Category: Politics

The Chairman of the state Duma Committee on state building and legislation Pavel Krasheninnikov © Marat Abulhasan/photo Department of the state Duma of the Russian Federation/TASS MOSCOW, June 8. /TASS/. The text of the oath or the oath for admission to the Russian citizenship can be developed until 3 July. About this TASS said the head of the Duma Committee on state construction and legislation Pavel Krasheninnikov.

© Mikhail Klimentyev/press service of the Russian President/TASS MOSCOW, June 8. /TASS/. Popular questions for the upcoming June 15 “Straight line” with Russian President Vladimir Putin traditionally cover the most sensitive for the Russians topic – bad roads and bad officials, as well as salaries, pensions, benefits and mortgages. On foreign policy the most burning question still is associated with the Ukrainian crisis. Did not remain without attention of Russians and the main issue of the election year – whether the head of state to run for another term. A list of popular questions received on the “Straight line”, published on the official website of the program moskva-putinu.ru (Moscow-Putin.of the Russian Federation). What worries Russians Just at the moment in the corresponding section of more than 30 popular applications, some of which are recorded on video. The topics of the questions are very different – housing, military service, support for

Press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov © Mikhail Metzel/TASS ASTANA, 8 June. /TASS/. The Kremlin is concerned about NATO expansion to Russia’s borders, will take action to restore balance. This was reported to journalists the press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov. “In Moscow traditionally with distrust and concern in the process of expansion of NATO towards our borders. We believe that this threatens our security and balance of power in the Eurasian region. Of course, Russia is taking all necessary steps to rebalancing the situation and protect their own interests and security,” he said. So the press Secretary commented that the Ukrainian Parliament adopted a bill stating that NATO membership is a priority in the foreign policy of the country. Thus, answering the question, does Ukraine have a chance to join NATO, Peskov reminded that in this country “civil war” (one of the conditions of membership of a

Zakharov suggested leading CNN to interview the “symbol of the suffering of Aleppo” VLADIVOSTOK, 8 Jun — RIA Novosti. The official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova invited leading CNN’s Christiane Amanpour to arrive in Syria in order to do an honest interview with a Syrian boy from Aleppo by Omran Technichem, whose photo became a symbol of the tragic situation of children in the city in 2016. The story received wide attention after the media published a video “Medical center of Aleppo,” about the rescue of a child whose house blocked by militants in the Eastern area of the city was destroyed. Frames are in a state of shock a little Omran quickly spread on social networks. The Executive Director of the UN Children’s Fund Anthony lake in connection with this story called “end the nightmare” in which live more than 100 thousand children in Aleppo, Syria. Media

Mei voted in the parliamentary elections LONDON, 8 Feb — RIA Novosti, Denis Voroshilov. Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative party, Theresa may, on Thursday voted at the extraordinary parliamentary elections, reports Sky News. May the voting went to his constituency in the city of Maidenhead (Berkshire). She is also a candidate to the Parliament, the vote in her constituency will be counted in the dead of night. Polling stations in the parliamentary elections opened on Thursday at 07.00 (09.00 GMT). The main intrigue of the election is whether the ruling Conservative party to reinforce the position in the Parliament or at least keep the absolute majority (326 seats), which allows it to unilaterally form a Cabinet of Ministers. The voting will last until 22.00 local time (00.00 GMT). Immediately after this will be published data of exit polls and counted votes, which will last all night. Final data

Putin’s adviser sees no point in the oath when taking citizenship EKATERINBURG, 8 Jun — RIA Novosti, Olga Erachina. Presidential adviser Veniamin Yakovlev said that he sees no point in the oath taking at citizenship. “Irresponsible people will bring you any oath, but the cost will be negligible,” Yakovlev said at a press-conference of the European-Asian legal Congress in Yekaterinburg. On Tuesday, President Vladimir Putin meeting with state Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin suggested deputies to think about in accession to citizenship was offered the oath. After that, the head of the Duma Committee on legislation and state building Pavel Krasheninnikov said that the Parliament established a special working group that will develop a text.

Photo: Reuters At the conference in Washington, acting assistant Secretary of state John Heffern said that various agencies of the US are actively cooperating with each other for effective interaction challenges from the Russian side, RIA “Novosti”. “The fundamental political problem is that Russia does not accept the prevailing order in Europe after the cold war,” John Heffern. Heffern noted that because of the Russian rejection of existing European order began aggression on her part towards Ukraine and Georgia, there have also been some “hostile acts”. “One of the goals is to weaken the democratic institutions of the West,” the state Department spokesman. According to an employee of the state Department, his office jointly with the Ministry of defense, the intelligence services and law enforcement agencies is active in the US and in Europe to resist Russia. Previously, John Heffern said that Russia was planning a coup in Montenegro. Speaking

Photo: TASS Former editor of Ogonyok Vitaly Korotich learned from Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev that Yeltsin during its work in the capital Committee of the CPSU tried to commit suicide. About this Korotich told “Komsomolskaya Pravda”.

© Sergei Savostyanov/TASS MOSCOW, June 8. /TASS/. The President of Russia Vladimir Putin approves 81% of Russians, and the rating of trust to the head of state is 48.1 percent. These are the findings of a survey by the Russian center for public opinion studies (VTSIOM) published on Thursday on the website of the centre. “In the rating of trust to politicians steadily leader Vladimir Putin – in the last two weeks it is at the level of 48.1%”, – it is told in message VTSIOM.

The official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova © Yuri Smityuk/TASS VLADIVOSTOK, June 8. /TASS/. Russia calls on the international coalition led by the USA, which leads the fight against the terrorist group “Islamic state” (IG banned in Russia), a more responsible attitude to the air strikes on extremists in Syria to avoid casualties among the civilian population. This was stated by the official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova. “Again call on the leadership of the anti-ISIS coalition to take more responsibility for planning the air strikes that are planned by the members of the Alliance to the terrorists in Syria, she said. – We have repeatedly stressed that such an ill-conceived actions have deepened the suffering of the civilian Syrians”. The diplomat recalled that the RAID of the air force the U.S.-led coalition June 3 in Raqqa killed 43 civilians, June 5, coalition air force struck