Reuters reported the arrival of Russian special forces to the border with Libya Russian special forces arrived at the airbase in the Western part of Egypt. According to Reuters, the team is able to intervene in the conflict in Libya. As reports Reuters, citing diplomatic sources in the United States and Egypt, the military personnel who apparently are Russian special forces, as well as new unmanned aerial vehicles are in the area of Egyptian settlement of Sidi Barrani, about 100 kilometres from the border with Libya. According to the Egyptian intelligence services, to the airfield in the West of the country came to the Russian division of 22 people. The purpose of their mission is unknown, but Reuters pointed out that Russia has already used in early February, the Egyptian air force base in the village of Marsa Matruh. The news Agency Reuters suggest that the purpose of the special
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Media: the United States intends to cut spending to the UN more than half
Media: the United States intends to cut spending to the UN more than half WASHINGTON, March 14. /Offset. TASS Andrey Shitov/. The US state Department have been instructed to demand the reduction of the contribution of Washington in the programme budget of the UN more than half. The Washington Foreign Policy magazine specializing in the coverage of foreign policy issues, reported on Monday, citing its own “three sources”. The publication said that currently, “the US spends on the UN about $10 billion a year.” The journal assesses these intentions of the Republican administration of Donald trump as “an unprecedented retreat from international operations, helping to maintain the peace, ensure the vaccination of children, to monitor unauthorized nuclear weapons programs, and promote peaceful negotiations in different areas — from Syria to Yemen”. The author recalls that on Thursday in Washington must be submitted to the new draft Federal budget of the
The British Parliament had given Mae the authority to run the procedure Brexit
The British Parliament had given Mae the authority to run the procedure Brexit LONDON, March 14. /Offset. TASS Ilya Dmitriev, Maxim Ryzhkov/. The British Parliament gave the Prime Minister Theresa may the power to run for the country’s exit from the EU by passing the corresponding bill. The point lasted over a month, the legislative process was put on Monday evening (Tuesday morning GMT), the House of lords, which was not re-amend the government bill. The deputies supported the government Earlier the lower house of Parliament, House of Commons, rejected both the amendments made by peers. First, the deputies 335 votes to 287 canceled the amendment, which obliges the government to guarantee the rights of living in the UK 3 million EU citizens. Then 331 votes to 286 they cancelled the amendment, which obliged the government to agree with the Parliament the final deal on the terms “divorce” with Brussels.
Poklonskaya proposed to introduce citizenship “by right of the soil”
Photo: RIA Novosti Natalia Poklonskaya has developed a draft law on granting Russian citizenship by “right of soil”. About this informed the Deputy Chairman of the Committee on nationalities of the state Duma Ruslan Balbec, reports RIA Novosti. According to him, the project is already registered in the state Duma. The authors are Konstantin Zatulin and Natalia Poklonskaya. “In the case of the adoption of this law, to obtain citizenship of the Russian Federation will be not only on the principle of blood kinship, but also on the basis of the soil. The main criterion will be the knowledge of the Russian language and is the basis for the relationship with the territories of the Soviet Union and the Russian Empire,” said Balbec. He noted that the document received a positive conclusion of the Duma Committee on nationalities. “The right soil” will get the native speakers of Russian immigrants (or
Foreign Ministry checks information about detention of the Russian journalist in Odessa
Photo: RIA Novosti The official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova said that the foreign Ministry verifies information about the alleged detention in Ukraine Russian journalists. “So far no information. We understand,” Zakharova said the radio station “Moscow speaking”, commenting on reports about the detention of Russian journalist in Ukraine. Earlier media reported that the employees of the security Service of Ukraine allegedly was detained in Odessa a Russian journalist. According to media reports, the reporter was detained on Saturday, March 11. He allegedly is an employee of TV channel “Russia 1”. States that he is accused of espionage in favor of Russia. Official confirmation or refutation of the information not yet received. In a press-service of VGTRK, in turn, RIA Novosti reported that “neither the correspondents of the TV channel “Russia 1”, or the correspondents of the TV channel “Russia 24″ there was not.”
Zakharova: the tragedy of Mosul in the global information space, bypassing
Mosul, Iraq © EPA/STR MOSCOW, March 14. /TASS/. The tragedy of the Iraqi city of Mosul in the global information space is neatly bypassed. This opinion was expressed by the official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova on his page in social network Facebook.
Naina Yeltsin told about the celebration of the New year after leaving her husband as President
Naina Yeltsin © Donat Sorokin/TASS MOSCOW, March 14. /TASS/. The widow of the first President of Russia Boris Yeltsin Naina, who is 85 years old, first told me about how her family celebrated the New year after her husband of 31 December 1999 announced the resignation a few hours before the holiday. Their memories Naina Yeltsin shares in a new book of memoirs, excerpts from which are published for the first time on the website of the information Agency TASS.
Replacing Obamacare will be left without health insurance more than 50 million people
Replacing Obamacare will be left without health insurance more than 50 million people WASHINGTON, Mar 14 — RIA Novosti. The bill of health, which should replace the current system will allow up to 2026 to reduce the U.S. budget deficit by 337 billion dollars, but without health insurance will remain more than 50 million Americans, the report by the Management of the Congress budget. Currently, Congress is studying a bill on “American health care” prepared by the Republicans, which is intended to replace the “Affordable health care”, adopted under President Barack Obama in 2010 (the so-called Obamacare). One of the main features of the project is the abolition of compulsory purchase of health insurance and the introduction of some tax benefits and the redistribution of subsidies in this area. “The adoption of the laws will reduce the Federal deficit by 337 billion dollars for the period 2017-2026… Costs will be
The house of lords refused the amendment on the protection of the rights of EU citizens to the bill for Brexit
The house of lords refused the amendment on the protection of the rights of EU citizens to the bill for Brexit LONDON, March 14. /Offset. TASS Ilya Dmitriev/. The house of lords, the upper chamber of the British Parliament, abandoned its amendments to the bill (the bill) on Brexit, guaranteeing the rights of living in the UK, EU citizens. To exclude this amendment from the text of the draft law, made 274 peers, against — 135. Earlier, the members of the house of lords tried to force the government to take over the guarantees on the rights of the Europeans in the territory of great Britain, before the start of negotiations with Brussels. However, after this amendment was rejected on Monday by the lower house, the Commons, the peers did not insist on this change to the bill.
The NATO defense spending has increased for the first time since 2009
The NATO defense spending has increased for the first time since 2009 Moscow. March 13. INTERFAX.RU European NATO countries and Canada under pressure from the United States are increasing their military spending, but to a different extent. As published on Monday the annual report of NATO’s total defence spending of the Alliance members has increased in 2016 to 2.43% of GDP, compared with 2.4% in 2015, and this is the first increase since 2009. Defence spending last year made up 3.61% of GDP, and the European members of NATO spent an average of 1.47%. Only Estonia, Greece, Poland and the United States achieved its goal of NATO to increase defence spending to at least 2% of GDP. Germany last year increased its defence spending to 1.2% of GDP last year compared with 1.18% in the previous one, while Spain decreased to 0.9% from 0,93%, and France — to 1.79% from