Category: Politics

Photo: globallookpress.com Statement of U.S. permanent representative to the UN, Nikki Haley on international markets that Russia is the problem, not contribute to a dialogue between the two countries. This view was expressed by the first Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on defense and security Frants Klintsevich, reports “Parlamentskaya Gazeta” on Thursday, April 6. In his opinion, the Haley, who voiced this idea yesterday at a meeting of the security Council, do not consider yourself a major expert on Russia in the U.S. administration. The Senator reminded that previously, Haley was criticized Russia at the annual forum “Women in the modern world.” “One is forced to recall the ancient Roman politician Cato the Elder, that every speech in the Senate, regardless of its content, was finishing with these words: “However, I believe that Carthage must be destroyed”,” — said Klintsevich. 5 APR Nikki Haley announced that the American

Photo: News The Communist party on April 8 will hold in Moscow a rally demanding the resignation of the government Dmitry Medvedev. Similar events take place in seven Russian cities, including Ufa, Irkutsk, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Kostroma. This “Izvestia” said a source in the Communist party and was confirmed by press Secretary of Communist party Alexander Yushchenko. After the Duma rejected the Communists ‘ initiative to conduct a parliamentary investigation against Dmitry Medvedev, they have stated that they will continue to demand the resignation of the Cabinet of Ministers. Experts believe that in this way the Communist party tries to take over the agenda of the forces critical of the Russian Prime Minister, and to remind you that the Communists are the main opposition in the country. In the application to hold a rally as it pointed out the rising prices of essential commodities, increasing rates in the housing sector and unemployment.

Photo: RIA Novosti The President of Russia Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra modi in a telephone conversation called for intensifying international efforts to combat terrorism and extremism, the press service of the Kremlin. It is reported that telephone conversation, Putin and modi took place at the initiative of the Indian side. “The leaders of both countries spoke in favour of intensifying the efforts of the international community to combat terrorism and extremism”, — stated in the message.

© EPA/US NAVY MOSCOW, April 7. /TASS/. The state Duma called on the world parliaments and international parliamentary organizations to condemn the missile strikes the US on the Syrian air base in HOMS province. “State Duma deputies appeal to world parliaments, inter-Parliamentary Union, parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for security and cooperation in Europe to condemn the aggressive actions of the United States, violate fundamental principles of international law that undermine cooperation in the fight against terrorism”, – stated in unanimously adopted today by the chamber of appeal in connection with a rocket attack on the United States military airfield in the Syrian Arab Republic on 7 April 2017. The draft document was prepared by the Committee of the lower house international Affairs. Commitment to power to overthrow Assad The appeal notes that “as a far-fetched excuse to commit act of armed aggression

The media learned the number of victims of a US strike on Syria The victims of the shelling of the American cruise missiles of a military airfield shirt in the Syrian province of HOMS began at least four soldiers of the Syrian armed forces. It is reported TASS with reference to the TV channel Al Arabiya. According to the channel, in the attack almost completely destroyed the infrastructure of the military base. Official confirmation from Damascus has not yet been reported. Informed Syrian military source said that the RAID there are casualties, but their number was not specified. In the night of Friday, April 7, by order of the President of the United States Donald trump was struck with cruise missiles at the airfield shirt, which is use by government forces of Syria. Earlier, Washington accused Damascus in the use of toxic substances during the air attack in Idlib province

Kosachev doubts the possibility of a coalition with Russia on Syria MOSCOW, 7 Feb — RIA Novosti. After the U.S. attack on Syrian air base the prospect of a coalition between Moscow and Washington on Syria is under a big question, said the head of the Federation Council Committee on international Affairs Konstantin Kosachev. USA at night on Friday made a rocket attack on a government base in Syria with cruise missiles based on ships of the U.S. Navy. According to the Pentagon, there were 59 missiles. It was noted that the purpose of the missile strike, the US was the airfield shirt, which, according to the American government, was made himataki in Idlib province. While earlier, the foreign Minister of Syria Walid Muallem said that the Syrian government forces have never used and do not intend to use chemical weapons against civilians and against the terrorists. “Anyway, the Russian

Russia plans to make a statement because of the American strikes on Syria MOSCOW, 7 APR — RIA Novosti. The Russian foreign Ministry will soon make a statement on the US attacks on Syria, told RIA Novosti the official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova. “In the near future according to the foreign Ministry statement is made in connection with the US attacks on Syria,” she said. USA at night on Friday made a rocket attack on a government base in Syria with cruise missiles based on ships of the U.S. Navy. According to the Pentagon, there were 59 missiles. It was noted that the purpose of the missile strike, the US was an airfield in Shayrat, Syria. The national coalition opposition and revolutionary forces of Syria (NKORS) said on Tuesday that about 80 of the victims of the attacks using chemical weapons in Khan Shaykhun, Idlib province and

Photo: RIA Novosti The Governor of the Tver region Igor Rudenya held high positions in the rating of influence of heads of subjects of the Russian Federation, taking eleventh place in the TOP 20 of the March rating of APEK, the press service of the regional government. “Igor Rudenya firmly holds positions in the TOP 20 of the heads of constituent entities of the Russian Federation with a very strong influence. These are the findings of the ranking prepared by the Agency for political and economic communications at the end of March. In the first three — the mayor of Moscow Sergey Sobyanin, the head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov and the President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov. Rudena second consecutive month, is the eleventh line”, — stated in the message of the government. According to the press service, in March 2016, immediately after his appointment to the post of

Photo: TASS The issues of cease-fire in Syria have to work in Astana, and in the Geneva format, said Russian Deputy foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov. “The issues of cessation of hostilities and respect for the cessation of hostilities practiced by us in the so-called Astana format together with the guarantor countries. Russian centre of reconciliation in Hamima leads round the clock monitoring of what is happening. The number of clashes and incidents of use of force compared to last year dropped repeatedly at times,” Ryabkov said in response to a request to comment on the call of the assistant to the UN special envoy on Syria, Jan Egeland, on the humanitarian pause in Syria. According to Ryabkov, “matters relating to the continuation of efforts towards making it a more sustainable, need to work in the same format in Astana, which we will do.” “In parallel, we should not relax efforts

© Artyom Korotayev/TASS   MOSCOW, April 7. /TASS/. The Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov in telephone conversation with Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu said that the U.S. strike on the airfield near HOMS undermines the efforts of Moscow and Ankara on the Syrian crisis.