Category: Politics

In Brazil, held a protest demanding the resignation of the President MOSCOW, may 22 — RIA Novosti. Several hundred people in several cities of Brazil staged a demonstration demanding the resignation of President Michel Temer, reports Reuters. According to the Agency, demonstrations were held in several cities, particularly in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. On Friday, may 19, the protests affected more than ten cities in the country. The most extensive took place in Rio da Janeiro, Sao Paulo and the capital Brasilia. So, in Rio de Janeiro took to the streets of more than 2 thousand protesters. Brazil’s Supreme court has approved an investigation against the head of state Michel Temer in connection with the request of one of the deputies after the published portal Globo audio. During the meeting, Temer allegedly gives the order to pay more than 630 thousand dollars of eks-the head of the chamber

North Korea called a successful test of a ballistic missile medium-range MOSCOW, may 22 — RIA Novosti. The DPRK announced the successful launch of a ballistic medium-range missiles, reports South Korean Yonhap news Agency on Monday. According to the Agency, we are talking about the launch of the “Puchiko-2”. DPRK leader Kim Jong-UN personally supervised the launch. He “approved the serial production of these missiles,” the Agency added. On Sunday the South Korean military said that North Korea carried out a launch of a ballistic missile from the West coast of Pukchon the province’s toll. According to estimates by the South Korean military, medium-range missile belonged to the type “Puchiko-2” and flew about 500 kilometers. She fell in the sea of Japan 350 km off the East coast of the Korean Peninsula, outside of the exclusive economic zone of Japan.

Photo: RIA Novosti The first flight, which will connect Japan and the Russian Kuril Islands, will be held on Sunday 18 June, Kyodo news Agency reported, citing government sources. The question about the beginning of flights between Northern Japan and southern Kuril Islands was discussed during the meeting, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin in late April. Still, there was only sea route to visit the former Japanese inhabitants of the four southern Kuril Islands of Kunashir, Iturup, Shikotan and Habomai. To expand exchanges and facilitate visits to the graves of former residents of the Islands was proposed by air. Facilitate the visit by the Japanese South Kuril Islands, as well as the possibility of starting joint economic activities were included in the agenda during Putin’s visit to Japan in December last year. Then it was 80 signed documents on economic cooperation, a further 20 documents signed

Photo: © Fotolia / fantom_rd Ukrainian users will not be punished for bypassing blocking Russian social networks, said the head of the information security apparatus of the national security and defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine Valentin Petrov. Previously, the company Mail.Ru Group, which owns the social network “Vkontakte” and “Classmates”, and sent to the Ukrainian users instructions on how to use its services to bypass the lock access. “We are not concerned with the content, and even if some users, and now many of the recipes came how to get around (barring ed.), please use. Users will in no way be punished for it,” said Petrov in the Ukrainian TV channel “1+1” Thursday night. He also noted that one of the arguments blocking Russian sites is the need to ensure security of user data. “The data that are passed to the Russian service, according to the Russian legislation, are stored

Photo: © AP Photo / Alex Brandon The Washington Post spoke Thursday with the statement that the head of the Republican faction in Congress Kevin McCarthy suggested in a private conversation, if the then presidential candidate Donald Trump pay of the Russian government. Evidence of the authenticity of the record by the defendants, the publication is not given. The newspaper published the text that is alleged to be a transcript of the record from June 15, 2016, at which, presumably, McCarthy said: “I Think (Russian President Vladimir) Putin pays for two people — Rorabacher and the Tramp”. Dana Rohrabacher — Congressman from California, who, like trump, has previously advocated cooperation with Russia on counter-terrorism. According to the newspaper, then on tape allegedly heard the voice of the speaker of the house of representatives Paul Ryan: “This is off the record”. “No leaks, all right? So we know that we’re a

© Sergey Skates/TASS MOSCOW, may 21. /TASS/. Critical information infrastructure was ready to repel hacker attacks virus WannaCry, so serious damage from it was avoided. About it in interview to the newspaper “Kommersant” said Deputy Secretary of security Council of Russia Oleg Temples.

Photo: RIA Novosti The impact of the coalition Pro-government forces SAR are a continuation of the destructive line of Washington and complicate the process of negotiations on the Syrian settlement, said the head of the Duma Committee on international Affairs Leonid Slutsky. Earlier, a Pentagon spokesman told RIA Novosti that the coalition headed by the USA attacked a Syrian Pro-government forces near Al-TANF within the specified zone, de-escalation. According to him, “the commander on the ground felt that these forces pose a threat to coalition forces”. “The new US attack on government forces in Syria is a continuation of the destructive policy pursued by Washington, which began with a provocation in Idlib and attack Syrian airbase in HOMS province. Of course, such actions speak about the unpredictability of the American partners, which, of course, complicates the negotiating process on the Syrian settlement, including the agreement on the full resumption of

Photo: © AP Photo / Pavel Golovkin Alexei Navalny said on its Internet site that is ready to take part in the debate with the Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov after his video message, in which the businessman has denied the charges, Navalny in his address. Comment Usmanov RIA Novosti has not yet. Previously, the TV channel “Rain” addressed to Usmanov and Bulk with the invitation to meet on debate TV channel live. Usmanov on Thursday, the first day of the trial on the claim against Navalny, published a video message on the social network “Vkontakte”, in which he responded to the accusations, including the allegations about the transfer of land with the mansion Fund allegedly controlled by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. The businessman also denied that allegations of failure to pay them taxes in Russia: “this year I declared that only 2.7 billion rubles in taxes, and for ten years

In the Kremlin declined to comment on reports of Putin’s visit to France Moscow. May 21. INTERFAX.RU — the Kremlin does not comment on media reports about the forthcoming may 29, the visit to France of Russian President Vladimir Putin, but promise that you will promptly notify if it becomes available. “We will promptly make an announcement,” — said the press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov on Sunday, “Interfax”. Previously, “Kommersant” reported with reference to sources in Paris and Moscow, that Vladimir Putin may 29, will cause an unscheduled visit to France, which will allow him to personally meet with the new President of France Emmanuel Macron. The reason for the visit will be the opening of the Versailles exhibition dedicated to Peter I, but, according to sources, the agenda of the visit to go beyond this and “will be rich”. The exhibition in Versailles is dedicated to the

Peter will help Vladimir Putin to meet Emmanuel Macron The Russian President flies to France for a surprise visit. As it became known “” from informed sources in Paris and Moscow, may 29 held an unscheduled visit to France of Russian President Vladimir Putin. This will give him the opportunity to meet Emmanuel Macron, the new leader of the country, considered one of Russia’s main partners in the EU. According to sources, “Kommersant”, the reason for the visit is the opening at Versailles, the residence of the French kings, the exhibition dedicated to Peter the great. However, as told “Kommersant” a senior source in the Kremlin, “the agenda of the visit will be rich” and hardly confined to the ceremony in Versailles. According to the interlocutor of “Kommersant” in Paris, “it is hard to imagine that Mr. Putin would have gone into France, without the approval of that meet and