Category: Politics

Lavrov: differences should not be an obstacle to dialogue between Russia and the West KRASNODAR, June 28. /TASS/. Differences should not be an obstacle to dialogue between Russia and Western countries. This was stated on Wednesday, Russian foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. “More and more people on both sides [East and West] want a normal relationship, but policy is determined by those who make decisions in the respective capitals, — said Lavrov. — Of course, in any situation it is possible to reach agreement. Our relations with Germany, despite the sharpness of the contradictions between Russia and the West in General, what we disagree on a number of aspects of the settlement in Syria and Ukraine, this relationship is mutually respectful. We never stopped the dialogue.” According to him, previously frozen channels of cooperation with Germany now resume their work. “We want and that has been the approach in our relations

US Ambassador to the UN named leader of North Korea “paranoid” WASHINGTON, 28 Jun — RIA Novosti. Change of course of the DPRK to develop nuclear weapons is possible only through the maximum pressure, as the country is ruled by a paranoid, said the U.S. permanent representative to the UN, Nikki Haley. On Wednesday, Haley spoke at a hearing of the Committee on foreign Affairs, house of representatives, U.S. Congress. On the question of impact of increased US presence in the development of the DPRK’s nuclear program, Haley said, “the more pressure we will provide to the DPRK, the better.” “We are talking about the leader-paranoid (Kim Jong Yne — ed.) who thinks that we are trying to kill him or to change the regime. He keeps his people in the dark, forcing them to listen to only what he wants. And we need to remember that he is working

The head of the foreign intelligence Service of the Russian Federation Sergey Naryshkin © Mikhail Klimentyev/press service of the Russian President/TASS MOSCOW, June 28. /TASS/. The Director of service of external intelligence of the Russian Federation Sergey Naryshkin stated that the aggressive policy of NATO against Russia. “Today a group of countries NATO is pursuing an aggressive policy, and in these conditions we must look for new methods, new techniques for our work that will allow us to respond quickly to changes, challenges and threats of the modern world and the modern information society”, – said Naryshkin, speaking at the headquarters of the SVR at the solemn meeting on the occasion of the 95th anniversary of illegal intelligence. Wednesday to congratulate the scouts at headquarters there arrived the President of Russia Vladimir Putin.

© Alexei Druzhinin/press-service of the Russian President/TASS MOSCOW, June 28. /TASS/. The President of Russia Vladimir Putin noted the intensification of foreign intelligence services in their activities against Russia and its allies. “In General, there is a growing activity of foreign special services aimed against Russia and our allies,” said Putin, who arrived Wednesday in the headquarters of the SVR, to congratulate the officers of the 95th anniversary of illegal intelligence.

Photo: RIA Novosti Moscow will respond to possible new strengthen NATO’s borders with Russia, said the Director of the Department of European cooperation Ministry of foreign Affairs Andrey Kelin. He noted that currently, the Alliance creates Europe’s heavy weapons warehouses: one warehouse already opened in the Netherlands, one in Germany, and similar facilities will also be established in Poland. According to the Russian diplomat, “they are made to ensure that all was ready in the event of transfer of the new teams”.

Photo: RIA Novosti State Secretary, Deputy foreign Minister of Russia Grigory Karasin and special envoy of the Prime Minister of Georgia for relations with Russia Zurab Abashidze will meet July 7 in Prague. This is stated in the message published on the website of the Russian foreign Ministry. The meeting between Karasin and Abashidze held on a regular basis since 2012. This negotiation format was the first after the rupture of diplomatic relations between Moscow and Tbilisi in 2008. The leaders of Russia and Georgia have repeatedly pointed out that the meetings between Karasin and Abashidze have yielded positive results. In the course of consultations 7 July, planned to “continue the discussion of practical issues of normalization of Russian-Georgian relations in the spheres of trade, transport and humanitarian contacts”. “The event will also be attended by representatives of transport ministries of the two countries,” – said the Russian foreign Ministry.

Photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin during his visit to Udmurtia will meet with the resident of Izhevsk, which complained of dilapidated housing in the “straight line”. This was stated press Secretary of President Dmitry Peskov, reports “Газеты.Ru”. “In Izhevsk he will fulfill his promise and visit this woman who asked the question on the “straight line”, – said Peskov. The Russian leader will also meet with acting head of Udmurtia Alexander Brechalov. Earlier, Dmitry Peskov, said that Russian leader Vladimir Putin will pay an official visit to Udmurtia on Tuesday, June 27.

Zakharova: Russia will take measures in response to the arrest of his departmenti in USA The official representative of the Russian foreign Ministry noted that Russia’s response “will have a very solid base of development”. MOSCOW, June 28. /TASS/. Moscow is preparing retaliatory measures for the arrest of its diplomatic property in the U.S. in late 2016. This was stated by the official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova on 28 June the TV channel “Russia 1”. Response prepared. This issue will be addressed not only in the Ministry of foreign Affairs.Maria Zakharova the Official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Zakharova added that Russia’s response “will have a very solid base of development”. “They know it, they repeatedly told” she said. At the end of December 2016 the former US administration led by President Barack Obama imposed new sanctions against Russia, declaring persona non grata 35 employees of the

The DPRK in absentia sentenced to death the ex-President of South Korea TOKYO, 28 Jun — RIA Novosti, Ivan Zakharchenko. North Korea is in absentia sentenced to death the ex-President of South Korea Park Geun-Hye and the head of South Korean intelligence Lee Byung Ho for preparing, allegedly to attempt on DPRK leader Kim Jong-UN, according to a published Wednesday in Pyongyang to the joint statement of the Ministry of public security and the Central Prosecutor’s office. “Intelligence officials, not to mention the clique of Park Geun-Hye and Lee Byung-Ho, from now on can’t count on mercy, even if they die a dog’s death at any time and in any place whatsoever”, — quotes the statement from Pyongyang’s Central Telegraph Agency of Korea (KCNA). Pyongyang also demanded that North Korea Park Geun-Hye and Lee Byung-Ho, according to the international laws in respect of “state terrorism”, which, according to Pyongyang, was