Category: Politics

Wallonia does not ratify the EU trade agreement and Canada BRUSSELS, 15 Feb — RIA Novosti, Alexander Shishlo. The Walloon Parliament will not ratify the trade agreement the EU and Canada (CETA), said Wednesday the head of the government of the French-speaking region of Belgium Paul Magnet. “Wallonia does not ratify CETA, until you have met all of our conditions that we set”, — he wrote on his Twitter page. The European Parliament on Wednesday ratified CETA, 408 MPs voted “against” — 254, 33 abstained. Meanwhile, a petition urging the European Parliament not to ratify the trade agreement between the EU and Canada, was signed by 3.5 million citizens of the European Union. Bilateral economic and trade agreement the EU and Canada signed on 30 October 2016. It will start partially pre-applied by the EU following approval by the European Parliament. For the final entry into force will require ratification

Photo: RIA Novosti The UN special envoy on Syria Staffan de Mistura on 16 February, will visit Moscow on a working visit. This was reported to journalists by the Deputy Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Gennady Gatilov. “Staffan de Mistura will arrive to Moscow on Thursday,” he said.

Photo: RIA Novosti The foreign Ministry of Ukraine has demanded from Russia to release the suspect Roman Sushchenko after the decision of Moscow city court to leave his custody. “The Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine demands from the Russian authorities to immediately stop the massacre of Ukrainian citizen Roman Sushchenko, to release him as unreasonable detainee and return to Ukraine”, — stated in the message of the foreign Ministry. On 14 February, the Moscow city court has left Sushchenko under arrest until the end of April. A citizen of Ukraine Roman Sushchenko was detained in Moscow on suspicion of espionage. He introduced himself as a journalist and accusations does not recognize.

Leonid Slutsky © Artyom Korotayev/TASS MOSCOW, February 15. /TASS/. Committees on international Affairs of the state Duma and Parliament of Syria will hold a joint meeting in the near future. This was from the rostrum of the state Duma, said the head of the international Committee Leonid Slutsky.

Lyubov Yaroshenko © Valery Matytsin/TASS MOSCOW, February 16. /TASS/. Mother of Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, who for more than six years in an American prison, sent to the President of the United States Donald Trump asking to pardon her son. The text of the letter published on Thursday the newspaper “Izvestia”. “I’m sincerely glad your difficult victory in the elections and, based on experience, I try to see it as new opportunities for a speedy return of Constantine to the Motherland, – stated in the text of the appeal. – I stand before you on my knees begging you to show mercy and save the life of my son.”

Damascus responded to the accusations of HRW about the use of chemical weapons in Syria DAMASCUS, 15 Nov — RIA Novosti, Yevgeny Orel. Damascus rejected accusations from the Human rights organization Human Rights Watch on the alleged use of government forces of Syrian chemical weapons. This is stated in a statement on Wednesday, the foreign Ministry of ATS. “The government of the Syrian Arab Republic rejects all the false accusations contained in the report of Human Rights Watch in which she States on the application of the Syrian army and its allies toxic substances during the liberation of Aleppo,” — said in a statement.

Photo: RIA Novosti Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev visited the Technopark and the lecture hall of the Foundation “SKOLKOVO”, where he got acquainted with several developments of the companies-residents. On Tuesday, February 14, reports RIA Novosti. The Prime Minister was shown a device for the automatic analysis of telephone enclosures and offered to test it out on the phone to Medvedev. “Thank God, I did not take it”, — said the politician. In addition, he got acquainted with the automated robot loader, created by local company which has partnered with Samsung and Volkswagen. According to the developers, they provide the software for the robots, but still have to buy the metal components abroad. Also showed the Prime Minister limiter short-circuit currents, which in future can be applied in Railways. Medvedev got acquainted with the development and advised standing next to the Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the Council of Directors Arkady

Photo: Facebook The President of the Fund “Fair aid”, created by philanthropist Elizaveta Glinka (Doctor Liza), who died in the crash of Tu-154 over the Black sea, chosen by the journalist Ksenia Sokolova, RIA “Novosti”. A former columnist for GQ magazine and former editor in chief of Esquire magazine Sokolov, which is the Trustee of the Fund, was chosen President of the organization unanimously. “I am deeply touched by what colleagues and associates of Elizabeth had trust in me and offered to take part in the work of the organization, becoming President of the “Fair aid”. It is a great honor and a great responsibility,” — said Sokolov. Earlier, a source reported that the Fund Elizabeth Glinka “Fair use” can lead the journalist Ksenia Sokolova. Elizaveta Glinka died in the crash of Tu-154 in the Black sea near Sochi in December 2016.