Category: Politics

Photo: Reuters The publication of the oppositionist Alexey Navalny about the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev is propaganda attack, said a spokesman for Prime Minister Natalia Timakova, quoted by TASS. “Bulk material has a pronounced pre-election character, as he himself says at the end of the video. To comment on the propaganda attacks of the opposition and the convict character, who said that he already has some campaign and fighting with the government – is meaningless”, – said Timakova. Previously, the Fund, led by Navalny, published an article about luxury real estate and plots of land that allegedly belong to the Prime Minister.

The head of the election headquarters of françois Fillon resigned Patrick Stefanini refused to support the policy after the scandal of illegal payments to his wife. Moscow. March 4. INTERFAX.RU Patrick Stefanini, the head of the electoral headquarters of the candidate in presidents of France from the center-right party “the Republicans” françois Fillon, resigned. According to BBC, Stefanini will leave the post on Sunday evening. The head of the headquarters said that may not be sure of the probability of exit of Fillon in the second round of elections. Earlier, the deputies from the party “Union of Democrats and independent” (UDI) urged Fillon to choose another candidate in the Wake of the scandal over payments. Allegedly, his wife and children were paid for parliamentary work, which they never did.

© Xu Jinquan/Pool Photo via AP Geneva, 4 March. /Offset. TASS Vladimir Kostyriv, Vasily Vavilin, Konstantin Gain/. The first after a ten-month break, the round of Syrian peace talks ended without breakthrough, but not a failure. The special envoy of the UN Secretary General on Syria Staffan de Mistura managed to resume a process that, if successful, should lead to the achievement of a batch of agreements on the settlement in Syria. However, without the help of Russia has not done. Flow from Astana Even the resumption of work in Geneva area has occurred largely through the efforts of Moscow. As noted by the Deputy Minister of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Gennady Gatilov, who over the past week a series of consultations with negotiators, Geneva was possible only because of what happened in Astana. Do not deny it de Mistura. At a press conference at the beginning of

Photo: RIA Novosti Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said that talking with his country from a position of strength, with Moscow it is necessary to agree. “If we talk about the logistics of security and defense of the country, declare that I have no idea how Russia can talk from a position of strength. We’ve got the power. We have restored this power, the power of the country. Should agree with us”, — he said in an interview with Interfax. According to him, currently Russia is the only country in the world that can deter any aggressor. “The heavily armed leader of the Western world, together with its surroundings. To keep anywhere in the world. This is a fact”, — stressed the Vice Premier. Pentagon chief James Mattis said that NATO must deal with Russia “from a position of strength”. Later, the defense Ministry responded to the statement of

AFP: Le Pen received a summons, but refused to appear in court According to the Agency, the leader of “National front” was addressed to the subpoena for arraignment in the investigation of cases of fictitious employment of the staff of the party in the European Parliament. PARIS, March 3. /Offset. TASS Ivan Batyrev/. The leader of the French party “national front” candidate for the French presidency, marine Le Pen received a subpoena in the case of possible fraud in the European Parliament, however, informed the judges that will not come to him until the conclusion of the campaign. This was reported on Friday by Agence France-Presse (AFP), citing informed sources. According to AFP, Le Pen was addressed to a subpoena for a potential formal charges in the investigation of cases of fictitious employment of the staff of the “NetFront” in the European Parliament. According to the Agency, citing sources and

Vladimir Putin © Alexei Nikolsky/press service of the Russian President/TASS MOSCOW, March 4. /TASS/. Five years ago Vladimir Putin, the third time was elected President of Russia. The past five years was not his first state of the wheel, but the scale of the processes in the country and the global turmoil around her, this time period was unique in chetvertichnogo post-Soviet period, became existential, life-changing challenge for Russia. Its leader, this took the challenge and made a choice based not on market situation and strategic interests of the state. These interests are measured by many five-year plans ahead. You can, in all likelihood, choose the path “to protoptannoj and easier”, following in the footsteps of unipolar globalization. But it was important for Putin not to lose the identity of Russia, and in a strange rut this risk is very high. Even a decade ago Putin’s speech at the Munich

Photo: Reuters Earlier today, British MPs have published a report on the state of relations with Russia. It contains a recommendation to expand contacts with Russia in various fields. According to the Chairman of the international Committee of Parliament Crispin blunt, the current British government better than the former, understands the importance of cooperation with Russia. It was the decision to withdraw Britain from the European Union caused the British understanding of the necessity of revision of relations with Moscow, said the Slutsky. – Obviously, Brexit has moved the ice in the minds of British politicians seriously. We only welcome such a position of our counterparts in the House of Commons and is ready to develop the most forced dialogue, – he declared to journalists. We need to catch up in the relationship over the years. According to the head of the Committee, the parliamentarians of Russia and the UK

Photo: RIA Novosti Deputy Chairman of the Supreme court of the Russian Federation Vladimir Davydov explained the virtual absence in Russia of acquittals. Now, according to statistics, less than 1%. According to Davydov, quoted by “Interfax”, a critical analysis of court practice “certain items”, considering that the percentage of acquittals should not be less than 18-20%, is not tenable, since “they at all desire can not so much be a maximum of 10%”. Davydov explained that the low number of acquittals promotes primarily a special order of consideration of cases on which the defendants themselves agree. Using this mechanism deals with 65% of all cases, and admits his guilt of the defendants 90 out of 100. However, Davydov added that he did not know “good or bad”. Recall that the special procedure provides for the refusal of the accused to trial, instead the court may not impose a sentence for