Category: Politics

Photo: RIA Novosti The Secretary of the Russian security Council Nikolai Patrushev, June 15, will take part in session of Committee of secretaries of security Councils (CSSC) of the Organization of collective security Treaty (CSTO), which will be held in Minsk. “The members of the Committee of security Council secretaries will discuss a wide range of modern challenges and threats which have a negative impact on the situation in the regions of collective security, – have informed in a press-service of the Russian security Council. – Only in the agenda of the meeting of the CSCS included 11 questions.” The Committee of secretaries of security councils is the consultative and Executive body of the CSTO coordination of interaction of member States in guaranteeing their national security. Last year the meeting of security Council secretaries of CSTO countries was held in Yerevan, one of the main issues is the fight against

Photo: RIA Novosti The Chairman of the Central election Commission of Russia, Ella Pamfilova said she is ready to strangle with his own hands people putting pressure on the members of precinct election commissions to election fraud. “I would do it myself, with my own hands would have strangled all those bastards that are hiding behind women’s skirts” she said in the TV channel “Rain”. Pamfilova explained, often the punishment for stuffing and election fraud are “teacher” – the members of precinct electoral commissions, which go for breaking under pressure from local officials. “Of course, it scapegoats, of course, we must protect the members of commissions are not government officials”, – said the CEC head. According to Pamfilova, the staff of the election commissions should not be “no administrative dependency”, but how to do it, she doesn’t know yet. The CEC Chairman reported that the greatest number of violations in

Court of the European Union has maintained sanctions against Dmitry Kiselev LUXEMBOURG, 15 Jun — RIA Novosti. The European court of General jurisdiction (General court) in Luxembourg decided to maintain the restrictive measures of the European Union introduced in relation to the head of the MIA “Russia Today” journalist Dmitry Kiselev due to the situation around Ukraine, evidenced by the court’s decision. Based on the text of a court decision, it ruled to reject the lawsuit Kiselyov for sanctions relief. The court delivered its decision that rejected all grounds for the lifting of sanctions, which led the plaintiff, shows the text of the court decision. Of procedure of the court allow appeal against this decision in the higher court, namely the Court of Justice. Kiselyov, in connection with the verdict expressed the view that Russians in the cases against the European bureaucracy is almost defenseless. “Two years ago I decided

Putin began a 15 “Straight line” MOSCOW, June 15. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin began a 15 “Straight line” with Russians. As in past years, the President will answer questions from the audience in Gostiny Dvor. In a specially equipped hall at 211 seats were assembled. As said press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov, among them “and civil society activists, and heroes of television materials, such as unsuccessful people who have held an active civil position”. The leading role of this time allotted to Tatyana Remezova (Russia 1) and Dmitry Borisov (the First channel). It is expected that among the main topics of conversation can become social and domestic issues, the economic situation in the country. According to Peskov, international issues is not so much a concern of the citizens, so the list of the most common complaints they are “not even on the tenth place.” The live broadcast

Putin holds direct line with the Russians MOSCOW, 15 Nov — RIA Novosti. President Vladimir Putin holds direct line which answers questions of Russians. Experts expect that most of them will concern social problems, health, salaries, education, may also be linked to the upcoming elections. Putin’s communication with people began at 12.00 Moscow time and goes to the TV channels “First”, “Russia 1” “Russia 24”, radio stations “Mayak”, “Vesti FM” and “Radio of Russia”. On the same day on the website of the program and the Public television of Russia (OTR) available stream sign language. This is the 15th on account of the straight line of the head of state. This form of communication arose during the first presidential term of Putin. The first line was held on 24 December 2001, 14 passed 14 April 2016. To lead the program, the Studio which is traditionally located in Gostiny Dvor, will

© Mikhail Klimentyev/press service of the Russian President/TASS MOSCOW, June 15. /TASS/. The President of Russia Vladimir Putin considers the results of any elections in advance, which voters give to the new leader.

The official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova © Vyacheslav Prokofyev/TASS MOSCOW, June 15. /TASS/. A new military-political realities in Syria and create conditions for the final defeat of banned terrorist groups “Islamic state” (IG) and “jabhat an-Nusra.” This was announced on Thursday at a briefing the official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.

Photo: courtesy of the press service of the Governor of the Kostroma region The Governor of the Kostroma region Sergey Sitnikov has criticized the work of heads of the Manturovo and Galicia, where the implementation of the program of development of monotowns is very poorly and gave them two months to present the results of “real work”, reported the regional administration on Tuesday. The head of the region said that today the leadership of the Manturovo and Galicha did not take specific measures aimed at solution of basic provisions of the program, the organization of new enterprises and creation of new jobs not related to the same existing core enterprises. Sitnikov said that it is unacceptable that heads of urban districts to visit numerous forums and lectures in Moscow and St. Petersburg, but within municipalities there is no progress for the development of the local economy. “You think it is

Photo: RIA Novosti The Federation Council may consider the law on the renovation, providing for the resettlement of dilapidated five-story building into a new home in Moscow, at the meeting on 28 June, RIA Chairman of the Federation Council Committee for Federal management Dmitry Azarov. The state Duma will consider the document in the third reading on Wednesday. “If the Duma passes this law today, and to us at the time received documents, we will consider it on the 28th of June,” he said. Moscow residents for residents of apartments will be provided equivalent or equivalent dwelling, that is well room, living and total area of which is not less than the total area of the vacated apartment with the same number of rooms and cost on average 35% more expensive than the price of a vacated apartment, or monetary compensation for the liberated apartment. The owners of apartments included

The DPRK explained the decision to release the detainee in the country of a student from USA MOSCOW, 15 Nov — RIA Novosti. The Central Telegraph Agency of Korea (KCNA) reported that North Korean authorities “humanitarian grounds” was released American student Otto-Friederich Warmbier, which over a year was in North Korea, reports Reuters. “According to the decision of the Central court of 13 June, American citizen Otto Frederick Warmbier, serving a sentence of forced labor on June 13 were returned for humanitarian reasons”, — quotes Agency. North Korea on Tuesday released a detainee in the country of an American student, Otto-Friederich Warmbier, previously sentenced to 15 years in prison. The Washington Post reported, citing family that he is in a coma. Yonhap news Agency had reported that an American student was sentenced to imprisonment on charges of subversive activities against the DPRK. The Agency was cited on this occasion, the