Category: Politics

Trump administration has requested $25 million to protect the Trump Tower WASHINGTON, may 24 — RIA Novosti. The administration of U.S. President Donald trump will ask Congress to approve additional spending in the amount of 25 million to hire additional agents and the protection of the Trump Tower in new York, reports Reuters with reference to documents in the draft budget of the United States in 2018. In December last year, the mayor of the city of new York bill de Blasio has asked the US Federal government provide $ 35 million to ensure the safety of the elected President of Donald trump and his family, living in the city. Money, in particular, had to go to address the additional needs of the NYPD. In addition, the mayor is expected to meet with representatives of the Ministry of Finance and the US Congress on this issue. Earlier, the Independent newspaper

Brazilian authorities will bring the army to guard government buildings According to the Minister of defence of the country, in the working residence of the President and the foreign Ministry are already in the military. RIO DE JANEIRO, may 24. /Offset. TASS Darya Yuryeva/. Brazilian authorities will draw the army to protect government buildings after protesters set fire to the Ministry of agriculture in the country’s capital. This was announced at a press conference by the defense Minister of the South American country Raul, Jungmann. Manifestantes ateiam fogo no prédio do Ministério da Agricultura https://t.co/Bcez3NvTfT #OcupaBrasilia pic.twitter.com/BjuGV7IT6I — Correio Braziliense (@correio) may 24, 2017 The fire in the Ministry of agriculture #BREAKING #Brazil #Brasilia Protests against President Temer have turned violent, tear gas fired. pic.twitter.com/Agte6NM7uy — Genvisec Infomap (@GenvisecInfomap) may 24, 2017 The protests in Brazil “Here, in the Planalto Palace (the official residence of the President — approx. TASS),

John Kerry advised the American students to learn Russian language Such a recommendation, the former Secretary of state gave to students at Harvard, to enable them “to exert real influence” on the government of their country. WASHINGTON, may 24 — RIA Novosti. Former U.S. Secretary of state John Kerry advised the American students to learn Russian language. The publication Politico has published excerpts from the speech of a diplomat, where he is expected to speak Wednesday night before the students of the Kennedy school of government at Harvard University. I am often asked what is the secret in order to exert real influence on the government. I would say that the current administration in the White house need to purchase a textbook and teach russkije, Carriex-U.S. Secretary of state Earlier it became known that fighters of special forces of the national guard of the United States, according to the Pentagon

Photo: EPA In the Kremlin began meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Filipino colleagues Rodrigo Duterte, the correspondent of RIA Novosti. The talks were expected to pass on Thursday, however, as previously reported by RIA Novosti press-Secretary of Russian leader Dmitry Peskov, due to the fact that the head of the Philippines changed circumstances, the meeting decided the story Tuesday night at Putin’s return from Krasnodar. In the talks the leaders of Russia and the Philippines, which are held in the Executive office of the 1st building of the Kremlin also attended by the foreign Minister of Russia Sergei Lavrov, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov, the Minister of economic development of Russia Maxim Oreshkin, head of the foreign Ministry of the Philippines Alan Peter Cayetano, the defense Minister of Philippines, del Lawrence, special assistant to Philippine President Christopher Lawrence.

Photo: RIA Novosti The investigative Committee of Russia offers to provide investigators and investigators-criminologists deferment of military service to 27 years, a draft Federal law published on Tuesday on the portal of projects of normative acts. “The draft Federal law “On amendments to the Federal law “On military duty and military service” provides for the inclusion of employees of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation in the list of Russian citizens, which, under certain conditions, the delay from an appeal on military service”, – stated in the published explanatory Memorandum to the bill. As explained in SK, the delay will be an additional guarantee for the formation of qualified personnel reserve. The bill also States that the system of dismissal of employees of SK in connection with the conscription adversely affect the activities of the Department. In SK consider that a deferment from the army investigators will not lead

A direct line to the President will be held after the Day of Russia Traditional direct line with President could be held on June 15, told RBC sources. This year it will be held two months later than usual. Annual straight line is the President is scheduled for June 15, told RBC two sources close to the Kremlin, a source at one of the Federal channels, the source familiar with the progress of the organization of the event, and confirmed the Federal official. According to sources RBC, the 15th of June today is the main. Press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov told RBC that he could neither confirm nor deny this date. Preparation has been underway for a few weeks; in particular, there is a selection of citizens who will be invited to the Studio, where the President will answer questions, said two people close to the Kremlin. A

Tillerson: the return of Russia in the G7 depends on the implementation of the Minsk agreements WASHINGTON, may 24 — RIA Novosti. Washington still considers the implementation of the Minsk agreements on Ukraine as a condition of returning of Russia in the G7, said the U.S. Secretary Rex Tillerson. The G7 summit will be held 26-27 may in the Italian city of Taormina in Sicily. “They (Russia) have been excluded from the Group in connection with the situation in Ukraine, so to attach (to G7) again, they should resolve the situation in Ukraine. And we quite clearly gave them to understand what it means. This means progress in the implementation of the Minsk agreements and restoring the sovereignty of Ukraine,” he told reporters. Relations between Russia and the West deteriorated in connection with the situation in Crimea and Ukraine. The forum of economically developed Nations since 1998, was “the eight”,

Photo: RIA Novosti The state Department budget for 2018 is aimed at “opposition of the hostile influence of Russia” in Europe. This statement was made by the Director of the office for the allocation of resources to the aid of the US state Department Hari Sestri, reports TASS. “This budget will allow us to resist the aggression and the hostile influence of Russia in Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia and strengthen national security and protect economic interests of the US in the region,” said Sestri. Sestri added that the budgeted funds will allow US to confront the banned terrorist organization “Islamic state”. In 2018, US $ 24 million would reduce the funding allocated for work with the countries of Europe and Eurasia. The total expenditure of the Department in this area will amount to 470 million 572 thousand. The document notes that the state Department will continue to insist on

Photo: RIA Novosti The Russian economy is ripe for reduce mortgage rates to 6-7 percent per annum, said the Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev at a meeting with Samara region Governor Nikolai Merkushin. Transcript of the meeting published on Tuesday, may 23, on the government website. Medvedev noted that the decline in mortgage rates is “question Bank”, and the government expects that the rate will be reduced proportionate to the reduction in key rates by the Central Bank. “We have to go (a task we have set for ourselves) on loan rate of 6-7 percent across the country. Macroeconomic conditions in General have matured,” — said Medvedev. The Governor, in turn, informed the Prime Minister that in the Samara region, 70 percent of the acquired property is bought in the mortgage. The level of interest rates, according to Merkushkin, is still around 11 percent per annum. As noted by