Category: Politics

Photo: RIA Novosti In the state Duma a bill providing for the abolition of absentee ballots at the elections of the President of Russia. Document registered in the electronic database of the Duma on Friday, March 3. The project involves amendments to the law “About presidential elections of the Russian Federation”. It was approved by the Central election Commission, said RIA Novosti, one of the authors of the initiative — the Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on constitutional legislation Andrei Klishas, The Senator stressed that he does not consider absentee ballots of some mechanism of falsification, however, among the Russian citizens has formed the opposite opinion. “Elections must be more transparent, the risks, if any, should be taken into account, even if these concerns are unnecessary,” said Klishas. According to him, are not at the place of registration, the Russians will be able not later than three days before

Photo: RIA Novosti The head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov compared the situation related to contacts with the Russian Ambassador to Washington Sergei Kislyak with the US administration, with the “witch hunt”, reports RIA Novosti. “It all looks like a witch hunt. Or on the days of McCarthyism, which we thought for a long time in the US, as in a civilized country, has passed”, – said Lavrov. He noted that the ambassadors is appointed to conduct meetings and discussions with official authorities and with other people. “Concerning the situation around Russian-American relations, and specifically around those contacts, which our Ambassador and will be conducted, I can say one thing — in fact, ambassadors are appointed for the sake of maintaining relations between States, relations have been maintained in the form of meetings, discussions, contact with officials of the Executive government and with parliamentarians, public

The Minister of foreign Affairs of Japan discussed by telephone the missile launches, the DPRK Tillerson TOKYO, March 6 — RIA Novosti, Ivan Zakharchenko. Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida discussed by telephone missile launches in North Korea, with the US Secretary of state Rex Tillerson, reports the Agency Kyodo. According to the Agency, and the South Korean news Agency Yonhap, also held a telephone conversation with Fumio Kishida, foreign Minister of South Korea Yun Byung-Se. Yonhap news Agency said that the Ministers discussed the situation around the new tests of ballistic missiles of the DPRK. On the same day, had a telephone conversation with the national security leaders of the United States and South Korea. North Korea conducted Monday, with launches of four missiles, presumably, of a new type, three of which fell within the exclusive economic zone of Japan According to the Ministry of defense of Japan, the rocket reached

Raul Castro criticized trump’s plans to build a wall on the border with Mexico According to Cuban, “migrants can be stopped not through walls, but through cooperation, understanding and peace.” HAVANA, March 6. /Offset. TASS bekrenev Andrei/. Chairman of the state Council and the Council of Ministers of Cuba Raul Castro criticized the plans of the President of the United States Donald trump to build a wall on the border with Mexico. “The intention to erect a wall on the border with Mexico is a manifestation of irrationality, in respect not only of this sister country, but of the entire region,” said Castro opened Sunday in Caracas a summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the peoples of America (ALBA), adding that Cuba expresses in this matter, solidarity with the Mexican people. The words of the Cuban leader is quoted by the newspaper Granma. During the election campaign, trump has consistently

The state Duma will rebuild the work of the three departments The speaker of the state Duma Vyacheslav Volodin reforming apparatus and intends to work with the government to amend the regulations. The leadership of the state Duma starts reform unit, told “Izvestia” a source close to the leadership of the lower house, and confirmed speaker of the state Duma Vyacheslav Volodin. In the Duma want the government implemented its mandatory. According to the interlocutor of the edition, is already reached initial agreement on making appropriate synchronized amendments to the regulations of the government and the lower house of Parliament. In the government, “Izvestia” said that the work under current regulations. According to the publication, the changes of the RIA procedure previously discussed with the head of Committee of civil initiatives (THD) Alexei Kudrin. The reform apparatus Reform of the state Duma, which will begin March 6, will concern three

Japan has declared the protest in connection with new missile tests in the DPRK Moscow. March 6. INTERFAX.RU — Implemented KNRD missile launches threaten the national security of Japan, said Monday the Secretary General of Japanese Cabinet of Ministers of Yoshihide Suga. “This represents a serious threat to the security of our country”, — said the official. He noted that Japan recorded the launches of four missiles, three of which fell within the exclusive economic zone of the country in the sea of Japan without causing damage. He said that convening a national security Council in connection with the recent rocket launches from North Korea. The company informed about convening the national security Council announced the South Korean authorities. North Korea in the night of Monday Moscow time launched another missile towards the sea of Japan. According to estimates of the military, it could test an Intercontinental ballistic missile, which

South Korea convenes the national security Council in connection with a rocket launch in the DPRK TOKYO, March 6 — RIA Novosti, Ivan Zakharchenko. The government of South Korea convened an emergency national security Council in connection with reports of new missile launches in the DPRK, reported Yonhap from Seoul. According to the Agency, the decree was given by the acting President of the Republic of Korea Hwang Kyo-Ahn. The meeting will be attended by heads of ministries of defense and foreign Affairs, intelligence agencies and secretaries of the President on security and foreign policy Earlier on Monday, the Committee of chiefs of staffs of armed forces of South Korea reported that the DPRK’s 07.36 (01.36 GMT) launched an unknown type missile towards the sea of Japan in the vicinity of the village of Tongani province’s Do. According to Yonhap news Agency, it is possible that it was a test

South Korea announced the launch of a DPRK missile unknown TOKYO, March 6 — RIA Novosti, Ivan Zakharchenko. South Korea recorded a start in the DPRK, unknown rocket, reported on Monday, the Yonhap news Agency. “Today North Korea at 7:36 (01:36 MSK) has launched an unknown type missile towards the sea of Japan in the vicinity of the village of Tongani province’s Do”, — quotes Agency the statement of the Committee of chiefs of staffs of South Korea. The current launch in the DPRK, according to Seoul coincided with South Korea’s large-scale us-South Korean military exercises. The General staff of the Korean people’s army warned last week that the DPRK will be forced to retaliate in relation to these maneuvers. As previously reported, on February 12, Pyongyang conducted a test of a ballistic missile medium-range.

Photo: Lenta.EN The Ministry of Finance submitted to the state Duma a bill to ban the sale in Russia of certain categories of goods coming from the countries of the Eurasian economic Union (EEU). This was reported on the website of the Russian government. If the law passes, the government can prohibit the circulation of goods, which are imported from third countries according to rules different from those specified in the EEU. In particular this will relate to goods, the import of which paid customs duties at rates which differ from those established by the common customs tariff of the EEU rates. The authors of the bill believe that their document will allow to raise efficiency of control over the circulation banned in Russia products. In 2014, after the annexation of Crimea to Russia, the US, EU and several other Western countries imposed economic sanctions against Russia. Russia responded to

Photo: RIA Novosti Deputy Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Ryabkov met with US Ambassador to Russia John Tefft. This is stated in the message of the Russian foreign Ministry. It notes that the sides discussed some issues of bilateral relations. Other details of the meeting are given.