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Crimea and Sevastopol do not live on expenses. The audit chamber checked the fulfillment of the Federal program As it became known””, the audit chamber (SP) checked the implementation of the Federal target program (FTP) “Socio-economic development of Crimea and Sevastopol until 2020”. Have any questions as to the management of the Federal program: the auditors found that the amount of funds for the financial support structure for 2016-2017 was not justified, and its leadership received monthly from 472 thousand to 607 thousand rubles. in the form of salaries. The White house has demanded to accept “exhaustive measures” to 1 July. About the end of validation of SP “b” has learned from several sources in the White house. According to them, the 30 may the Chairman of the SP Tatyana Golikova sent a Vice-Premier Dmitry Kozak, a letter in which seven sheets describes the results of work of auditors (a

Photo: RIA Novosti The bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church abroad (ROCA) has called on the Russian authorities to remove the body of Vladimir Lenin from the mausoleum on red square. This is stated in a joint statement the Council of bishops, signed by Metropolitan of Eastern America and new York Hilarion, who is the first Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad. “That’s why we again and again with the hope appeal (…) to say goodbye to the characters of rebellion, to get rid of the old glorification of murderers by the names of towns and villages, streets and squares, stations and parks; encourage to remove from the Central area of the country the body of someone connected with the establishment of the godless power, sacrifice its ideology millions of lives,” reads their statement. The Council noted that this year, “filled with joyful feelings” about the 100th anniversary of the

The white house confirmed the meeting with trump Poroshenko The white house confirmed a meeting of U.S. President Donald trump with the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 20, at 11:00 Washington time (18:00 GMT), according to the schedule of trump, which was distributed by the White house. Trump intends to “go” on a previously scheduled meeting Poroshenko with the Vice-President Mike Pence. As noted by RIA Novosti, this format is used and the former owners of the White house, former President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden. The agenda of the meeting are not reported. Statements to the press, the White house also has no plans. Earlier, White house spokesman Sean Spicer said that Poroshenko on Tuesday will meet with the Vice President of the United States Mike Pence. It is assumed that the subject of the negotiations is a new

Photo: RIA Novosti “Along the Piterskaya”, “There is only a moment”, “How young we were”, “Where the childhood leaves” and other Russian favorite songs performed on Saturday in the centre of the Cuban capital in one of the ceremonial halls of the former presidential Palace, now Museum of the revolution. A distinctive feature of the concert, which was held on the occasion of Russia Day, officially celebrated a few days ago – June 12, was that were it not Russian, and Cuban. Invited to the event were living in Cuba Russian compatriots. All artists – laureates held on Liberty island last year, the first National contest of Russian songs. They named their concert “musical greetings on the occasion of the national holiday of the Russian”. “None of those who stood on the stage, does not know Russian language, but all of them, I think, managed to perceive the main thing

Photo: © AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici The foreign Minister of Germany Sigmar Gabriel hoped that the US administration will look for an opportunity to restart relations with Russia and create new contacts with Moscow. He stated this in an interview published by Welt am Sonntag. “It would be nice if the new US administration was looking for a new start in relations with Russia, new contacts, new conversations, – said Gabriel. – Without Russia we will not be able to cope with conflicts in Syria, Libya, Ukraine, and other parts of the planet.” “The attempt of Barack Obama to humiliate Russia was a big mistake. I continue to hope that Washington will fix this problem,” – said the German Minister. At the same time he stated that “at present it looks thus that Washington and Moscow soon turn away from each other.” Obama as a US President once called Russia a

Boris Chernyshov Photo: RIA Novosti For the consideration of the State Duma plan to introduce a bill that proposes to amend article 112 of the Labour code “Nonworking days and holidays” and to establish father’s Day as an official holiday. On Saturday, June 17, RIA Novosti said the initiator of the bill the Deputy from LDPR Boris Chernyshov. According to the document, the holiday will be celebrated on the third Sunday of June. This day public transport for all men are invited to make free. In his opinion, this will strengthen family ties, “when men will rush home to their families, children, friends”. “Father’s day in Russia has long deserved recognition as an official holiday, as this holiday promotes family relationships and enhances the status of fatherhood in society. He should be one of the most important holidays in Russia that increase men’s self-esteem”, — said Chernyshov. According to the

The house of representatives of the us Congress delayed a vote on sanctions against Russia Moscow. June 20. INTERFAX.RU — Republican Leaders in the house of representatives of the U.S. Congress sent a bill to the new unilateral American sanctions against Russia to study in the foreign Affairs Committee, told the Associated Press. Earlier the bill was passed by the U.S. Senate. This caused the dissatisfaction of a number of congressmen, including Republicans. In particular, the representative of the Democrats in the Committee on foreign Affairs Eliot Engel believes that the postponement of the vote could give President Donald Trump and his team “to weaken the bill.” “The Republican leadership should, without delay, to consider the bill, to the house of representatives voted for it and sent to the President for signature,” — said in a statement the Congressman. He added that otherwise, “the White house will have time to

Media: US Secretary of state has prepared the program of development of constructive relations with Russia One of the key tenets of the program is the importance of maintaining a relationship of “strategic stability” with Russia. NEW YORK, June 20. /TASS/. U.S. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson has developed a program, which sets out three main areas to establish a constructive working relationship with Russia. This was announced on Monday an American site BuzzFeed, citing information sources in the state Department. Three parts According to their information, prepared Tillerson the document is classified and includes three main provisions. In the first the emphasis is on the fact to prove Moscow is counterproductive for both sides of a number of steps that Washington ascribes to the Russian Federation. In particular, we are talking about selling weapons to the Taliban in Afghanistan and the incidents of us diplomats in Moscow. In each

Photo: © RIA Novosti / Ramil Sitdikov The General Council of “United Russia” on Sunday to discuss preparations for the upcoming regional election campaign and adopt their candidates for the by-elections to the state Duma. “The eighteenth of June in the CEC (Central Executive Committee) of the “United Russia” held a meeting of the General Council of the party, which is a permanently acting managing collegial body,” — said the press service. The meeting will discuss the results of the preliminary vote, which was held in may, “as well as the first results of work after a restart of the project activities of the party.” “Also will vote on the approval of candidates for elections to the State Duma,” — said the press service. A preliminary vote of the EP in the selection of candidates for regional elections held may 28. Now United Russia will have to approve the candidacy

Photo: RIA Novosti White house plans to push Republicans in the House of representatives to amend the bill on new sanctions against Russia amendments, beneficial administration of Donald trump. This writes the newspaper Politico, citing a source on the officer in the apparatus. The administration is concerned that the bill in its current form “will link Trump hands in Russian-American relations.” In this case the Democrats sitting in the Senate fear that the White house will go to extreme measures in an attempt to maintain control of the dialogue with Moscow, and will try to make the restrictive measures ineffective. In the current edition of the document, which was voted 98 senators out of 100, limits the President’s authority to lift sanctions, says Politico. The white house supports the policy in relation to Russia and I am sure that he has allies in the House of representatives, who are also