Category: Politics

Photo: TASS Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev expressed his condolences in connection with the death of Senator Vadim Tyulpanov. This is stated in a telegram published on the website of the Cabinet. “Vadim Albertovich Tulpanov was not only a famous politician, but also a bright, extraordinary man who did much for his native St. Petersburg and for the whole country”, – said the Prime Minister. According to him, the initiative group of the residents of besieged Leningrad received decent benefits, and for students preserved the right of free access to museums. “Everyone who knew Vadim Albertovich, respected him for his active citizenship, excellence, integrity, responsibility and the ability to consistently defend their point of view. He will remain in the hearts of family, friends and colleagues,” Medvedev wrote. Earlier it was reported that the Investigative Committee began checking into the death of the Senator group.

Photo: RIA Novosti Plenipotentiary representative of RF President in the Urals Federal district (UFD), Igor Kholmanskikh criticized the training of the Ural region for the fire season. He stated at the Board meeting on safety in the videoconference. According to Kholmanskikh, arrived for the meeting information shows that the available forces and means of civil defense in the regions not yet fully meet the requirements of the real threats and dangers. Slowly the issues of enforcement of protective constructions of civil defense in working condition, he said. “There are some problems with the creation and reconstruction of the systems of warning the population. The head of state in November of 2016 by decree No. 1522 was made the decision on creation in Russia of an integrated system of emergency public warning about the threat of occurrence or occurrence of emergency situations”, – said the envoy. Kholmanskikh noted that the requirements

Deputy Minister of defence of the Russian Federation Alexander Fomin © Vadim Savitsky/press service of the defense Ministry of the Russian Federation/TASS MOSCOW, April 5. /TASS/. The reluctance of Western countries to join efforts to counter international terrorism hinders the fight against this threat. On Wednesday Deputy defense Minister, Lieutenant-General Alexander Fomin. “Instead of combining efforts in the fight against evil, the chief of which is terrorism, Western countries create new dividing lines and diagrams deter unwanted States,” he said “The world is changing rapidly, with emerging new centers of gravity representing different civilization civilizations and models of development. Many States are interested in how to independently determine their own destiny, to build a relationship on mutual respect and consideration of each other’s interests, advocate for new approaches to security”, – said the Deputy Minister. Fomin noted that at the upcoming VI Moscow conference on international security, which will be

© EPA/JUSTIN LANE UN 5 APR. /Offset. TASS Oleg Zelenin/. Russia has submitted to the UN Security Council its draft resolution concerning the investigation into the incident with the alleged use of chemical weapons in the town of Khan Shaykhun in Idlib province on April 4. This was reported to journalists the press-Secretary of the permanent representative to the UN Feodor Strzygowski. He recalled that at the earlier meeting of the security Council, the Russian side criticized the Western draft resolution, “is obviously in a hurry and very careless”. “Instead, we suggested that your business made a short project aimed for a real investigation, and not on purpose guilty before the facts,” said Strzyzewski. According to him, members of the UN security Council have started consultations and will try to work out a “compromise draft” resolution.

Press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov © Mikhail Metzel/TASS MOSCOW, April 5. /TASS/. Press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov said that he did not know about allegedly arrived to the regions of the order of the Kremlin to organize anti-terrorist demonstrations on April 8. He reported about it to journalists. “I don’t know about any signals from the Kremlin, the more they don’t need,” he said. This Peskov emphasized that “for the first time hears” about certain signals. Press Secretary of the head of state stressed that “the Kremlin is not involved in the organization of rallies”, therefore, difficult to say whether they will be held in the regions in what and who will be the organizer. He emphasized that consolidation of society on the basis of anti-terrorist subjects. “Consolidation of society and every kind of expression of mutual solidarity in these days is obvious, – said the

The state Duma rejected the test of the investigation the FCO about Medvedev The state Duma refused to organize the test according to the investigation of the Fund of struggle against corruption (FBK) about the Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. As reported TASS, the decision was taken on Wednesday, April 5, at the plenary session of the lower house of Parliament. The initiators of such investigations was made by the deputies from the Communist party Nikolai Kolomeitsev, Sergei Reshulsky and Yuri sinelshchikov. The head of the Committee for security and combating corruption Vasily Piskarev said that the nature of his work he had “to deal with materials that come from the so-called FBK”. “None of his so-called investigation, including the latest, had and has nothing to do with the truth, and especially the fight against corruption that we so actively impose and promoted,” — said United Russia. 4 APR Dmitry Medvedev