Category: Politics

Photo: RIA Novosti “The financial crisis” does not threaten the Russian state circus company, said “Газете.Ru” Deputy Minister of culture Alexander Zhuravsky. “The Russian state circus company largely carries the burden for the management of a priori subsidized circuses: this is especially true of circuses in small towns – said Alexander Zhuravsky. – However, all pre-existing financial problems next year will disappear, as they will take on the founder of the Russian state circus company – the Ministry of culture of Russia”. Informed about the financial problems of the main circus organizations in the country said the dismissed from his post of Director of St.-Peterburgskogo circus on Fontanka Michael Smorodkin. According to media reports, entry into structure of the Russian state circus company of the circus is discussed in the Ministry of culture with the summer of 2015. Michael Smorodkin and the Union circus performed against similar enterprises. In their

On Monday the UN security Council will vote on a resolution on a truce in Aleppo Moscow. 5 Dec. INTERFAX.RU — the resolution on the ceasefire in the Syrian city of Aleppo, is expected to be discussed Monday at a meeting of the UN security Council, told reporters the diplomats in the world body. The document States in particular that “all parties to the Syrian conflict should immediately cease any attack in the city of Aleppo for urgent humanitarian access”. Draft resolution submitted by Egypt, New Zealand and Spain for quite a long time was discussed by stakeholders and provides for a truce in Aleppo for seven days. Earlier in the text were offered a truce for 10 days. See alsoKerry that a political solution to the conflict in Syria Observers note that although the authors of the project have certain concessions, reducing the originally proposed term “silence” is not

Photo: Russian Newspaper In the Moscow district military court continued the trial of the alleged killers of Boris Nemtsov. The representatives of the family Nemtsov said in court that considered the case about his unsolved murder, as the investigation, in their opinion, carried out effectively. Chairman of the court Yuri Zhitnikov satisfied the petition of representatives of victims on the interrogation of Deputy commander of the battalion “North” Ruslan Eremeev in the case. The Prosecutor’s request was supported. According to the lawyer of the victims Olga Mikhailova, had failed to establish the real motive and purpose of murder of the politician. She stressed that Eremeev was held the service together, the alleged killer Zaur Dadaev. At the same time, the lawyers of the accused in the murder commenced presentation of evidence of innocence of their clients. Lawyer Anna Burciaga said that he felt a double responsibility, representing the interests of

Exit polls: the Italians voted against the constitutional reform ROME, 5 Dec — RIA Novosti, Natalia Shmakov. In the referendum on the constitutional reform in Italy wins the answer is “no”, which was voted from 54,0% to 58.0% of voters, according to the exit polls at 23.00 (01.00 GMT), prepared for the TV channel RaiNews24 two research institutes, IPR Marketing and Instituto Piepoli. The answer is “Yes” received the support of 42.0%-46,% voted. According to other exit polls, prepared for the TV company Mediaset and La7 TV channel, the supporters of the reform was 41-45% of the vote, and opponents of 55-59%. Polling stations in Italy, was opened on Sunday between 07.00 (09.00 GMT) until 23.00 (01.00 GMT). According to preliminary data from the Italian interior Ministry, the turnout was 67,33% of the voters. Held a vote in the Apennines is regarded as the future of the incumbent Prime Minister

Photo: RIA Novosti MOSCOW, December 6 — RIA Novosti. The Central election Commission of the Russian Federation will check all of the information about violations in the recent elections in the Moscow suburb of Mytishchi and the direct appeal to the law enforcement authorities have not ruled out the cancellation of the election results, said the CEC head Ella Pamfilova at the meeting of the CEC. According to her, appeared on the Internet and actively spreading the video, which focuses on violations, including when counting votes, the elections in Mytishchi. She added that this is also the story of the day before wrote “Novaya Gazeta”. “Whatever the outcome of this test, and we are interested if you do it this way: the protocols, including that published, not a fake really. We interview, meet with all 60 members of the Commission who charged that they had forged the protocols. I hope

Kerry is confident in the possibility of a political settlement of the conflict in Syria He noted that “it should be a diplomatic solution.” WASHINGTON, 4 Dec — RIA Novosti, Dmitry Zlatarev. A political settlement in Syria, “is still possible”, said on Sunday U.S. Secretary of state John Kerry. “We continue to negotiate. And it is still possible that we will be able to reach an understanding in terms of decisions on Syria,” he said, speaking at a conference of the Washington Institute name of the Brookings institution. He noted that “it should be a diplomatic solution.” According to him, “everyone should understand that the war will not end without a political understanding of how the opposition can be integrated into the settlement process.”See alsothe Syrian military has occupied the block Meysar in Aleppo, moving to the Citadel Kerry believes that such an understanding “can only be achieved at the

Photo: EPA/FILIP SINGER Kiev has informed the EU about readiness after Warsaw, to sue the European Commission and the European company-regulator in connection with the resolution of Gazprom to increase the gas flow through the pipeline OPAL. Reported by the Ukrainian edition “Left coast” with reference to a diplomatic source. “We informed our European partners, the EU leadership, if not revised a decision on OPAL, we join the claim of our Polish partners to the European Commission and the regulator,” – said the source publication. The OPAL The European Commission on 28 October approved the deletion of 50% of the capacity of OPAL pipeline from the Third energy package, thus, allowing the “Gazprom” to increase gas pumping to Europe. Earlier, Gazprom was entitled to only 50% of its capacity. This limitation was imposed by the European Commission in 2009. The solution will enable the Russian company to buy quota to

Putin responded to the accident with 12 dead at Khanty-Mansi The President of Russia Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with the Governor of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug — Ugra Natalia Komarova in connection with an event of a major accident, which killed 12 people. This was reported by press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov, reports “Interfax”. Putin expressed his condolences to the bereaved families and instructed the Governor to give all necessary assistance to the relatives of the victims and to the victims. In addition, the President heard the report of the head of Ministry of health Veronica Skvortsova and instructed the Ministry to provide medical aid to the wounded at the proper level.