Category: Politics

Russia was below North Korea in the ranking of peaceful Nations Russia ranked 151 in the “Global peace index” (Global Peace Index) for 2017, is located between North Korea and Pakistan. In comparison with last year Russia’s position has not changed and she is still lower in ranking than the DPRK. The ranking is led by Iceland, New Zealand and Portugal, and on the last line is South Sudan, Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria. Syria closes the list, composed of 163 countries. Russia, as a year ago, took the 151-th line at the end of the rating from “very low” level of peace. Ukraine is on the 154th place. It has improved its score by two points. North Korea, which sharply criticizes the international community for the rocket launches and nuclear program, was one place above Russia, finishing 150th, and Pakistan — 152-E. As noted in the report, the reduction in

Chaika suggested to return to prosecutors the right to conduct proceedings against the investigators Prosecutor General Yury Chaika proposed to give his subordinates the right to investigate criminal cases against investigators. He stated at the St. Petersburg international economic forum on Thursday, June 1, RIA Novosti reported. In his opinion, the extension of the powers of the Prosecutor’s office will greatly improve the business climate in the country. “We have long been talking about making a special subject of investigation was within the competence of the Prosecutor’s office. If the Prosecutor investigating the case against the investigator who violates the law, believe me, we have the business climate will significantly improve”, — said Chaika. The reform, passed in 2007, the Prosecutor’s office was deprived of the investigative functions that were transferred to the newly created Department of the Investigative Committee. The new structure headed by Alexander Bastrykin. Prosecutors oversee compliance

Putin has declared readiness of Russia to sell s-400 to Turkey Russia is ready to sell Turkey a long-range anti-aircraft missile system s-400, the question of localization of production will be determined by the willingness of the Turkish industry. About it as transfers TASS, said Russian President Vladimir Putin. “We discussed the possibility of selling systems s-400. We are ready for it. As for cooperation, it is a separate question related to the willingness of the Turkish industry. We this technique while abroad never produced,” said the President. Putin reminded about the long term a number of joint military programs, citing the example of Russian-Indian missile BrahMos. “So for decades is because it requires a lot of training technology and training. But in principle nothing is impossible. To supply these advanced systems, and the most efficient systems we are ready, please. President Erdogan knows this, and I know our military

Photo: TASS The official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova asked the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov to organize a trip for the Finnish TV reporter interested in the topic of alleged persecution of LGBT people in the region. “Mr Kadyrov, today we present a representative of the Finnish television, which is very interested in the topic of the presence in Chechnya of gays or their absence. Could you organize a tour in Chechnya with the journalist, where he can find the answers to all his questions,” – said Zakharov. “You go to Chechnya, to communicate with representatives of NGOs, local journalists and make the normal report – addressed to the diplomat to the correspondent. – Why do You politicize this issue? I understand that the theme of love. Let’s go there”.

Photo: RIA Novosti The official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova said that Russia and the United States carried out contacts at the level of the respective representatives on the issue of settlement of the situation in Ukraine. According to her, the whole international community “individually, as a country, collectively, in international organizations, confirmed the relevance of the Minsk agreements and, one way or another, the viability of the Normandy format”. “There are a variety of related mechanisms to support the Normandy format. Contacts are ongoing between Russia and the United States by the appropriate representatives,” — said Zakharov. However, she stressed that no one talked about the need to change the format or develop a new package. “All agreed that everything that is signed, is enough to move towards a peaceful settlement in Ukraine”, — said the official representative of the foreign Ministry. The Ukrainian authorities in April

© Alexei Druzhinin/press-service of the Russian President/TASS MOSCOW, June 1. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed amendments to the law “On elections of President of the Russian Federation”, the official website of the Kremlin. “Federal law establishes a mechanism for the voting of voters at their location based on the application. In connection with this change the form of protocols of election commissions”, – stated in the explanatory note of the State legal Department.

The European Union has launched in Ukraine a project on the fight against corruption KYIV, 1 Jul — RIA Novosti. The European Union has launched in Ukraine a project which will assist the country in fighting corruption, said on Thursday the Commissioner for neighbourhood policy and enlargement Johannes Hahn. “Today we are officially inaugurating the initiative of the European Union on the fight against corruption in Ukraine. This is the largest programme of support for the EU in the field of fight against corruption at the moment,” said Khan during the launch of the project. According to him, the project, European experts will help to develop the country’s anti-corruption agencies and commissions of Ukraine. Khan said that experts will assist Ukrainian authorities to develop legislative changes in the sphere of fight against corruption. In addition, the program plans public involvement in the fight against corruption. Khan also said that the

The head of Roskomnadzor has opposed blocking Tor and VPN services The head of Roskomnadzor Alexander Zharov spoke against blocking the Tor browser, proxy and VPN services. This was during the St. Petersburg international economic forum, he said in an interview with “the Ribbon.ru”. According to Zharova, onion routing does not allow law enforcement had no way to track the source of origin, nor the end point of receipt. “It is obvious that do not fall under area regulation authorities darknet and deepnet is the fertile ground for the emergence of various criminals: the traffickers of arms and drugs to the extreme threat of extremists and terrorists,” he said. My position as the head of Roskomnadzor, is that everything outside the corporate field and legitimate services should be regulated. How to adjusted? It is a question of study from specialistalexander Jaroslava of Roskomnadzor He also added that in any case

In Kiev announced the adoption of the ECHR lawsuit against Russia for the Crimea Moscow. June 1. INTERFAX.RU — the European court of human rights acknowledged the admissibility of the first claim of Ukraine against Russia for actions in Crimea in 2014, in particular, on the facts of human rights violations on the Peninsula, said the Minister of justice of Ukraine Pavel Petrenko. “We announced that the legal position with evidence, facts, which of course refute the false comments of the Russian Federation about the fact that the European court has no right and jurisdiction to hear the first case. The ECHR has officially confirmed the adoption of our legal position in the first case “against Ukraine” on the facts of human rights violations in Crimea,” Petrenko said Thursday in Kiev. He reminded that on March 27 of this year, Ukraine sent a package of documents with the legal position

Photo: RIA Novosti The Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov will hold talks with foreign Minister of Slovakia Miroslav Barkley on June 6 in Kaliningrad. About this informed the official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova, RIA “Novosti”. “The foreign Ministers of our countries will discuss the state and prospects of the whole complex of bilateral relations, including those based on April 27-28 of this year in Moscow the 18th session of the intergovernmental Commission on economic and scientific-technical cooperation between Russia and Slovakia”, – said Zakharov. In her words, “pending the election of Mr. Barkley, Chairman of the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly the Ministers will exchange opinions on the organization of the UN.” Earlier Sergey Lavrov met with Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjørn Jagland.