Category: Politics

Photo: © RIA Novosti . Stringer Russian journalists, who visited the Crimea, will not be allowed to Eurovision even with accreditation, said the adviser to the interior Minister of Ukraine, Verkhovna Rada Deputy Anton Gerashchenko. Previously the Director of the joint Directorate of photo information of the MIA “Russia today” Alexander Stoll said that accredited for Eurovision photographer Agency Ramil Sitdikova was not allowed to Ukraine. Fotocare issued a resolution on refusal of entry “in connection with the unconfirmed reason for the visit.” “None of those Russian journalists who are accredited in Kyiv for Eurovision and who has previously violated the state border of Ukraine illegally visiting Ukrainian Crimea, will not be admitted to the territory of our country,” wrote Anton Gerashchenko on his page in Facebook. According to him, evidence “of illegal stay on Ukrainian territory of the Crimea” photographer Ramil Sitdikov he gave the guards and volunteers of

The new President of South Korea was moon Jae-In The representative of the “Democratic party” moon Jae In won the presidential election in South Korea. According to the Agency Yonhap, citing the national election Committee of the country, he enlisted the support of 41.1% of the vote (13.4 million) citizens. For the representative of Conservative party “the Korean freedom” hon Joon PHE voted 24.03 percent for Ahn Chul-soo from the center-left “popular party” — 21.4%. Before the announcement of the official results, moon Jae-In said that “to build a new nation. Great Korea, proud of Korea. And I’m the proud President of a proud nation.” Moon Jae-In, who by a small margin in the previous elections lost earlier removed from the post of President Park Geun-Hye in 2012, criticized the previous administration for what they are unable to stop the development of the North Korean missile program and nuclear weapons.

Trump explained the resignation of James Comey Moscow. May 10. INTERFAX.RU — U.S. President Donald trump has sacked the head of the FBI James Komi Republic due to the fact that he “is not able to effectively lead Bureau”. “Although I am very grateful that you informed me on three different occasions that I am not under investigation, however, I agree with the assessment of the Ministry of justice that you are not able to effectively lead the Bureau,” — said in the letter, trump’s Komi Republic. Earlier it was reported that “President Donald trump informed FBI Director James Comey that his term is over and he leaves his post”. In a statement the White house noted that “the search (candidates for the position) the new FBI Director will begin immediately” The President acted on the basis of clear recommendations of the US attorney General Jeff and Roman sessions and

Trump fired the FBI Director James Komi WASHINGTON, may 10 — RIA Novosti, Alexei Bogdanovsky. The President of the United States Donald trump fired FBI Director James Comey, said in a statement the White house. “Today President Donald trump informed FBI Director James Comey that his powers stopped and he was removed from office,” reads the statement by the press Secretary of the White house Sean Spicer. As said in the White house, the new Director will start to look immediately. Comey was appointed by President Barack Obama in 2013 on a 10-year term, which he intended to work completely. Komi was investigating trump on the subject of alleged “ties with Russia”, which deny as the White house and the Kremlin. While a defeated rival trump in the presidential elections 2016 Hillary Clinton also accused of Komi that he made her defeat, lacking confirmation to include information about the new

US Ambassador to the UN called on the EU not to lift sanctions against Russia UN may 9 — RIA Novosti, Olga Denisova. US Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley said at a meeting of the Security Council of the world organization that urged the EU to keep sanctions against Russia. “Ukraine is another area where we work effectively together. The European Union has played an important role in bringing Russia to account for its actions in Ukraine. The US and the EU should remain United in the intention to keep the sanctions in force until Moscow will not fully respect the obligations of the Minsk agreements”, — she said at the meeting on Tuesday. In his first speech to the UN Security Council February 3 (Haley led the U.S. permanent mission to the UN in January 2017), it condemned “Russia’s aggressive actions” in Ukraine and said that Crimea-related US

The United States put Syrian Kurds heavy weapons to fight ISIS The administration of U.S. President Donald trump endorsed the delivery of more heavy arms to Syrian Kurds to the liberation of Raqqa from the militants of the “Islamic state”. On Tuesday, may 9, the Associated Press reports. It is expected that this decision will allow to reduce time of capture of the stronghold of banned terrorist organizations. The US believes the Kurds are the most effective fighting partner in the fight against ISIS in the North and East of Syria. Supply of heavy arms to oppose Ankara, which, in turn, calls Kurdish terrorist enterprises A complete list of supplies is not disclosed, but presumably it will include 120-mm mortars, machine guns, and light armored vehicles. It is known that we are not talking about artillery and anti-aircraft missiles. As told RIA Novosti news Agency a source in the Pentagon,

© AP Photo/Mary Altaffer UN may 9. /Offset. TASS Oleg Zelenin/. The EU should not ignore the problem of neo-Nazism in Ukraine and in other countries. With such a warning made by the acting permanent representative of Russia to the UN, Peter Ilichev at the meeting of the Security Council on the activities of the European Union.

The democratic candidate has declared victory in the elections in South Korea The South Korean candidate of the democratic party moon Jae-In during a speech to supporters declared victory in the early presidential election on Tuesday, may 9, held in South Korea. Former leader of the country, resigned in March after accusations of abuse of power. The candidate of the Democratic party of Korea moon Jae-In said about his victory in the presidential elections in South Korea, reports Associated Press. It was announced after two of its main rival — the candidate from the party “the Korean freedom” hunjoon PHE and the candidate of the “national party” Ahn Chul-soo — conceded defeat, said the Agency. Early presidential elections in South Korea took place on Tuesday, may 9. According to exit polls, the victory on them was won by moon Jae-In, who voted for 41.4% of the citizens of the country,

Trump extended sanctions against the Syrian government Existing restrictive measures against Damascus will be in force for another year. Sanctions associated with the “extraordinary threat” that Syria supposedly represents the interests of national security and the U.S. economy. WASHINGTON, may 8 — RIA Novosti. The US President Donald trump has extended for one year sanctions against the Syrian government. Its decision the head of state informed the Congress in a special letter, the text of which published the press service of the White house. In the letter to extend the validity of sanctions imposed in 2006-2012 in response to “unusual and extraordinary threat” from the government of Syria, “national security interests, foreign policy and the U.S. economy.” Among these actions trump calls “brutality and repression” of the Syrian authorities towards its citizens, “the desire (to possess — ed.) and the use of chemical and biological weapons, the pursuit of weapons

China tested a new type of missile BEIJING, may 9 — RIA Novosti, Zhanna Manukyan. The Chinese defense Ministry confirmed on Tuesday that it recently tested a new type of missile. “To enhance the ability of the armed forces to carry out their tasks and respond effectively to threats to state security in the framework of the annual planned exercises of missile forces held in the Bohai Bay of the test missile of a new type”, — stated in the published comments of the Ministry of defense of the PRC at the request of journalists to confirm the test. It is noted that the missile test ended in a “expected result” Other details not reported.