Category: Politics

Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich © AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko MOSCOW, February 16. /TASS/. Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich will hold on Friday, February 17, a government meeting, which will discuss the implementation of the package of anti-terrorist laws (the so-called Spring package). About it writes on Thursday the newspaper “Vedomosti”, citing sources in the government. As writes the edition, the meeting will consider a new version of proposals for amendment of the law, prepared by the expert group at the Open government. At the same time, a source close to the expert group, said that the timing of the law can be pushed to 2019. 19 Jan expert working group at the Federal level under the chairmanship of Minister for Open government Mikhail Abyzov has prepared a report, which rejected the initiative to abolish anti-terrorism package of laws. At the same time, the group noted the need for further work

Medvedev surprised “extraordinary lightness” changes in Russian laws Moscow. 15 Feb. INTERFAX.RU — Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said that he was surprised at the “extraordinary lightness”, which in Russia changes in the legislation. At the meeting with the Council chamber of the Federation Council he stated that the procedure for changing the laws “should be more conservative” and urged senators to help make Russian legislation more stable. At the meeting with Medvedev, Federation Council speaker Valentina Matviyenko asked the Prime Minister to support the proposal of Council that amendments to the code were made not more than once per parliamentary session. There is another problem, she said: often, at the stage of second reading to the bill being amended, changing their concept and essence, but also the object of reference and sometimes in scope. “In addition, the amendments to the second reading are not, and due to haste, and

Lavrov: Russia must stop the fulfillment of the Minsk agreements MOSCOW, February 15. /TASS/. Moscow hopes that the partners in the “channel format” will stop the attempts to sabotage the implementation of the Minsk agreements. This was stated by foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, speaking at the annual meeting with students and faculty of the Diplomatic Academy of the foreign Ministry. According to him, the only way to overcome the crisis in Ukraine is a full implementation of the Minsk agreements. “We hope that our partners in the “channel format”, and also the USA, will stop the attempts to sabotage the Minsk agreements by Kiev,” — said the Minister. “Obviously, the residents of Donbass should have the right to self-government and the use of the native language in full compliance with European and world practice, — said the head of the Russian foreign Ministry. — We hope that our partners in

Trump explained why his team accused “Russian links” MOSCOW, 15 Feb — RIA Novosti. The US President Donald trump said that allegations of “Russian ties” his team are trying to hide the mistakes of Hillary Clinton that lost him the presidential election. “These senseless reports of Russian relations are just an attempt to hide the many mistakes committed during the losing campaign of Hillary Clinton,” wrote the President on Twitter. This Russian connection non-sense is merely an attempt to cover-up the many mistakes made in Hillary Clinton’s losing campaign. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 15, 2017 Earlier, unnamed us officials told the New York Times, citing data about the intercepted phone calls that the members of the presidential campaign of Donald trump allegedly repeatedly contacted senior officials of the Russian intelligence service in 2016 before the elections in the United States. On Monday evening, Advisor to the President for

Photo: The Administration Of The President Of Russia The President of Russia Vladimir Putin met with Nikolai Lyubimov, was appointed acting Governor of the Ryazan region. A transcript of the conversation published Tuesday, February 14, on the Kremlin website. “The most important thing, of course, need to be closer to people, to feel what they live, what problems face in their daily lives, and to proceed from the need to address these issues,” — said the head of state. Putin noted that Lyubimov is a native of Kaluga, where he studied and began to work. According to the head of the state, “Kaluga — one of the best regions”, showing a good development indicators. “If I offer to lead a neighboring region, Ryazan, make there to be, at least, as in Kaluga?” asked the President. Lyubimov noticed that “worked” in the Ryazan region. He admitted that he considers it “very

The European Parliament approved a trade agreement between the EU and Canada BRUSSELS, 15 Feb — RIA Novosti, Maria Knyazev. MEPs, despite numerous protests of EU citizens at its plenary session on Wednesday by a majority of votes has supported economic and trade agreement between the EU with Canada (Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, CETA). The schedule of the EP on Wednesday said that it is “final vote” for CETA. Bilateral economic and trade agreement the EU and Canada signed on October 30. It will start partially pre-applied by the EU following approval by the European Parliament. For the final entry into force will require ratification by all EU countries. Against the agreement in Europe were mass protests. And even on Wednesday against dozens of protesters gathered in front of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, reports AFP. As said before, the online edition EUobserver, three and a half million citizens

Press Secretary of the White house made a mistake in the name of the canadian Prime Minister MOSCOW, 15 Feb — RIA Novosti. Press Secretary of the White house Sean Spicer made a mistake in the name of the canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, calling him Joe. “Yesterday the President spent an incredibly productive meeting with the Prime Minister of Canada Joe Trudeau,” — said at a briefing Spicer. Video briefing posted the journal Independent. The newspaper reminds that the press Secretary on two briefings on 2 and 3 February called Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull “Malcolm Tremblor”. Also in late January, the American administration made a mistake in writing the name of the Prime Minister of the UK Theresa may. In the schedule of trump three times the name of the Prime Minister written as Teresa, while in fact it is spelled Theresa. Oh boy. Spicer says Trump had

Dmitry Peskov Photo: RIA Novosti Official Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called absurd the accusations against Russia Today TV and the Agency Sputnik that they affect domestic policy in France. His words on Tuesday, February 14, the correspondent “Tapes.ru”. He stressed that the media operate in a competitive market. “And if our media in some countries and we are seeing more and more win in this competition, they can only applaud and we need to applaud,” — said Peskov. However, to say that they are trying to influence public opinion is absurd, said the representative of the Kremlin.