Category: Politics

Mei called on the West to actively resist Russia in the Balkans Prime Minister Theresa may called on the West to strengthen counter Russian “disinformation”, which destabilizie the situation in the Western Balkans. The British Premier said at a meeting Thursday with EU leaders. The text of her speech published on the website of the British government. Mei said that she was concerned about the “growing instability” in the region and the resulting risk of “collective security”. “In light of recent attempts to organize a coup in Montenegro, I will ask us to do more to counter Russian disinformation campaign that destabilizie the situation, and make more visible the interest of the West in this region,” said Mae.

FT: Silicon valley doubt the possibility of cooperation with Assange MOSCOW, 10 Mar — RIA Novosti. The largest software company in California’s Silicon valley doubt the possibility of cooperation with the founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, but do not eliminate it completely, writes the Financial Times. Earlier, Assange announced that WikiLeaks will provide software developers exclusive access to information about the hacker tools of the CIA, who was in possession of the site. WikiLeaks has published a secret CIA documents, which describe the tools for hacking into computers, mobile phones and televisions. According to the file revealing website, the CIA used a set of secret tools. These tools include programs for hacking, viruses and malware, against which not yet developed protective mechanisms. In an interview with the publication, representatives of several leading companies said that such cooperation is unlikely due to ethical and legal obstacles. The interlocutors of the newspaper

Photo: RIA Novosti International women’s day, President Vladimir Putin held in Bryansk, where they congratulated workers of the perinatal center at the city hospital # 1. The clinic opened March 7, becoming part of the national project “Health”. In the centre for the first two days of work have been born seven babies. For any professional, in any field, when one begins to work on a modern, future level, it’s always a second wind in the profession. Especially in your profession. She’s noble, gentle, popular, for our country, especially, you know about the problems of demography, — Putin addressed to the employees of the center. The President said that the country was the turning point of the demographic situation in a positive way. He noted that we managed to do it, including through the opening of perinatal centres, like Bryansk. In Russia already operates 75 of these institutions and in

Photo: © RIA Novosti. Mr Song The government of Russia at session on Thursday will discuss a bill aimed at protecting the rights of consumers who purchase goods and services on the Internet, the press service of the Cabinet. The document proposes to introduce the concept of commodity aggregator and responsibility for the provision of knowingly false information about a product or service and the seller. The bill prepared by the CPS. “The bill proposes to introduce the concept of “aggregator of goods (services)” as an independent subject of responsibility towards the consumers regarding their rights to information about product (service). Provides for the liability of such aggregators for the actual damage caused by the provision of knowingly false information about the product (or service), the seller (artist, manufacturer, importer) on the basis of which the contract was concluded with the consumer”, — stated in the message. Now the field

Media: the head of the FBI told Congress about the investigation, “the Russian intervention” WASHINGTON, Mar 10 — RIA Novosti, Alexei Bogdanovsky. The Director of the Federal Bureau of investigation, James Comey briefed members of Congress about the investigation, “the Russian intervention” in U.S. elections, told CNN, citing sources. Komi met with the so-called gang of eight with the highest level top secret clearance. This group includes the speaker of the house of representatives Paul Ryan and democratic minority leader Nancy Pelosi, the leaders of the factions in the Senate, Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer, and senators Richard Burr and mark Warner of the Senate Committee on intelligence, and Devin Nunez and Adam Schiff of the intelligence Committee in the house of representatives. The meeting was held behind closed doors. It is not excluded that in addition to the “Russian intervention” the Director of the FBI will also have to

Hollande has turned to a company that wants to build a wall between USA and Mexico MOSCOW, 10 Mar — RIA Novosti. French President Francois Hollande called on the French-Swiss company for the production of building materials LafargeHolcim Group to be very careful in deciding on the supply of cement for walls between the U.S. and Mexico, for the construction which are the government of the United States. The US President Donald trump, made the fight against illegal immigration the main theme of his election campaign, after taking office, ordered to develop a project to build a wall on the border with Mexico, prompting criticism from several European politicians. LafargeHolcim has recently stated its readiness “to respond to requests infrastructure of the United States”. “I think there are markets that you should be prudent before you run,” said Hollande, quoted by the AFP. The activities of the company Lafarge had

Photo: RIA Novosti Office of the Commissioner for human rights in Russia has high hopes for the use of the opportunities in the field of human rights protection through the interaction with the Council on human rights of the UN and the European network of the Global Alliance of national institutions for the protection of human rights (HENRI), said Russian Ombudsman Tatyana Moskalkova. Moskalkova on Monday became a member of GENRE. Then she took part in the 34th session of the UN Council on human rights in Geneva. “Participation in the 34th session of the UN human rights and the 30th annual meeting of GENRE, as well as membership in the European network of GENRE is a significant step forward in the development of international cooperation. We have high hopes to use opportunities to promote and protect human rights through cooperation with these international organizations,” wrote Moskalkova in your account

The Minister of foreign Affairs of Canada has accused Moscow of slander against her grandfather MOSCOW, 9 Mar — RIA Novosti. The Minister of foreign Affairs of Canada Chrystia Freeland has accused Moscow of spreading false information about what her grandfather Mikhail Hamster collaborated with the Nazis during the Second world war, writes The Washington Post. Earlier in mass media appeared information that in the 1940-ies Hamster led the Ukrainian-language newspaper in Krakow during the occupation. Edition published propaganda of the Nazis. After the war, the Hamster immigrated to the canadian province of Alberta, where he became a prominent member of the Ukrainian community. Freeland has not denied these reports, however, tried to link messages about the past of his grandfather with the so-called Russian campaign of misinformation, the article says. “It’s not a secret. The American government and even Angela Merkel earlier said that from the Russian side there