Category: Politics

Photo: RIA Novosti Vice-Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on intelligence mark Warner in an interview with CNN, acknowledged that any evidence of alleged “collusion” trump of Russia, is still not detected. “A lot of smoke, but no indisputable evidence,” he stated. Commenting on the words of Hillary Clinton that “the campaign of Russia to influence elections in the United States” would not be as effective if it did not send the Americans, Warner said that to draw such conclusions now — so be rushed. He said that this question should also answer the investigation, “trump ties with Russia.” The direct answer to the question of the presenter whether there are any serious accusations against trump in preventing investigation concerning “relations with Russia,” Warner declined, indicating that it is a practicing lawyer. In the United States have repeatedly accused Russia of trying to influence American elections. The Russian side, in

The Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on international Affairs Konstantin Kosachev © Artyom Korotayev/TASS MOSCOW, June 6. /TASS/. Statements of Deputy US President Mike Pence about what Russia, Iran and terrorism are among the main threats in the world, only cause of regret and disappointment. This opinion was expressed by the Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on international Affairs Konstantin Kosachev. According to him, to put on a number of the terrorists and those who fight with them, is “the apotheosis of the absurd”. As the Senator noted, the statements of Pence show that the administration of the trump “is either totally incompetent, or once again the path blazed by predecessors.” “And most likely the first and the second,” Kosachev wrote on his page in Facebook. According to the Senator, history should be taught, “that the same approaches can give different results, and the predecessors, he was a

The Minister of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov and acting Governor of the Kaliningrad region Anton Alikhanov © Alexander Shcherbak/TASS KALININGRAD, June 6. /TASS/. The leadership of Poland and Lithuania demonstrates Russophobia in respect of cross-border cooperation with the Kaliningrad region. This was stated by Russian foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the meeting with acting Governor of the region Anton by Alihanova.

The President of Lithuania called the main threat to the existence of Russia and Belarus The President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaite called the main threat to the Baltic countries and Poland the existence of Russia and Belarus in the East. She stated before the state visit to Estonia, reports three Lebanese source. According to her, the Baltic States and Poland are the Eastern border of NATO. “The proximity of Russia and Belarus — the threat to him. Plus the militarization of the Kaliningrad region, plus use of the territory of Belarus for various experiments and aggressive games against the West,” said the President. March 25, Grybauskaite called Russia a threat to Europe. In February, she said that planned this year the Russian-Belarusian military exercises “West-2017” demonstrate the preparation of Minsk and Moscow to war with the West. 3 April, the press Secretary of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin Dmitry

The U.S. Senate adopted a resolution on the transfer of the Embassy from tel Aviv to Jerusalem WASHINGTON, June 6 — RIA Novosti. The U.S. Senate on Monday passed a resolution calling for the transfer of the U.S. Embassy in Israel from tel Aviv to Jerusalem and the settlement of the Arab-Israeli conflict based on the principle of “two States”. The document was voted by the majority of the 100 senators. As noted in the annotation to the resolution “On celebration of the 50th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem,” the document confirms “long-standing bipartisan U.S. policy that the permanent status of Jerusalem is an issue that should be resolved between the parties through negotiations on the final status in relation to the solution of two States”. It also confirms the norm of the law of 1995, which provided for the transfer of the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem. The Senate

Photo: Vladimir Smirnov/ TASS / AP Leading broadcaster NBC Megyn Kelly, which took in St. Petersburg interview with the President of Russia Vladimir Putin shared his impressions from the conversation with the head of state. About this journalist said in the morning the Today program on Sunday, June 4. In her words, “when the camera it was a different person than when off”. Kelly noted that Putin treated her “warm, very politely, asked about family, told details about her”. “Communication with eye to eye was very personal,” she added. At the same time when the camera was Putin “the Russian President, whom we all know”, said the journalist. “He was determined in battle, defiant, energetic, he’s been hitting on most issues. It was the Vladimir Putin, who love to see the Russians,” said Kelly. Leading believes that the head of state “actually like it when he’s challenged”. According to her,

Photo: BAFS “the Economy today” About the competition on creation of socio-political YouTube channels Alexei Navalny announced on his website and in social networks. Politician and public figure, who on June 4 was 41 years old, explained that anyone can follow his example and every day to spread the Network in two videos. In these videos he calls to raise the most pressing problems in the regions and thus become influential journalists with the audience more than the local media. Can participate not only newcomers, but also existing ones if they have less than 100 thousand subscribers. The prize Fund is 1 million, respectively, three winners will receive 200, 300 and 500 thousand rubles. The outcome of Navalny promises to bring in the fall of 2017.

Photo: RIA Novosti Russian President Vladimir Putin told a journalist of the American TV channel NBC Megyn Kelly, who led the plenary session of the St. Petersburg international economic forum, about his meeting with former Advisor to the us President for national security Michael Flynn in 2015. “I’m with him (Flynn – approx. OPINION) even hardly spoken to”, – quotes Putin RIA “Novosti”. The Russian President has told that was present at the event of TV channel Russia Today, where he delivered a speech. Near him sat a strange man President. Putin said that only after leaving the event, I learned that there was some American citizen, who has previously worked in the US intelligence services. “I’m with you, here with you in person is much more intimate relations than with Mr. Flynn”, – Putin said Kelly. Flynn previously was criticized for a visit to Moscow in 2015, where on

The parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe © REUTERS/Vincent Kessler MOSCOW, June 6. /TASS/. Russia has blocked in the current year, one-third its contribution to the Council of Europe, intended to Finance its parliamentary Assembly (PACE). This amount is about €11 million, has informed on Tuesday to journalists the speaker of the state Duma Vyacheslav Volodin. “Withheld. And (Chairman of the Federation Council) Valentina Ivanovna (Matvienko) said about it, and (foreign Minister Sergei) Lavrov, and we talked about this – the third blocked”, – he said.