Category: Politics

Peskov told about assistance in the issuance of passports Bulk MOSCOW, may 7 — RIA Novosti. Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov, commenting on media reports about the alleged treatment of opposition leader Alexei Navalny for assistance to the Kremlin to obtain passports, said that this issue is not within the competence of the Kremlin administration. “We don’t issue passports” — he said RIA Novosti. The newspaper “Moscow Komsomolets” reported on Sunday that the Bulk flew over the border and heading to Barcelona. Thus, according to MK, the opposition leader allegedly sent a letter to the leadership of the presidential administration with the request to assist in obtaining them passports. Twice suspended conviction to imprisonment Navalny was given a passport, as reported on its website. The opposition leader plans to go abroad for the treatment of corneal burns, which he received in the attack in Moscow in

Photo: RIA Novosti The President of Russia Vladimir Putin instructed to ensure that from 1 July 2017 the indexation of funds allocated for the payment of presidential grants in sphere of culture and art, a list of instructions following the plenary meeting of the forum of regional and local media “Truth and justice”, published on the Kremlin website. “To ensure that from 1 July 2017 the indexation of budgetary appropriations of the Federal budget allocated for payment of grants of the President of the Russian Federation in the field of culture and art, based on the level of inflation, established by Federal law for the next financial year and planning period, beginning in 2012”, — stated in the message. Putin also instructed to study the increase in the volume of budget funds allocated for the payment of these grants, considering the inclusion in the list of recipients of grants of

Photo: RIA Novosti Income Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika for the year 2016 exceeded 9.2 million rubles, which is about 400 thousand more than its earnings in 2015, said in a statement on the website of the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation. According to the report of the Supervisory authority, the declared income of the Seagull last year was equal to 9 275 344 rubles, his wife — 8 280 000 rubles. In the use of the public Prosecutor of the Russian Federation is the flat area 203,6 square meters, also in the possession of the car “GAZ-13”. In the common property of his wife — the apartment has an area 203,6 square meter, as well as its individual property is non-residential area 175,3 square meter. In 2015, Seagull has earned almost 8.8 million roubles, in the enjoyment of the public Prosecutor of the Russian Federation were apartment and two

Media: macron is a leader in the French presidential election with 60% of the vote BRUSSELS, 7 may. /TASS/. The founder of the movement “On the March” Emmanuel macron is a leader in the second, decisive round of presidential elections in France. It is reported by Belgian newspaper Le Soir, citing a survey conducted by three pollsters. According to the survey, the Makron can win the election with a score of 60% or more. The newspaper does not specify what percentage of the electorate supported the leader of “National front” marine Le Pen. The vote in the second round of presidential elections in France will end at 20:00 Paris time (21:00 GMT). On the whole territory of the country are 66 thousand polling stations. The right to vote have 47 million voters.

Lavrov said that the project to integrate Ukraine into NATO has failed MOSCOW, may 7 — RIA Novosti. The project to integrate Ukraine into NATO and the use of the Crimea in terms of military encirclement of Russia failed, due to disagreements, the Alliance froze relations with Russia, including in the fight against terrorism, said Russian foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. “NATO members are offended that their project is in full absorption of Ukraine into its zone of influence and the inclusion of Ukraine into the Alliance, the inclusion of the Crimea into their plans for the military encirclement of the Russian Federation, these plans have failed,” Lavrov said in an interview with TV channel “Mir”. According to the head of the Russian foreign Ministry, “because of the resentment toward this objective historical fact they froze everything that we had in common, including in the fight against terrorism”. Crimea became a

Photo: RIA Novosti Public chamber member Iosif Diskin, who heads its Commission on harmonization of interethnic and interfaith relations, called “crazy” the next proposal of the Deputy of the state Duma Vitaly Milonov, this time aimed at the recognition of the criminal offence criticism of heads of traditional faiths. Today said Milonov, he has already sent its initiative for examination to the Ministry of justice: “insulting the head of the religious current — be it Christianity, Islam, Judaism, or Buddhism for millions of people is a serious offense and a crime, said her Deputy. In some cases, such an evil act may even provoke civil disobedience or riots”. In his opinion, “unfounded” criticism of the bishops of the Church should be considered extremism and encroachment on the constitutional order of the Russian Federation. In response to this proposal Diskin, quoted by RIA “Novosti”, previously spoke about the proposal Milonov, said

Photo: RIA Novosti The Chairman of the Federation Council Commission on information policy Alexei Pushkov called “absurd” the US desire to keep track of the ports of Russia due to the sanctions against the DPRK. “In Russia US laws do not apply, if the Congress does not know. Control of Russian ports is outside of international law. An absurd law”, — Pushkov wrote on his Twitter page. As reported by RNS, the House of representatives passed a bill on toughening sanctions against the DPRK. The law requires including tracking possible violations of the resolutions of the UN security Council against Pyongyang through the ports of Nakhodka, Vanino and Vladivostok.

Photo: RIA Novosti In the state Duma developed a version of the amendments to the criminal code of the Russian Federation, according to which can be criminalized with real prison terms for the organizers of the so-called “carousels” in the elections, told RIA Novosti the head of the Committee on state construction and legislation Pavel Krasheninnikov. In mid-April, the state Duma adopted in the first reading a package of bills aimed at increasing transparency of the elections of the President of the Russian Federation and other levels, liberalization of the approach to the appointment of observers and improving the accessibility of voting stations. Amended, including strengthening administrative responsibility for violation of electoral procedures. Earlier Krasheninnikov told RIA Novosti that is considering the question of introduction of criminal liability for gross violations of the electoral legislation. “We have a “anticruelty” option, so until we all agree. This will be the amendments

The Minister of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov © Valery sharifulin/TASS MOSCOW, may 7. /TASS/. The upcoming meeting of presidents of Russia and USA Vladimir Putin and Donald trump need two countries for external effect and sensations, and to achieve concrete results. This was stated by Minister of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov on air of TV channel “Mir”.