Category: Politics

Adviser to trump: the secret channels of communication — a common practice Information about attempts to establish a secret channel of communication between Moscow and Washington is not a cause for concern, said assistant to the President for national security Herbert McMaster. He added that the US has a special communication channels with many countries. McMaster said that “felt would be a concern,” if someone from the administration wanted to establish a line of communication with Russia. So trump’s assistant for national security commented on media reports that the son-in-law and Advisor to Donald trump Jared Kushner was planned to create a secure channel of communication with Moscow in December 2016, using the diplomatic communications of the Russian Embassy in the United States. Supposedly about that Kushner tried to negotiate with Russian Ambassador Sergei Kislyak. “We have channels of communication with a number of countries. In General, these channels allow

Photo: TASS The state Duma adopted in the third final reading the law, which introduces a new type of Russian visa for a foreigner or a person without citizenship of the permission to temporary residence. The law supplements the list of ordinary visas to enter Russia a new visa — on entry to Russia to obtain permission for temporary residence. As reports RIA Novosti, a new type of visa will be issued to a foreigner or a stateless person for a period up to four months in the presence of the decision of territorial body of the Ministry of internal Affairs on the issuance of a permit for temporary residence in the country. The visa is issued by the territorial body of the MIA of Russia simultaneously with the temporary residence permit in Russia and for the duration of this permission. Earlier, the state Duma adopted a law on deprivation

Photo: RIA Novosti MOSCOW, may 26 — RIA Novosti. The leading position of Russia in the export of wheat in the world is primarily a question of prestige, however, remains the main yield of grain producers, said in an interview with RIA Novosti first Deputy Minister of agriculture of Russia Dzhambulat Hatuov. “It’s a matter of status and prestige in the world markets, but the important thing is to maintain profitability of agricultural producers, as it allows to provide the expanded grain production,” said house. According to him, currently the Ministry of agriculture predicts that exports of Russian grain in 2016-2017 agricultural year (from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017) will be 34-35 million tons, including 27 million tons of wheat. Last season, the Russian export volume of wheat of slightly over 25 million tons has become a world leader, and according to the Ministry in may this record

Trump plans to create a headquarters for the fight against information leaks, media reported WASHINGTON, may 28 — RIA Novosti, Dmitry Zlatarev. The President of the United States, Donald trump intends on returning to Washington from the first international tour to create a special staff for countering information leaks from the White house, including alleged relations with Russia, said Saturday on the website of the Washington Post. Citing “several advisers and supporters of trump”, the publication notes that “the White house is planning a much more aggressive fight occurs and then the revelations about contacts trump’s advisers, including his brother-in-law Jared Kushner, with Russia.” According to the newspaper, known for its critical approach to the current administration, creating such a special staff, “trump and his advisors seek to curb a widening crisis that threatens his presidency.” According to her statements, it is assumed that now trump will often travel around

Photo: RIA Novosti The state Duma did not consider the bill, which allows you to inform citizens about the necessity to perform military duty, including via e-mail since it was introduced in violation of the Constitution and regulations of the lower house of Parliament. It follows from the materials presented in the Duma electronic database. The authors of the initiative in early may by the Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on defense and security Viktor Ozerov and other senators. “Because military registration and enlistment offices are the territorial bodies of the Ministry of defence of the Russian Federation, the implementation of the proposed bill provisions, in our opinion, will lead to the necessity of performing a number of organizational and technical measures carried out including through the procurement of goods, works and services for state needs, the cost of which will be covered at the expense of the Federal

Photo: RIA Novosti Moscow urges NATO before it is too late to abandon attempts to build relations with Russia in a spirit of confrontation, said Russian foreign Ministry. “Russian-NATO relations are in the deepest since the end of the cold war crisis. The Alliance unilaterally froze all projects of practical cooperation in areas of shared interest, which were provided by the above-mentioned documents and has made a significant contribution to ensuring European security. Words agreeing with the need to eliminate dividing lines on the continent, the Western countries made a choice in favor of “closed” datacentric security architecture. A continuation of this policy was a long-term course on the political and military “containment of Russia”. Its direct consequence is a growing potential for conflict in the Euro-Atlantic region”, — stated in the message the Ministry of foreign Affairs released on Friday. “The growing negative trends – not Russia’s choice. This

The Syrian foreign Ministry sent a letter to UN demanding to stop the actions of the coalition MOSCOW, may 27 — RIA Novosti. The Syrian foreign Ministry sent letters to the UN security Council, which again called for an end to “illegal actions of the international coalition led by the United States” in the country, reports the Syrian news Agency SANA. According to the Agency, in two letters to the Secretary-General and the President of the UN security Council, the Syrian foreign Ministry condemned Friday’s coalition airstrike in a residential quarter of the city of al-Mayadin in the province of Deir ez-Zor in North-Eastern Syria, which killed 35 civilians. Reportedly, the Syrian foreign Ministry urges the security Council to implement resolutions on the territorial integrity of Syria and to stop the illegal actions of the coalition. The office considers it necessary to note that the coalition’s actions are contrary to

The US sent a third aircraft carrier in the Pacific to deter the DPRK WASHINGTON, may 27 — RIA Novosti. The United States sent to the Pacific a third aircraft carrier group to deter the DPRK, reported Saturday on its website, the company “Voice of America”. According to her “the aircraft carrier Nimitz will join the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson and Ronald Reagan”. We are talking about the Western Pacific ocean. “In time of peace rarely happens that the U.S. Navy placed three aircraft carrier within the region”, — stated in the message. Earlier, the U.S. Navy reported that a group composed of the aircraft carrier Nimitz and warships Kidd and Shoup to be placed in the Pacific ocean for the first time in 2013. She will be stationed in the region since June 1.

Zyuganov was re-elected Chairman of the Communist party MOSCOW, may 27 — RIA Novosti. Gennady Zyuganov was reelected Chairman of the Communist party, told RIA Novosti Secretary of the Central Committee Sergei Obukhov. “The Plenum unanimously on the proposal of the Chairman of the personnel Committee V. S. Romanov was elected Chairman of the Communist Zyuganov,” — said the Agency interlocutor. On Saturday in Moscow hosted the 17th report-election Congress of the Communist party, which was elected a new Central Committee and control Commission.

Photo: RIA Novosti Military preparations of NATO near the borders of Russia and lead to a dangerous arms race. This was stated by the Russian foreign Ministry. “We consider the attempts to bypass Fundamental principles of the act as dangerous and contrary to the genuine interests of the member States of NATO. We see this as the desire of the Alliance to legitimize the military preparations near the borders of Russia, which together with the military activity of individual countries in the block are changing the balance of power in Europe and lead to a dangerous arms race,” — said in the message published on the website of the Russian diplomatic Department. The foreign Ministry noted that the measures taken to strengthen the “Eastern flank” of NATO to increase its military presence and infrastructure in the border regions dilute the provisions of the Basic act, particularly in respect of the