Category: Politics

Photo: pastvu.com The party “Communists of Russia” has proposed to reconstruct the monument in Moscow Pavlik Morozov, who stood on Krasnaya Presnya. On Friday, may 19, RIA Novosti reported the press service of the organization. The corresponding request to the Metropolitan mayor has written to the Chairman of the party Maxim suraykin. Members of the “Communists of Russia” timed his call to the 95th anniversary of the pioneer organization, which is celebrated on 19 may. The monument to Pavlik Morozov appeared in a children’s Park dedicated to him on Krasnaya Presnya in 1948, and in 1991 it was demolished. Such monuments existed or continue to exist in many cities, including Simferopol and Chelyabinsk, the boy’s name was called, the streets and institutions, the image of the pioneer was often used in Soviet film, literature and art. Pavlik’s famous because he acted in court against her father, confirming her mother that

Media: China has asked the United States to give him 100 days to exert pressure on North Korea The Chinese side, in particular, pointed to the possibility of imposing restrictions on remittances and on oil supplies to the DPRK. TOKYO, may 22. /Offset. TASS Vasily Golovnin/. Chinese President XI Jinping at the meeting with the President of the United States Donald trump in early April, asked Washington for 100 days not to take tough unilateral action against North Korea. During this time, Beijing promised their funds to achieve policy changes in Pyongyang, reports Japanese newspaper the Asahi, citing Japanese and us sources. At the meeting with the Chinese President at the trump, according to them, reminded that 90% of foreign trade of the DPRK comes from China. This gives the Beijing, according to the Washington powerful leverage over Pyongyang. If they are not used, advised the trump, the United States

Photo: RIA Novosti Russia is never limited and it is not going to restrict any media in the country, but they are obliged to comply with Russian legislation, said at a meeting of the state Duma the head of the Committee on information policy Leonid Levin. On Friday, the head of the Committee, introduced the report on the meeting of the chamber on the activities of the American media for compliance with the Russian legislation. “The position not only my person, but in General in our country, this is not just the President saying that we do not limit the work of the media. Freedom of speech under the Constitution is sacred. We are talking about the fact that the media, not only Russian but also foreign, operating in our territory, must comply with Russian law,” said Levin, responding to a question by Vice-speaker of the state Duma Olga Epifanova

Photo: RIA Novosti The U.S. government actively engaged in propaganda under the guise of journalism and trying to influence the election results in Russia, said the head of the Duma Committee on information policy Leonid Levin. Earlier, the state Duma instructed the Committee on information policy to organize a test of the American media — “Radio Liberty”, “Voice of America”, CNN — compliance of their activities with the Russian legislation. With the corresponding initiative was made by the Deputy of the state Duma Konstantin Zatulin (EP). The state Duma Committee on information policy held an expanded meeting with the participation of experts on this issue. Levin, speaking with a report at the plenary session of the state Duma, said Zatulin at the enlarged meeting of the Committee noted that the initiative is directly linked to U.S. attempts at the legislative level to limit the work of Russian media, Russia Today

Photo: RIA Novosti Acting head of Udmurtia Alexander Brechalov decided to participate in elections of the head of the region, which will be held this fall. He said this to journalists on Friday, may 19, reports “Interfax”. Brechalov added that can be run from the “United Russia”. “If our colleagues [from the EP] on the political Council so decide, is willing to cooperate in this matter with the party,” he said. May 18 published an interview in which Brechalov called the optimization of the number of officials in Udmurtia, one of the main tasks for the near future. Among the priorities he has also provided quality work with references of citizens. On 4 April the President of Russia Vladimir Putin has appointed Brechalov, the acting head of the Udmurt Republic. His predecessor, Alexander Soloviev, a suspect of bribery, was removed from office in connection with loss of trust. Alexander Brechalov

Photo: RIA Novosti The Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Vitaly Milonov has submitted to Parliament a bill on the punishment for illegal magical activity. The document is not yet available in the database, however, on its own initiative, the politician told RIA “news”. According to Milonov, the penal code will need to be supplemented by article 235.2. Now 235 of the criminal code punishes “unlawful exercise of medical or pharmaceutical activity.” Thus, Milonov offers considered “occult services” medical practice and punish “illegal occupation of traditional medicine by a person not granted the permission specified by the law and the exercise of occult and magical activities, if these acts entailed by negligence the infliction of harm to human health or damage to property in the large size the penalty to 120 thousand roubles or restriction of freedom for up to three years, compulsory labor, or imprisonment for

Photo: TASS The head of Sberbank German Gref in an interview with CNBC talked about their views on relations between Russia and the United States, accusing the latter in “paranoia”. According to the banker, quoted by RBC that “the situation is very complicated. We see that there is a paranoid attitude to Russia and to any contacts with Russia — real or imagined”. On the issue of Gref meetings with the President of the United States Donald trump banker noted that “it’s just paranoia to assume that such contacts can lead to some political consequences.” We will remind that on Thursday at the Reuters website published an article, according to which during the presidential race of the US team members trump 18 times contacted representatives of the Kremlin. The alleged contacts were made through the Russian Ambassador in Washington Sergey Kislyak, and Kuma Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian politician Viktor Medvedchuk. Medvedchuk

Photo: RIA Novosti The deputies from all four Duma factions in the Duma introduced amendments to the bill of the renovation of the Russian capital. Note that the speaker of the lower house of Parliament, Vyacheslav Volodin held a meeting with representatives of all factions on the subject of the amendment. Volodin told “Vedomosti” that the new amendments guarantee the residents of demolished five-story building right to challenge in court the decision to participate in the home renovation programme. Also Muscovites will be able to apply to the court for the issue of the size envisaged for them compensation. In addition, as stressed by Volodin, apartments for substitution will be provided to residents of homes exclusively in the areas of current residence. For a decision on the demolition of the house need to is made of 2/3 of its residents, said the speaker of the state Duma.

Photo: Peter hultquist © EPA/VALDA KALNINA The Minister of defence of Sweden Peter Hultqvist during a meeting with Pentagon chief James Mattis has called Russia the main challenge to European security. “Today we will talk about common challenges. From my point of view, Russia is the main challenge. Russia has challenged the European security model. She has a destabilizing effect in Northern Europe and behind its limits” — quoted by TASS Hultqvist. In his opinion, an example of “Russian aggression” is the situation in Ukraine. In January, Prime Minister Stefan lofven announced his country’s desire to détente in the relations with Russia.