Category: Politics

Photo: RIA Novosti The United States Senate’s decision on new anti-Russian sanctions are a dead end, stated the Chairman of the state Duma Vyacheslav Volodin at the meeting with first Deputy Chairman of the National Council of Austria Karlheinz Kopf. Volodin said that the United States affect the interests of European countries and not even bother to discuss it with them at least at the parliamentary level. Chairman of the state Duma complained that colleagues from the United States Congress lacks the ability to listen to others. And worst of all, because such decisions can hurt people, as it did in Iraq, Libya and now in Syria. Volodin has reminded that Russia is open to dialogue, including with the United States. At the same time Moscow your position is to defend but not impose.

Photo: Kommersant The state Duma adopted in the third and final reading a bill according to which the age limit of officials holding a managerial position in the civil service in the region, can be extended to 70 years. On Friday, June 16, reports TASS. Amendments to part 1 of article 251 of the law “On state civil service of the Russian Federation” was prepared by the Stavropol regional Duma. In the explanatory note to the bill it was reported that increasing the age limit of the official, it will be possible to keep highly qualified management team of the institutions. The right to life extension, according to the law, is the appointing officer for a position of public authority or appropriate official. May 25, the state Duma Committee on labor social policy and veteran Affairs recommended the adoption in the first reading a draft law establishing an age limit

In Brussels start negotiations on the UK’s exit from EU The first two weeks of the talks will be devoted to the preparatory stage. Themselves substantive discussions will begin in July. LONDON/BRUSSELS, June 19. /Offset. TASS Ilya Dmitriev, Denis Dubrovin/. Negotiating the British exit from the EU (Brexit) begin in Brussels on Monday, June 19. Since the referendum in which the British, with a small preponderance of votes called for a “divorce” with the EU, a year has passed. In the Kingdom it created a whole Ministry for Brexit, however, and today, the day when its head, David Davis and chief negotiator of the EU, Michel Barnier will meet face to face in the headquarters of the European Commission, the main priorities for London for the talks remain a mystery. The three priorities of the EU Brussels has formulated its approach to the negotiations at the summit of heads of

Exit polls showed the victory of the party of Macron in the 2nd round of parliamentary elections The second round of parliamentary elections in France ends with the victory of the party of Emmanuel Macron, according to exit polls. Turnout may be record low since 1958. In the second round of the parliamentary election in France is won by the party of “Forward!” President Emmanuel Macron, reports Reuters with reference to data of exit polls. According to preliminary data, the party members of the Makron will receive 315 of the 577 seats in the French Parliament. According to forecasts Ipsos, the party of the President of the country can get 311. According to preliminary data from Kantar, the conservative party “the Republicans” will get 133 seats, the former ruling socialist party — 45 seats, “Rebellious France,” Jean-Luc Mélenchon about 17 seats. Le Monde reports that the leader of “National front”,

Photo: RIA Novosti The Ministry of defence will use the Kapustin Yar, Astrakhan region, instead of the rented landfill of Emba in Kazakhstan, said Deputy defense Minister Nikolai Pankov. “The infrastructure we have been able to create on the territory of the Russian Federation is the Kapustin Yar”, – said Pankow in the state Duma during the ratification of the Protocol on the termination of the agreement between Russia and Kazakhstan on the lease of the Emba polygon. He also noted that Kazakhstan does not Express a claim to the state land reserve of the landfill, according to him, Kazakhstan has a high rating.

Photo: RIA Novosti The Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov at the meeting with the state Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sultan bin Ahmed al Jaber stressed that Moscow supports the narrowing differences between Qatar and countries of the region through dialogue. This was announced on Friday, the Russian foreign Ministry following the talks. “June 16, Lavrov received the Minister of state of UAE Sultan al-Jaber, who arrived in Moscow on a brief working visit, – have informed in the Ministry. In the context of a sharp deterioration of relations between Qatar and several other States in the region, Lavrov stressed that Russia has consistently advocated the settlement of differences through dialogue and to take due account of the known concerns and legitimate national interests, including in the framework of the consolidation of efforts in the fight against terrorism.” June 5, Bahrain, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt,

Congressman Marco Rubio: trump not opposed to new sanctions against Russia NEW YORK, June 18. /Offset. TASS Kirill Volkov/. US President, Donald trump has nothing against the introduction of new sanctions against Russia, but to resist the state Department, which is trying to establish a dialogue with Moscow. This opinion was expressed on Sunday, the Senator of the U.S. Congress Marco Rubio (Republican, Florida). “I believe that the center of resistance (sanctions against Russia — approx. TASS) is not the President, he said in an interview with broadcaster NBC. — I don’t think the President has some problems with the introduction of additional sanctions against Russia.” “I think the concern really comes from the state Department, and the reason is the following: they say they are trying to get the Russians to cooperate in a number of areas, and that this (sanctions — approx. TASS) could take us back,” said

Voter turnout in France to 18.00 MSK % to 35.33% PARIS, 18 Jul — RIA Novosti. Voter turnout in the second round of elections of the deputies of the National Assembly (the lower chamber of Parliament) of France according to 17.00 (18.00 GMT) made up only of 35.33%, according to data of the Ministry of internal Affairs of the country. Most polling stations will close at 18.00 local time, in large cities the voting will last till 20.00. After closing all sections will be published the first data about results of elections. The first round of parliamentary elections a week earlier, was held with a record low turnout: vote came less than half of the voters of 48.71%. To 17: 00 local time the turnout was 40.75 per cent. In 2012, the second round of elections of deputies of the Natssobraniya to the same hour voted 46,42% of the vote