Category: Politics

Photo: TASS The Russian foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov sees no potential for conflict in the Arctic. He said this, speaking at the plenary session of the Arctic Council, held in Alaska. “Russia is doing and will do to the Arctic has developed as an area of peace, stability and cooperation. There is no potential for any conflict,” he was quoted by “RIA Novosti”. The topic of security was also touched upon yesterday, during the informal meeting of foreign Ministers of countries belonging to the organization. Himself, the Arctic Council comprises Canada, Finland, Russia, USA and the Scandinavian countries (Sweden, Norway, Iceland and Denmark) part of whose territory is in the Arctic. It also includes several indigenous peoples whose representatives have voting rights on par with States.

Putin urged the world to abandon the militant rhetoric BEIJING, may 14 — RIA Novosti. The world need to abandon the militant rhetoric, the logic of the old approaches can’t solve any problem, said the President of Russia Vladimir Putin at opening ceremony and “One belt and one road”. “Let’s not forget about the threats posed by regional conflicts. Areas of long-standing contradictions, they are saved in too many places in Eurasia. To untie these knots we must first renounce its military rhetoric, mutual accusations and recriminations, which only serve to exacerbate the situation,” Putin said. “In General, the logic of the old approaches can’t solve any of current problems. Need fresh, free from stereotypes ideas,” he added. Putin believes that Eurasia is able to develop and offer a substantive agenda that includes the issues of security and relations between States, organizations of the economy, social sphere, management system, search

Putin arrived on a two-day visit to Beijing The Russian President will address the opening forum of “One belt and one road” and “will present Russia’s vision of the prospects of economic development on the Eurasian continent”. BEIJING, may 14. /TASS/. The President of Russia Vladimir Putin has arrived in Beijing. Straight from the capital of Beijing capital airport, the President will head to the national Congress centre for the opening of the international forum of “One belt and one road”. This summit brought together 29 heads of state and government and heads of major international organizations. The opening ceremony will be the President of China, XI Jinping, Vladimir Putin and UN Secretary-General, antónio Guterres. According to the assistant to the Russian leader Yury Ushakov, Putin’s invitation to speak at opening ceremony and “One belt and one road” highlights the close level of cooperation between Russia and China. The initiative

Photo: © RIA Novosti . Igor Zarembo On Tuesday, may 9, over the Black sea close to the Russian SU-27 fighter and an American reconnaissance aircraft P-8A “Poseidon”. The distance between the aircraft reduced to approximately six meters. This is with reference to the representative of the United States air force Pamela Kunze reports channel NBC. She noted that most of these approaches are safe. However, according to Kunze, six meters is too close, other meetings of the planes are usually at a greater distance. The representative of the U.S. air force said that distance is not the main criterion for assessing the possible danger. It is also worth considering the flight speed, altitude, visibility and other factors. According to Kunze, the pilot of the American “Poseidon” stated that the actions of the two crews were professional and did not pose a threat.

Photo: © RIA Novosti . Vitaliy Belousov The Russian foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the day before had a brief conversation with the Minister of foreign Affairs of Canada Christ Freeland, which is in the second “black list” of Russia. Freeland was denied entry to Russia even before this year she became Minister. Earlier, a source in the Russian foreign Ministry explained that it does not prevent her to meet with Russian officials on the “fields” of any international forum. “We communicated yesterday for an informal dinner. We touched on the topic of Russian-canadian relations. We had a brief conversation before the start of this event”, — said the Russian Minister. “Over dinner it came out about the Ukraine, how the Ukrainian crisis has a negative impact on relations between Russia and Western countries. There was a little debate, I drew attention to the manifestations of neo-Nazism, chauvinism, which

Media: Russian fighter jet approached a US Navy aircraft over the Black sea MOSCOW, may 14 — RIA Novosti. The Fox News channel, citing an unnamed U.S. official reports that the Russian su-27 fighter flew close to the reconnaissance aircraft of the US over the Black sea. According to him, the incident occurred about 160 kilometers from Crimea Friday. According to sources, the TV channel, the Russian aircraft flew 12 metres from the American P-8 Poseidon. A similar incident was reported on 9 may. According to NBC, the Russian aircraft flew six metres from the American scout. Channel sources in the Navy said that the P-8A Poseidon executed “regular job” in international airspace. The Russian defense Ministry reported that the su-30 from the composition of the active-duty air defense forces of the southern military district was raised into the sky to intercept air targets over the waters of the Black

Japan protested to North Korea in connection with the launch of TOKYO, may 14 — RIA Novosti, Yekaterina Plyasunova. Japan, the DPRK expressed its protest in connection with the new test, presumably, ballistic missiles, said Sunday morning the General Secretary of the Japanese government, Acehide Suga. According to the Agency Kyodo, the protest was lodged through diplomatic channels in Beijing. Earlier, the Yonhap news Agency reported, citing the South Korean joint chiefs of staff that North Korea conducted on Thursday a new test, presumably a ballistic missile.

North Korea has released a rocket of unknown origin MOSCOW, may 14 — RIA Novosti. The DPRK launched a rocket of uncertain origin near the West coast, Reuters reported, citing the South Korean military. Reportedly, released the projectile could be a ballistic missile.

Photo: RIA Novosti Russia leaves US the choice of work for the development of bilateral relations, as well as the pace of normalization of relations. This was stated on Thursday to journalists by the Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov. “Given the fact that now the new administration, we leave it to the discretion of Donald trump and his employees the question, in what forms it is more convenient to develop relations with the Russian Federation,” he said. “Donald trump yesterday at a meeting in the White house reaffirmed its desire to normalize relations, we will be ready to act to the extent and as quickly as it will be convenient for the administration, which still forms the team, including foreign policy”, – said the Minister.