Category: Politics

Kiev announced the firing of “Beeches” near Crimea Kiev has announced that it will conduct shooting of complexes “Buk-M1” in the Kherson region. In December, Kiev was spent shooting over the Black sea, Russia expressed a protest in connection with plans of firing. Kyiv in 2017, will hold live firing of anti-aircraft missile systems “Buk-M1” near the Crimea. This was announced by the speaker of the Ministry of defense of Ukraine Dmitry Gutsulyak. Firing units of the armed SAM “Buk-M1”, held at the site “Yagorlyk” in the Kherson region Date of the speaker of the Ministry said. According to Huculak, “to ensure coordination of antiaircraft missile units” will be about 50 tactical exercises with the command posts of brigades, regiments and major subdivisions. Also scheduled 25 tactical exercises with anti-aircraft missile batteries SAM “Buk-M1” in landfills and 35 special tactical exercises with units of the security. In addition, the Ukrainian

Campaign commercial marine Le Pen became a hit on the social networks It took only a few days after the leader of the French party “national front” marine Le Pen released their campaign commercial, and he already became a hit on social networks in France and, apparently, abroad. Over a million people viewed it in Facebook, about 500 thousand on Twitter. This is not to mention those supporters natsfronta who is familiar with the clip on the party website. In the clip, filmed in the best tradition of Hollywood trailers, main characters of two marine Le Pen and France, which from the first seconds she confesses love. “How many can remember, always felt to be intrinsically passionate connection to the country and its history. I love France with all my heart, with all my heart. A thousand years of a nation that never gives up, proud people who never renounces,”

In Panama detained the founder of a company, Mossack Fonseca In Panama, arrested the founders of the company — Registrar of offshore companies Mossack Fonseca. Last spring, the company faced a leak of its documents, the defendants of which were business leaders and officials around the world. Law enforcement agencies detained in Panama, Ramon Fonseca and jürgen Massaka — founders of the company which were recorded offshore Mossack Fonseca. About it reports Agency EFE. In the company’s office were searched. According to the Agency, the detention Mossaka and Fonseca followed a few hours later, after the Panamanian authorities accused them of involvement in the corruption case of fraud in the Brazilian state oil company Petrobras. The investigation began in 2014. The investigators believe that top managers of oil companies, which from 2003 to 2010 former President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, has signed with contractors contracts whose sums were deliberately inflated.

Photo: RIA Novosti The Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov to visit Thailand this year, said in an interview with RIA Novosti Director of the third Asian Department of the foreign Ministry Lyudmila Vorobyeva. “This year we will celebrate the 120th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Russia and Thailand. It is a unique date, because only some countries in the Asian region we can talk about the centuries diplomatic relations,” she said. According to a senior diplomat, in celebration of the anniversary of diplomatic relations planned a series of events dedicated to this date the exchange of letters, joint issue of postage stamps, concerts of Russian and Thai artists in Bangkok and Moscow, weeks movie. “The visit of Minister of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation in Thailand really worth it in the agenda of bilateral relations, and the celebration of the 120th anniversary is part of its

Photo: RIA Novosti Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said that the Kremlin will inform the journalists in the case of a decision on replacement of the Russian Ambassador, RIA “Novosti”. He was commenting on media reports about possible appointment to the post of Deputy foreign Minister of Russia Anatoly Antonov. “If such decisions are taken, we will inform you accordingly,” — said Peskov. Earlier it was reported that the Deputy foreign Minister of Russia Anatoly Antonov is the main candidate for the post of Russian Ambassador to the United States. In this position, he can change Sergei Kislyak, who is the Russian Ambassador to the United States since 2008.

Photo: Wiktor Dabkowski / Globallookpress.com Poland intends to take steps to restore relations with Russia. This was stated by Minister of foreign Affairs Witold Waszczykowski, speaking in Parliament. Text online broadcast available on the website of Gazeta Wyborcza. “Policies towards Russia, unfortunately, due to the aggressive actions of Russia in Eastern Europe. We recognize the need for dialogue with Russia. We will work to restore bilateral economic relations,” he said. According to Waszczykowski, Poland’s attitude towards Russia seriously as an important neighbor. “But it takes two to tango”, — concluded the diplomat. Waszczykowski also expressed hope that the Russian side will return to Poland the wreckage of the presidential Tu-154 crashed near Smolensk in April 2010. The accident killed all 96 people aboard, including President Lech Kaczynski and his wife. The interstate aviation Committee called the cause of the incident was pilot error. The Polish side did its own investigation

Erdogan signed a package of amendments on the presidential system in Turkey ANKARA, 10 Feb — RIA Novosti. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed a package of amendments to the Constitution, which if approved in a referendum to change the form of government from a parliamentary to a presidential, reported on the official website of the Turkish leader. “Our President (after signing — ed.) sent the law 6671 (package of constitutional amendments — ed.) in the office of the Prime Minister for publication,” — said in a statement Erdogan’s administration. Earlier constitutional changes in the transition to a presidential system was approved by the Turkish Parliament. The referendum will be held in April, an exact date of the Supreme electoral Council of Turkey The draft amendments to the basic law, involving the introduction of Turkey’s presidential system of government is parliamentary, introduced in Parliament by the ruling justice and development party

EU to abolish visas for Ukrainians before the summer, said Juncker BRUSSELS, 10 Feb — RIA Novosti, Vladimir Dobrovolsky. Before the summer the European Union will introduce a visa-free regime for citizens of Ukraine, said European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker. “Of course, we discussed the issue of visa liberalization. This will occur until summer,” Juncker said to reporters after a meeting with Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groisman. Earlier Groysman told reporters that the European Union decision on visa-free regime for Ukraine may be taken until June. According to him, the decision to vote in February, and for three to four months the final decision on visa-free regime for Ukrainians. The Chairman of the EC said that Ukraine has fulfilled all the 44 necessary conditions for visa-free regime. The dialogue between the EU and Ukraine on visa liberalisation was launched in 2008, and in November 2010, the EU offered Ukraine