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Leonid Levin © Sergei Savostyanov/TASS MOSCOW, may 19. /TASS/. The state Duma discussed on Friday the report on the activities in Russia of the American media and came to the conclusion that they are making attempts to interfere in the internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. To explore this question at Okhotny Ryad invited the head of the FSB Alexander Bortnikov, the parliamentarians also intend to establish a special Commission to investigate the facts of such interference. The Levin Report At the beginning of the plenary meeting the head of the Duma Committee on information policy, information technologies and communications Leonid Levin presented a report on the activities of Russian American media for compliance with the Russian legislation.

Sergei Lavrov © Alexander Shcherbak/TASS NICOSIA, may 19. /TASS/. The impact of the U.S. air force on the positions of Pro-government forces in Syria is illegitimate and illegal, regardless of what was the cause. This was stated by Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov.

Lavrov: impact of the U.S. air force on the positions of Pro-government forces of Syria is illegal NICOSIA, may 19. /TASS/. The impact of the U.S. air force on the positions of Pro-government forces in Syria is illegitimate and illegal, regardless of what was the cause. This was stated by Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov. “The blow to the Pro-government forces in Syria was justified by the us command that these government forces were a threat to the opposition, which cooperates with the coalition led by the American side,” — said the Minister. “Whatever the reason, the US command made the decision that the strike is illegitimate, illegal, — said Lavrov. — This is another flagrant violation of the Syrian sovereignty”. The Minister also added that he had no information about the fact that Washington had warned Moscow before striking. The struggle against Assad According to Lavrov,

The lawyer said that Assange will try to get asylum in France PARIS, may 19 — RIA Novosti, Victoria Ivanova. The lawyer of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange Juan Branco (Branco Juan) said that his client will seek asylum in France after the cessation of the Swedish prosecution authority investigation in the rape case on Friday, reports the portal France Info. “He (Assange) will try to ask France to make such a gesture and to provide shelter in order to protect themselves from prosecution by the US against him”, — quotes the portal words Branco. The human rights activist notes that “France will be responsible for the solution” for asylum for his client. On Friday it became known that the Swedish prosecution authority discontinued the investigation into Assange, suspected of rape in 2010. London police issued a statement in which he warned that if Assange leaves the Embassy, he gets arrested

The state Duma has corrected the date of presidential elections in 2018 The amendments give the opportunity to appoint the next presidential elections on March 18. Moscow. May 19. INTERFAX.RU — the state Duma meeting on Friday adopted in the second reading the package of draft laws on cancellation of absentee ballots in elections and in the law “On elections of the President of the Russian Federation”. Package installs the possibility of voting at the request of the voter, it will affect those citizens who on voting day will be absent at the place of registration. The amendments define that the voter, who will be in day of voting outside the place of residence, may submit to the election Commission statement on inclusion in the voters list at the place of location in the manner prescribed by the CEC. Meanwhile, the amendment to the law on presidential elections States that

Photo: EPA German Chancellor Angela Merkel met in Berlin on Wednesday a meeting with representatives of the 2.5-million-strong Russian Diaspora in Germany. This was reported on the official Internet page of the head of government of Germany. “In the afternoon, Federal Chancellor has taken in the building of the Federal Chancellery representatives of the Russian Germans. The conversation touched on topical issues of the present time”, – said in a statement. The new format of the dialogue Earlier official representative of the Cabinet of Germany Steffen Seibert, addressing the meeting of Merkel with the Russian Germans, said that “at the level of the Chancellor, such meetings in previous years were not carried out”. He recalled that in decades to Germany from countries of the former USSR arrived approximately 2.4 million people. “This is a significant group within the population of Germany. You need to talk to them about what they

Anton Belyakov Photo: Maxim Blinov / RIA Novosti In the state Duma the bill expanding the right of Russians to self-defence. The author of the initiative, the Federation Council member Anton Belyakov offers to punish the citizens for causing harm to the health of the hackers who illegally broke into their home. The same principle “My house — my fortress” is available in the United States and several other countries, and the Senator is convinced that this practice should be extended in Russia. This will allow law-abiding citizens not to fear of criminal prosecution, even if they have to kill the intruder. “Ribbon.ru” interviewed Belyakov about whether or not to allow the Russians to protect themselves and their property at any price and what will come of this. “Ribbon.ru”: at what point, according to your suggestions, citizens can what is called “shoot to kill”? Belyakov: I believe that any such

The head of the FSB Alexander Bortnikov © Alexei Nikolsky/press service of the Russian President/TASS MOSCOW, may 19. /TASS/. The state Duma will invite the head of the FSB Alexander Bortnikov to discuss the issue of U.S. interference in the Affairs of the Russian Federation, including the activities of Russian media. This was stated by the speaker Vyacheslav Volodin. “Dear colleagues, if you don’t mind, we will send the invitation to the FSB Director to speak in the Duma, will hold closed hearings on the issue,” – said the speaker. “It would be possible to do it in June or July, will be prepared”, – he said. The head of the Committee on information policy Leonid Levin told MPs on the results of auditing of the Russian editions of the radio “Voice of America” and “Radio Liberty”, as well as their potential impact on elections in Russia. During the discussion,

The participation of Putin in the presidential elections of 2018 are waiting 80% of Russians If he doesn’t nominate a candidate, 46% of the population will be dissatisfied. Moscow. May 19. INTERFAX.RU — the Majority of Russians (80%) expect that the current Russian President Vladimir Putin will participate in the presidential elections in 2018, according to Fund “Public opinion”. One in ten (9%) thinks it will not happen. Undecided 12% of respondents, may 13-14, conducted among 1,500 respondents in 104 settlements of the 53 subjects of the Russian Federation. If Putin said that he would not run for President in 2018, the majority of Russians would take it negatively (46%) or no particular emotion (35%). Positively this decision would be 14% of respondents. According to sociologists, the share of Russians who believe that Putin is coping with presidential duties better than during the first two terms of tenure (42% vs.

Olga Vasilyeva Photo: RIA Novosti The head of the Ministry of education and science of Russia Olga Vasilyeva called to work with youth, which is “against all bad”, to give her “the good.” About it on Wednesday, 17 may, said the Board of the Federal Agency for youth Affairs, reports “Interfax”. According to her, at all times, young people tend to protest against something. “Now the protests there are, just as they were in 1862 (the excitement of students, which led to the closure of the St. Petersburg University — approx. “Of the tape.ru”). Protest with these guys who act “against the bad — for all the good” we also need to have to work,” she said. According to Vasilyeva, the government should pay attention to this issue. “We need to offer the best to their self-organization”, she added.