Category: Politics

Photo: RIA Novosti The chief of the General staff of armed forces Valery Gerasimov held a telephone conversation with the Chairman of the Military Committee of the Alliance by Peter pavela for the first time in two years after NATO’s decision to freeze relations with Russia. The initiator of the talks was the NATO Committee, RIA Novosti reported. Gerasimov and Paul discussed the problem of security recovery prospects of cooperation in military sphere and preventing incidents. Also the chief of the General staff said that Russia is concerned about the marked increase in activity of NATO near its borders. In addition, Gerasimov told about the main international events, and exercises Agency in 2017. The sides agreed on mutual steps that will help to reduce tensions in Europe. Also Gerasimov and Paul agreed to maintain contact. To suspend cooperation with Russia, NATO decided in 2014 on the background of the crisis

Fillon told about the plans “in the coming days” to assemble a new team The candidate in presidents of France from the party “the Republicans” Francois Fillon told about the plans “in the coming days” to create a new team to unite its supporters. He declared it on air of TV channel Farance 2. It clarifies the newspaper Ouest-France, the former Prime Minister announced his disappointment that many of his “political friends” and team members are turning away from him in connection with the investigation of law enforcement agencies in relation to policy and his wife Penelope of embezzlement of public funds and embezzlement. “In the coming days I will introduce this [new] team and it’ll show you what I can offer for the campaign and the government”, — declared Republican. In addition, in an interview with Fillon announced that he “sees no reason” to withdraw his candidacy from the

South Korea increased payments to defectors from North Korea The South Korean authorities for the first time in 20 years has decided to increase four times the benefits to the citizens of the DPRK who had fled the country. The remuneration of the supposed defectors, who provided valuable information about the political system of North Korea. On it informs “Renhap”. For useful information of North Korean escapees will now pay up to 1 billion won (about $860). Before the maximal payout was $ 250 thousand won South Korea plans to pay increased remuneration to those North Koreans who cross the border with weapons and military equipment from aircraft and tanks to small arms. The Ministry of unification of South Korea said that the North Koreans are afraid to leave the country because you don’t know how you can make a life in another state. The initiative of the South Korean

The house Committee on intelligence will examine the data about the wiretapping trump If evidence of the alleged surveillance would be found, the investigation will continue, said the head of the Committee Devin Nunes. WASHINGTON, March 5. /Offset. TASS Boris Makarov/. Committee on intelligence of the house of representatives of the U.S. Congress will hold a hearing on the alleged surveillance by the U.S. government for presidential candidates in the framework of the already initiated investigation of an alleged Russian interference in the election campaign. The corresponding statement to this effect was circulated on Sunday, the Committee Chairman Devin Nunes. “One of the key aspects of the investigation by the house Committee on intelligence, for the reaction of the US Federal government to the actions undertaken by agents of the Russian intelligence services during the presidential campaign,” the document says. “In this regard, the Committee will conduct the necessary checks

Photo: RIA Novosti In the state Duma proposed to oblige the owners of dogs that pose an increased risk to register their animals. On Friday, March 3, TASS said Deputy Chairman of the Duma Committee on ecology and environmental protection Vladimir Panov. According to him, owners of Pets should understand their responsibility, especially for the safety of others. The owners of other animals will be able to register them voluntarily. In particular, it can help, for example, in the case of loss of the dog, if it finds a stray and take. However, according to the MP, enter the universal registration impractical, especially in rural areas. In 2011 the state Duma in the first reading adopted the draft law on responsible treatment of animals. The document obliges owners to provide the animals appropriate conditions of detention and were forbidden to harm them, including in training. Also proposed to ban to

Dmitry Peskov, Vladimir Putin plans meetings with British foreign Secretary Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said that Vladimir Putin is not planning to take the Minister of foreign Affairs of great Britain, Boris Johnson. About it reports TASS. It became known yesterday that Mr. Johnson accepted the invitation of Russian foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in the coming weeks he intends to visit Moscow. While the British foreign office stressed that the policy of London towards Moscow — “cooperate, but beware”, and the upcoming visit “will fully comply with this approach.” Date of the visit, Boris Johnson is still unknown. Presumably it will be held in late March. Before Boris Johnson said the need to strengthen sanctions against Russia. As reported by “Kommersant”, the redistribution of roles in the relations between Russia and the West at the end of last year led to the escalation of the

The Syrian pilot whose aircraft crashed near Turkey, said that was shot down ANKARA, 5 Mar — RIA Novosti, Alain Palazhchenko. The pilot of the Syrian air force, whose plane crashed on Saturday on the Turkish-Syrian border, said that he was shot down, according to the newspaper Aksam. Earlier on Sunday, media reported that Turkish rescuers found the pilot who drove the plane crashed alone, was taken to the gendarmerie, and then hospitalized in the state hospital, Hatay. According to the statement, the military gave in the hospital, he took off from the base near Latakia, in order to strike at targets of militants in the district of Idlib. During the execution of the task hit him. Who exactly attacked the plane, not specified. The publication reports the name of the pilot is a 56-year-old Colonel Mehmet Sufjan. During ejection he received multiple fractures and soft tissue injuries of the

Erdogan has compared German policy towards Ankara with Nazism Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Germany’s policy towards Ankara is comparable to the Nazi regime, reports Daily Sabah. This opinion he expressed after Germany banned a Turkish officials and Ministers to attend the rally of Turkish citizens in Germany dedicated to the constitutional referendum scheduled for April 16. Germany had strayed from the path of democracy, its current practice has nothing to do with democracy and even comparable to the Nazi regime.Tayyip Recep Erdgasproduzent Turkey Earlier this week, the German government forbade the Minister of justice of Turkey Bekir bozdag, the to hold a meeting with citizens in Gaggenau, saying the lack of space in the conference hall and in the Parking lot. However, the Turkish authorities consider this decision politically motivated. They think, the publication that in Germany fear increase of supporters of the expansion of presidential powers.

Photo: RIA Novosti The Secretary of the Russian security Council Nikolai Patrushev in the framework of the working visit on Friday, I visited defense enterprises of JSC “NPO Kurganpribor and discussed the prospects of development of the plant, implementation of the state defense order and civil products. Patrushev was accompanied by the Plenipotentiary of RF President in the Urals Federal district Igor Kholmanskikh and Governor of the Kurgan region Alexey Kokorin. Kurganpribor specializiruetsya on the issue of the instrument and sleeve products for defense and civilian character, fuses and components of missiles. Later on Friday in Kurgan Patrushev will hold a visiting meeting, which, together with the Plenipotentiary of the RF President in the Urals Federal district will discuss with the heads of subjects of the Federation included in the Federal district, and representatives of Federal ministries and agencies measures to ensure information security in the activities of bodies of

Photo: RIA Novosti The government has abandoned the idea of selling alcohol-based tinctures according to the recipes, as this would lead to additional burden on insurance companies and hospitals, reports the newspaper “Izvestia” with reference to the official representative Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Khloponin Natalia Platonova. “Now every visit to the doctor is considered as an insured event. Therefore, the insurance company pays for all doctor visits. Finance thus a prescription-valocordin or hawthorn not”, — the newspaper quotes her words. Platonov said that the arguments about increasing the financial burden on insurers represented by the Ministry of health of the Russian Federation. “They decided that limiting the amount of packaging and number of bubbles alcohol-containing medicines dispensed in one hand, will complicate their use as a drink. It does not have a problem with buying drugs from those who use the drug on purpose,” — write “news” with reference to