Category: Politics

Photo: RIA Novosti The foreign Minister of Germany Sigmar Gabriel will visit on June 28 in Krasnodar, will discuss with Russian partners political issues and issues of interaction of civil societies, told RIA Novosti the head of the Department of culture and communication of the German foreign Ministry Andreas Gergen. “(Sigmar) Gabriel goes on the 28th to Krasnodar,” — said the Agency interlocutor. He noted that in Krasnodar the head of the foreign Ministry will discuss with the Russian partners “political” issues and “civil society”. Speaking about cultural cooperation between Russia and Germany Gergen said that “every year it goes more and more actively”. Previously Director of third European Department of Russian foreign Ministry Sergei Nechaev has told RIA Novosti that plan at the end of June in Krasnodar the talks between the foreign Ministers of Russia and Germany Sergey Lavrov and Sigmar Gabriel, will probably be discussed the Syrian

Photo: RIA Novosti The judgment of the European court of human rights (ECHR) regarding the discriminatory nature of the Russian law banning gay propaganda among minors was political in nature, said the head of the Duma Committee on international Affairs Leonid Slutsky. His words leads to “Interfax” on Tuesday, June 20. “This is not the first situation over the years of our membership in the Council of Europe, the ECHR accepts, frankly, politically motivated decisions against Russia. (…) All it says about the bias of the Strasbourg court,” — said the MP. He expressed regret that the international judicial body “is used as a tool of artificial demonizing of Russia”. Slutsky said that Moscow will continue to oppose “the imposition of an alien family values and will not allow you to cripple the minds of the younger generation.” The Deputy of the lower house of Parliament, Vitaly Milonov, in its

NATO fighter F-16 tried to approach the plane Shoigu over the Baltic sea KALININGRAD, June 21. /TASS/. NATO fighter F-16 tried to approach the plane of Russian defense Minister army General Sergei Shoigu, but it “drove” a Russian su-27, the correspondent of TASS, on Board of the Minister. NATO aircraft tried to follow the plane of the Minister of defence of the Russian Federation over the neutral waters of the Baltic sea when he was in Kaliningrad. The Board, which was the head of the defense Ministry of the Russian Federation, followed with an escort, consisting of fighters, naval aviation su-27. One NATO aircraft tried to approach the Board of the Minister of defense, but between him and the Russian airliner got up the Russian fighter. Su-27 “showed” arms, shaking wings. After this F-16 retired.

The deputies allowed the FSO to close the personal data of protected persons The state Duma adopted in the third reading a bill expanding the powers of the Federal security service (FSS), reports the Agency “Moscow”. The amendments give the state security organs the right to use free of charge airports, airfields, heliports, landing areas, sea and river ports, and to receive on a Pro Bono basis providing flight and navigation. FSO employees will have the right temporarily to restrict or prohibit the movement of vehicles and pedestrians protected routes and will be allowed to “provide security for parked aircraft and other vehicles used for transport services and (or) the security of state protection”. After the law comes into force, the FSO employees will be allowed to place in the media and on the Internet information, including photos, videos and other materials about themselves, other officers of the state guard

Ukraine has offered US the contract for the Donbass Petro Poroshenko materialized in Washington, the plan for the settlement. The President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko paid a visit to Washington, the format of which remained unclear. In Kiev said about “working visit” and “a full half-hour talks with Donald trump”. In turn, American officials said that the President “looked” in the Oval office to Donald Trump along with Vice-President Mike Pence. The only published evidence of communication between the two leaders began the half-minute video, which Donald trump calls Ukraine “a place in which we are heavily involved,” but Petro Poroshenko said about the USA and their President as “the sponsors of the Ukrainian success story”. As it became known “” from a source close to the administration of Petro Poroshenko, the Ukrainian leader tried to keep US as one of the sponsors of Kiev, trying to “material interest of

Photo: globallookpress.com The Russian foreign Ministry has not yet confirmed information that the leader of ISIS (a terrorist organization banned in Russia) Ibrahim Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was liquidated in Syria. About it writes “Interfax”. “No confirmation,” the Deputy foreign Minister of the Russian Federation. That the Agency is no confirmation of the death of Ibrahim Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, announced Deputy Minister of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Gennady Gatilov. Earlier, the Russian military has prevented a breakthrough of militants of the banned terrorist group “Islamic state” in the besieged city of Deir ez-Zor. It was reported that in result of the impact of videoconferencing was destroyed by the military commanders of the terrorists Abu Omar al-Beliki and Abu Yasin al-Masri.

Photo: RIA Novosti The President of Russia Vladimir Putin together with Brazilian counterpart Michel Temer on Tuesday, June 20, is expected to visit the Bolshoi theatre. About this informed the press-Secretary of Russian leader Dmitry Peskov. His words to the correspondent “Tapes.ru”. “Perhaps the President will visit the Great theatre where there will be a gala concert of the laureates of the XIII International competition of ballet dancers and choreographers, on the old stage,” said the official. The Kremlin hopes that Putin will be joined by Temer, who by this time will be in Moscow on an official two-day visit. “Tomorrow will be a Russian-Brazilian talks,” reminded Sands. Meanwhile TASS reports that the aircraft of the Brazilian leader has landed at Vnukovo airport. This is the first visit to Russia Temer as President (took office in August 2016). According to the contest website, in addition to the concert on the

Photo: RIA Novosti The President of Russia Vladimir Putin ordered to hold talks on the signing of an agreement with Kyrgyzstan on development of military-technical cooperation, the relevant document published on the official Internet portal of legal information. “Accept the offer of the government of the Russian Federation on the negotiations on the conclusion of the Treaty between the Russian Federation and Kyrgyz Republic on the development of military-technical cooperation. The government of the Russian Federation on the completion of negotiations with the Kyrgyz party to take a decision on signing the contract”, — stated in the order.

Tuleyev had surgery on the spine Kemerovo oblast administration reported on the status of health of the Governor of the region Aman Tuleyev. “[The Governor] had an operation on my spine. Read more about his condition will be available during the press conference tomorrow”, — have informed “Interfax” in the press service of the regional administration. The website of the Kemerovo region administration said that the head of the region went into a 10-day vacation on may 22, but in the end it Tuleyev has not publicly appeared, and his duties continued to fulfill the first Deputy Governor of Vladimir Chernov. The administration first announced that the vacation is extended until 16 June and then on June 19, the vacation extended indefinitely. Media reports about the alleged serious illness Tuleyev has not officially commented. On Tuesday, June 20, “Kommersant” wrote that the money was not coming back to work from