Category: Politics

Photo: RIA Novosti The state Duma called on parliamentarians of other countries to condemn the aggressive actions of the US in Syria. Appropriate treatment in connection with a rocket attack on the airbase Shirt lower house of Parliament adopted on Friday, April 7, RIA Novosti reported. “State Duma deputies appeal to world parliaments, inter-Parliamentary Union, PACE [parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe], OSCE PA, to condemn the aggressive actions of States that violate fundamental principles of international law”, — is spoken in the address. Russian MPs underline that Washington is undermining international cooperation in the fight against terror, and without cooperation of countries it is impossible to win “a major threat of XXI century”. The appeal notes that the US used false pretenses to commit a missile strike, “based on geopolitical ambitions of world policeman”. State Duma deputies also believe that the chemical attack in Idlib, which allegedly was

Photo: RIA Novosti Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed condolences to king of Sweden Carl XVI Gustaf in connection with the terrorist attack in Central Stockholm. The text of the telegram published on the Kremlin website on Friday, April 7. “In our country, know firsthand about the atrocities of international terrorism. In this hour the Russians mourn with the people of Sweden,” — the statement says. Vladimir Putin asked to convey words of support to the relatives of the victims and wished speedy recovery to the injured. April 7, on the main pedestrian street of Stockholm, the truck rammed the crowd. Killed at least three people, accurate information about the number of victims yet. According to preliminary data of the Swedish police, hitting a truck on the crowd is a terrorist act.

Beijing authorities promised a reward for information about foreign spies BEIJING, April 10 — RIA Novosti, Zhanna Manukyan. Authorities in Beijing have announced a new program of monetary compensation to citizens of up to 500 thousand yuan (72,4 thousand dollars) for providing information about the activities of spies and foreign intelligence agencies, follows from the relevant decision by the public security Bureau of Beijing, distributed by the Chinese media. On Monday morning, the office published “the Program of encouragement of the citizens for the exposing of espionage activities,” According to the document, the citizens who provided vital information to aid in the prevention and suppression of espionage activities in the country can obtain the maximum monetary compensation 500 thousand yuan. According to the representative of the Ministry of public security of the city, whose words are given along with the published document, foreign intelligence services, spies and “other hostile forces”

Photo: RIA Novosti Russia and the United States are on “the brink of military clashes”. This statement was made by the head of the Russian government Dmitry Medvedev. The Prime Minister wrote in his Facebook account. “Instead of publicized thesis on the joint fight against the main enemy — the ISIS (a group banned in Russia — approx. The Rambler/news) the administration of the trump proved that will fiercely fight against the legitimate government of Syria. […] On the verge of fighting with Russia”, — Medvedev wrote. Medvedev added that the missile strike on Syrian airbase Shirt was done in violation of international law and without the sanction of the United Nations (UN). USA struck on the basis of Syrian government forces in Idlib province on the morning of 7 April. The result of American strikes killed seven people: five soldiers and two civilians, and another seven people seriously injured.

Photo: RIA Novosti All disputes between Belarus and Russia, which the leaders of these countries were to discuss on April 3, when the attack took place in the St. Petersburg metro, depart on the second plan. This was stated by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in an exclusive interview with TV channel “MIR 24”. “There were many contradictions and problems in relations of Russia and Belarus on certain issues. And it bothered me and President Putin. All of this was unpleasant, especially between our countries. We were preparing for this meeting. And here we go to this meeting and here are just happening in parallel at the same time an act of terrorism. All these problems we lived, maybe a few months before our meeting — we were determined to argue, to cut this Gordian knot, — all of them faded into the background. We realized the true value in this

Photo: RIA Novosti The assertion that the airbase in the Syrian province of HOMS, which informed Washington suffered a missile strike, was the nerve gas sarin, unsubstantiated, said the Director of the Department for nonproliferation and arms control, the Russian foreign Ministry Mikhail Ulyanov. “Now appeared allegations that subjected to missile attack by the Syrian air force base was a chemical warfare agent sarin, unproven,” reports his words TASS. He called these statements “a clumsy attempt” to justify running counter to international law actions. Ulyanov also said that Russian accusations of covering up the use of chemical weapons is a lie. “As for accusations that Russia seems to cover the use by Damascus of chemical weapons in Khan Sheyhun April 4 this year, that is a shameless lie”, – said the diplomat. He added that Moscow supports a thorough trial in question, urging them not to make “irresponsible judgments” which