Category: Politics

Department of state: U.S. “at the highest levels” raised the issue of riots involving the protection of Erdogan WASHINGTON, may 19. /Offset. TASS Anatoly Bochinin/. The United States expressed concern over the Turkish side in connection with the actions of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who on Tuesday during his visit to Washington led to clashes. About it the correspondent of TASS said the representative of us state Department. “The behavior of members of the Turkish security service earlier this week has caused deep concern. The state Department expressed its concern about these events at the highest levels. A thorough investigation that will allow us to bring the perpetrators to justice, is of the greatest importance,” — said the diplomat. He said that the foreign Ministry “is working closely” with the authorities of the capital. In addition, the state Department confirmed that last Wednesday the Turkish Ambassador to the US

The rating of trump fell to a record low since the inauguration WASHINGTON, may 19 — RIA Novosti. The approval rating of US President Donald trump fell this week to the lowest level since the inauguration on January 20, according to a poll by Reuters/Ipsos. If the inauguration of the trump was supported by 46% of respondents (not supported 44%), according to a survey published on Friday, now approve of the President, only 38% approve of 56.2% (5.8% of respondents have “mixed feelings”). The study authors noted that the main reason for the downgrade was a decline in the popularity of trump among his party. If last week’s activity of the head of state did not approve 16% of Republicans, now they are 23%. This week the President of the United States once again became the object of a massive information attack by the major media and politicians. First came

Photo: RIA Novosti Possible sanctions against Russia from the United States “for the support of the Syrian authorities” continue the line of Washington: the fight against Assad more important than the fight against terror, said the head of the international Committee of the Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev. The house of representatives of U.S. Congress passed on Wednesday a bill providing for sanctions for their support of the Syrian authorities. The rationale for the introduction of sanctions in document declared about numerous violations of human rights by the Syrian authorities headed by President Bashar al-Assad. Only the text of the bill referred 47 persons who, in the opinion of Congress, are responsible for human rights violations in Syria. “New sanctions against Russia and Iran “for supporting the Assad regime” in Syria, which is referred to in the bill approved by the house of representatives of the U.S. Congress, continue the same

Photo: RIA Novosti The Federation Council speaker Valentina Matviyenko, speaking about a possible tightening of legislation after explosion of household gas in an apartment building in Volgograd, stated that at first it is necessary to wait for the results of the investigation, and noticed that no country in the world has not yet invented, how the law is to prescribe measures to combat stupidity. On Wednesday, the head of the Duma Committee on security and combating corruption Vasily Piskarev has declared that intends to work with colleagues to review the legislation and investigate whether it is necessary to toughen control over safety of operation of gas equipment in residential houses in the cases of explosion of household gas. “No single law in the world has come up with measures against the bungling, the ugliness that doing certain contractors and other organizations, in flagrant violation of rules, laws, safety. Let’s wait

Photo: RIA Novosti Washington never informed Moscow about the cyber attacks that supposedly are made from Russia, the current Russian-American mechanism for combating cybercrime, the U.S. has never applied in practice, said in an interview with Spanish newspaper ABC, the official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova. “With the Americans we have a joint mechanism to combat cyber crime, which they have never applied”, — said Zakharov. According to her, Russia is subjected to cyberattacks in the same degree, and even more than the rest of the country. “For many years, cybercrime is a real threat, and we have made important steps (in the fight with them – ed.). Several years ago we proposed an international agreement in the field of information security, and was appointed special representative of the President of Russia in this region. Third – our goal was to conclude bilateral arrangements in respect of crimes

New York Times: trump called Komi “psycho” and “crazy fool” WASHINGTON, may 19 — RIA Novosti. The President of the United States Donald trump admitted at a meeting with foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that he felt strong pressure from the FBI and its former Director James Komi, Russia, the former official trump has described as a “psycho” and “crazy jerk,” the notes from the meeting of the two leaders in Washington, which could see the New York Times. “I just fired the Director of the FBI. He was crazy, and crazy jerk… I was faced with strong pressure from Russia. But it’s over,” the newspaper quoted trump. This is not the first leak from the meeting trump and Lavrov. On Monday, the Washington Post, citing anonymous sources among current and former American officials said that trump during a meeting with Lavrov announced some information, which “put at risk a critical

The head of staff of Russia and the USA have discussed the incident with the air strike in Syria The Chairman of the joint chiefs of staff of the Armed forces of the United States Joseph Dunford assured Russia that a strike on Syria will not be repeated if there is no threat to American forces. As reported RIA Novosti, he said at a press conference in Washington. “Our commanders on the ground felt that there were at that moment under threat,” — said the General. In this regard, they considered that the rules of hostilities allowed them to strike, he added. Dunford said the U.S. side has resumed its dialogue with Russia. “Now carry on conversations at all levels, in order not to repeat such incidents in the future. Last night, I pledged that this will not happen again, if there is no threat to our forces,” he said.

Photo: RIA Novosti Plenipotentiary representative of Russian President in the Siberian Federal district Sergey Menyailo went to Tungokochenskogo in the TRANS-Baikal region, where in the mine the miners declared a strike over unpaid wages, reports RIA “Novosti” with reference to the Siberian district information center. “Sergei Menyailo, who was on a working trip in the Republic of Buryatia, urgently left the city of Ulan-Ude in Tungokochenskogo district in Zabaykalsky Krai. To use air transport is impossible due to the difficult weather conditions”, – is spoken in the message. According to the apparatus Menyailo, may 18 at the mine South-West, OOO “Darasunskiy Rudnik” 81 the company’s employee refused to leave the mine due to the fact that, according to preliminary data, to date they are not paid wages for April. The investigative Committee of Russia began checking the information on unpaid wages of the miners in the settlement of Vershino-Darasunskiy. “Currently,

Photo: RIA Novosti The development of regional cooperation with European countries helps not only to improve the standard of living in Russian regions, but also to establish good neighborly relations with neighboring States. This direction is the more valuable that EU sanctions did not touch the projects of cross-border cooperation, said at the opening of the III forum of the border regions in Pskov, the speaker of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko. “The expansion and deepening of cooperation with European colleagues is one of the leading and the constant priorities of Russia,” she said. According to the Senator, the CBC program “does not solve the most pressing problems of border territories, but also to establish mutually beneficial cooperation and good neighborly relations with our European partners.” “I want to emphasize that despite the complicated foreign policy situation, cross-border cooperation remains one of the few unaffected areas of practical cooperation between