Category: Politics

Anatoly Kucherena called the speculation a message about the possible extradition of Edward Snowden Lawyer Anatoly Kucherena representing interests of the former employee of the national security Agency (NSA), USA Edward Snowden, called the speculation media reports that Moscow is considering the results of the American Washington. “Russia has no legitimate legal grounds for extradition of Snowden. All this talk — the usual speculation. Someone wishful thinking”, — quotes its words “Interfax”. According to the lawyer, Mr Snowden is living in Russia legally, without breaking any rules or laws. Whoever practiced these speculations, I can say only one thing: Russia has no reason to transfer him to the US. Russia does not trade people and human rights, although American intelligence agencies are constantly trying to pull us in different provocationally Cucereavii representing the interests of Edward Snowden Mr. Kucherena said the permit allows Edward Snowden to enjoy all the rights

Poroshenko announced the successful test of the new Ukrainian rocket KYIV, 11 Feb — RIA Novosti. The President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko announced the successful test launch of a new Ukrainian production, designed to destroy ground targets. “Ukroboronprom” has developed a new missile for the air force of Ukraine. Missiles with a caliber of 57 mm is intended to destroy ground targets and was designed for weapons of attack helicopters and planes, — wrote Poroshenko on his page on Facebook and posted a video with the testing of new weapons. He noted that the missile was successfully tested. During their passage the crew of the helicopter, equipped with new engines and station optical-electronic suppression “Adros” to hit the specified goals. “Only half a second necessary to produce a full block of 20 missiles,” the President added. In Kiev have repeatedly reported the development of a new missile and its successful

Employees FSO forbidden to disclose online information about their service The list of information subject to a ban on publication also includes photos and videos. MOSCOW, February 11. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin submitted to the state Duma a bill that prohibits employees of the Federal guard service (FSO) to disclose information about their service on the Internet and in the media. The document is available in the Duma electronic database. “Employees of the organs of state security are prohibited in the media, in information – telecommunication network Internet information (including photos, videos, and other materials) about themselves, other officers of the state guard, can reveal belonging to the organs of state security, on his or her activities, the activities of the organs of state security, except for the cases stipulated by normative legal acts of the Russian Federation, normative legal acts of the Federal body of Executive power in

Photo: RIA Novosti The American Congressman-Democrat Jerrold Nadler on Thursday introduced colleagues to the so-called resolution on the investigation on the subject of ties, U.S. President Donald trump with Russia, which the Republican majority will have to put to the vote. According to Nadler, he made this maneuver due to the fact that his fellow Republicans refuse in the usual manner to consider the issues associated with existing Democrats suspicions against trump. “Republicans have shown zero willingness to do his duty on the oversight functions,” said the legislator. “We should know that the Ministry (the Ministry of justice of the USA – approx. TASS) has found out about the relations of the current administration with the Russian government, he added. – We need to be aware of the legal analysis by the Ministry (if he was) about the feeble attempts of the President to deal with their various ethical problems.

Photo: TASS The actions of NATO near the Russian borders are provocative and destabilizing. This was stated by Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov. “Carried out by the Alliance’s actions in areas adjacent to Russian borders regions, of course, are provocative and destabilizing. It mentioned the deployment of additional military contingents of the bloc in Poland and the Baltic States”, — said Lavrov in an interview to the newspaper “Izvestia”. According to him, already there have been discussions about the possibility of “the same presence of allies in other countries of Eastern Europe, particularly in Bulgaria and Romania”. “And the consistent implementation of individual member countries to block national plans to modernise the armed forces and the construction of new military infrastructure. And substantial growth in the scale and the number of NATO exercises near our borders,” — said the Minister. Lavrov also noted that “of particular concern

Photo: RIA Novosti Attempts to recruit Russian diplomats are being made not only in the United States. This was stated by Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov. “Such actions, as well as recruiting approaches, accompanied by blackmail and threats, not uncommon in other countries – not only in the United States,” he said in an interview with the newspaper “Izvestia”. According to the Minister, the Russian diplomats have to work in “very difficult conditions, and sometimes openly hostile situation.” “Among the examples – a large-scale deportation from the United States. It was anti-cramp coming administration of Barack Obama,” — said Lavrov. Earlier official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova said that the United States attempted to recruit Russian diplomats on January 14.

Snowden commented on the possible results USA Edward Snowden has called media reports about his possible extradition to the US “undeniable proof” that he worked for Russian intelligence. This former agent of us intelligence said on Twitter. “No country will sell their spy because others will be afraid that their turn will come”, — he wrote in his microblog. Finally: irrefutable evidence that I never cooperated with Russian intel. No country trades away spies, as the rest would fear they’re next. https://t.co/YONqZ1gYqm — Edward Snowden (@Snowden) February 10, 2017 Earlier, the TV channel NBC, citing its own sources reported that Russia is considering granting the U.S. a former U.S. intelligence officer. The expression of the channel, this should be a “gift” to the new US President Donald Trump. The source of the channel in the administration of the President of the United States expressed the view that the transfer of

AFU shelled the outskirts of Donetsk and Yasinovataya heavy artillery DONETSK, 11 Feb — RIA Novosti. Ukrainian security forces last evening and night fired at from heavy artillery, tanks and mortars on the Western outskirts of Donetsk and Yasinovataya neighborhood, reports Donetsk news Agency, citing a source in law enforcement agencies of the self-proclaimed DND. 21фотография21фотография21фотография “From 18:00 to 01:00, the Ukrainian side shelled the towns They, Oleksandrivka and Staromykhailivka on the Western part of Donetsk and the territory of the industrial zone near Yasinovataya tank shells, artillery caliber of 122 mm and 152, and mortars of 82 and 120 millimeters,” — said the Agency interlocutor. According to him, the APU also used weapons, infantry fighting vehicles, grenade launchers, heavy machine guns and small arms. During this period, security forces fired about 130 shells and mines, he added. The situation in the Donbass escalated in late January. The parties to