Category: Politics

Photo: RIA Novosti The Federal security service (FSB) received the right to confiscate land and homes. The corresponding decree was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The document is published on the official Internet portal of legal information. According to the decree, the property may be seized for state needs. Resolution on the appropriation of land, the FSB has requested in 2016. Request the Agency explained the need to create exclusion zones to ensure the safety of the country. In February 2017 the right to withdraw land for state needs, the Agency has received.

Photo: RIA Novosti Deputy Minister of the Russian Federation Alexei Volin said that the ban of the popular Russian social networks and online services on the territory of Ukraine impossible and will only lead to the education of legal nihilism in the country, users will bypass the lock. President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko on Tuesday approved the NSDC decision on the extension and expansion of the list of natural and legal persons of the Russian Federation, in respect of which the sanctions. The extended list included 1228 physical and legal entities. 468 In particular, the sanctions include a ban on the provision by service providers on access to resources and services “Yandex” and Mail.ru including to the social networks “Vkontakte” and “Classmates”. “This is a wonderful example of emotional, but completely unrealistic solutions. Because if you have resources that have sustained an audience of millions, it is quite clear that

Press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov © Mikhail Metzel/TASS SOCHI, may 17. /TASS/. The Kremlin does not intend to interfere in the implementation of the project of renovation of the housing stock in Moscow, despite the different opinions around this program. The journalists said the press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov. “It’s not a question of the Kremlin’s agenda,” he said. “It’s city business”, – said Peskov. He also said that Moscow authorities readily accept criticism of the capital’s residents about the renovation program.

In France formed a new government Moscow. May 17. INTERFAX.RU — In France, called the new government that will work with the country’s President, Emmanuel Macron. Jean-Yves Le Drian, who led the last French defense Ministry, newly-appointed foreign Minister, announced on Wednesday in the French government. The post of Minister of defence of the country is Sylvie Gular. The Paris media are reminded that Gular spoke earlier in support of the motion of the President of France Emmanuel Makron “Forward”, it is the MEP that represents the party “Democratic movement”. The new economy Minister of France, becomes the Deputy Natssobraniya from the party “the Republicans” Bruno Le Mayor. He was a former French state Secretary for European Affairs, Minister for agriculture, food, fisheries and territorial planning. Minister of justice of France declared françois Bayrou, the leader of centrist party “Democratic movement”. The Ministry of agriculture will be headed by Jacques

The EU changed the legislation to grant Ukraine visa-free regime BRUSSELS, may 17 — RIA Novosti. The President of the European Parliament Antonio Tajani and the Minister of the presidency in the EU Council of Malta Carmelo Abela signed a document on amendments to the legislation of the European Union to grant visa-free travel to citizens of Ukraine, follows from the live broadcast from Strasbourg. Tajani and Abel on the sidelines of the plenary session of the EP signed under the Regulations of the EU Council and the European Parliament, which amends the Regulation on the visa list as of March 15, 2001. Thus, Ukraine is transferred from the list of countries whose citizens must have visas when crossing the external borders of the Schengen area, to the list of States whose citizens are exempt from this requirement. The ceremony was attended by President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko. After the

Putin called “schizophrenia” accusations trump in transfer of secrets Vladimir Putin has called “political schizophrenia” accusations against the President of the United States Donald trump is that he gave secret information during a meeting with Russian diplomats on may 10, and jokingly promised to make the foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Lavrov, the reprimand. The President of Russia Vladimir Putin called “political schizophrenia” accusations against the President of the United States Donald trump is that he gave secret information during a meeting with the Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov and Russia’s Ambassador to the U.S. Sergei Kislyak, Interfax reports. “We see that in the United States develops the political schizophrenia, anything else I can’t explain the charges of the incumbent President that he Lavrov issued any secrets” — said the Russian President during a press conference after talks with Prime Minister of Italy Paolo Gentiloni. The Russian

Photo: RIA Novosti The new Ukrainian sanctions list, which including includes the Crimean sanatoria and tourist facilities will be the additional advertising and contribution to the development of sanatorium-resort complex of the Republic, said the head of Committee of the Crimean Parliament on health-resort complex and tourism Alexey Chernyak. President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko on Tuesday approved the NSDC decision on the extension and expansion of the list of natural and legal persons of the Russian Federation, in respect of which the sanctions. The extended list included 1228 physical and legal entities. 468 In particular, Ukraine has imposed sanctions against a number of Russian media in the country have also banned access to social networks “Vkontakte” and “Classmates”. In addition, restrictive measures were imposed on the companies “Yandex” and “Kaspersky Lab”. In the list including a number of Crimean sanatoriums, children’s health, the Crimean railway, airport, Simferopol, Kerch ferry, the

Photo: RIA Novosti In Ukraine erected memorial to servicemen who took part in the so-called anti-terrorist operation (ATO). The complex will be called “Russia’s Aggression”. This statement was made by the main artist of the Museum of history of Ukraine in the Second world war Anatoly Gaydamak. His words, reports the portal “News”. “It is not just a memorial, but a memorial complex called “Russia’s Aggression”. Name is approved, but while working,” said Gaydamak. The memorial complex will be built in the Pechersk hills near the Upper Moscow gates of the old Pechersk fortress, where the sculpture of the Motherland. Gaydamak added that the site of the memorial will not be figures, pedestals and monuments “in the common term”, but will use symbols and allegories. The conflict in East Ukraine began in spring 2014, after the inhabitants of Donetsk and Lugansk regions refused to recognize the legitimacy of the coup

Photo: RIA Novosti MOSCOW, may 16 — RIA Novosti. Federal operational headquarters under the leadership of the head of the FSB Alexander Bortnikov discussed the prevention of attacks on the energy bridge, the gas pipeline and transport the transition from Kuban to the Crimea, said on Tuesday the national anti-terrorist Committee (NAC). “The meeting discussed the planning for the use of forces and means … to prevent terrorist acts on the created and created by the construction of the power bridge, pipeline and transport transition “Krasnodar region-Crimea”,” — said in a release. The meeting was attended by the leadership of the FSB, NAC, heads of operational headquarters in the Krasnodar region, the Crimea, Sevastopol and other senior officials. Other details in the message are not specified. In November 2015, the Crimea was completely disconnected due to the explosion of radical towers that come from the Ukraine. In the Crimea and

Leonid Slutsky © Sergey Skates/TASS MOSCOW, may 17. /TASS/. The Chairman of the Duma Committee on international Affairs Leonid Slutsky has regarded the statement of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe of Europe thorbjørn Jagland on the blocking in Ukraine, the Russian social networks as a common assessment of actions of President Poroshenko and called for the PACE and the European Parliament to condemn this decision. Earlier, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe (COE) thorbjørn Jagland expressed concern about the decree of Peter Poroshenko about the lock on the territory of Ukraine the Russian social networking and other Internet services. As stated in his statement on the website of the COE, it contradicts the conventional understanding of freedom of expression and freedom of media.