Category: Politics

Photo: RIA Novosti Russian politician Frantz Klintsevich said that the US and Russia will be able to defeat the terrorists, establish real coordination. According to him, the country will be able to defeat ISIS (a terrorist organization banned in Russia) for the month, reports “Interfax”.

Photo: TASS Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed during a telephone conversation with his us counterpart Donald trump, the conflicts in Syria and Ukraine, as well as the opportunity of a personal meeting. This was announced on Saturday evening, January 28, the press service of the Kremlin. “Discussed topical international problems, including combating terrorism, the situation in the middle East, the Arab-Israeli conflict, strategic stability and non-proliferation, the situation around the Iranian nuclear program and the Korean Peninsula. Also touched upon the main aspects of the crisis in Ukraine. Agreed to establish a partnership on these and other directions”, — stated in the message. The two leaders noted as a priority the need to combat international terrorism and agreed to coordinate the Russian and American military to defeat the “Islamic state” (IG banned in Russia) and other terrorist groups operating in Syria. Putin and trump also pointed to the importance of

Photo: RIA Novosti Senator Alexei Pushkov in his Twitter wrote that the newspaper The New York Times should apologize for persecution of US President Donald trump and news about events in Ukraine. “The NYT should not only apologize to trump for a campaign of harassment, but for the fake news about Ukraine, shootings on Maidan, the Odessa massacre”, – he wrote. Earlier it was reported that Pushkov called “powerful” trump’s speech at the inauguration.

Photo: RIA Novosti Railroad built to bypass Ukraine, will be able to serve up to 240 passenger and freight trains per day. These data were provided by the Vice-President of JSC “RZD” Oleg Tony, pass the Rambler/news citing RIA Novosti. We are talking about double-track electrified branch on the zhuravka-Millerovo in the Voronezh region. Now it has been built for 2,5 thousand workers “The capacity of this area after completion of construction will be in accordance with the schedule. Only in the summer period, the passenger train goes 62 in each direction, and the same freight”, — he said. According to Tony, the Railways took stringent obligations on the supply of construction sand, sleepers and gravel and executes them. Oleg Tony and Deputy defense Minister Dmitry Bulgakov arrived today in the Voronezh region, to monitor the construction of the railway bypassing Ukraine.

Photo: RIA Novosti In the grouping of railway troops engaged in the works included the third track battalion of the southern military district. The number of personnel involved exceeded 1,300 people. This was announced by Deputy defense Minister Dmitry Bulgakov, reports RIA Novosti. “Now the average daily pace of work of the railway troops are 1200 meters of laying rail-sleeper grid,” — said the Deputy Minister. Now, according to him, the construction of the railway line involved five battalions of mechanization individual train crews in Western, Central and southern military districts, three separate travel battalion of the southern military district, as well as over 500 pieces of automotive, special and engineering equipment. Deputy defence Minister noted that winter conditions are most favorable for carrying out the work. “As soon as spring thaw, the pace of work may be reduced. So today at staff meeting we said a schedule of work

On the field of Mars in St. Petersburg on Saturday, January 28, rallies of supporters and opponents of the Saint Isaac’s Cathedral Russian Orthodox Church. About it from a place of events the correspondent of RIA Novosti. In support of this decision are Orthodox activists and members of the National liberation movement. They are involved in concerted actions by the authorities, reports “Interfax”. In addition, in the center of St. Petersburg, according to Facebook one of the locals, there were banners in support of the transfer of the Cathedral to use the Church. In the Chapter of the Ministry of internal Affairs in Petersburg and Leningrad region told TASS that against the transfer of Isaac protested about two thousand citizens. This action was not coordinated with the authorities, so the event was held in the format of a meeting with deputies of city legislative Assembly. Some participants were holding white

Photo: RIA Novosti Cellist and conductor Sergei Roldugin expressed readiness to re-act in the Syrian Palmyra, pass “Вести.Ru”. “I’m ready to fly again, and Valery Gergiev, who with his guys, they did not say that they fly to Palmyra, and when they were told that many wanted, but the girls did not take”, – he said. He also expressed confidence that the vandalism in the ancient city will end sooner or later. Earlier it was reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin called for better attention to the budget of the Fund Roldugin .

Photo: RIA Novosti The President of Russia Vladimir Putin thanked President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev for contribution to the organization of the talks in Astana, dedicated to the settlement of the conflict in Syria, reported on the official Kremlin website. “During today’s telephone conversation Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev for his great contribution of the partners from Kazakhstan in the organization of and carrying on 23-24 January in Astana an International conference on Syria,” – said in the text of the official message. The presidents also noted the serious momentum that managed to make to achieve a peaceful settlement of the Syrian conflict, with these negotiations. Earlier it was reported that Lavrov gave the Syrian opposition a draft Constitution.