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© EPA/JUSTIN LANE MOSCOW, February 21. /TASS/. Ukraine has blocked the adoption of a presidential statement of the Security Council UN Vitaly Churkin. This was announced on Tuesday the official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova on his page in social network Facebook. “This whole current Ukrainian “government”: nothing good can not do, only all mess up, including myself,” – said Zakharov. Vitaly Churkin, died 20 February, the day before your 65th birthday. Since 8 April 2006, he served as the permanent representative of Russia to the UN in new York, was the representative of the Russian Federation in the UN Security Council. As reported in the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, the Russian permanent representative departed this life at work in office.

The Russian foreign Ministry has prepared a draft of sanctions against North Korea The Ministry of foreign Affairs of Russia has prepared a draft presidential decree that will tighten sanctions against the DPRK. Document published on the portal of legal information. The introduction of new sanctions related to the resolution 2321 of the UN security Council of 30 November 2016, which provides for the imposition of certain restrictions against North Korea in response to nuclear testing, and in accordance with the Federal law of December 30, 2006. The draft presidential decree provides for the termination of any scientific-technical cooperation with individuals or organizations of the DPRK “with the exception of exchanges in the field of medicine” At the same time, cooperation in the field of nuclear science, aerospace engineering and aviation technology may, with the approval of the Committee of the Security Council of the UN. The draft decree also

Trump has appointed an adviser to the veteran of the wars in the Persian Gulf The President of the USA Donald trump Monday announced the selection of Lieutenant General Herbert Raymond McMaster as its new national security adviser is a retired Michael Flynn. His candidacy has already been supported by both representatives Republicans Democrats, so he is likely to get the approval of the Senate. Trump called McMaster “a man of immense talent and vast experience,” presenting it to journalists in residence in Florida (Monday in the US was a free day — a public holiday “President’s Day”), told The Washington Post. McMaster “scale-minded” man, said Bloomberg, a retired General, former Director of the national security Agency, Michael Hayden, who was often criticized trump prior to his taking office: “He stands for what convinced. Just the perfect choice for this administration.” McMaster now heads the center for the integration of

Photo: RIA Novosti The official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova said in Facebook that looked to have appeared on British TV film about the Russian football fans. In her opinion, the picture is staged absurdity. Zakharov drew attention to the following points: “”a spokesman for the police,” Vladimir Markin, “Russian men”, illustrated by shots of bums, “roughnecks” singing in the karaoke song from the cartoon “Bremen musicians”, the artificial injection of music and color”. “The culmination is, in my opinion, was the fact that as victims of Russian fans put in front of television cameras to British fans: found a couple of “poor sheep”, which is carefully washed, combed, made them such “tour guides in St. Paul’s Cathedral”, which had never seen any baseball bats or broken beer bottles,” she continued. On 16 February, the British TV channel BBC Two showed a documentary film Russia’s Hooligan Army (“the

The speaker of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko © Alexei Nikolsky/press service of the Russian President/TASS HANOI, February 21. /TASS/. Russia’s permanent representative to the UN Vitaly Churkin, who died yesterday in new York, was a unique diplomat of the classical Russian school, and to replace it would be extremely difficult. This was declared on Tuesday to journalists by the speaker of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko, answering the question TASS. “To replace it would be extremely difficult,” said the Senator, adding that to talk about the timing of the replacement is now unethical.

Guardian: the deceased in Malaysia the brother of the leader of the DPRK was being paranoid Anthony H. Sahakyan, who met Kim Jong Nam in the Swiss international school, says that the brother of the leader of North Korea was never interested in power. MOSCOW, February 21. /TASS/. Who died last week Kim Jong-Nam was not interested in power and was paranoid. This was his childhood friend, Anthony H. Sahakyan said in an interview published by The Guardian. “We were discussing the current regime, his brother and the things there (in Korea — approx. TASS) happen. I can tell you one thing — he was never interested in power,” said Sahakyan. “He was afraid, it was not comprehensive fear, but he was paranoid. It was a politically important figure, he was worried,” added Sahakyan. Kim Jong-Nam and Anthony Sahakyan met in adolescence, as students of the Swiss international school. The

Photo: RIA Novosti On the sidelines of the security conference in Munich his opinion about Russia’s role in the world was expressed by the former Minister of national security of the USA Michael Chertoff. He said that the United States should respect Russia as a world power. Chertoff has told RIA Novosti that he sees no reason for unnecessary neglect. The ex-Minister is confident that the solution to the world’s problems jointly with Russia should be based not on the desire a President trump as “the more substantial the platform.” However, Chertoff said that in relations between Russia and the United States “there are areas where joint work is impossible”. Earlier, Vice-President Michael Penny noted that Washington and Moscow can find new points of contact.

Photo: AP Photo/ Brendan Smialowski, Pool The Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov said that he discussed with U.S. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson during the meeting in Bonn, including Iran. “Yes, Iran, we discussed how we discussed and all other key issues on the international agenda. We believe that a joint comprehensive program of action, which settled the problem of the Iranian nuclear program, remains in force. The U.S. side continues to participate in monitoring the implementation of this document together with other participants of this agreement,” Lavrov told reporters in Munich. The Russian Minister also said that he met Saturday in Munich with the head of the IAEA Yukiya Amano. “He confirmed that the monitoring of the execution of this program shows that Iran fulfills its obligations. And we believe that this will continue. But all other signatories must fulfil their obligations. Mean complete removal of

Photo: RIA Novosti According to the couple convicted in the U.S. pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, the Russian offered a permanent residence permit, if he testified against another convict of Russian citizen Viktor bout, reports RIA “Novosti”. “He offered the testimony of Victor bout to give, and then promised us green card”, she said. According to the mother of the pilot, refusal to testify against bout exacerbated the situation Yaroshenko and increased his prison term. Earlier Russia’s Ambassador to the U.S. Sergey Kislyak said that Russia considers the fate of bout and Yaroshenko priority issue in relations with the United States.

© Anton novoderezhkin/TASS MOSCOW, February 20. /TASS/. To rent from ourselves nothing is impossible, said the Russian foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, commenting on the proposal of Verkhovna Rada Deputy Andriy Artemenko conduct in Ukraine the referendum on whether Crimea “to take Russia to lease for a period of 50 to 100 years.” “It is difficult to comment, because myself to rent anything. I even can’t add anything,” – said Lavrov at a press conference. “With regard to the different plans, it probably is a lot of wishing to distract attention from the complete failure of the administration (President of Ukraine Petro approx. TASS) Poroshenko to meet their commitments under the Minsk agreements, but at the same time to distract attention from the inability of our French and German colleagues in any way affect Poroshenko and force him to keep his word,” he said.