Category: Politics

Photo: RIA Novosti The Russian foreign Ministry called the barbaric action of the double terrorist attack in Damascus, which killed at least 40 Iraqi citizens making the pilgrimage. “In Moscow resolutely condemn another barbaric act of terrorists. Condolences to the families of the victims and wish speedy recovery to the injured”, — stated in the message of the Russian authorities. The Russian foreign Ministry stressed that the terrorist act should not “thwart the efforts of the international community in Astana and Geneva for the sustainable cease-fire in Syria.” Earlier it was reported that the terrorist group “Tahrir al-sham”, part “Dzhabhat EN-Nusra”* took responsibility for the double bombing in Damascus. * “Jabhat Fatah al-sham” (“Frente al-Nusra”, “Dzhabhat EN Nusra”) is a terrorist group banned in Russia.

Anton Gerashchenko Photo: RIA Novosti Verkhovna Rada Deputy Anton Gerashchenko in his Facebook said that in the Ukrainian Lviv, the poles of graves were desecrated on the orders of Moscow. According to him, in the night of Saturday, March 11 Sunday, March 12, grave poles in one of the cemeteries in Lviv region was doused with red paint. On the memorial the cross was written “death to the poles”. Also March 11 was desecrated and the tomb of the Polish professors who were shot in June 1941. “That was hired for little money the citizens of Ukraine, according to the plan developed in Moscow. The purpose of the plan is simple – to introduce discord in the Ukrainian-Polish relations are currently not in the best condition, according to the principle – the worse the Ukrainians and the poles, the more they will hate each other, the better for Putin’s Russia”,

© Sergei Savostyanov/TASS MOSCOW, March 14. /TASS/. The Moscow city court upheld the inclusion of the Autonomous nonprofit organization “Analytical center of Yury Levada” in the register of noncommercial organizations performing the functions of foreign agents. Thus, this decision has entered into force. “The decision of the Zamoskvoretsky court upheld, and the appeal – without satisfaction”, – announced the decision of the judge. Positions of the parties in court In court representatives of the organization asked to cancel the decision of Zamoskvoretsky court recognized the legitimate order of the Ministry of justice about its inclusion in the registered as foreign agents. According to the applicants, “Levada-Center” is not engaged in political activities. “Statement of the organization’s Director Lev Gudkov and another employee are not political activities in any form. In addition, it is not permissible to equate the activities of center staff to the activities of the center,” – said

© EPA/STR ASTANA, March 14. /Offset. TASS Julia nitchenko/. The Russian delegation at inter-Syrian talks in Astana has offered the project of creation of the constitutional Commission that will draft a new Constitution of Syria. This was announced by the head of the Russian delegation, special representative of the President on the Syrian settlement, Alexander Lavrentiev at a press conference in Astana.

The Kremlin has called the CNN film about Putin another offensive material Vladimir Putin himself has not yet managed to see the picture. A CNN film about Russian President Vladimir Putin was not surprised by the Kremlin. According to the press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov, the picture is sustained in the hysterical, emotional way and is based on opinions, which are often fiction. “Everything was as expected: this is another material that is in line with the hysterical, emotional background, which is based on opinions, not having anything substantial opinions, which are often an absolute fabrication. Enough offensive material, but from the fact that already, nothing new there,” said Dmitry Peskov, answering journalists ‘ questions. He noted that the President himself has not yet seen the film, since the film took place tonight. Drafted opinion based pomace from the media, which read in the Kremlin. The representative

The Supreme court of the EU has allowed employers to ban the hijab in the workplace The European court of justice in Luxembourg upheld the ban employers on the wearing of headscarves by employees in the workplace. About it writes BBC. This decision was made after a lawsuit by two women in France and Belgium, who were dismissed for their refusal to wear the hijab at work. A Muslim from Belgium worked in the security company G4S Secure Solutions, which prohibits the wearing of all religious or political symbols. Muslim woman from France worked in one IT company and lost his job after complaining to her client. In the summer of 2016 in France was banned from special beach suit for Muslim women — burqini. The ban on carry was passed shortly after the terrorist attack in nice.

The defense Ministry said about the absence in Egypt, the Russian commandos Media reports about sending these units to the border with Libya in the office called “stuffing” and “visions.” Moscow. March 14. INTERFAX.RU — Russia has not sent in their commandos Egypt, said the official representative of Russian defense Ministry major General Igor Konashenkov. “No Russian special forces in side-Barrani (Egypt — if) no”, — said the major-General to journalists on Tuesday. He was commenting on a Reuters report that references anonymous sources in the US intelligence about the alleged location of the units of the “Russian special forces” in Egypt. According to Konashenkov, “like stuffing from anonymous sources, some Western media and excite the public is already not the first year” “Very often these “visions” go anonymous in the Ukraine and the Baltic States”, — said the General. According to him, a very foolish and indecent in relation

Photo: RIA Novosti Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov said that in choosing the First channel as the representative of Russia at competition “the Eurovision-2017” Yulia Samoilova there is nothing provocative, RIA Novosti reported. “I never would use such words as “provocation” is a Russian TV channel that sends back the participant, so there is nothing provocative, we do not see”, — said Peskov. He also noted that the entry of the singer in Ukraine shall be regulated by rules of the Eurovision and the host country should comply with them. “In Crimea there were all, practically, probably not the people who have never been in the Crimea. This is the first. Second – it’s still international competition and the country-the organizer of the contest should follow the rules by which this contest is held”, — said the representative of the Kremlin. Earlier the First channel has completed

Chairman Of The State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin © Mikhail Metzel/TASS MOSCOW, March 14. /TASS/. Chairman of the state Duma Vyacheslav Volodin has reminded the Minister of agriculture of the Russian Federation Alexander Tkachev, that the source of power in Russia is the people. On Tuesday at an enlarged visiting session of the faction “United Russia”, devoted to the development of agriculture, the Minister said that he heard from deputies “interesting and useful for themselves.” “You, of course, in the first place, maybe hot, maybe emotionally trying to convey (existing problems) to power, to state agencies… this is absolutely correct…” – he said to the parliamentarians. “Alexander, they have the power – interrupted Volodin. – You messed up a little.” In response Tkachev explained that he was referring to the government of the Russian Federation. “The source of authority is the people and the deputies are representatives”, – said the speaker