Category: Politics

Photo: RIA Novosti The defense Ministry has developed amendments to the Code of administrative offences (Cao), according to which military members and their families will be fined if they do not release official accommodation after the termination of the contract of employment. The document published on the Federal portal of normative legal acts. Fines may amount to 30-50 thousand rubles. Now the Ministry of defence have to evict soldiers from the housing service through the courts. According to the authors of the bill, military personnel or reserve officers often “keep specialized of the premises after the termination or cancellation of the corresponding contract”. Because of this, the defense becomes more difficult to provide housing for newly arriving military. It is planned that the amendments will enter into force in December 2018. According to the law “On status of servicemen”, permanent housing is supposed to have served 20 years in the

Constitutional court of South Korea approved the impeachment of the President TOKYO, Mar 10 — RIA Novosti. Constitutional court of South Korea approved the impeachment of President Park Geun-Hye, passed by Parliament on 9 December last year amid the biggest corruption scandal. The CC decision was announced on Friday in a live South Korean TV channel YTN. All 8 judges of the constitutional court voted in favor of impeachment. Park Geun-Hye is now completely removed from government, and within 60 days should be held early presidential elections. If not impeachment, then the President’s term of office was to expire in February 2018, and the election was to be held on 20 December this year. The reason for impeachment, Park Geun-Hye was caught in the media that she is allowed to intervene in the Affairs of state to his nearest friend by the name of Choi sung-SIL, allegedly, up to and

Office ethics are unhappy that the White house did not punish the adviser to trump WASHINGTON, Mar 10 — RIA Novosti, Alexei Bogdanovsky. The independent ethics office in the US government is unhappy that presidential Advisor Donald trump, Kellyann Conway has not been punished for advertising the brand of clothing, named after the daughter of the President Ivanka trump. “If you do not take disciplinary action against senior officials under the same circumstances, it causes a risk of undermining the entire program on ethics,” reads the letter head of the ethics office Walter Schaub Deputy White house counsel Stephen Passantino, quoted by Reuters. Earlier, Schaub saw in the words of Conway conflict of interest and violation of ethical standards. Schaub is an appointee of the previous President, Democrat Barack Obama. OGE sends new letter to WH/House cmte on Conway, saying it takes the issue w/ lack of discipline for promoting

© Gennady Homeland/TASS MOSCOW, March 10. /TASS/. The content of the notes by the Moldovan authorities, in which officials of this country recommended to refrain from trips to Russia, raises many questions. This was stated on Friday, TASS reported Deputy foreign Minister of Russia Grigory Karasin. “The contents of this note raises many questions, – the diplomat emphasized. – Let’s study”. While Karasin reaffirmed that the Russian Ambassador to Moldova Farit Mukhametshin has handed the Russian foreign Ministry document obtained from the Ministry of foreign Affairs and European integration of Moldova. “We must carefully examine, to look at the facts and only then seriously discuss this issue,” he added.

Chairman Of The State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin © Mikhail Metzel/TASS MOSCOW, March 10. /TASS/. Chairman of the state Duma Vyacheslav Volodin considers that the Russian delegation will talk with the leadership of the parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) that will be held in Madrid at the meeting of the standing Committee of the PACE. As expected, the focus of the discussion will be ways out of the protracted crisis in relations between Russia and the Strasbourg Assembly. “The delegation is prepared, they are professionals, those who found today (with guide Assembly), proficient PACE and problems associated with the inadequacy of regulations, which regulates the delegations of PACE,” said Volodin TASS, responding to a question about his expectations from this meeting. “So I think that conversation needs to happen,” he confirmed. Russian deputies and senators arrived in Madrid Thursday, March 9, at the invitation of the Chairman of

Press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov © Mikhail Metzel/TASS MOSCOW, March 10. /TASS/. The Kremlin insists that “Minsk-2” is the most important document for the parties. “I honestly don’t have such information on statements,” he admitted, answering the question TASS, the press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov. Earlier, the representative of Kiev in the political subgroup of the contact group on settling the situation in Eastern Ukraine, the speaker said that the issue of elections and constitutional reform was removed from the agenda “Minsk-2”.

Photo: RIA Novosti More than half of Americans believe that the administration of U.S. President Donald trump has a policy against Russia improperly. This is evidenced by published on Wednesday the results of a public opinion poll conducted by the American Quinnipac University. The researchers found that 54% of respondents said they are dissatisfied with Washington’s policy towards Moscow, approved it 32%, it’s mostly Republicans. The rest were unable or refused to answer. What exactly does not suit the research participants policy trump in the materials was not specified. More than half the investigation The University also asked the respondents to answer the following question: “To what extent are you concerned about the relationship of the President with the trump of Russia.” 41% chose the option “very concerned” and 20% “somewhat concerned”, 16% admitted that they do not especially excited, and 22% indicated that this topic they are not interested.

Photo: RIA Novosti The White house does not believe that the “window of opportunity” in relations with Russia is closed. This was stated by the Deputy assistant to the President Donald trump on national security Michael Anton, reports TASS. It is reported that the Republican administration trump in the US “remains committed to try to establish cooperation with Russia.” “I think if there is a modality of cooperation that meets the interests, and our administration will be able to orderly work and consensus building of all stakeholders, I do not think that the window will be closed”, – he said. According to him, “of course, the pressure from the media does not help” in the policymaking process, however, “does not prejudge its outcome”. Earlier, the U.S. state Department said that Secretary of state Rex Tillerson and his team are studying the possibility “of moving forward on Syria” with Russia.

Photo: TASS Stopped gas supplies to Ukrainian producers of fertilizers The Ukrainian gas transport operator Ukrtransgaz because of debts ceased to supply gas to the three chemical plant of Dmitry Firtash, thus almost completely stopping the production of nitrogen fertilizers in the country. This frees up room for the Russian manufacturers, who in 2016 has already occupied more than half of the Ukrainian market, and earlier this year increased its stake to 90%. Ukraine to supply Mr. Firtash last year tried to close their market duties from cheaper fertilizers from Russia, but in front of the seed and decided not to impose anti-dumping measures. On Tuesday the company announced that it has restricted gas supplies to the three plants controlled by Group DF of Dmitry Firtash,– Rivneazot, Severodonetsk Association “Azot” and PJSC “Azot” (Cherkasy). As noted in the network Facebook, the representative of “Ukrtransgaz” Maxim Belyavsky, the reasons for that