Category: Politics

Photo: RIA Novosti The Federation Council at session on Wednesday will consider a question on creation of the Commission for the protection of the sovereignty and prevent interference in Russia’s internal Affairs. The international Committee of the Federation Council at the meeting on Tuesday suggested for the post of head of the Commission for the candidacy of Deputy head of the Committee Andrey Klimov. The duties of the Commission will include the collection, analysis and synthesis of information on the status of legislation and law enforcement practice in the sphere of prevention of interference in the internal Affairs of Russia. The senators will discuss the feasibility of establishing a national interagency center for monitoring and combating external threats to Russia and to expose contemporary practices of intervention in the domestic Affairs of sovereign States. The jurisdiction of the Commission will also be preparing proposals to improve legislation to monitor and

Photo: © RIA Novosti / Ekaterina Shtukina Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev will hold on Wednesday a meeting on the issue of intergovernmental relations, reported the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers. “Dmitry Medvedev will hold a meeting on the issue of intergovernmental relations. The meeting will be attended by first Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak, Minister of Finance Anton Siluanov, the heads of regions, representatives of ministries and departments”, — stated in the message.

Photo: Reuters The deterioration of relations between Moscow and Washington are partially to blame the us military-industrial complex (MIC), which is beneficial to create from Russia the appearance of the enemy, says the American Director Oliver stone. “Russian-American relations are now experiencing a dramatic moment, and I can’t tell you how much I worried about this as a former soldier and as a man familiar with what is happening in the world,” he said in an interview with RIA Novosti. “Partially, I see the reason for this is the American military-industrial complex. Very much subordinated to its interests. To meet the needs of this monster – and that $ 6.5 billion in the year – you need to create the enemy. And I think we (USA — ed.) is now doing something similar: creating enemies,” said stone. According to him, now the US has a lot of objective enemies, such

Pamfilova: Navalny could not participate in elections because of a conviction The CEC head stressed that “this corresponds to our Russian law.” MOSCOW, June 14. /TASS/. Opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who has announced his intention to run for President of Russia, cannot be registered as a candidate because of a conviction. This was stated by the Chairman of the Central election Commission of Russia, Ella Pamfilova, the TV channel “Rain”. “I understand, and he understands that he has no chance to be registered for the elections because of his criminal record. This is the law, this corresponds to our Russian laws,” she said.

Most Russians believe a straight line with Putin useful MOSCOW, 14 Jul — RIA Novosti. Three quarters of Russians (74%) say the need a straight line with Russian President Vladimir Putin, with 57% of respondents believe that it affects the situation in the country, according to a survey of Fund “Public opinion” (FOM). Another “Direct line with President of Russia Vladimir Putin” will be released June 15 at 12.00 GMT live stream of the First channel, “Russia 1” “Russia 24”, radio stations “Mayak”, “Vesti FM” and “Radio of Russia”. “According to 57% of “Straight line” effect on the state of Affairs in the country, “opened problems”, “people complain the President is helping”, “start to work better with local authorities.” Twenty-nine percent do not see the connection between “Straight line” of the state”, — stated in the message. According to the study, 59% of Russians would not like to ask the

The U.S. Senate approved the extension of sanctions against Russia WASHINGTON, 14 Jul — RIA Novosti. The U.S. Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a bill to expand anti-Russian sanctions. The new measures presented in the form of amendments to the bill on sanctions against Iran. In this document there is a provision that does not allow a President Donald Trump to weaken or abolish the measures without congressional approval. The sanctions proposed would entail a reduction of the maximum term of market financing of Russian banks and 14 days, and companies in the oil and gas sector — up to 30 days. In addition, within 180 days after the introduction of the amendments, the head of the U.S. Treasury must submit to Congress a report on the possible consequences of the proliferation of sanctions on the sovereign debt of Russia. Now the bill goes to the house of representatives, where

The building of the foreign Ministry of the Russian Federation © Roman Canasuc/TASS MOSCOW, June 14. /TASS/. Russia is deeply concerned at the deteriorating situation in the Donbas in recent months, a significant increase of victims among the civilian population. This was announced by the Russian foreign Ministry, commenting on another UN report of the UN observer mission on human rights in Ukraine.

Press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov © Mikhail Metzel/TASS MOSCOW, June 14. /TASS/. Russia does not wish that relations between Moscow and Washington went at the peak of the sanctions. This was reported to journalists the press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov. “As for the next sanctions aspirations of our colleagues, we do not wish again we went in the peak of sanctions, but it is not our choice,” said Sands, commenting on the draft of a new package of US sanctions against Russia.

© Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP WASHINGTON, June 15. /Offset. TASS Andrey Shitov/. Russian President Vladimir Putin in one of his talks with Director Oliver stone held at a time when the White house was headed by Barack Obama, stressed that its dialogue with the ex-President of the United States about the events in Ukraine was not a heart, but “not confrontational”. The corresponding fragment of the documentary “Interview with Putin” (The Moscow Interviews) is an American filmmaker was released on Wednesday.

Photo: RIA Novosti The aviation authorities asked airlines until June 15 to provide information on the number of pilots who have resigned since the beginning of 2015 and before June 1, 2017 and passed on to work abroad. This is stated in the text of the telegram of the Federal air transport Agency, common among airlines (the text of the telegram is at TASS). “Please, come in by June 15 submit to the office of flight operations of the Federal air transport Agency information about the resigned from 1 Jan 2015 until 1 June 2017 from airline pilots with indication of surname, name, patronymic, number of the certificate of the aviation specialist of civil aviation in respect of which there is reliable information about their employment in foreign airlines”, – the telegram says the Federal air transport Agency. A telegram signed by the head of Rosaviatsia Alexander Neradko.