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The Secretary of the Russian security Council Nikolai Patrushev © Alexei Nikolsky/press service of the Russian President/TASS KURGAN, March 3. /TASS/. The number committed from outside cyber attacks on information resources of the Russian Federation in 2016 has more than tripled, to 52.5 million cases. “In the whole country last year identified and neutralized over 52,5 million cyber attacks (information systems, Russian Federation, committed from the outside), – said Secretary of the Russian security Council Nikolay Patrushev at exit meeting in Kurgan. For comparison, in 2015, they were 14.4 million”. According to the Secretary of the security Council, the security of information systems of the Russian Federation from cyber attacks, foreign intelligence services remains insufficient and often does not respond to existing threats. “The security of information systems from computer attacks and computer intelligence is still inadequate and in most cases not responding to existing threats”, – said Patrushev.

Boris Titov Photo: RIA Novosti Party Growth plans to exhibit at the municipal elections in Moscow, which will be held in September this year, at least 150 candidates. This was announced by the Chairman of the party, authorized under the President of Russia for entrepreneurs ‘ rights protection Boris Titov, reports TASS on Wednesday, March 1. “Today, we are actively recruiting candidates through social networks are turning to small business of Moscow”, — said Titov to journalists after a meeting with the Chairman of the Central election Commission Ella Pamfilova. The politician said that the party plans to train serious applicants. In particular, they will undergo training programme “How to become a Deputy” and “How to be a Deputy.” January 19, Director of the Institute of contemporary economies, a political scientist Nikita Isaev announced plans of creating a social and political movement at the Federal level “New Russia”. He also

Photo: Reuters The Minister of foreign Affairs of great Britain, Boris Johnson has declared that considers necessary to increase pressure on the Russian side, transfers “112 Ukraine”. “The pressure on Russia should be strengthened, not weakened,” said he. This statement Johnson made in a joint press conference of foreign Ministers of Ukraine, the UK and Poland. Earlier it was reported that Boris Johnson, the mayor of Kiev Vitali Klitschko have Breakfast in one of the city’s pizzerias.

Photo: courtesy of the press service of the head of Samara Work on the analysis of functions of Plenipotentiary representatives of the RF President in Federal districts is carried out, however, before making this conclusion, we need this Institute or not, you need to conduct a “very serious work”, says Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Federal structure and regional policy Dmitry Azarov. On Wednesday, the Chairman of the party “Yabloko” Emilia Slabunov appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin a letter proposing to abolish the presidential envoys in the Federal districts. According to its position, the inefficiency of Institute is too costly for the maintenance of the envoys and their vehicles in conditions of crisis. To ensure their core function — reporting to the President of the Russian Federation on the situation in the regions Slabunov proposes to introduce the post of the adviser of the President for the

U.S. attorney General commented on the meeting with the Russian Ambassador U.S. attorney General Jeff sessions said that he had not discussed with the Russian party campaign Donald trump, and has also recused himself in the investigation related to this issue. As reported by Reuters, sessions said Thursday, March 2, during a special press conference “I want to state very clearly that I never had meetings with the Russians or brokers regarding the [election] campaign of trump,” he said, noting that he didn’t give the Russian side any data. According to and Roman sessions, at the meetings with Russian Ambassador Sergei Kislyak that have occurred at the initiative of the latter, were discussed the issues of terrorism and the conflict in Ukraine However, he added he did not remember, did Kislyak on political topics. The attorney General also said that voluntarily refuses to participate in the investigation of the alleged

Trump said that he fully trusts Sensu WASHINGTON, 2 Mar — RIA Novosti. The US President Donald trump said that he fully trusts the General Prosecutor Jeff Seshns, who was in the center of the scandal due to the fact that the hearings in Congress a few weeks ago concealed their contacts with Russian Ambassador Sergei Kislyak. During the visit to the military base in Virginia trump said that “fully” trusts Sesso, reports Reuters. In addition, the President said that he does not consider that sessions should recuse myself in the case of the investigation into the alleged “interference” of Russia in the US elections in 2016, as required by the Democrats and part of Republicans in Congress. Earlier in the Washington Post has reported that sessions in 2016, twice talked to Russian Ambassador. Sessions at that time was a Senator and supported the election campaign of trump. While sessions

The media learned about the searches in the house of the presidential candidate of France’s Fillon In the house Francois Fillon, candidate for the French presidency from the party “the Republicans” — were searched, learned Le Raga. Earlier Fillon was given a summons to court for arraignment. In the house of the candidate in presidents of France from the “Republicans” françois Fillon were searched. This was reported by the newspaper Le Raga citing its sources. The sources said that searches were conducted on the morning of Thursday, March 2, employees of the Central office for the fight against corruption, financial and tax crimes (Oclciff) in the house of spouses Fillon in the seventh arrondissement of Paris. Searches are carried out as part of an investigation that French prosecutors opened February 24, the newspaper notes. Then it was announced that the investigation opened against “unidentified persons” on charges of embezzlement of

Dmitry Peskov © Mikhail Metzel/TASS MOSCOW, March 2 /TASS/. Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov said that he was unaware of whether the meeting of the Ambassador of the Russian Federation in the USA Sergey Kislyak with the current attorney General, and formerly by Senator Jeff Sessom.

Photo: TASS The Russian foreign Ministry considers untrue the information published in the newspaper the New York Times article “a Great red seal, Russia marks the material, which she classifies as implausible”. This is stated in a statement posted on the Ministry’s website under the heading “Examples of publications, replicated false information about Russia.” “We have to say that (the author of the article – approx. TASS) Neil MacFarquhar did not understand or did not want to hear our position, – said in depodesta. – It specifies, in particular, contained in the article is the assertion that Russia “announces fake any articles that she does not like”, and also charges to our address in “creating an alternate reality. These allegations are untrue”. As explained in the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, this article also adds to the ranks of a new category dedicated to fake news, for

The new Ambassador of Moldova in Russia will appoint a presidential adviser Andrei Neguta He is an experienced diplomat who will protect the interests of the country, said the Moldovan leader. CHISINAU, 2 March. /Offset. TASS Valery Demidetski/. The new Ambassador of Moldova in Russia will be appointed as the adviser of the President Igor Dodon foreign policy Andrew negutsa. About this in an interview with TASS said the head of Moldova, commenting on the consultations which he had held with Prime Minister Paul Philip on the issue of appointment of new ambassadors. I said that he would sign a decree on the appointment of Ambassador only if the candidate for this position will protect the interests of the Republic of Moldova. Negoce is an experienced diplomat who meets these criteria, which have repeatedly proven to delayor Downpression Moldova According to the President, the Prime Minister also discussed the appointment