Category: Politics

Photo: REUTERS Russia does not recognize the decision of the US administration on the closure of the Russian diplomatic country houses in the States of new York and Maryland, according to the Rambler/news citing TASS. As stated by the head of the press service of the Russian Embassy in the United States Nikolai Lahonin, this decision is contrary to international law. “We do not recognize the legitimacy of the actions of the American side, contrary to the fundamental norms of international law and the domestic law of the United States, which guarantees protection of property rights”, – he said. In December, the U.S. government declared persona non grata 35 employees of the Embassy in Washington and Consulate General in San Francisco and closed the Russian diplomatic villas in the States of new York and Maryland. The decision was a response to hacker attacks on American political institutions, which allegedly initiated

Photo: RIA Novosti The Congress of “United Russia” which will pass in Moscow in the coming weekend, can enter into the Highest cofetarie the head of the Crimea Sergey Aksenov. This was reported by TASS source in the party. He explained that the High Council can enter the heads of the regions, where elections to the state Duma on 18 September 2016, the result of the game was higher than in the whole country (54.2 per cent). “One such region is the Crimea”, – said the Agency interlocutor, adding that “the candidacy Aksenova possible” for inclusion in Supreme Council. On the Crimean Duma elections the list “an United Russia” has typed more than 70% of the vote. The reporting-election Congress of “United Russia” will be held on January 21-22, one of the items on its agenda will be the re-election of the party leadership – Chairman, of the Higher and

Photo: TASS The head of the Crimea Sergey Aksenov believes that a significant part of Ukrainians accepted the choice of the Crimean people and recognized the Peninsula as part of Russia. He told about it the newspaper “Izvestia”. “I am sure that in Ukraine a considerable part of the people understands and accepts the choice of the Crimean people. But in terms of state terror, which is deployed by the Kiev regime, people are afraid to Express their opinion”, – said the newspaper Aksenov, adding that it was necessary to fight the propaganda of the “false media”. He also noted that the Crimea would not prove the new us administration of their territorial belonging to Russia: “I don’t understand why Crimeans have to prove something to the Americans. We made the choice in March 2014. The Peninsula de facto and de jure the Russian. It does not depend on the

Photo: the guardian.EN The outgoing President of the USA Barack Obama on January 18, he gave a farewell press conference. This coming Friday, January 20, will inaugurate a new President, Republican Donald trump. Obama: Constructive relations between Moscow and Washington need worldwide A large part of the issues Obama touched on his views on relations with Russia. Contrary to the principles of its foreign policy, including harsh and unjustified sanctions of recent weeks, he said that a constructive relationship with Moscow necessary to Washington in the interests of the United States and around the world. In this case only two weeks ago by the decision of the Obama administration 35 Russian diplomats were declared persona non grata and expelled from the country. “I believe that in the interests of the United States and the world community to have a constructive relationship with Russia,” — suddenly said Obama. In the words

Photo: © AP Photo/ Tony Dejak The outgoing Vice-President of the USA Joe Biden called to counter Russian influence in Europe. “If we leave, Hungary, Poland, even the Baltic countries — all of these guys will play it safe,” Biden said Wednesday in an interview with the New York Times. It clarifies the newspaper, the conversation was about “hegemony” of Russia in Eastern Europe. Biden as Vice President has repeatedly called for countries in Eastern Europe. United States implement the program, which in January was renamed the Initiative to curb. Earlier, the Pentagon had already acknowledged that the program of military presence on the borders with Russia, designed to “reassure” NATO allies, actually began to perform tasks for the military containment of Russia. The Pentagon budget for the 2017 financial year includes increased spending on the so-called Initiative on European security (European Reassurance Initiative), about 3.4 billion dollars. A year

Photo: RIA Novosti The Chairman of the people’s Republic of China XI Jinping said that China will try to build a new model of relations with the US and strategic partnership with Russia. “We will try to build a new model of relations with the US and comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia — the partnership for peace, growth, reform among the various European civilizations. The partnership of the unity and cooperation of the BRICS countries”, — quotes RIA Novosti his words. Earlier official representative of Chinese foreign Ministry Hua Chunying said that the comprehensive partnership of China and Russia are historically the highest level.