Category: Politics

The United States announced the conditions for dialogue with DPRK Also, the US Ambassador to the UN urged Russia to decide on the issue of support for North Korea. Moscow. May 16. INTERFAX.RU — U.S. permanent representative to the UN, Nikki Haley said Tuesday that the United States look forward to the dialogue with the DPRK, however, before Pyongyang should stop nuclear and missile tests. The United States wants to engage in dialogue, however, is not ready to do it until, until we see a full stop its nuclear program and any tests.Nikki Heliported USA at the UN She reported on the joint development of an action plan against the DPRK. It involved the US, South Korea, Japan and China. In addition, Haley urged Russia to decide: “either she supports the DPRK or not.” “Russia should make the same decision that the international community: are you or support North Korea

White house: trump has shared data with Lavrov on the threat to the United States and Russia WASHINGTON, may 16 — RIA Novosti. The President of the United States Donald trump shared with the Minister of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov data that contains information about the total threat to the United States and Russia, said Tuesday at a press briefing, White house spokesman Sean Spicer. He said that at talks last week with Russian foreign Minister spoke about “common threat” aviation security faced by both Moscow and Washington. Information being shared includes data on the total threat. And we have a common goal to overcome this threat. I think it is highly appropriate (to share this information).Sean Spycicles Secretary of the White house Previously, the newspaper the Washington Post made a statement that trump last week shared with Lavrov at the meeting at the White house

In the state Duma a bill on tax incentives for investors in the Arctic The bill is aimed not only at implementation of large investment projects related to environmental conservation in the Arctic, but also on the introduction of new environmental technologies. MOSCOW, may 16. /TASS/. The modernization of production and implementation of investment projects related to environmental conservation on Russian-owned land territories of the Arctic zone is encouraged at the state level. The bill sent to the state Duma member of the Duma Committee on budget and taxes Raisa Karmazina (“United Russia”). The document is available in the electronic database of the lower house of Parliament. The bill proposes to amend the second part of the Tax code, according to which taxpayers will have the opportunity to apply to the priority of the depreciation rate a special coefficient not exceeding three in respect of the property, the cost of

Photo: © RIA Novosti . Mikhail Voskresensky US Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley urged Russia “to recognize the horrors of the Syrian regime”. The US state Department on Monday published a new report about “the crimes of the regime (President Bashar) Assad” in Syria. Acting assistant Secretary of state Stuart Jones, who delivered the main provisions of the document that confirmed Washington’s position on the guilt of the government in the bombing of the civilian population, including the use of chemical weapons, as well as extrajudicial executions and illegal imprisonment of members of the opposition. He also said that Syrian authorities gave Sednaya prison crematorium in order to “hide the execution of prisoners.” “While Assad bears primary responsibility for his cruelty, his allies in Russia and Iran has also imposed a heavy burden. Russia and Iran would allow Assad to carry out abductions, torture, extrajudicial killings, air strikes, attack,

Photo: RIA Novosti The tightening of U.S. sanctions against the DPRK can significantly complicate the work of the operators of the far Eastern ports. Thus the alleged U.S. sanctions will not practically affect the operation of the port itself, as individual enterprises. This opinion was expressed by TASS, one of the leading Korean studies, associate Professor, international relations Department, Oriental Institute – school of regional and international studies, far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) Artyom Lukin. Fear is operators of ports Developed U.S. sanctions primarily affect the major operators of ports. “If this bill is passed, it’s likely that you will choose one or two revealing the victim, to deter others,” – said Lukin. Among those who may suffer financial and economic harm, according to experts, could be port operators such as the group of “Sum” (Vladivostok commercial sea port), “Mechel” (port Vanino), KRU (port East), Evraz (Nahodkinsky commercial sea port).

NYT: trump shared with the Bay information received from Israel WASHINGTON, may 16 — RIA Novosti, Tatyana Kalmykova. The President of the United States Donald trump shared during a meeting with Russian foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov intelligence received from Israel, writes the New York Times, citing sources. “Secret intelligence information, which trump revealed during the meeting last week with Russian officials at the White house, was provided by Israel”, — reports the edition with reference to current and retired U.S. officials who are familiar with the way in which United States information has been received. Israeli Ambassador to U.S. Ron Dermer told the New York Times that the two countries will continue close cooperation in combating terrorism. “Israel has full trust relationship with the United States in the field of exchange of intelligence information,” the Ambassador said, adding that waiting for the “deepening” of the cooperation under President trump. Previously,

The foreign Ministry has called statements by the CIA about “the Russian intervention” a total absurdity MOSCOW, may 16 — RIA Novosti. Statements by the CIA that the involvement of the Russian Federation to cybersexuality in U.S. elections is “an established fact” are total nonsense, Moscow and Washington under President Barack Obama have exchanged information in connection with the concerns of the United States, and the question was closed, said RIA Novosti President’s special representative for international cooperation in the field of information security, Ambassador for special assignments of the Russian foreign Ministry Andrey Krutskikh. Earlier on Tuesday the official representative of the CIA Heather Fritz Hornyak (Heather Horniak Fritz) told RT that the involvement of the Russian special services to cybersexuality in U.S. elections is “an established fact”. “This is total nonsense and an attempt to “cover” his Department from the CIA. Because a week before the election was

Photo: © RIA Novosti . Ekaterina Shtukina More than 3,5 thousand guests from dozens of countries will attend the VII St. Petersburg international legal forum (SPILF), which will be held from 16 to 20 may 2017. At this time in the Northern capital will bring together representatives of the world of legal elites and public authorities, economists, businessmen, figures of culture and art, to discuss current issues and trends in the field of law. The forum was organized by the Ministry of justice of the Russian Federation with the support of the President of Russia. Among the speakers of the plenary session of the VII FORUM – “law in a global context” — the Chairman of Russian government Dmitry Medvedev. The RIA Novosti media group “Russia today” is the General news Agency forum in 2017. Agenda The forum for the seventh time will become a platform for exchange of experiences

Witold Waszczykowski Photo: Geert Vanden Wijngaert / AP Photo This was stated by the head of Polish diplomacy Witold Waszczykowski after a meeting of the Council of foreign Ministers of the EU, reports RIA Novosti. “I confirm that the conversation on this subject was,” said the Minister, adding that the debate in this issue is about. He explained that the diplomats agreed that since the Minsk agreement are not met, the majority of the speakers on this question “strongly advocated that the use of sanctions is necessary to continue” Member States of the European Union, USA and several other countries have introduced restrictive measures against Russia in 2014 and linking them with entry into the Russian Federation of the Crimea, and then — with the conflict in the South-East of Ukraine. In response, Moscow imposed a ban on food exports from most countries, which supported anti-Russian sanctions. The abolition of