Photo: RIA Novosti The Russian Embassy in Poland said that the fact that “Smolensk” crash seven years ago is still the subject of political speculation, is regrettable, according to the Rambler/news citing the official website of the Embassy. In response to the request of Warsaw to reclaim the wreckage of the plane Tu-154 of Polish President Lech Kaczynski which crashed near Smolensk on 10 April 2010, the Russian Embassy issued a statement. It States that “in respect of the transfer to the Polish side of the wreckage — it makes no sense to once again explain why the wreckage needed by Russian investigators, while in Russia there are investigative actions”. It is noted that “the Polish community, for which this issue is so sensitive that the Polish investigators by no means limited to, and never limited the access to this wreckage”. The report stated that investigators can at any time
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Putin signed a law regulating the use of physical force against prisoners
MOSCOW, December 29. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law regulating the use of physical force, special means and firearms by prison staff to prisoners. The corresponding document was published on the official portal of legal information.
“The abolition of the visa regime is not the most fashionable activity in the EU”
Photo: TASS Relations between Moscow and Brussels in the past 2016 is not the best way. The EU unilaterally reduced the number of official visits, imposed new sanctions against Russia, as well as continued anti-Russian rhetoric. EU policy has led to the internal crisis of Europe itself. Countries of the EU at the end of 2016 was in a state of turbulence, there were enormous challenges that have rocked Europe. And the immigration crisis revealed serious problems in the work of EU governments. In the past year the most important event for Europe was a referendum on the British exit from the EU. For Brexit voted more than 51% of the population that actually shocked the European bureaucracy and sociologists who predicted quite different results. In addition, the EU has occurred and a number of other important events. A referendum in Italy to change the constitutional order initiated by the
Putin agreed with the proposal of the Ministry of defense to reduce the military presence of Russia in Syria
© Valery sharifulin/TASS MOSCOW, December 29. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed with the proposal of the Ministry of defense to reduce military presence of Russia in Syria.
Gryzlov headed the Board of Directors of “Tactical missile armament”
Photo: RIA Novosti The head of the Supreme Council of “United Russia” Boris Gryzlov was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of JSC “Corporation “Tactical missiles”. He was succeeded by Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, told reporters a source in the environment Gryzlov. “Boris Gryzlov was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of JSC “Corporation “Tactical missiles”. In this position, he was replaced by Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin”, — he said. Corporation “Tactical missiles” is one of the leaders in the design and manufacture of high-precision weapons. The company unites more than 30 enterprises located throughout Russia: in the Moscow region and in St. Petersburg, Perm, Orenburg, Chelyabinsk, Smolensk, Rostov, Samara, Sverdlovsk, Omsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Ryazan regions and the Republic of Dagestan. In addition to the weapons systems for the air force and Navy, the factories Corporation producing a wide range of products for civilian and dual-use:
Ryabkov called Kissinger’s foreign policy guru
Henry Kissinger © EPA/ANDREAS GEBERT MOSCOW, December 28. /TASS/. Deputy Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Ryabkov believes former US Secretary of state Henry Kissinger’s foreign policy guru, to which Russia respects. This opinion he expressed in an interview with TASS.
The defense Ministry has commented on the Charlie Hebdo cartoons on the crash of Tu-154
© Artur Lebedev/TASS MOSCOW, December 28. /TASS/. Pay attention to the cartoons of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo on on the topic of the crash of Tu-154 over the Black sea “embarrassing for a normal person.” This was stated by the official representative of the Ministry of defense of Russia major-General Igor Konashenkov.
Peskov commented on these possible appointment Babic Ambassador to Turkey
Photo: RIA Novosti Press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov has commented on reports of an alleged possible appointment of the presidential envoy in the Volga Federal district, Mikhail Babich, the Russian Ambassador in Turkey, stating that for the first time about it hears. Previously, the TV channel “Rain”, citing two sources reported that as the new Ambassador of Russia to Turkey allegedly seen Mikhail Babich. Candidate Babich was previously considered for the post of Ambassador of Russia in Ukraine after its responsibilities had been released the previous Ambassador Mikhail Zurabov. “The first time I hear”, — quotes the website of the channel words Peskov, who replied to the question, whether there corresponds to reality information about Babice. Earlier it was reported that Russia asked Ukraine agrément on the appointment of Ambassador Mikhail Babich. Deputy Minister of foreign Affairs of Ukraine on European integration Elena zerkal at the beginning of
Kadyrov: the cartoons of Charlie Hebdo have nothing to do with freedom of the press
© Artur Lebedev/TASS MOSCOW, December 29. /TASS/. French magazine Charlie Hebdo published cartoons of the plane crash Tu-154 in the Black sea and the murder of the Russian Ambassador in Turkey, has once again demonstrated that it represents the Western “democracy and freedom of speech,” said the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov.
The media talked about the new year plans of Putin and Medvedev
Photo: the press service of the President of the Russian Federation Russian politicians and top officials of the country the majority are planning to celebrate the New year with family and friends. This is reported by Russian media. The first person in the state and Russian politicians will celebrate the new year at home in the family circle. About this newspaper “Izvestia”. Informed about the plans of Vladimir Putin to celebrate the holiday with his family said his press Secretary Dmitry Peskov. This tradition the head of the state changed only in 2013, when he spent new year’s eve in Khabarovsk with the local residents affected by the floods. Dmitry Medvedev will meet New year in the family circle. Dishes of the festive table, said the Premier, will be made from Russian products. It is bound to be fish, meat and vegetables produced in our country, and those companies that