Category: Politics

In the U.S. Congress called the conditions of easing of sanctions against Russia Congressmen in the bill to veto the lifting of sanctions against Russia require from trump, with the possible abolition of restrictions to provide evidence that Moscow “has stopped actions in Ukraine, and cyber attacks against the United States”. Three members of the house of representatives from the Republican party and four from the Democratic party introduced a bill to Congress “Russian Sanctions Review Act” (“reconsideration Russian sanctions”), which named the terms of any easing of sanctions against Russia. About it reports Reuters with a reference to the document. The bill requires the administration of Donald trump, in case of easing of sanctions, submit to the Congress confirming that Moscow “has stopped support action to undermine the government in Ukraine, and cyber attacks against the United States and citizens of the country.” In addition, the congressmen asked for

Photo: TASS The Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov and new US Secretary of state Rex Tillerson will meet in Bonn on February 16, reports TASS. This was reported by the official representative of the foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova. According to her, worked out of a meeting in Bonn with foreign Ministers of China, Brazil and South Africa. Lavrov will also hold the 16th of February in Moscow the negotiations with the special envoy of the UN Secretary General on Syria Staffan de Mistura. Earlier it was reported that Lavrov and Tillerson in Germany will discuss the situation in Syria.

Photo: RIA Novosti The Federation Council approved on Wednesday a law on indefinite free privatization of housing in Russia for all categories of citizens. Initially it was assumed that privatization will be extended only until 2020 and will concern only separate categories of citizens of the Crimean people, of persons subject to resettlement from emergency houses, children-orphans. Free privatization of housing should have been completed in Russia on March 1, 2017. In the current version of the law is free to privatize housing can all Russians. The law goes to the President for signature.

Press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov © Valery sharifulin/TASS MOSCOW, February 16. /TASS/. In the Kremlin declined to comment on “anonymous information” media that the Pentagon and the US administration are studying the possibility to carry out a ground operation in Syria, pointing to the seriousness of the issue.

Maria Maksakova © Stanislav Krasilnikov/TASS MOSCOW, February 16. /TASS/. The meeting of the Presidium of the regional political Council of the Moscow branch of “United Russia” has excluded the former Deputy of the state Duma Maria Maksakova from the party. About it to journalists was declared by the Secretary of the Moscow branch of United Russia, Andrei Metelsky. “Today a meeting of the Presidium, which was held on the question of membership Maria Maksakova in the party. Maksakova was unanimously expelled from the party,” he said. Wednesday, February 15, in an interview with “Medusa” Maksakova said that along with the Russian has citizenship of Germany. In her words, “United Russia” were aware of this circumstance, and wished that she refused a second citizenship when she after the elections of 2011 passed in the state Duma. Russian law prohibits elected to the state Duma the citizen of the Russian Federation possessing

The pilot for the law of Spring On Friday, February 17, Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich will collect a government meeting to discuss with government officials the implementation of the law Spring. This was told “Vedomosti” one of the invited to the meeting. Information on the meeting confirmed the man in the government. According to both interlocutors, the participants will discuss proposals to change the law, prepared by the expert group at the open government. She was about 19 January of this year to discuss the public initiative for the abolition of the law Spring. The abolition of the group is not supported, but proposed to amend the bylaws of serious clarification. This was discussed in the first version of its conclusion, which was to see “Vedomosti”. The panel in particular recommended that the government undertake further assessment of the technical, organizational and social aspects of applying the law to

Media: mother Yaroshenko sent a letter to Trump asking to release his son MOSCOW, 16 Feb — RIA Novosti. The mother of the convict in the US pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko Lyubov Yaroshenko sent a letter to the US President Donald Trump with the request to release his son, writes on Thursday the newspaper “Izvestia” with reference to available to the edition of the appeal. The letter was sent via two channels — via DHL Express mail, and diplomatic means. According to the newspaper, Love Yaroshenko asks trump “to hear her pleas for the fate of his son”, whose health undermined by years in prison. As writes the edition, Lyubov Yaroshenko, the letter urges the American President to be human “to the innocent, the unjustly accused and dying in an American prison to a Russian citizen”. “Appeals to you the mother of Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko. Really glad your difficult victory

CNN reported on the preparation by the Pentagon of a ground operation in Syria The final decision on this matter rests with the President Donald trump. Moscow. 16 Feb. INTERFAX.RU — for the first time, the Pentagon is considering sending in regular ground combat troops in the Northern part of Syria in order to “accelerate the fight against ISIS (banned in Russia),” reports on Wednesday by CNN, citing officials from the Ministry. “It is possible that conventional forces “will stay on the ground” in Syria for some time”, — quotes its words TV channel. The unnamed official stressed that “any decision ultimately rests with the President.” If this idea is approved by trump in the coming weeks, it will fundamentally change the military operation of the USA in Syria, says CNN 28 Jan us President signed a Memorandum on combating the terrorist group ISIS. From the joint chiefs of staff

Photo: RIA Novosti The statement of the President of the United States Donald trump about the need to “return the Crimea” Ukraine due to the pressure on the American leader. This opinion was expressed by the head of the State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs Leonid Kalashnikov. His words RIA Novosti reported. “This means that the pressure that he is, makes itself felt. Apparently, he doesn’t stand up. Of course, this is at odds with his promises, including to consider the recognition of the Crimea. But you see, it’s not always all coincides with what he is doing then,” said Kalashnikov. February 14, press Secretary of the White house Sean Spicer said that Donald trump hopes that Moscow will begin the process to de-escalate the conflict in Ukraine will return control of the Kiev authorities of Crimea. Also the representative of the head of state noted that the President of

Photo: RIA Novosti US Department of defense expressed concern about the flight of Russian military aircraft near a us destroyer in the Black sea on February 10. This was stated by RIA Novosti the representative of the Pentagon Lieutenant Colonel Michelle Baldanza. According to her, the close proximity of the destroyer Porter (room DDG78), which carried out a routine patrol in international waters after the exercises, Sea Shield, there was “a few incidents with a large number of Russian aircraft”. The commander assessed these maneuvers as “unsafe and unprofessional”. “The destroyer Porter asked for all the planes and got no response. Russian planes did not include their transponders,” said Baldanza. The Pentagon spokesman added that such incidents are of concern because the result may be an accident or miscalculations of the military. Captain Danny Hernandez, the representative of the European command of the United States, said Reuters, that there were