Category: Politics

Photo: RIA Novosti The head of VTB Andrey Kostin said that everyone is waiting for Vladimir Putin’s candidacy for the next presidential term. This opinion he expressed in his speech at the St. Petersburg international economic forum (SPIEF) on Friday, June 2, Interfax reports. In his opinion, “it seems reasonable” the participation of Putin in the presidential campaign in 2018. Kostin referred to the fact that the President support the “70 percent or more” of the Russians. “With this level of support, probably, any political leader simply can not go on elections”, — said a top Manager. “I think I speak for everyone that all expect that Mr. Putin will go to elections and win them quite easily in the first round”, he added. Earlier Friday, press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov said that the government and other authorities after 2018 will depend on the outcome of the presidential

Photo: RIA Novosti Russian President Vladimir Putin said that relations between Moscow and Washington are now at their lowest point since the cold war. It is reported by RIA Novosti. This statement was made head of state at a plenary session of “Business-dialogue Russia – the USA” at the St. Petersburg international economic forum (SPIEF). According to Putin, although the countries maintain a dialogue within the UN and the G20, the Foundation of mutual cooperation is destroyed. The current situation suits neither the Russian nor the American business, he said. The President expressed the view that strong bilateral trade ties could be insurance against “political fluctuations”. “But to succeed, we need a serious effort from both sides, will require political will, a willingness to address issues of mutual practical interest”, – said Putin. He urged American businessmen to continue with the US President Donald trump dialogue to restore relations between

Photo: globallookpress.com Foreign Minister of Germany, Sigmar Gabriel departs on Friday, June 2, at the St. Petersburg international economic forum (SPIEF), where he will meet with Russian foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. This was stated by the representative of the foreign Ministry of Germany Maria Adebahr, reports RIA Novosti. “Discuss topics on the international agenda, from Syria to Ukraine”, — said the diplomat. June 1, Handelsblatt wrote that “perhaps there will be a meeting of Gabriel with [Russian President Vladimir] Putin.” Press Secretary of Russian leader Dmitry Peskov later confirmed that Putin will hold a meeting with the foreign Minister of Germany. The St. Petersburg international economic forum has become the world’s leading platform for communication of representatives of business circles and the discussion of economic issues. This year it takes place from 1 to 3 June. 2 may in Sochi, negotiations were held between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Vladimir

Photo: RIA Novosti The head of “Rosneft” Igor Sechin called on the participants of the St. Petersburg international economic forum not to disappoint the U.S. Congress and to work productively on a possible new round of sanctions against Russia. “By the way, according to several media reports, the U.S. Congress is closely following our work and began discussions on a new round of sanctions at the forum in St. Petersburg. I hope we will not disappoint” — said Sechin. “Seriously speaking, in recent years our industry like no other, survived the turmoil that resulted led to tectonic shifts,” he added. The U.S. Treasury Thursday announced that it is imposing sanctions against Russian citizens and the DPRK in connection with the development of the nuclear program of Pyongyang. In particular, fell under sanctions three Russian companies, including “Independent oil and gas company” (NOC) Eduard Khudainatov and its structure — “NNK Primornefteprodukt”.

Photo: RIA Novosti Question about post-election team will depend on the elected President and his designated Prime Minister, said the press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov. The powers of Vladimir Putin as President of Russia expires in 2018, he has not yet announced whether to participate in the presidential elections to be held in March. “Everything will continue to work as he worked. Most likely, all will be well. The problem is only — how much better than today,” said Sands, answering the question of what will happen after 2018.

In the heart of Washington, held rallies of supporters and opponents of trump In Lafayette square protesters welcomed the decision of the leader of the United States to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, and the Washington Monument were made by the investigating ties trump with Russia. WASHINGTON, June 4. /Offset. TASS Anton Cranks/. Hundreds of supporters of US President Donald trump and his opponents met on Saturday two protesters in the capital of the United States. Supporting the Republican party and the head of the Washington administration, the Americans gathered in Lafayette square near the White house to participate in the demonstration called “Pittsburgh, not Paris.” They welcomed the decision of the American leader to come out of the Paris climate agreement, shouting: “We want jobs!”. #PittsburghNotParis Almost 50% of Kyoto Protocol countries failed agreement & were not sanctioned. #ParisAgreement failure on larger scale. pic.twitter.com/Eb34TLIcq5 — David T. Boddie

The British conservatives have suspended the campaign because of the terrorist attacks in London Moscow. June 4. INTERFAX.RU — Conservative party of great Britain on Sunday announced the suspension of the election campaign in connection with the recent attacks in London, said in a statement the representative of the Prime Minister and Tory leader Theresa may. “The conservative party will not now campaign at the national level”, — quotes extracts from the statement of the British TV channel Sky News. According to the report, the party will continue to closely monitor further investigating a series of attacks in London. Parliamentary elections in the UK scheduled for June 8th. As reported, on Saturday evening unknown on the van at high speed left on the pavement on London bridge. Then they drove to the nearby borough market, got out of the car and, armed with hunting knives attacked passers-by. To 00:25 hours

Reuters: U.S. may impose sanctions against the government of Venezuela Sources in the US administration reported that the reason for the restrictions is “the persecution of the opposition by the authorities of the Latin American Republic.” MOSCOW, June 4. /TASS/. The US administration may introduce sanctions against Venezuela, including high-ranking officials and the Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA. The reason for the imposition of economic restrictions is “the persecution of the opposition by the authorities of the Latin American republics,” Reuters reported, citing unnamed representatives of the White house. A final decision on the imposition of sanctions against the oil industry is still pending. The opponents of this measure, according to the source Agency, the fear that such action on the part of Washington will only exacerbate the situation in the country. Sanctions would include a ban on imports of Venezuelan oil and the ban on the activities of PDVSA

Photo: RIA Novosti Work in the framework of the Paris climate agreement without the participation of the American side would be untenable, said Russian presidential aide Andrei Belousov. This opinion he expressed in an interview with reporters on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg international economic forum (SPIEF), reports TASS on Friday, June 2nd. “It is obvious that without the participation of the United States, the Paris agreement will be inadequate because the U.S. is one of the largest issuers of emissions,” — said Belousov. He expressed regret in connection with Washington’s decision to withdraw from the operation of the Convention. However, the assistant to the head of state stressed that Moscow’s intention to follow the principles spelled out in the document, is not affected. The Deputy Chairman of the Russian government Alexander Khloponin at a session of the SPIEF said that Russia will ratify the Paris agreement on climate

Putin will answer questions of Russians during the “Straight line” June 15 Ask your question to the President can call on the phone, sending an SMS or MMS message, as well as through the website or a special mobile application. MOSCOW, June 4. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a traditional session of the answers to the questions of Russians in a live broadcast on 15 June. This was reported by the press service of the Kremlin. The upcoming “Straight line” will be the 15th in a row for Putin. “June 15, 2017 at 12:00 Moscow time on air of the First TV channels, “Russia 1” “Russia 24”, radio stations “Mayak”, “Vesti FM” and “Radio of Russia” will be an annual special program “Direct line with Vladimir Putin”, — stated in the message. “In the tradition of previous programs, the head of state during a dialogue with Russians will