Category: Politics

© Alexei Druzhinin/press-service of the Russian President/TASS MOSCOW, February 14. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin telephoned President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow to congratulate him on his victory in the elections of the President. This was reported by the press service of the Kremlin. “The Russian leader cordially congratulated Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on his convincing victory in the presidential election and wished him further successful work at the highest state post,” – said the press service. “Both sides reaffirmed their commitment to expanding mutually beneficial cooperation between Russia and Turkmenistan in various fields”, – stated in the message.

Leonid Slutsky © Alexander Shcherbak/TASS MOSCOW, February 14. /TASS/. The situation with the resignation of the adviser to the President for national security Michael Flynn is provocative for Russian – American dialogue. This was stated to journalists by the Chairman of the Duma Committee on international Affairs Leonid Slutsky.

JDC announced the first flight of the fighter T-50 BANGALORE (India), February 14 — RIA Novosti. The first flight of the fifth generation fighter T-50 (PAK FA) with the new engine will take place in the fourth quarter 2017, reported RIA Novosti on Tuesday the press-service of United engine Corporation (UEC). “The first flight with the new engine is expected in the fourth quarter of 2017”, — said the official representative of the JDC. He stressed that the project of creating a new engine for the PAK FA is “within the specified time.” International aviation-a space air show Aero — 2017 will be held from 14 to 18 February at the airbase of the Indian air force in Bangalore. Russian companies are represented at the air show, over 400 models of equipment for military use.

CNN: Michael Flynn resigned from the post of assistant trump NEW YORK, February 14. /Offset. TASS Alexey Kachalin/. Michael Flynn resigned from the post of assistant to the President Donald trump on national security. With such a statement was made by the broadcaster CNN. It does not disclose the details and their sources. Previously, the newspaper The Washington Post (WP) reported that Flynn allegedly discussed over the phone the anti-Russian sanctions, Russian Ambassador to Washington Sergei Kislyak. According to these data, consultations took place a month before the inauguration of trump, held on 20 January. The publication claims that in the White house, some felt the negotiations of the future assistant to the President and the Russian Ambassador inappropriate and potentially unlawful signal to Moscow that sanctions may be weakened. Earlier also it became known that trump is “assessing the situation” around possible discussion topics Flynn sanctions regime against Moscow

Milonov has promised to speak more accurately The Deputy of the state Duma from “United Russia” Vitaly Milonov believes that the requirement of the Petersburg Deputy Alexey Kovalev to check out his psychiatrist and prosecute is one of the ways of self-promotion. The corresponding statement he made in an interview with “ru”. He said that Kovalev is not the first time accuses him of being inadequate. Milonow stressed that did not offend the Jews, and his words about Boris Wisniewska and Maxim Reznik (the deputies of St. Petersburg legislative Assembly, spoke out against the transfer of Isaac — approx. “Of the tape.ru”) was taken out of context. “I can’t be an anti-Semite, my wife is Jewish”, he added. The MP added that he will continue to raise issues related to the transfer of St. Isaac’s Cathedral, the Russian Orthodox Church. “I have to leave won’t, but I think that changing

Photo: RIA Novosti The elections in the Donbass remains a distant prospect, not yet terminated the armed confrontation. This was stated in an interview with TASS Russia’s permanent representative to the OSCE Alexander Lukashevich. “Of course, in the current military conflict is very difficult to imagine the near future of holding any election, he said. – The OSCE is in not doing this, given that there is no fundamental agreement on these issues in the higher formats.” “We have to assume that the main task now is to end the armed confrontation, to return the sides to the rails implementation of the Minsk agreements and subsequent decisions of the contact group on the diversion of arms, the dilution of forces and means and so forth,” – said the diplomat. However, according to Lukashevich, parallel to grow and the processes associated with the solution of the whole complex of political issues.

Japan protested due to the assignment of names to Kuril Islands TOKYO, February 14 — RIA Novosti, Ivan Zakharchenko. Japan protested to Russia about assignment of names to the nameless Kuril Islands, some of which are disputed Tokyo, said on Tuesday to journalists the General Secretary of the Japanese Cabinet of Ministers of Yoshihide Suga. Earlier, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree according to which five of the Kuril Islands were named. The two Islands were given the names of public figures: one named in honor of the Minister of foreign Affairs and Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR Andrei Gromyko and the other in memory of the former Governor of the Sakhalin region Igor Farkhutdinov. Two of the island was named after the military: generals, Kuzma Derevyanko signed the act of Japan’s surrender from the USSR, and Alexei Gnecco, long served in the

Media: Rogozin has cancelled a visit to Iran MOSCOW, 14 Feb — RIA Novosti. Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin canceled for “technical reasons” a scheduled trip to Tehran, where he was to meet with Vice President for science and technology Soranou Sattari and defense Minister Hossein Dekhana, wrote on Tuesday the newspaper “Kommersant” with reference to sources. Previously, the Agency Mehr, citing a statement by Iranian Ambassador to Russia Mehdi Sanaei announced that the head of the energy Ministry of Russia Alexander Novak, first Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov and Vice Premier Dmitry Rogozin will visit Iran on an official visit within the next month. Dmitry Rogozin, as reported, this week will head the Russian delegation in Tehran for talks on expansion of cooperation of Russia and Iran in the field of technology development and defense. From the Iranian side will take part the Vice-President for science and technology sorena

The United States will deploy strategic weapons on teaching in South Korea TOKYO, February 14 — RIA Novosti, Ivan Zakharchenko. The U.S. and South Korea agreed on the transfer of American strategic weapons in March this year the joint military exercises Key Resolve and Foal Eagle, reports from Seoul, the Yonhap news Agency, citing a South Korean defense Ministry. “Like last year, we agreed with the American side about the extent of placing strategic weapons, to demonstrate the commitment of Korean-American Alliance to repel North Korea through the exercises Key Resolve and Foal Eagle”, — quotes Agency the report of the Ministry of defense of South Korea in Parliament. Here are the data reliable insider that we are talking about the transfer to South Korea stealth fighters F-22 and nuclear-powered aircraft carrier of the United States.

Photo: RIA Novosti Russian MiG-29K and su-33, sunk during the campaign, the aircraft carrier “Admiral Kuznetsov” to the shores of Syria, will not rise. This is with reference to sources in the defense Ministry and the aviation industry reports video News Service. “After the fall of carrier-based fighter aircraft close to the coast of Syria has considered the possibility of lifting from the bottom. However, after assessing all factors, this operation is considered unwise,” — said the Agency interlocutor. According to him, to the place of destruction of the aircraft would have had to send a special deep-sea vehicles and a boat for search operations. “It’s quite an expensive event. The costs are not justified,” added the source RNS. Another interviewee said that the need to raise the fighters there. “On Board the aircraft, of course, there are sensitive equipment that must not fall into the wrong hands. First of