Category: Politics

Photo: RIA Novosti Thomas Nilsen, editor of Barents Observer The Independent, which is based at the border with Russia, Kirkenes, and writes about issues of Russian-Norwegian cooperation, was denied entry to Russia for five years, the publication reported on its website. “On Wednesday, Thomas Nielsen arrived at the border crossing point Borisoglebsk on the border between Russia and Norway, where they were withdrawn by employees of the FSB border service and informed that his presence in Russia undesirable. The FSB said that he was a threat to national security and is prohibited from entering Russia for five years”, — stated in the message. As notes the edition, Nielsen was supposed to arrive in Murmansk with a delegation of the Danish parliamentary Committee on foreign policy. “I was told that the entry to Russia is forbidden me by considerations of state security. Staff are not able to explain why — it

Photo: TASS MOSCOW, March 9. /TASS/. Press Secretary of the Prime Minister of Russia Natalia Timakova believes that accounting is present in the political and economic relationship, even the closest countries. “Of course, any political and economic relations, even with as close a partner as Belarus is always accounting. The government of Russia in its work must take into account the emerging trade and economic relations with other countries, including their debts,” – said Timakova TASS. Press Secretary of the Russian Prime Minister recalled that “the volume of loans received from Russia the Belarusian partners, exceeds $6 billion.” “It would be nice and the Belarusian leadership to be aware of this”, – said Timakova. Earlier the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that accounting should not be the basis of Russian – Belarusian relations. “I don’t want the details to go into, but (Prime Minister Dmitry) Medvedev needs to understand

McCain pleased with the arrest of the head of fiscal service of Ukraine WASHINGTON, March 11 — RIA Novosti, Alexei Bogdanovsky. Influential US Senator John McCain approved the arrest of the dismissed head of the state fiscal service of Ukraine Roman Nasirov. “The arrest on charges of theft of Roman Nasirov, the chief tax specialist of Ukraine and Director of the state fiscal service is a positive step forward for the Ukrainian government in the fight against corruption,” the statement said McCain. According to him, the arrest Nasirova was the success of the national anti-corruption Bureau of Ukraine. “Stability and success of Ukraine in the long term depends on its commitment to reforms, including strengthening the rule of law and fight against corruption. I welcome the progress the government of Ukraine and encourage it to continue anti-corruption efforts,” said McCain. Previously, the Solomensky district court of Kiev arrested the dismissed

The President of Kosovo has threatened to resign MOSCOW, 11 Mar — RIA Novosti. The President of the unrecognized state of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, said he will resign if MPs does not approve the bill on the establishment of the army, Reuters reported. “If members of Parliament do not vote “for” (the bill — ed.), I will step down as President at the same moment”, — quotes Agency the words of Thaci. Reportedly, he also stressed that “a legislature that will vote to create an army of their own country” should be dissolved. Last Tuesday, the President of the unrecognized States and the former field commander of the Kosovo Liberation army (KLA), Hashim Thaci has handed over to the Parliament for approval in Pristina a draft law on the transformation of the Kosovo security Force (KSF) into armed forces. Earlier, the reform was hindered by the boycott of the party

Photo: AP Photo/ Burhan Ozbilici The killer of the Ambassador of Russia to Turkey Andrei Karlov mevlüt Altıntaş before the crime searched the Internet for information not only about the Russian diplomat, but US Ambassador to Turkey John bass, investigators believe the attacker could be an attempt on him, according to the newspaper Milliyet, citing the investigation. The investigators gained access to the computer, Altıntaş and found out that he searched the Internet for information about Karlovo and US Ambassador to Turkey John bass. On this basis, the investigators speculated that the attacker can plan an attempt on the bass. Also Altıntaş looking for information on the activities of American and Russian cultural centers in Ankara. The newspaper reports that Turkish investigators have contacted Gmail with a request to provide letters, worn by Altıntaş within two hours after the murder. However, the postal service stated that to recover these letters

Photo: The Government Of Sevastopol The government of Sevastopol intends to implement a project of the civil sector of the airport Belbek. On Thursday, March 9, according to “remarks” with reference to the head of the Department of architecture and urban planning Alexander Molozhavenko. According to him, the border sector was approved at the government meeting, now needs to be prepared project documentation and provided Federal funding for the project. Molozhavenko, said that a public hearing, the results of which the city government supported the project, took place in September 2016. He also noted that the timing of the project will be reduced to the end of 2017. In December 2016, the interim Governor of Sevastopol Dmitry Ovsyannikov said that the project of the Sevastopol Belbek airport, while “lie on the shelf.” However, the mayor then said that Sebastopol needs to have its own air Harbor. “I am in the

Oksana Sewaside Photo: VKontakte Oksana Sebastini, pardoned by Russian President Vladimir Putin, told about his life in the colony. To freedom the woman will be released March 12, when the presidential decree will come into force. This was reported by “Moskovsky Komsomolets”. “… we are all there (in colony – approx. The Rambler/news) did a lot of work. This is mandatory and not at the request of the convicts. That is, no one asks whether you want to go to production or not. There we have sewing workshops. I was rocznica — chalk lined fabric, turning collars and so on. Worked from 7 am to 21.30. […] During the time that I spent behind bars, greatly undermined his health. Pressure all the time jumping… In the colony of the city of Kineshma was not good food. Three times daily cabbage. In “Lefortovo” in comparison with the colony fed a lot

CNN: “the Russian trace” will be engaged in top-secret division of the FBI NEW YORK, March 11. /Offset. TASS Kirill Volkov/. The investigation into the alleged Russian interference in presidential elections in the US last year charged top-secret division of the FBI. This was reported by broadcaster CNN. According to her sources, talking about the special secret counterintelligence division of the Ministry. Among its tasks, according to the channel, is to protect secrets of the U.S. intelligence community and the most advanced technologies of us companies private and public sectors, preventing weapons of mass destruction in the hands of the enemies of the United States, as well as countering the activities of foreign spies, including their activity in cyberspace. At the same time, as told to CNN sources, the office of security describe the task of identifying the alleged interference of Russia in the American electoral processes as a “standard

White house: trump pursues a “deep state” disloyal officials WASHINGTON, Mar 10 — RIA Novosti, Alexei Bogdanovsky. The white house is confident that President Donald trump pursues a “deep state” — the numerous bureaucrats at the middle positions, disloyal to the head of state and, presumably, trying to sabotage his initiative, told journalists the press-Secretary of trump Sean Spicer. On the question of whether to try the “deep state” to “get” trump, Spicer replied: “Without a doubt”. According to him, for 8 years, some officials of the administration of Barack Obama managed to “dig” in the government. Trump has repeatedly clashed with the security services, whose employees made numerous leaks to the press with private briefings the then elected President, and after his coming to power — leakage of conversations with foreign leaders. Trump called the leak a “criminal” and vowed to punish the perpetrators.