Category: Politics

Photo: RIA Novosti The head of the Duma Committee on information policy Leonid Levin on Friday will report on the meeting of the lower house on the activities of the American media for compliance with the Russian legislation, said the first Vice-speaker of the state Duma Alexander Zhukov. “The meeting of the State Duma will begin with the information of the Committee (information policy) on behalf of the State Duma on the activities of the American media in compliance with U.S. law,” said Zhukov told reporters. 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

Photo: RIA Novosti In Russia in the ranks of the young pioneers consist of more than 300 thousand children. These data led Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist party, state Duma Deputy Yuri Afonin, reports TASS on Thursday, may 18. The MP said that the Communist party has a youth organization — Leninist Communist Union of youth. According to Afonina, he became one of the most energetic and influential youth organizations in the country. First secretaries of regional branches of the Union the Deputy has described as “the Communists of new generation”. Communist party leader Gennady Zyuganov has repeatedly proposed to actively promote the pioneer on the Internet. In 2015, he put forward the idea to create a social network for the pioneers. And in 2013 — to gather a group of “red bloggers” who have engaged in the destruction of the anti-Communist myths and break the “information

Putin has promised to send food to the people of Venezuela Russian President Vladimir Putin during a telephone conversation with President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro has promised to send food for the inhabitants of Latin American countries, which worsened the economic and political crisis, Associated Press reports with reference to the Venezuelan foreign Ministry. According to the Agency, the Russian leader also promised to send to this country a few thousand tons of flour every month. On the website of the Kremlin’s statement on the results of talks between the two leaders about this arrangement says nothing. According to the Agency, such assistance Maduro came at a very difficult moment. Nowadays even the regional authorities of Venezuela have begun to distance themselves from Maduro, urging him to respect the democratic norms. According to the AP flour — one of the rarest commodities in Venezuela, its very hard to find in

Saudi king Salman awarded trump the order of king Abdul Aziz The order is awarded to foreign heads of state for outstanding contribution to strengthening cooperation between the two countries. Barack Obama was also awarded the highest award of the country. KUWAIT city, may 20. /Offset. TASS Pavel Prokofiev/. The king of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdul Aziz al Saud took on Saturday at the Royal Palace “al-Yamama” US President Donald trump and other members of the American delegation. Before the Saudi-American summit, the monarch was awarded the White house, the highest award of the Kingdom — the order of the name of the founder of the ruling dynasty of king Abdulaziz. Footage of the ceremony showed the TV channel Sky News Arabia. The order is awarded to foreign heads of state for outstanding contribution to strengthening cooperation between the two countries. Among the awarded the highest award of the

Pamfilova told about the new voting mechanisms VLADIVOSTOK, may 20 — RIA Novosti. The head of the CEC of Russia, Ella Pamfilova said that the new arrangements for voting in the upcoming elections would eliminate the largest source of violations of early voting. Senators Andrei Klishas and Anatoly Shirokov on 3 March submitted to the state Duma a package of bills aimed at increasing transparency of the elections of the President and other levels of government, liberalization of the approach to the appointment of observers and greater accessibility of polling stations. The bills were adopted in the first reading on 12 April. The second reading of the legislative initiative was substantially modified, in particular, more elaborate voting procedure for the actual location on election day instead of voting with absentee ballots. On Friday, the Duma passed the bill on second reading. “I am very grateful to the deputies that they

Photo: RIA Novosti The bill, which provides for official registration of marriage not only in registry offices, but also conduct marriage registration, will submit to the Duma the first Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on constitutional legislation Elena Mizulina. Mizulina made the decision after reports that the Moscow Department of the registry office has banned the accompanying ceremonies of the wedding within the walls of registry offices live music and other paid services that are provided by private entrepreneurs. As previously wrote “Izvestia”, from may 1, departments the registry office will sound only a music soundtrack. Such restrictions on commercial services in the registry offices of some regions of Russia introduced in 2015. Mizulina said that absolutely wrong such restrictions. “The ban on live music, the rose petals and the traditional glass of champagne – this is the kinks”, — quotes the Senator, “RIA Novosti”. According to her,

Photo: RIA Novosti In the Crimea arrived the delegation of the United States, composed of representatives of the U.S. Center for citizen initiatives. As reported RIA Novosti, among them — the President and founder of the center for Sharon Tennyson. The delegation visited the international children’s center “Artek”. The camp showed the guests what was done in the centre over the past three years and also arranged their meeting with the children of the United States who participate in the fifth shift. Earlier the security Service of Ukraine (SBU) opened a criminal case in connection with the visit of the foreigners of the International economic forum in Yalta, without the consent of Kiev. Crimea became a Russian region after held there in March 2014 a referendum in which the majority of respondents were in favor of reunification with Russia.

Melania trump refused to cover his head before the Saudis US first lady Melania trump during a visit to Saudi Arabia with her husband went public without the prescribed Muslim customs headgear. As the newspaper notes, she followed the example of other influential women of the West, visited the Kingdom, for example, German Chancellor Angela Merkel. About it reports The Independent. As the newspaper notes, she followed the example of other influential women of the West, visited the Kingdom. In meetings with officials of Saudi Arabia without headgear was attended by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister Theresa may. In the same way his wife was accompanied by his wife former US President Barack Obama Michel. The US President Donald trump may 20, arrived in Saudi Arabia is his first foreign visit. During the tour, he plans to visit Israel, Italy, Belgium and the Vatican.

Natalia Poklonskaya proposed to verify the divorces of civil servants on the fictitious The Chairman of the state Duma Commission on control over reliability of data on incomes, about property and obligations of property character represented by deputies Natalia Poklonskaya proposed to study the legislative possibilities for verification of divorces deputies and officials in the fictitious. She spoke about it in an interview with RNS. “I proactively sent the relevant request to the Prosecutor General, interior Minister and Minister of justice, they reported on the problems that we need to resolve in law. Including in part fictitious divorces of civil servants. I sent letters to gave me a vision — how to practice law enforcement work and establish a fictitious divorces officials. Such schemes can be used to transfer property and assets to former spouses, in fact, continuing to live together,” said Poklonski. Poklonskaya said that at present, in legal

Media: military of Venezuela are going to use snipers to deal with the protesters According to the publication El Nuevo Herald, Venezuelan army General Jose Rafael Torrealba Perez was ordered to prepare for the use of snipers to deal with the protesters against the policies of Venezuelan authorities. The newspaper published an audio recording which allegedly recorded the conversation at the meeting of the regional command of Venezuela. It is reported that during the conversation, the military discussed the possible risks when using snipers. Earlier, the military of Venezuela has stated that he does not use firearms against protesters. “We don’t use a lethal weapon. We have in such cases no rifles, pistols or machine guns,” said Venezuelan defense Minister Vladimir lópez. We will remind, the situation in Venezuela deteriorated in late March, after it was actually disbanded the Parliament. Then across the country began a demonstration in which participants