Category: Politics

© Alexei Druzhinin/press-service of the Russian President/TASS MOSCOW, February 12. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a congratulatory message to Frank-Walter Steinmeier on the occasion of the election of the President of Germany and invited him to visit the Russian Federation. This was reported by the press service of the Kremlin.

Trump said about pride for abused daughter Moscow. 12 Feb. INTERFAX.RU — US President Donald trump once again expressed support for his daughter Ivanka, which are increasingly under attack from the policies of his father. “I am very proud of his daughter Ivanka. She is subjected to insults and negative attitude from the media but keeps his head held high. That is really beautiful”, — wrote President in his Twitter. I am so proud of my daughter Ivanka. To be abused and treated so badly by the media, and to still hold her head so high, is truly wonderful! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 11, 2017 35-year-old Ivanka is releasing his own line of clothing, shoes, jewelry and accessories under the Ivanka Trump brand. However, the election campaign of her father and his policies have caused her business damage. After the call to boycott the products of Ivanka Trump-cooperation

When the first trump. North Korea has launched ballistic missiles In Tokyo believe that the launch was a provocation, because at the present time, the Prime Minister of Japan is visiting the United States. TOKYO, February 12. /Offset. TASS Igor Belyaev/. The DPRK has made Sunday the launch of a ballistic medium-range missiles that became the first rocket launch of North Korea from the moment of arrival in the United States the new administration headed by President Donald trump. In Tokyo believe that the launch was a direct provocation towards Japan and the region, taking into account the fact that currently, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is on an official visit to the United States. The South Korean foreign Ministry sees the launch as an attempt to attract the attention of the world community and to send a signal of the new U.S. administration. Rocket launch According to the chiefs of

Turkmenistan holds presidential election At 07:00 local time (05:00 GMT) in Turkmenistan was opened more than 2.5 thousand polling stations. 39 work stations at the diplomatic missions of the Republic abroad. In Russia, citizens of Turkmenistan could vote in the Embassy of Republic in Moscow and the Consulate in Astrakhan. At the moment, voted 823 257 people or 25.5% of registered voters, reports TASS. For the presidency claimed nine people. A favorite is the incumbent head of state Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. Also in the presidential race: candidate of the Party of Industrialists and entrepreneurs Bekmyrat Atalyev, the representative of the Agrarian party Durdygul Orazov and six candidates, nominated by initiative group of citizens. We will remind, in September of last year, Turkmenistan adopted a new Constitution. According to her, the presidential term extended from five to seven years, and eliminated the upper age limit of the candidate (previously it was 70).

Photo: RIA Novosti The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, said that on February 10 on NTV will tell the story of the Chechen troops in Aleppo. About this he wrote on his page in Instagram. “Today, after the evening news, starting at 19.00, see on NTV the program “the Truth Gornova”. In the program the story of what tasks are in Aleppo, the soldiers of the battalion of the Ministry of defence of the Russian Federation, sent from the Chechen Republic”, – said Kadyrov. He added that the transfer will be also told about relations of the Chechens with the local population and the training received by special forces soldiers law enforcement agencies in Chechnya. Last year in the media appeared information that the defense Ministry intends to send to Syria spetsnaz battalions “East” and “West”, stationed in Chechnya. Kadyrov has denied this information. Later, however, he said that Chechen

Photo: RIA Novosti “Of course, let’s just say the emergence of new politicians, skilled politicians, talented politicians, charismatic politicians, it is in the interest of all,” said Mr Peskov, in response to the question “Kommersant FM”. “Opposition parties and parliamentary factions are responsible for making the decision about who will participate from them in the presidential elections. It is not the prerogative of the Kremlin is to determine of these candidates,”— said Dmitry Peskov. Previously RBC wrote that the Duma opposition parties decided on the candidates after consultations with the Kremlin and decided that selections from them will be already known and familiar leaders. We will remind, about intention to participate in presidential elections of 2018, said the co-founder of the “Yabloko” Grigory Yavlinsky, an opposition politician Alexei Navalny, the leader of LDPR Vladimir Zhirinovsky. Vladimir Putin about his nomination is not stated, but his press Secretary Dmitry Peskov expressed

Photo: RIA Novosti LDPR leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky proposed to abolish regional weeks or to work with voters in the regions only during the parliamentary recess. With the corresponding statement was made by a politician on Friday, February 10, at the Duma plenary session, the Agency reports city news “Moscow” According to Zhirinovsky, the work of lawmakers in regional weeks interfere with the functioning of the chamber. “MPs are supposed to just sit here. The country is waiting for our laws, work with voters in the parliamentary recess in the summer,” said the leader of the liberal Democrats. Zhirinovsky suggested that his colleagues use the absences for personal reasons — to spend time with your loved ones because, according to him, parliamentarians of the region are often not transported to Moscow relatives, and “they want the fortnight to be there with the family.” “This is normal, but this should be deputies

In Britain, said the increase in attacks allegedly involved in Russia’s hackers MOSCOW, 12 Feb — RIA Novosti. The head of the national cyber security Centre (NCSC) Kieran Martin (Louise Martin) said that in the UK, there is a “substantial change” in cyberdeterrence Russia against the West, as well as the increasing number of cyber attacks on government agencies held by alleged Russian hackers, the newspaper Sunday Times. The head of the institution at the Center of governmental communication of great Britain said that the increase in the number of cyber attacks on “soft targets”, for example, local councils, charities and universities, with the purpose to steal personal or research data. According to Martin, in Britain, the monthly is fixed about 60 serious cyber attacks, including hackers, allegedly involved in Russia, to steal information about the foreign policy and defense from the databases of government agencies. “In the case of

The special representatives of Japan, USA and South Korea discussed missile launch of the DPRK TOKYO, 12 Feb — RIA Novosti, Yekaterina Plyasunova. The special representatives of Japan, United States and South Korea on the issue of the DPRK’s nuclear program discussed by telephone the start of the North Korean ballistic missiles, according to Yonhap, citing the Korean Ministry of foreign Affairs. According to the Agency, after the missile launch of the DPRK, the special representative of the South Korean foreign Ministry on peace and security on the Korean Peninsula Kim Hong-Gyun spoke by telephone with the special representative of the US state Department on issues of the DPRK, by Joseph Young and head of Department of Asia and Oceania Ministry of foreign Affairs of Japan, representing the country at the six-party talks on the nuclear problem of North Korea, Kenji Kanasugi. “The parties strongly condemned the provocative actions of