Category: Politics

In the U.S. Senate have agreed on new anti-Russian sanctions Members of the U.S. Senate on Monday, June 12, has agreed on new measures to exert pressure on Russia. Also, American legislators want to deprive the White house of the right to personally remove the already existing anti-Russian restrictions. The journalists said the Chairman of the Senate foreign relations Committee, Republican Bob Corker, whose words leads TASS. “I think we did it. Now we are finalizing the text, but the agreement we have reached,” said Corker. According to him, the new measures will include an obligatory consideration of the question of lifting the sanctions against Russia before it will want to make the White house. According to the Associated Press, referring to the senators from the Democratic and Republican parties, the new anti-Russian sanctions will be imposed “in response to the violation of the territorial integrity of Ukraine and Crimea,

Putin: USA raised al-Qaida and bin Laden Russian President Vladimir Putin during an interview with Oliver stone for the film, shown on channel Showtime, said that “al-Qaeda” (Banned in Russia. — RNS) was the result of the activities of U.S. intelligence, like Osama bin Laden. “Al-Qaida is not a result of our activities. This is the result of our American friends. It started ever since the Soviet war in Afghanistan. When American intelligence agencies supported the various directions of Islamic fundamentalism in the struggle against Soviet troops in Afghanistan. The Americans themselves have grown and al-Qaeda, and bin Laden,” said Putin.

© Alexey Nikolsky/TASS MOSCOW, June 13. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed by telephone with Saudi Arabia’s king Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud aggravated the situation of Qatar, said Tuesday the press service of the Kremlin.

© Alexei Druzhinin/press-service of the Russian President/TASS MOSCOW, June 13. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin is pursuing an “upgrade information” before “the Direct line” on June 15. This was reported to journalists the press-Secretary of Russian leader Dmitry Peskov.

Photo: RIA Novosti Users of social networks began preparations for the Day of Russia celebrated on June 12. The “Vkontakte” users can decorate their avatars stickers with the flag and congratulate your friends with the Day of Russia. They can also send friends a special holiday gift for the musical accompaniment, the Anthem of the Russian Federation. In the “Classmates” users are invited to sing the Russian anthem with Karaoke in the app OK Live, it appears first in the list of available songs. The live broadcast of the singing you can decorate a special holiday mask. All published videos with the hashtag #ДеньРоссии2017 will appear in the “Video” section of the social network. Users captured in their positions preparing for the holiday offline — the people rehearse performances, get a flag and launched into the sky balloons in the form of the Russian flag. Russia day is celebrated as

Putin admitted the possibility that the US wants to destroy the Russian economy MOSCOW, 13 Jun — RIA Novosti. Russian President Vladimir Putin admitted the possibility that the US wants to destroy the Russian economy and to change the leadership of the country to ultimately take the nuclear Arsenal of Russia, but this is a mistaken policy, as it is not aimed at the future. During the meeting with the Russian President on U.S. strategy, the Director Oliver stone suggested that it is to destroy the economy of Russia and change leadership, to make Russia its ally and eventually to take its nuclear Arsenal. “It could be a thought, such a policy option is possible. If so, I think that is the wrong policy precisely because this view of the relationship with Russia is not aimed at the future. People who think so, don’t look at least 25-50 years ahead.

The head of the Pentagon shocked the low combat readiness of the US army The Minister of defence of the USA James Mattis said in testimony to Congress that he was shocked by the low combat readiness of the us army. On Monday evening Mattis spoke at a hearing of the house Committee on armed services, which discussed the us defense budget for 2018. The Pentagon said that US forces need stable funding. “No enemy hurt our readiness as spending cuts,” said Mattis. “I left the army three months after the sequester took effect. Four years later I returned to the Ministry and was shocked at what I saw regarding our readiness to fight,” — said the Minister. According to him, to remedy the situation the armed forces of the United States will take years of sustained funding. Mattis commented on the blockade of Qatar. He called the situation in

© Anton butsenko/TASS YEKATERINBURG, June 13. /TASS/. Sverdlovsk regional branch of the Yabloko party on 17 June will consider the nomination of the mayor of Yekaterinburg Yevgeny Roizman as a candidate for Governor of the Sverdlovsk region. TASS reported on Tuesday the press-Secretary of mayor Vic Mkrtchyan. “Indeed, the conference of the regional branch of the party “Yabloko”, which is planned to discuss the nomination of Yevgeny Roizman as a candidate for Governor of the Sverdlovsk region, will be held on Saturday, June 17 in Yekaterinburg,” she said.

© Mikhail Klimentyev/press service of the Russian President/TASS MOSCOW, June 13. /TASS/. Two days before the “Direct line with Vladimir Putin” questions to the head of state through various channels has already been asked more than 1.3 million Russians. About it reports TV channel “Russia 24”, which will broadcast transfer on June 15. A list of popular questions received on the “Straight line”, published on the official website of the program moskva-putinu.ru. Among them is the poor condition of roads, landfills, housing and construction, mortgage, the responsibility of officials, questions of education, the situation in Ukraine and sanctions. Popular questions Citizens differently formulated questions. Many are concerned about the situation in the locality where they live.