Category: Politics

Photo: RIA Novosti The Chairman of the Central election Commission of Russia, Ella Pamfilova declared in 2016, more than 30.5 million rubles of income in 2015, when she served as the Commissioner for human rights in Russia, its revenue amounted to 7.6 million rubles. Data on incomes and property for last year is published on the CEC website. According to the Declaration, the income of the CEC in 2016, 30 million 657 thousand rubles. In her ownership and a land area of 2033 square meters, a residential house, apartment (shared ownership) and a garage. In addition, Pamfilova owns the VW Beetle, known as the “beetle”. In 2015, according to the Declaration on the website of the Commissioner for human rights (Pamfilova held this post until March 2016), its revenue amounted to 7 million 615 thousand rubles. Then Pamfilova had no garage and the house and land was smaller. Revenues leadership,

Photo: RIA Novosti Possible replacement of Russian Ambassador to USA is not associated with the dismissal of the Director of the Federal Bureau of investigation (FBI) James Komi Republic, said press Secretary of Russian President Dmitry Peskov. His words to the correspondent “Tapes.ru” on Thursday, may 11. Answering the question of whether to accept a possible change of the diplomat “exchange”, the official Kremlin spokesman replied in the negative. “No exchanges with the ambassadors we do not produce”, — he stressed. Peskov also stressed that the Kremlin announces personnel changes. “If and when the President will sign corresponding decrees, we shall announce it,” — said the press Secretary of the head of state. Earlier on Thursday “Kommersant” reported that in the state Duma and the Federation Council soon will hold hearings on the appointment of Deputy Minister of foreign Affairs Anatoly Antonov, Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Sergei Kislyak instead.

The North Korean Ambassador to Russia: preparing act of terrorism in Pyongyang, DPRK citizen was recruited for $20 thousand According to Kim Hyung Jun, Kim citizen were to commit a terrorist attack against the country’s leadership with the use of biochemical substances during one of the events. MOSCOW, may 12. /TASS/. A citizen of the DPRK, preparing attacks against the country’s leadership, was recruited by over $20 thousand by the CIA and South Korean intelligence. This was stated by the North Korean Ambassador to Russia Kim Hyung Jun. “Criminals South Korean puppet intelligence service of colluding with the CIA in June 2014 bribed for $20 thousand citizen Kim, who at the time was a working timber enterprises in the Khabarovsk territory, and turned it into a terrorist full of hatred and revenge against our Supreme leadership,” — said the diplomat. According to him, criminal intent was the fact that Kim

North Korea denounced a remote assassination attempt on Kim Jong-UN Authorities defused a terrorist group that planned to poison the head of the country, said the DPRK. Moscow. May 12. INTERFAX.RU a Terrorist group that prepared the assassination attempt on DPRK leader Kim Jong-UN revealed in North Korea, said the North Korean Ambassador to Russia Kim Hyung Jun. According to him, attempt using poisonous substances were prepared according to the instructions of intelligence services of the US and South Korea. “Was unmasked a criminal group, which was implemented in our country, the CIA and state intelligence service of South Korea for the perpetration of state terror using biological and chemical weapons against our leadership,” the Ambassador said at a press conference in Moscow on Friday. According to Kim Hyun-Jung, a criminal group was created in 2014, the final preparations for the assassination was carried out in March-April 2017. The Ambassador

The court rejected the FCO’s claim against Abyzov on the abolition of the “law of Spring” The applicants complained of the inaction of the Minister for Open government, which refused to consider their initiative. Moscow. May 12. INTERFAX.RU Tushino court of Moscow dismissed the claim of the Fund of struggle against corruption (FBK) on the inaction of the Minister for Open government Mikhail Abyzov in connection with the refusal to consider them the initiative to abolish anti-terrorism “law of Spring”, reported “Interfax” on Friday the lawyer of FBK Ivan Zhdanov. “Indeed, the court refused satisfaction of the statement. This was to be expected,” — said the Agency interlocutor. According to him, the FCO has not yet made a decision about the appeal. “We have not yet decided whether we are going to appeal or not. However, the fact that consideration in court shows that we have achieved our goal,” —

