoking is prohibited in elevators and common areas of apartment buildings. “The situation when neighbors or guests smoke at the entrance to an apartment building, is widely distributed, write the senators. — All citizens living in the hallway, including children, older citizens, and especially citizens with asthma