Category: Politics

Photo: RIA Novosti The desire of the Senate to study the issue of applying restrictive measures against the Russian state debt will lead to the fact that Russia will take measures of its protection and the protection of their reserves in securities, said Trade representative of Russian Federation in the United States Alexander Stadnik. However, he clarified that while he did not quite understand what steps can be taken in respect of debt of the Russian Federation. “As for the question of sovereign debt of Russia (mentioned in the bill), the U.S. Treasury must provide 180 days after the enactment of the law (if adopted) report with proposals for restrictive measures that are not yet fully understood. But in any case, the Russian Federation has always taken steps to protect its debt and reserves in US government bonds and other viable States,” he told RIA Novosti. In April Russia increased

Adviser to trump denied the assumption of the softening of the approach to Russia Moscow. June 17. INTERFAX.RU — U.S. President Donald trump has taken a firm position on the Ukrainian question, said his Advisor cybersecurity, former new York mayor Rudolph Giuliani. “Ukraine is free from Russian occupation was one of the important interests of the United States, and trump will insist on that interest and will achieve it,” said Giuliani, in an interview to Ukrainian magazine “New Time”. He did not agree with the opinion that the trump shows itself very soft in relations with Russia. According to Giuliani, the impression of softness towards Russia may emerge some reviews of trump during the election campaign. As President, trump more deeply penetrate into the essence of international relations, says his adviser. As an example, he cited Syria. “Trump was ordered to bomb the Syrian military base, and it is clear

The ideological split in Yabloko, Yavlinsky said EKATERINBURG, 17 Jun — RIA Novosti. The head of the party “Yabloko” Grigory Yavlinsky said at the party conference in Yekaterinburg that the ideological split in the organization. At the conference “the Apple” on Saturday was supposed to nominate to the post of the Sverdlovsk Governor. However, in the morning on the website of the Sverdlovsk branch of the party released a statement by its leader Yuri Pereverzev, in which he announced opposition to the candidacy of the mayor of Yekaterinburg Yevgeny Roizman, resignation and withdrawal from the party. “I don’t see any split, an ideological split in our party, no. People occasionally come out of the party, we wish them all well. All — real people. Similar discussions are observed here and in other cities,” — said Yavlinsky. Roizman said earlier RIA Novosti that his candidacy for the elections of the Governor

Roizman nominated for elections of the Sverdlovsk Governor on June 19 EKATERINBURG, 17 Jun — RIA Novosti. Chairman of the city Duma of Yekaterinburg Yevgeny Roizman told RIA Novosti that his nomination for the elections of the Governor of Sverdlovsk region from the party “Yabloko” held on June 19 in Moscow. On Saturday in Yekaterinburg hosts party conference “Apple”, which was expected to nominate a candidate for the post of the Sverdlovsk Governor. The main contender was called Roizman. This morning on the website of the Sverdlovsk branch of the party released a statement by its leader Yuri Pereverzev, in which he announced opposition to a candidate Roizman, resignation and withdrawal from the party. “There is nothing to comment on, the nomination will be held on Monday in Moscow,” — said Roizman. Informed in Sverdlovsk regional election Committee documents for participation in elections of the Governor filed six people, including

Photo: RIA Novosti The President of Russia Vladimir Putin, answering the question of American Director Oliver stone in the film channel Showtime, told about the complex attitude to the personality of the Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. “Stalin was a product of his era. As much as anything to demonize and much else, on the other hand, to speak of its merit in the victory over Nazism,” Putin said. Speaking of demonization, he compared Stalin with the British ruler Oliver Cromwell and the French Emperor Napoleon, noting that in their countries these figures they idolize. “It seems to me that the excessive demonization of Stalin is one of the ways of attack on the Soviet Union and Russia. To show that today’s Russia bears some birthmarks of Stalinism. We all carry some birthmarks. So what?”, — wondered the head of state. According to him, “the Russian capital has changed. “Of course,

© OpenStreetMap Participants PYONGYANG, June 16. /Offset. TASS Yuri Sidorov/. The Russian Embassy in the DPRK demanded the release of Russian citizens who were on Board the Russian yacht Katalexa. This was stated on Friday, the TASS correspondent in Pyongyang, the press Secretary of Demissie Denis Samsonov. According to him, the Embassy “raised eyebrows” the statement of the consular Department of the DPRK foreign Ministry that the boat was detained in the sea of Japan for trespassing in this country. According to our information, said Samsonov, she was detained in the district located no closer than 50 miles from the coast.

© Mikhail Metzel/TASS NEW YORK, June 17. /TASS/. USA will never reveal information contradicting the version of the responsibility of the militia of Donbass for the catastrophe Malaysian Boeing in Ukraine. The belief that Russian President Vladimir Putin was expressed by the American Director Oliver stone in an interview that became the basis of the documentary film “Interview with Putin” and published the same book. The premiere of the film ended on Thursday, and on Friday in the United States in publishing Hot Books released a book with full texts of the interviews. Questions of the Director and the answers of the head of state set out in the English language. The conversation was conducted in July 2015.

Photo: RIA Novosti The American channel Showtime showed the fourth and last part of the documentary “Interview with Putin”, which was directed by Oliver stone. In the last series of Russian President Vladimir Putin and discussed about suspicions of interference by Russia in the U.S. presidential election, expectations of Donald trump and also about plans of the Russian President in the future, at the same time, Putin did not disclose the intrigue associated with the question about his possible participation in presidential elections of 2018. Stone periodically go on the offensive, Putin asking “inconvenient” questions, Putin retorted. Hacking attacks are not involved A significant part of the conversation was devoted to the news No. 1 on American television in the last six months – the issue of “Russian intervention”, which supposedly helped lead trump to power. American intelligence agencies said the burglary by Russian hackers servers of the National Committee

Photo: Fotolia / pressmaster The majority of Russians (62%) considered it important that father’s Day was adopted as the official holiday, it follows from the results of a survey of the all-Russia centre of studying of public opinion (VTSIOM) at the disposal of RIA Novosti. According to the data, 37% of respondents fully agree that father’s Day adopted as a public holiday, 25% of respondents “rather agree” with this idea. Against the official establishment of the father’s Day spoke 36% of Russians. Speaking of that, when father’s Day should be installed, 30% expressed the opinion that it doesn’t matter; 16% said that the celebration should be on the third Sunday of June in most countries of the world; another 16% expressed the opinion that father’s Day should be celebrated on the last Sunday of October, a date close to the birthday of children’s Prince Dmitry Donskoy. The main significance of

Cuba condemns the decision of trump, but will continue dialogue with the United States However, the authorities underline that the Cuban people will never renounce its sovereignty and independence. HAVANA, June 17. /Offset. TASS bekrenev Andrei/. The government of Cuba condemns the decision of the President of the United States Donald trump to toughen policy towards the island, considering it a “setback to U.S.-Cuban relations.” However, Havana intends to continue dialogue with Washington. This is stated in the statement of the Cuban government, read Friday night on state television. Hostile rhetoric The President of the United States Donald trump in his speech in Miami that was full of hostile rhetoric, reminiscent of the open confrontation with our country, announced the policy of his government against Cuba, which negates the progress made over the past two years. It notes that “the US government again resorted to violent means, taking measures to