Photo: RIA Novosti Winter heating season as a whole is completed successfully, said Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. Problem are debts for fuel and energy in excess of 210 billion rubles. At the government session on Thursday has considered the results of the next heating season. However, he finished far from across the country, and in some regions the heat in the house even had to file again because of the low temperatures. “Despite the fact that the weather this year, we were spoiled and, frankly, continues to be anomalous in a number of regions, generally winter season we were confident enough, – the head of the Cabinet of Ministers. – Even in challenging regions where the risk of power outages was quite high, people were provided with warmth and light and significant incidents have happened.” If an emergency did arise, then they promptly did. “Major outages were avoided, and the

Photo: RIA Novosti The Federal air transport Agency does not observe the shortage of pilots, told reporters the head of flight operations of the Federal air Maxim Kostylev. “Today’s shortage of pilots, we do not observe,” said he. Annually up to 700 aviation personnel, he said. “Today, the Federal air transport Agency has identified and canceled together with the Investigative Committee and the Prosecutor General’s office 416 forged certificates of aviation personnel”, — said Kostylev. He didn’t specify at what number of pilots can be revoked certificate. In particular, falsified medical certificates to pilots plaque, he added. Now in Russia is 11.6 thousand commercial pilots and 3 thousand private specialists are trained 66 training centers, said Kostylev. Previously, “Kommersant” reported that in the near future the Rosaviation can cancel about 1 thousand of flight certificates, and the market risks losing quarters of pilots. For five years, canceled more than 400

Photo: RIA Novosti The Kremlin did not comment on the arrest in Prague of a Russian citizen accused of cybercrime in Russia and the United States, as they do not have sufficient information, the press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov on Thursday. Thursday was supposed to be a meeting of the Prague city court on the case of Evgenii Nikulin, who is accused of cybercrime in Russia and the United States, but the court postponed the hearing on the case about the possible results of Nikulin in the Russian Federation or the United States on may 30. “There is, as I understand it, some other message rather contradictory, so I can’t comment on, not having the real information,” said Sands, answering the question of whether the Kremlin commented on the statements of the arrested that he was hacking mail, Hillary Clinton, in the interests of the Kremlin. The Presidium

The defense Ministry commented on the rapprochement of the Russian su-30 aircraft USA The Ministry said that after identification, reconnaissance aircraft of Russian pilot performed a maneuver greetings, and Poseidon flew from the border with Russia. Moscow. May 12. INTERFAX.RU — Russian su-30, which was raised to support the American spy plane over the Black sea, approached to it only at a safe distance, said Friday the Ministry of defense of Russia. After a rendezvous at a safe distance the pilot of the Russian fighter aircraft visually identified the object as American spy plane Р8А “Poseidon.” Russian jet carried out a maneuver welcome American pilots, after which American reconnaissance plane changed the flight path in the direction from the border with Russia.The defense Ministry According to the defense Ministry, the incident occurred may 9 at about 12:00 Moscow time. The Russian military said that the means of control of air

NYT: trump fired the head of the FBI in connection with the refusal to swear allegiance NEW YORK, may 12. /Offset. TASS Alexey Kachalin/. The starting point for the decision to dismiss the Director of the Federal Bureau of investigation (FBI) James Komi was his refusal to swear allegiance to the President of the United States Donald Trump. This was reported by the newspaper The New York Times (NYT). She outlined the two sources of information, which itself Komi told them about his conversation with eye to eye with trump, held a week after his inauguration as the 45th President of the country. The new head of state invited the FBI Director to lunch at the White house. After talking about the election and the inauguration in Washington, trump turned the conversation to another topic, asking if Komi promise to be devoted to him. The Director of the Bureau refused,