Category: Politics

Photo: REUTERS Earlier media reported that preparing for a telephone conversation of Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who allegedly will take place on Saturday. However, the press-Secretary of Russian leader Dmitry Peskov denied this information, saying that such a conversation is not planned. Read the story: trump will hold a conversation with Putin this weekend

Photo: RIA Novosti Russian President Vladimir Putin may visit a working visit to Tajikistan “in the coming weeks.” This was stated by first Vice-Premier of Russia Igor Shuvalov at the enlarged meeting of the Tajik-Russian intergovernmental Commission on trade-economic cooperation, RIA “Novosti”. “We need to carefully prepare for the visit of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin to Tajikistan, which will be held in the coming weeks. We hope that outstanding issues can be resolved to the visit of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. We look forward to this visit and hope that it will be effective,” he said. According to Shuvalov, in the narrow format meeting, the parties discussed the issues of further development cooperation in energy, transportation and other industries. “On all questions we were able to reach certain agreements. Thank you for your flexibility, we were able to move forward,” – concluded

Photo: TASS The official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova, the briefing said that the Russian side does not impose solutions on the Syrian Constitution and nobody is going to argue with the Syrians on this issue. “Moscow does not impose solutions, but to accelerate such a complex work in preparing such a document. In fact, this document is a questionnaire on the subject, which would be the Constitution. This set of abstract ideas suggests that the Syrians themselves will search for the answer”, – said Zakharov. However, she said that “Russian experts suggested a number of options for such research, which is based on international legal approaches to the Syrian settlement, which was announced in the decisions of the UN security Council and International Syria support group”. “We agree with what has been presented in Astana, you may disagree. It is important to have started the process of

Photo: RIA Novosti Us journalists asked the famous fortune teller from Hong Kong to Priscilla Lam to predict the future of the main world leaders in 2017. Clairvoyant said that Donald trump face problems in the cold season. According to the sibyl, the US President was born in the year of the Fire, but because success awaits him in the warm season – spring and summer. In autumn and winter, on the contrary, trump will face great difficulties. In particular, the country can expect massive protests, reports CNN. Forecast Pristsily regarding the Russian leader was much more optimistic. “The dragon is strong and can go anywhere: it can swim in water or fly in the air, he is filled with enthusiasm,” so the fortune teller had described Vladimir Putin. According to clairvoyant, 2017 will be for the President is good and his country’s economy would thrive. German Chancellor Angela Merkel

Photo: RIA Novosti Those who have not joined the ceasefire in Syria are treated as combat units and must be destroyed, said the official representative of the Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova. Zakharov reminded that now in Syria and announced the cease of hostilities. “Accordingly, those who do not obey, was not included, did not join the regime and continuing military activity, of course, are treated as military units and, of course, subject to destruction, because these people are not included in this process,” said Zakharov to journalists.

Photo: TASS On Friday, January 27, the state Duma in the third reading adopted the law on decriminalization of the battery. This is reported by the Rambler/news with reference to “Interfax”. The document was supported by 380 deputies and opposed by three. Now the law must be approved by the Federation Council and President Vladimir Putin. The draft law on decriminalization of a beating to translate the first cases of assault against relatives from the category of criminal offences to administrative offences. Second and subsequent incidents of domestic violence are encouraged to leave criminal offences. The document was submitted to the state Duma a group of deputies, and acted with such initiative the Senator Elena Mizulina. Earlier the state Duma has rejected six amendments to the bill. In particular, the amendment of the Communist party, which proposed to leave criminal penalties for minor assault against children, pregnant women and helpless

Photo: RIA Novosti Moscow is ready to launch a full-fledged dialogue with the new administration of U.S. President Donald trump, said the official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova. “With regard to our engagement strategy with the new US administration, I repeat, we are waiting for its final formation, the appointment of key Ministers, key representatives of various departments and is ready to launch a full-fledged dialogue with the new administration,” — said Zakharov.

Photo: RIA Novosti The Russian foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on 1 February will take part in session of Russian-Arab cooperation forum in Abu Dhabi, reported the official representative of the Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova. “February 1 in Abu Dhabi will be held the fourth session of the Russian-Arab cooperation forum with the participation of the Russian delegation would be headed by the Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov,” she said.