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Photo: TASS The official representative the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Russia Maria Zakharova in Facebook told about the inaccuracies in the article in the Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet on the Minister of foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov. According to Zakharov, the author of the material Gunilla von hall (Gunilla von Hall) incorrectly presented the history of pizza and vodka, which former U.S. Secretary of state John Kerry and Lavrov sent to journalists in time of negotiations on Syria. “Another time he [Lavrov] pity the reporters who waited the whole night, while there were negotiations on Syria. Suddenly, he ordered that in the corridor sent a few bottles of Russian vodka in addition to the pizza that John Kerry ordered for the starving in the press”, — said in the article, Svenska Dagbladet. Foreign Ministry spokesman pointed out that, although the box with the pizza and were Americans, they weren’t meant

Press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov © Sergei Savostyanov/TASS MOSCOW, February 20. /TASS/. The idea that Russia would rent the Crimea at any time, is absurd, as the Peninsula is the Russian region.

The Ministry of economic development leaves the main forecaster Alexei Vedev confirmed that already wrote a letter of resignation. This week may be the resignation of Deputy economy Minister Alexey Vedev, said the source “Izvestia”, close to the Agency. Alexei Vedev confirmed that already wrote a letter of resignation. This is a key personnel decision in which changes the unit of the Department working on a comprehensive action plan for the 2017-2025 years. To develop this plan, the Ministry of economic development instructed the President to set the goal to achieve leading indicators of economic growth. As a source told “Izvestia”, close to the office, his resignation filed Deputy Minister Alexei Vedev, which is one and a half months acting head of Department after the dismissal of Alexei Ulyukayev. Alexey Vedev has confirmed that the decision was made, he wrote a letter and suggested that this week it will be

The Prosecutor of Montenegro has reported that “Russian authorities” in the coup BELGRADE, February 20 — RIA Novosti. The special Prosecutor of Montenegro Milivoje Catnic in a speech in Montenegrin broadcast the “First channel” (TV Prva) stated that some of the “Russian authorities” allegedly was involved in a coup attempt during elections in the country in October last year to prevent the accession of Montenegro to NATO. According to him, such conclusions based on the testimony of defendants and their data conversations. Informed British newspaper the Telegraph, citing an anonymous source in the British government wrote that the assassination attempt on the former Prime Minister of Montenegro Milo Djukanovic and the plan of the coup was allegedly involved Russian special services. Moscow has previously denied such speculation, and the Prosecutor’s office of Montenegro has stated that there is no evidence of the involvement of the Russian authorities to these events.

Photo: RIA Novosti A series of resignations of heads of Russian regions completed in the coming months are planned no “package” or individual resignation, announced to RIA Novosti a source in the presidential administration. “It’s all over, more retirements are planned or “batch” or “single”. Of the 15 regions where election of governors, five remain and go to the polls in ten others there was a change,” — said the Agency interlocutor. Thus, according to him, exclude the resignation is impossible, all depends on the individual circumstances and actions of heads of regions, but now grounds for new developments in the Governor’s case no. Since the beginning of February the resignation of five heads of Russian regions. Your posts have left the Governor of Karelia Alexander Khudilainen, the Perm region Viktor Basargin, the head of Buryatia Vyacheslav Nagovitsyn, the Novgorod Governor Sergey Mitin and the head of the Ryazan region

Photo: RIA Novosti Vladimir Putin shares the opinion of his Advisor Sergei Glazyev on “complicity in the Nazi putsch in Kiev” President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier. It is reported TASS with reference to press Secretary of the head of state, Dmitry Peskov. “Does the President do not share. In this case, of course, like a message in Twitter is nothing more than an expression of a personal point of view. Very controversial,” said Sands. Earlier, Sergei Glazyev said in his Twitter account that Steinmeier contributed to the “legitimization of this (the Kiev authorities – the Rambler/news) neo-fascist regime.” At the time of placing the news Glazyev’s account in the social network was removed. On 12 February, the former head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Germany Frank Walter Steinmeier was elected President of the country. Candidacy policy 931 was supported by the delegate of the Federal Assembly of the

Seoul said the killing of Kim Jong-Nam act of terrorism by North Korea SEOUL, February 20. /Offset. TASS Stanislav Varivoda/. The murder of Kim Jong-Nam — brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-UN is an act of terrorism, showing the brutality of the Pyongyang regime. With this statement made at a briefing in Seoul, the official representative of the Ministry of unification Republic of Korea (ROK) Jung Joon-Hee. According to his version, “this attack once again proved unpredictable and violent nature of the North Korean regime”. Earlier on Monday the acting President of the ROK Hwang Kyo-Ahn said that North Korea should be punished for the death of Kim Jong-Nam. “We need to strengthen cooperation with the international community to force North Korea to pay a commensurate price,” he said, noting that he had instructed relevant agencies to intensify contacts with all interested countries. The official cause of death of

The DPRK media called on the US to change its policy towards Pyongyang TOKYO, 19 Feb — RIA Novosti, Ivan Zakharchenko. North Korea called U.S. President Donald trump to take “bold decision” to change the us administration’s policies towards Pyongyang. “The current US administration should not adopt the failed hostile policy toward Korea and make a big bold decision to change this policy”, — said in comments published on Monday in the DPRK Central newspaper “Rodong Sinmun”. The press organ of the Central Committee workers ‘ party of Korea calls for the administration of the trump to avoid mistakes his predecessor Barack Obama, who wanted, according to the newspaper, about “change” and “collapse” in the DPRK. As noted by the South Korean Agency Yonhap, the present publication of the DPRK for the first time calls trump’s name after his inauguration on January 20. The DPRK has long insisted on the

Photo: RIA Novosti The Governor of St. Petersburg Georgy Poltavchenko did not coordinate with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to transfer possession of the Russian Orthodox Church, St. Isaac’s Cathedral, reports “Kommersant”, citing a senior Federal official. According to him, the surveys conducted among residents suggests that a possible solution to the conflict surrounding the transfer of the Cathedral may be its joint use as a Museum and the Cathedral while maintaining the status of a legal entity. The refusal of the transfer, in his opinion, would be “too humiliating for the Russian Orthodox Church”, while the implementation of this decision may have negative electoral consequences. Read also a material “Газеты.Ru” on the transfer of the Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church.