The raising of the flag of Montenegro, near the headquarters of NATO in Brussels © AP Photo/Virginia Mayo BRUSSELS, 7 June. /Offset. TASS Denis Dubrovin/. The accession of Montenegro to NATO creates dividing lines in the Balkans and complicate relations of this country with Russia. This was the reaction of the permanent mission of Russia to NATO to the ceremony of raising the flag of Montenegro in the headquarters of NATO in Brussels. “A weak argument that the membership of Montenegro in NATO is a good thing for stability in the Western Balkans. On the contrary, it creates new dividing lines and reminds of old wounds,” – said the permanent representative of the Russian Federation on Twitter.
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Komi said that trump has offered to get rid of “Russian” investigation
Komi said that trump has offered to get rid of “Russian” investigation According to the former chief of the FBI, the President insisted that he has no relation to Russia, and the investigation prevents him to act in the interests of the United States. WASHINGTON, 7 Jun — RIA Novosti. Ex-FBI Director James Comey said that U.S. President Donald trump offered him to abandon the “Russian” of the investigation. “On the morning of 30 March, the President called me to the FBI. He described the investigation against Russia as “the cloud” that hung over his capacity to act in the interests of the country. He said he has no relation to Russia, had no relationship to prostitutes in Russia and had always assumed that his record when he was in Russia,” — said in a written statement that Komi gave to Congress. According to the former chief of the Bureau,
In Sevastopol has appointed date of elections of the Governor
Photo: RIA Novosti Legislative Assembly of Sevastopol decided to appoint elections of the Governor on September 10. The decision was taken on Tuesday, June 6, a majority of deputies ‘ votes, reports “Kriminform”. “I ask to appoint elections of the Governor of Sevastopol on 10 September 2017,” said Deputy Chairman of the Sevastopol Legislative Assembly Alexander Kulagin. It is noted that the deputies approved the document without discussion and sent to the Sevastopol city election Commission for preparation and conduct of elections of the Governor. On may 16 it was reported that about 65 percent of residents of Sevastopol have been pinning hopes for a better life with Dmitri Ovsyannikov, acting Governor. According to the research results of the all-Russia centre of studying of public opinion (VTSIOM), 57 percent would vote for him if elections of the mayor were held next Sunday. In March it became known that Ovsyannikov submitted
Putin held a telephone conversation with President of Egypt
Photo: RIA Novosti Russian President Vladimir Putin in a telephone conversation with President of Egypt Abdel Fattah al-Sisi discussed the crisis situation in the middle East and North Africa, according to the Kremlin. “Discussed the issues of further development of bilateral cooperation in various spheres, as well as the crisis in the middle East and North Africa”, — stated in the message. The parties also agreed to continue contacts, be added in the Kremlin.
Poklonskaya denied reports about undeclared apartment in Donetsk
Natalia Poklonskaya © Anton novoderezhkin/TASS MOSCOW, 7 June. /TASS/. The Deputy of the state Duma Natalia Polonskaya, head of the Commission of the lower chamber on control over reliability of data on incomes, about property and obligations of property character, has denied reports that she allegedly have undeclared apartment in Donetsk. “I assumed that the so-called fighters against corruption “sawing” of the investigation that way. Any apartment in Donetsk, I have not and can not be, this is a blatant lie. All of my belongings reporters saw, explanations received,” wrote Taylor on his page in social network “Vkontakte”.
Trump picked candidate as the new Director of the FBI
Trump picked candidate as the new Director of the FBI The President of the United States Donald trump announced that nominated for the post of FBI Director Christopher ray, who worked as an assistant attorney General of the United States in 2003-2005. In his account “Twitter” trump described ray as “a man with an impeccable reputation.” I will be nominating Christopher A. Wray, a man of impeccable credentials, to be the new Director of the FBI. Details to follow. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 7, 2017 Christopher ray worked in the administration of George W. Bush, but also was a lawyer, Governor of new Jersey and associate of trump Chris Christie. Currently ray works as a lawyer international law firm King & Spadling and chairing the group that specializiruetsya governmental investigations. The position of the head of the FBI has remained vacant since then, trump fired the previous head
Putin signed a law on criminal responsibility for the creation of “groups of death”
Putin signed a law on criminal responsibility for the creation of “groups of death” Incitement to suicide will be punished with imprisonment up to six years. Moscow. June 7. INTERFAX.RU — Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law that introduces criminal liability for encouraging children to suicide. NewsSocial networks have declared war on suicide The law was published on the official Internet portal of legal information. It is, in particular, about the criminal liability for the creation of the Internet, the so-called “groups of death”. The law introduces amendments to criminal and Criminal-procedural codes of the Russian Federation. They, in particular, translate incitement to suicide in the category of serious crimes that is punishable by imprisonment for up to six years. Also, the criminal code introduced a new article, such as “inducement to commit suicide or assisting suicide”, “organization of activities aimed at incitement to commit suicide”.
The Kremlin rejected the possibility of intervention of the GRU in American elections
Photo: AP Press Secretary of Russian President Dmitry Peskov has denied allegations that Russian military intelligence is involved in hacking attacks. His words are quoted by the correspondent of”.ru” on Tuesday, June 6. According to the official representative of the Kremlin, the information voiced in the report of the national security Agency (NSA) that GRU allegedly attacked a supplier of equipment for the conduct of elections in the United States, “absolutely not true”. “Any other information we haven’t seen any, shall we say, arguments in favor of the authenticity of this information we have not heard, and therefore, we strongly refute the possibility that this could be”, — said Peskov.
Peskov called the fake news about the involvement of hackers from Russia the scandal around Qatar
Press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov © Mikhail Metzel/TASS MOSCOW, 7 June. /TASS/. Press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov called the fake information to the media about the alleged involvement of hackers from Russia the scandal around Qatar. “I have to say that this is another fake, another lie that is published. Colleagues from CNN over and over again publish links to unnamed sources in an unnamed units some intelligence, absolutely not tied to reality, to the land of information streams. Well, fake it is fake “, – said Peskov. “On the other hand, our work becomes easier by the day, can not be explained, and simply say “fake” or “not fake,” – said in jest, the representative of the Kremlin. Responding to a question about whether the Kremlin to do anything to remove the theme of Russian hackers from the international news agenda, Peskov said that the
In the Kremlin told about the interest in the Oliver stone movie about Putin
In the Kremlin told about the interest in the Oliver stone movie about Putin Moscow. June 7. INTERFAX.RU — IN the Kremlin have not watched the movie by Oliver stone about Putin and look forward to its release, said the press Secretary of the head of state, Dmitry Peskov. “We look forward to when he gets out. We are interested in how Oliver stone put together the material. He is a man very unpredictable in terms of creative expressions, so we wonder. We still have it (this film) is not seen,” — said Peskov. The film “Interview with Putin” (The Moscow Interviews) will be aired on cable channel Showtime on June 12-15. Previously, stone stressed that the tape will not be a documentary, rather a conversation in the form of questions and answers. “Putin is one of the most important leaders in the world, and since the US declared its