Category: Politics

Photo: Lenta.EN State Duma Deputy Dmitry Belik (“United Russia”) offered to pay the residents of Crimea and Sevastopol debts on deposits and government securities, the remaining from Soviet times. The bill he plans to submit for consideration the lower chamber of Parliament, reports RT on Wednesday, may 31. “They should be able to receive compensation, for example, confirming the presence of a passbook in branch of the savings Bank or other authorized Bank as divisions of Sberbank in the Crimea”, — explained his initiative Belik, representing in the Duma of Sevastopol. According to the parliamentarian, the payment of debts on Soviet deposits and securities will allow you to maintain a population that is “in a difficult social situation”. He explained that the law on compensation is already there, but on the inhabitants of the then Ukrainian Crimea it does not spread (the Peninsula became part of Russia following a referendum

Photo: RIA Novosti The Russian defense Minister Sergei Shoigu late on Tuesday evening, informed the President of Russia Vladimir Putin about the successful launches of missiles “Caliber” on targets of the terrorist group “Islamic state” in Syria*, reported the press Secretary of the head of state, Dmitry Peskov. The defense Ministry on Wednesday reported that the frigate “Admiral Essen” and the submarine “Krasnodar” naval fleet from the waters in the Eastern Mediterranean sea carried out four launches of cruise missiles “Caliber” targets of a terrorist organization “Islamic state” in Syria* near Palmyra, and struck all the targets. “Shoigu told Putin about a series of successful launches of missiles “Caliber” produced from a submarine in the Mediterranean sea on the objectives of ISIL* in Syria”, — he said. *A terrorist organization banned in Russia

The official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova © Mikhail Japaridze/TASS MOSCOW, June 1. /TASS/. Russian authorities may demand from US compensation for the arrest of the Russian diplomatic property in the United States.

From June 1 to drivers with foreign rights banned to work in Russia Since June 1 came into force ban for drivers-immigrants who do not have Russian right. Amendments were adopted in 2013, but their implementation was repeatedly postponed. So it was planned to do this year, but in the end the deputies of the state Duma just physically do not have time to pass the bill postponing the entry into force of the document for another year. Because of this, temporarily without work can remain about 10 thousand people. 07.05.13 law No. 92-FZ “On amending the Federal law “On road safety” and the Code of the Russian Federation on administrative offences” entered into force on 1 June this year. It requires all foreigners who work as drivers, have Russian national driving license. In the absence of such the offender faces a fine of 50 thousand rubles. In this case,

Putin spoke about the future of the Kuril Islands if they belonged to Japan STRELNA, 1 Jul — RIA Novosti. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that if the Kuril Islands were ceded to Japan, there would be the possibility of deployment of U.S. troops. “Now about the second part (the question), namely the theoretical possibility of deployment of us troops in these Islands, assuming that they’re going to depart under the sovereignty of Japan. Well, Yes, such possibility exists,” Putin said at a meeting with the leadership of the international agencies in the framework of St. Petersburg international economic forum, answering the question of the demilitarization of the Kuril Islands. According to him, “it follows from the Treaty and protocols…”. “We do not show them, but we generally know their content. I am not going to detail, although these details are known to me. But the possibility of placing on

Photo: RIA Novosti Syrian President Bashar al-Assad did not use chemical weapons accusations against the head of state – a provocation. This statement was made by Vladimir Putin. The words of the Russian President, reports the newspaper Le Figaro. “In my opinion, this was done for one purpose only — to explain why the need for Assad to apply additional measures, including military nature. That’s all. No evidence of the use by Assad of chemical weapons does not exist. And in our opinion is just a provocation. Assad these weapons are not used”, – Putin said. The head of state added that after the fact of use of prohibited weapons in Khan Sheyhun Russian authorities asked the U.S. side to hold an inspection of airfields, which, according to Washington, flew the aircraft of the Syrian army. On the initiative of the Kremlin in USA refused. Putin agreed with the position

Photo: RIA Novosti Mayor of Yekaterinburg Yevgeny Roizman sure that convicted repost in the social network teacher Eugene Chudnovets will not be able to compete with him in elections of the Governor of Sverdlovsk region. This opinion he expressed in an interview with National news service (NSN) on Tuesday, may 30. “Her candidacy seriously can evaluate the current Governor (Evgeny Kuyvashev — approx. “Of the tape.ru”), because it is approximately equal to him in education, in literacy and speaks to him about the same language”, — said the politician. He is sure that if you can pass the municipal filter (it requires candidates for the post of head of the region to collect a certain number of signatures of local deputies), will triumph over all rivals. Earlier Tuesday, Chudnovets declared intention to participate in the gubernatorial elections this fall. What will be her pre-election program and will support its candidacy

Russia can make USA claim due to the blocking of departmenti St. PETERSBURG, 1 Jul — RIA Novosti. Moscow may make financial claims to the United States because of the damage caused by the unlawful blocking of the Russian opposition, told RIA Novosti the official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova. “The Russian foreign Ministry does not exclude the possibility of financial claims United States because of damage from the illegal blocking of Russian property,” said Zakharova, responding to a question during a visit at the SPIEF stand MIA “Russia today”. The administration of U.S. President Barack Obama at the end of December 2016 introduced a package of anti-Russian sanctions because of “intervention in election” and “pressure on American diplomats” working in Russia. Among other things, the United States has closed access to the two residential complexes, the so — called suburban dachas of Russia’s permanent mission in new

Reuters: the US has tightened rules for issuing entry visas MOSCOW, June 1. /TASS/. The administration of U.S. President Donald trump has tightened up validation rules for the issuance of U.S. visas, establishing a new questionnaire for applicants. It includes some new items, including a request to specify the names under which they registered the page in social networks. This was reported by Reuters. Under the new rules employees of the US consulates will ask for those wishing to obtain a visa all their previous passports, the names of the pages in social networks, which they enjoyed in the last five years, as well as their detailed bio for over 15 years, including data on employment and movement around the world. These issues were identified in the questionnaire as optional, however, it stated that the lack of response may result in a delay in visa issuance or refusal.