Category: Politics

Photo: RIA Novosti Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he reads a brochure distributed by the leader of LDPR Vladimir Zhirinovsky. He said this at a meeting with the leadership of the chambers of the Federal Assembly, reports the correspondent of “Газеты.Ru”. “There are good thoughts, right,” said the President, adding that there are good ideas “and the spiritual, and organizational issues.” Putin also recalled that in 2002, the LDPR leader expressed his idea which was later implemented in the form of Federal districts. Earlier, the Russian President responded to the outrage Zhirinovsky about the lack of protection of the deceased, the Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov.

Photo: RIA Novosti The Russian economy will be in dire Straits after the easing or lifting of sanctions, as the restrictions had a beneficial effect on domestic producers. On Wednesday, December 21, in an interview with “Tape.ru” said the first Deputy Chairman of the Duma Committee on economic policy Nikolay Arefiev. “Thanks to the initiative of farmers and the restriction of access to the Russian market some food, began to produce more products than before the sanctions,” the MP reminded. In his opinion, after the lifting of sanctions to Russian companies that managed to grow thanks to the restrictions “will not be able to compete with the West.” “We’ll have to wait for higher oil prices when we bring bananas, potatoes from Israel, strawberries from Egypt,” — said Arefiev. On 20 December the U.S. added to the sanctions list against Russia seven citizens, 26 organizations and two tankers. The Russian

Photo: RIA Novosti Approved the passport reforms the control and surveillance activities, said the Minister for Open government Mikhail Abyzov. “Passport project for the reform of control and supervision was approved today at the session of the Presidium. Three key objectives were identified in this passport is the reduction of damage on state-controlled risks. The second is to reduce the administrative burden on business. And the third is to improve the quality of state control,” said Abyzov reporters after a meeting of the Presidium of the Council for strategic development and priority projects.

Photo: RIA Novosti Anti-Russian sanctions, the United States are virtual, the Chairman of the Federation Council international Affairs Konstantin Kosachev. This view he expressed in an interview with “Tape.ru” on Wednesday, December 21. “Now leaving the administration tries to complicate future work future US President Donald trump,” explained Senator next expansion of sanctions against Russia. In his opinion, the response of the Russian side should be more asymmetric than the mirror. “I’m not a supporter of making some long-term solutions will be difficult to correct”, — he stressed. Kosachev explained that after a few months the policy of the American authorities in this matter may change. Earlier Wednesday, the press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov said that Moscow will take adequate measures in response to the extension of U.S. sanctions. He also said that Washington’s policy towards Russia is destructive. On 20 December it became known about the extension

Photo: RIA Novosti Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said that Vladimir Putin’s position on the ban on adoptions of Russian children by U.S. citizens has not changed. “In fact, this ban, it is quite justified. And now all such discussion is not carried out, i.e. I do not exclude that maybe, on some level, various options are being discussed, but I repeat, at the highest level any change in approach is not”— said Mr. Sands, “Kommersant FM”. Earlier it was reported that the Commissioner for children’s rights Anna Kuznetsova said that Russia may lift the ban on adoption of Russian children by Americans. According to her, all decisions are dependent on the position of the new American administration.