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Trump called on to investigate a wiretap of his conversations with Obama before the election The US President Donald trump called on Congress to investigate the abuse of powers of administration of the former head of state Barack Obama, who allegedly had his phones tapped during the election campaign. About this in his Twitter wrote the press Secretary of the trump Sean Spicer. He said that reports of “potentially motivated political investigations” before the election is worrying. “President trump asked that in the investigation of the activities of the congressional committees on intelligence has fulfilled its oversight and found out whether there was a violation of Executive powers in 2016,” wrote Spicer. He noted that neither the White house nor the trump would not comment on the situation until the investigation is completed. On the eve of the US President Obama accused of tapping his phone in October 2016. According

Thousands of French came to support the Fillon at the rally in Paris PARIS 5 Mar — RIA Novosti. Thousands of Frenchmen, despite the rain and strong wind, came to the Trocadero in Paris to support the candidate from the largest opposition party, the Republicans, the former Prime Minister françois Fillon. “They think that I’m alone. They want me to be alone. We’re alone in here?” — Fillon said a loud “No!” to their supporters. He noted that recently became a target for attacks from all sides. “Despite the fact that all the charges against me are unfair, abusive and used for certain purposes, I need to apologize to you. In particular, for the fact that he had to defend his honor and the honor of his wife, when it is necessary to protect the country,” said Fillon. La France silencieuse est là ! Debout ! Nous ne nous pas

Georgia will be asked to clarify the offer of the Vienna open centres for refugees outside the EU Tbilisi intends to clarify what constitutes an initiative of Vienna for the opening of reception centers for refugees in Georgia, Egypt and the Balkan countries. On Sunday, March 5, stated the Georgian Ambassador to Austria Konstantin zaldastanishvili, reports RIA Novosti. “This issue was not discussed in any of the official meetings. In particular, this question was not on the agenda during the visit Kurtz (Sebastian Kurz, foreign Minister of Austria — approx. “Of the tape.ru”) in Georgia, which took place a month ago”, — said the diplomat. The Ambassador added that next week will start consultations with the Austrian party, “during which it will become clear what we are dealing with”. Earlier in the day, the Minister for foreign Affairs of Austria Sebastian Kurz said on the need to open centres for

Andrey Kartapolov © Mikhail Metzel/TASS PALMYRA /Syria/, March 5. /TASS/. The release of the Syrian Palmyra from terrorists managed thanks to the careful preparation of the operation, part of the armed forces and the dedication of the soldiers of the Syrian army. This was stated to journalists the commander of Russian troops in Syria, Colonel-General Andrey Kartapolov. “The operation to liberate Palmyra went as planned. We spent a long time preparing, we took into account the features that were in previous capture of Palmyra, which allowed to perform the task in a rather short time, with minimal losses”, – he said.

Photo: EPA Son-in-law of U.S. President Donald trump and his senior Advisor Jared Kushner in company with former national security Advisor Michael Flynn met with the Russian Ambassador to the United States Sergei Kislyak. This writes The New York Times. The meeting was held in December in the tower trump tower. According to the newspaper, it was held that “establish communication channel”. A White house spokesman Hop Hicks confirmed that the meeting was attended by Flynn. “In General, they discussed relations and was the point to establish the communication channel. Jared met with many representatives of other countries – in General, about two dozen people,” said Hicks. Kushner, Flynn and Kislyak talked for 20 minutes, after which the son-in-law trump met with the Russian diplomat. At the same time, the newspaper USA Today reported that two members of the electoral headquarters of the trump met with Kislyak – Jeffrey Gordon

Photo: TASS The Deputy “Fair Russia”, actress Elena Drapeko told “Izvestia” that they are ready to stand in presidents of Russia, if the decision will be taken by the party. This decision, she said, can positively affect the image of women. A source in the party before that said that the emergence of a female from the CP has already been discussed. Among the possible candidates – Galina Khovanskaya and Olga Epifanova, which, however, has not yet been any discussions. Except for Elena Drapeko none of them has declared his presidential ambitions, at the same time, the party leader Sergei Mironov had not ruled out that it can run itself. Chairman of CP said that the candidate of the party for the elections of the President will be elected at the Congress in the fall. — While there are discussions. Many of my party colleagues believe that I should be

Photo: NEWS/Pavel Bednyakov The majority of Russians would not like to see as President of the country woman, reports the newspaper “Izvestia”. According to the survey “Levada-Center”, only 33% of respondents admitted the presidency women in Russia in the next 10-15 years. 54% strongly opposed. The majority still noted that a positive attitude towards women in politics and would like to see them in high government positions. According to the head of the Political expert group Konstantin Kalachev, people are easier to imagine a woman in “abstract positions.” “Women in government positions in Russia are associated with responsibility, honesty, diligence, discipline and efficiency, and the request to leader-mother is, but another question arises — do we really need another President. The majority believes that there is,” said Kalachev. Psychologist Paul Volgenau said that the survey results influenced by stereotypes, according to which the principal is a man. “Many people still

Abe called state secret the result of the game of Golf with trump The Prime Minister of Japan praised the skill of the US President in the game of Golf. TOKYO, March 5. /Offset. TASS Igor Belyaev/. The Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe did not disclose the results of the game of Golf with the US President Donald trump, which was held during the recent visit of the head of the Japanese government in the United States. This theme, as reported by Kyodo, Abe touched on last Sunday in Tokyo the Congress of the ruling liberal democratic party (LDP) of Japan, of which he is Chairman. “Who won — it is a state secret, — jokingly said Abe. But Mr. trump is really good, he’s a great player.” At the same time, the Prime Minister of Japan has admitted that its own very first on the day the strike

DM: Tony Blair can be a peace envoy for the Middle East in the administration of the trump According to the source Mail on Sunday, former British Prime Minister “has done a lot in order to get this job, and the team trump takes it very seriously.” MOSCOW, March 5. /TASS/. Former Prime Minister Tony Blair called for Wednesday in the White house secret meeting, which discussed the possibility of his appointment as peace envoy in the middle East in the administration of U.S. President Donald trump. This was reported by the newspaper Mail on Sunday, citing informed sources. According to the newspaper, former Prime Minister of great Britain met with the son-in-law and part-time senior adviser of the American state Jared Kushner. During the meeting they discussed the current situation in the middle East and the peace process in the region. “Blair did a lot to get this job,

The Kremlin announced Putin’s meeting with Netanyahu Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet on 9 March, the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, who will arrive in Moscow. On Sunday, March 5, said the official representative of the Kremlin, Dmitry Peskov. “Yes,” he answered a question about whether there will be a conversation between the two leaders. Thus a press-the Secretary of the President has denied speculation that the upcoming meeting will be tripartite, with the participation of Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan, reports “Interfax”. As stated by RIA Novosti Netanyahu, during a visit to Moscow he intends to discuss the Syrian issue and the role it plays in Iran. According to the Prime Minister, Israel is concerned about Iranian attempts to gain a foothold in Syria. “I intend to Express my strong disagreement of Israel with it. I hope we can reach a mutual understanding,” he added.