Category: Politics

Photo: RIA Novosti The expansion of NATO has led to an unprecedented increase of tension in Europe, said the Minister of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov, speaking at a security conference in Munich. “NATO expansion has led to unprecedented over the last 30 years the level of tension in Europe,” he said. He recalled that “this year marks 20 years since the signing in Paris of the founding act, NATO and Russia, and 15 years since the Rome Declaration on the new quality of Russian-NATO relations.”

Photo: TASS Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree on the expansion of the sea port of Taman in the Krasnodar region, aimed at implementation of new investment projects and infrastructure development. The document was published on the website of the Cabinet. “The port plans construction of a terminal for bulk cargo with a capacity of 35 million tons per year; the grain terminal, LLC “Mriya Taman”; terminal ZAO “Tamanneftegas” (mooring complex of liquefied hydrocarbon gases and technological overpass); terminal ZAO “Tamanneftegas” (transshipment of oversized and heavy cargo). The signed Directive establishes a category of lands and permitted use created artificial land plots”, – stated in the explanatory note to the document. It is noted that the project is implemented fully at the expense of the investor – of the holding JSC “OTEKO”. It is anticipated that the decisions will contribute to the development of the port and create additional

© Dmitry Astakhov/TASS MOSCOW, February 20. /TASS/. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev expressed his condolences in connection with the death of the Russian Ambassador to the UN Vitaly Churkin, noting that the death of the diplomat was a loss for Russia. About it the Prime Minister wrote on his page on the social network Facebook. “It was not Vitaly Ivanovich Churkin. It is a great loss not only for the family and all those who had the opportunity to work and be friends with such a strong and extraordinary person. This is a loss for Russia, – wrote the Prime Minister. My most sincere condolences to the family and colleagues of Vitaly Ivanovich.”

Vitaly Churkin © EPA/JASON SZENES TASS-FILE. February 20, 2017 in new York, has died, Russia’s permanent representative to the UN Vitaly Churkin. The diplomat became famous for his striking statements at the meetings of the UN security Council and comments to the press. His witty, and sometimes sarcastic statement was widely quoted in the media and earned respect even from his political opponents. Editorial from the guardian, the DOSSIER offers readers a selection of some of these statements.

Belarus has promised to punish citizens with documents of the DNI and LC Entry to Belarus on the documents of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk national republics impossible, said the official representative of the state border Committee Anton Bychkovsky. His words are quoted by BelTA. “We comply with current legislation. In the absence of persons crossing the state border, of documents, giving it the right, we can not miss” — said the Agency interlocutor. He stressed that while finding such people on the road they will be prosecuted, for example, for violation of rules of stay of foreign citizens and transit through Belarus. According to the website of the state border Committee, for violation of the foreigner of rules of stay in the Republic provided a warning or a fine of up to 50 basic units (from January 1, the base value is 23 the Belarusian ruble), or deportation On

Putin instructed to improve the prevention of suicide among adolescents Moscow. 20 Feb. INTERFAX.RU — Russian President Vladimir Putin gave to the government and regions in order to improve the system of prevention of suicides among adolescents. “The government of the Russian Federation together with Executive authorities of constituent entities of the Russian Federation to make decisions to improve the system of prevention of teenage suicide,” — said in published on the Kremlin website the list of instructions following the meeting of the coordination Council on realization of National strategy of actions in interests of children on November 15. The order must be made by 30 June. In 2016, the investigating authorities have established numerous facts of distribution on the Internet, provoking suicidal behavior and urges to commit suicide. There were several closed “groups of death” in social networks. As found by the investigating authorities, only one of them suffered

The state Duma Commission on ethics began checking Vitaly Milonov The Duma Commission on ethics will examine the statements of the Deputy from “United Russia” Vitaly Milonov. Earlier, the Deputy apologized for “not too good, the phrase” relative to the St. Isaac’s Cathedral, the Russian Orthodox Church. The ethics Committee of the state Duma began checking the statements of the Deputy, member of faction “United Russia” Vitaly Milonov. About this RBC following the meeting of the Presidium of the United Russia faction told his dick, the Deputy Chairman of the security Committee Anatoly Vyborny. “The Commission began its review. For the MP the consequences of such checks in any way unpleasant. The Commission may decide to ask him to make a public apology or a solution he may even be deprived of the right to vote,” — said the Deputy. He stressed that the reason for the test was the

Photo: RIA Novosti Member of the Crimean government Zaur Smirnov said that the Kiev authorities, authorizing the training of saboteurs for terrorist attacks in the Crimea, in fact, seeks to start a diversionary war to destabilize the region, reports RIA “Novosti”. “The Kiev authorities from their powerlessness decided to go to extreme measures, actually authorizing the outbreak of diversionary war in the Crimea. We see how official Kiev does not preclude the extremist battalions, the leaders of which openly talk about the military aggression in the direction of the Crimea”, — said Smirnov. He also added that the Crimean government and security forces will be able to effectively resist all hostile and aggressive plans of Kiev. Earlier it was reported that soldiers of the Ukrainian battalion “Asker” was detained when crossing the border in the Crimea.

Photo: © RIA Novosti. Valery Melnikov Chapter Ministry of Russia Sergey Donskoy, together with the rector of Moscow state University Viktor Sadovnichy will hold on 18 February school environmental lesson at the Moscow state University (MSU), said on Saturday the press service of the Ministry of natural resources. It is clarified that MNRE will provide a stream of a lesson on its website, the broadcast will include around 150 protected natural areas. “In the year of the environment we need to do to the environment has taken the appropriate current governmental priorities place in the system of education and upbringing, shaping the values of a responsible attitude to the environment,” said don. According to the Agency, after the official part the participants will write to environmental dictation, questions to which developed by the research staff and lecturers of the biological faculty of Moscow state University and will be available from

Maria Zakharova © Sergey Fadeichev/TASS MOSCOW, February 20. /TASS/. Loss permanent representative to the UN Vitaly Churkin is a tragedy, they admired all the opponents he missed through his heart.