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The UN security Council condemned North Korea for violation of UN sanctions Moscow. 28 Feb. INTERFAX.RU — the UN security Council at a closed meeting strongly condemned the DPRK’s actions taken to bypass the imposed sanctions, announced Ukraine’s permanent representative to the world organization Volodymyr Yelchenko. Ukraine in February, chairs the security Council. He told reporters after the meeting that the security Council stressed “the importance of full implementation of the” North Korea of the relevant resolutions of the security Council. The meeting noted that Pyongyang “uses ever more sophisticated ways to” bypass commercial and financial restrictions under the sanctions. In particular, the figurehead of the North Korean company in Malaysia Glocom has been selling made in Korea components of weapons to Eritrea with the help of Chinese suppliers and office in Singapore. Glocom, as observers, is under the control of the intelligence agencies of North Korea. The meeting also

Trump accused Obama of leaks For leaks to the media, discrediting the White house, is a former President of the United States Barack Obama and his entourage. This opinion is the current head of state Donald trump said in an interview with Fox News, excerpts of which were published on Monday, January 27. “I think Obama is behind this [the leaks], because his men are definitely behind this. Some of the leaks probably came from this group,” said trump. The President called leaks are serious because they affect the national security of the United States. At the same time, he did not explain what it meant, but admitted that such leaks will continue because “it’s policy”. Earlier on February 27, CNN reported, citing its sources, that trump was allowed to check cell phones of employees of the White house, to make sure that they did not communicate with journalists. White

The building of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation © Gennady Homeland/TASS MOSCOW, February 28. /TASS/. Reliable information about the involvement of relevant citizens of the DPRK to the incident at the airport of Kuala Lumpur and an official request from competent parties with a request for their arrest to the Russian Federation did not arrive. This was reported by TASS source in the Russian foreign Ministry. “As far as we know, the investigation of the incident with North Korean citizen in the airport of Kuala Lumpur is the Malaysian side, the source said. – Reliable information about the involvement of the citizens of the DPRK the incident, as well as an official petition about their detention from the competent party to us did not arrive”. The Seoul newspaper Chosun reported, citing an anonymous source that South Korea has reportedly asked Russia to help catch four suspects

The Plenipotentiary of Russia in the contact group on settling the situation in Eastern Ukraine, Boris Gryzlov © Alexei Druzhinin/press-service of the Russian President/TASS MOSCOW, February 28. /TASS/. The Plenipotentiary of Russia in the contact group on settling the situation in Eastern Ukraine, Boris Gryzlov called on Kiev to immediately stop the blockade of Donbass. “Today, on the eve of another meeting of the contact group, I urge Kiev to take immediate efficient measures to stop the transport and economic blockade of Donbass. Let me remind you that this issue was repeatedly raised at meetings of the contact group,” he told reporters.

© Alexei Nikolsky/press service of the Russian President/TASS BISHKEK, 28 February. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was ready to close the base of Kant, if Kyrgyzstan will no longer require the assistance of the Russian Federation. “If Kyrgyzstan will say that we are so strengthened their forces that such a database is not needed, we this day leave,” said the Russian head of state to journalists following the talks with President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev. Putin stressed that the enlargement of the military contingent of the Russian Federation on the basis of Kant was not discussed. “The expansion of the troops (of the Russian Federation on the basis of Kant), we have not discussed”, – said the Russian head of state to journalists following the talks with President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev. However, he added: “If Kyrgyzstan considers it necessary to do it, then we will discuss it.”

Vladimir Putin Photo: RIA Novosti Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on holding in St. Petersburg the 137th Assembly of the Interparliamentary Union. The corresponding decree was published on the official Internet portal of legal information. “Hold 14-18 October 2017 in the city of St.-Petersburg the 137th Assembly of the Interparliamentary Union”, — the document says. The President also ordered to establish a steering Committee, which will deal with the preparation and holding of the IPU Assembly. The co-chairs of the Committee appointed the chairmen of the chambers of the Federal Assembly of Russia.

Photo: RIA Novosti The government of Japan is going to offer Russia a detailed plan for joint economic activities on southern Kuriles, which would not affect the problem of ownership of the Islands. About it writes “nikkey”. According to the newspaper, Tokyo offers to provide medical assistance and to provide advice to residents of the southern Kuril Islands with remote access, including via the Internet. Also organise private Russian and Japanese companies of the sea cruises to some Islands of the South Kuril Islands. Thus tourists will not land there. Moreover, Tokyo offers to work in the field of ecology and fisheries, in particular preparing proposals for joint ventures for the processing and production of seafood. The plan of joint economic activity preparing for the upcoming March 18 negotiations. Earlier it was reported that the Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov and foreign Minister Fumio Kishida in the

Photo: TASS Tne newspaper New York Times published an article, former permanent U.S. representative to the UN, Samantha Power, where she shared her impressions of working with the recently deceased Ambassador of Russia to the UN Vitaly Churkin. “He was loyally defended the terrible actions of President Vladimir Putin in Ukraine and Syria. But at the same time, he was a master of words with an epic sense of humor, a good friend and one of the best hopes to the United States and Russia worked together. I am grief-stricken over his death,” said MS Power. Former us Ambassador to the UN said that the beginning of her career with stories about Mr. Churkin. “When I came to new York, my predecessor Susan rice told me, “invest in your relationship with Churkin. It will drive you crazy, but you will need each other”… Because Russia has veto power in the

In the United States has proposed to name the street in front of the Russian Embassy in honor Nemtsov MOSCOW, 28 Feb — RIA Novosti. Senator Marco Rubio introduced a bill to rename the street in front of the Russian Embassy in Washington in honor of slain Russian politician Boris Nemtsov, said in a statement published on the official website of the Republican. “Two years ago, Boris Nemtsov was killed in Moscow on a bridge near the Kremlin, and no one has been held accountable”, — said in a statement Rubio. Thus, the Senator is proposing to name the street “Boris Nemtsov Plaza” in honor “of Nemtsov and to all Russians fighting for their democratic rights”. This is not the first case when the U.S. government offered to call the objects in his capital, in honor of the Soviet and Russian leaders. So, in 1984 the Committee on appropriations of