Agency Stratfor predicted a split in the EU and the strengthening of Russia in 2017

Photo: RIA Novosti In 2017 the Russian Federation has a high chance to affect the balance of power in Europe in their favor, and the EU expects the internal split, this forecast was made by analysts of the American Agency Stratfor. According to experts of the analytical Agency, stress Russia’s position will be associated with the internal split in the ranks of the European Union and with the upcoming elections in the Netherlands, Germany and France, where opposition to the current European political elite forces have all chances to come to power. Given this, Russia will be able to finish the lifting of sanctions already in 2017, according to the Agency. In addition, the influence of the Russian Federation will be strengthened and the former Soviet Union due to the development of relations with countries that always maintained a good relationship. Among these countries Belarus, Armenia, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.

Spring considers extremism a caricature of Charlie Hebdo on the crash of Tu-154

Vice-speaker of the state Duma Irina Yarovaya © Mikhail Japaridze/TASS MOSCOW, December 28. /TASS/. Vice-speaker of the state Duma Irina Yarovaya said Wednesday the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo caricature of the crash of Tu-154 over the Black sea has nothing to do with journalism and is extremism. “The caricature of Charlie Hebdo outside of human morality and outside the law. This extremism, which has nothing to do with journalism and creative work”, – said Yarovaya told reporters. “Artistic fulfillment the abomination does not negate, but reinforces the point that this is a direct, meaningful encouragement of terrorism”, – said the Deputy.

Air clear new quotas

Photo: Ilya Smirnov / Kommersant Today in Moscow will pass session of the state Council on ecology, which can be adopted the Concept of green development of the Russian Federation until 2030 with prospect until 2050. One of the key proposals of the document — the introduction of quotas for emissions for companies at the regional level, if the use of best available techniques does not lead to improving air quality in industrial cities. Experts assess positively the initiative, but talking about the resistance of business to the new measures green regulation. For the state Council meeting in Moscow a group of experts from research and public organizations analyzed the main environmental problems in Russia. The report “On the environmental development of the Russian Federation in the interests of future generations” (“b”) identifies four main priorities, according to the authors, clear and relevant to the population-it’s clean air, clean water,

SVR commented on the topic of protection of diplomats abroad after the assassination of the Russian Ambassador to Turkey

© Valery sharifulin/TASS MOSCOW, December 27. /TASS/. Foreign intelligence service (SVR) of Russia commented on the issues of ensuring security of Russian diplomats abroad in connection with the murder in Turkey of Russian Ambassador Andrei Karlov. According to the report of the head of the press Bureau of the SVR, Sergei Ivanov, the armed guards of the Russian law enforcement bodies abroad can only be made at embassies and consulates in coordination with the local authorities.

Zakharova called the statement of the British foreign Secretary on Syria Amateur

The official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova © Alexander Shcherbak/TASS MOSCOW, December 27. /TASS/. The statement of the Minister of foreign Affairs of great Britain Boris Johnson, who called the victory of the Syrian army in Aleppo “empty” undiplomatic and unprofessional. This was stated by the official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.

Medvedev instructed ministries to prepare additional measures to increase the birth rate

Photo: RIA Novosti Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev instructed Russian ministries to prepare dopolnitelnye measures to increase the birth rate in the country. The order published on the official website of the government. “The Ministry of labour, Ministry of education and science, the Ministry of construction of Russia, Ministry of healthcare, Ministry of economic development of Russia and the Finance Ministry to prepare additional measures to support fertility and to submit them to the government of the Russian Federation”, — stated in the text of the order. To fulfill the order is required before June 1, 2017. In addition, the Ministry of labor and the Ministry of Finance, the Prime Minister instructed “to study conditions of co-financing at the expense of budgetary appropriations of the Federal budget expenditure commitments of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation arising from the appointment of monthly monetary payment for the third child

The court of Moscow has recognized the events of 2014 in Ukraine coup

© Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images MOSCOW, December 27. /TASS/. Dorogomilovsky court of Moscow has satisfied the claim eks-the Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada Volodymyr Oliynyk on the recognition of the change of power in Ukraine in 2014, coup, the correspondent of TASS. Support US and EU In the court’s decision emphasizes that the support of the US and EU anti-constitutional coup in Ukraine has led to a split in society and the emergence of armed conflict. “The support of influential representatives of Western countries, the protests escalated into riots,” said the judge. Extremists – as part of the government One of the important factors of the change of power in Ukraine, the Russian court acknowledged the participation in the process of the armed nationalist organizations. “In Ukraine there are extremist groups that are part of the government and persecuting people on the basis of social and ideological hatred, – said in