Category: Politics

Photo: YSIA “Yakutia in the finalization of the draft law “On the development of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation” proposes to consider the proposals concerning state policy in the field of support and development of indigenous peoples, which should be an integral part of the policy development of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation”, — the Deputy Permanent representative of the Republic of Taras Popov made a presentation at the fourth international Arctic legal forum in Moscow. He voiced the proposal of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). In the report, reflecting the position of the Republic in terms of legal regulations in the Arctic zone of Russia, Deputy permanent representative of Yakutia noted the need to work on improving the “Northern” law to the solution of social problems of the northerners: “the Draft Federal law “On the development of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation” is

The Syrian military took quarter Meysar in Aleppo, moving to the Citadel DAMASCUS, Dec 4 — RIA Novosti, Yevgeny Orel. The Syrian army backed by allied militias have established complete control over the quarter Meysar in the Eastern part of Aleppo, reports on Sunday, the Lebanese TV channel “al-Manar”. According to the channel, after violent clashes, the military managed to completely dislodge from this area remnants of illegal armed groups. In addition, in the quarter Catargi nearby, security forces took several residential complexes, where previously there were outposts of terrorists. Freeing Meysar and Katerji, government forces will be able to reach the line of contact near the Citadel — an ancient fortress on the hill dominating the town to the height and to divide the historical sector of the metropolis in half. Videoto Clear Aleppo will help Russian dogs As noted earlier, in an interview with RIA Novosti prominent Syrian

Steinmeier: Germany does not recognize the reunification of the Crimea with Russia BERLIN, 4 Dec. /Offset. TASS Vyacheslav Filippov/. Foreign Minister of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier has called a “violation of international law” aimed “against the European world order,” the reunification of the Crimea with Russia. “We do not recognize the annexation of Crimea to the territory of the Russian state”, — said the German Minister in an interview with Funke Mediengruppe publications, excerpts of which were brought on Sunday, the DPA news Agency. March 11, 2014 Supreme Council of Crimea and the Sevastopol city Council on the background of political crisis and regime change in the Ukraine adopted the Declaration on independence of Autonomous Republic of Crimea and city of Sevastopol. March 16 on the Peninsula with a turnout of over 80% held a referendum, the results of which for the reunification with Russia voted 96,77% of voters of the

Tymoshenko told about the secret documents Poroshenko on Donbass The leader of the party “Batkivshchyna” Yulia Tymoshenko stated that Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko signed the Minsk agreements secret documents. She reported about it on air of TV channel “112 Ukraine”. “Under the Minsk agreements, everything came to a remote corner on the grounds that the President has made the signing of secret documents, about which no one knows anything, they aren’t published. And one more agreement, in my opinion, was signed in Normandy format”, — said Tymoshenko. In her opinion, “the President realized that in the West are waiting for the fulfillment of these conditions, and in the Ukrainian society, they are not acceptable”. The leader of “Batkivshchyna” considers that the documents relate to the elections in the Donbass and the region’s special status. Earlier, Tymoshenko said that he considers unnecessary the post of President of Ukraine. “A positive attitude

The turnout in the elections of the President of Uzbekistan exceeded 72% TASHKENT, 4 Dec — RIA Novosti. The turnout in the elections of the President of Uzbekistan at 16.00 local time (14.00 MSK) amounted to 72,03%, said the CEC of the Republic. Sunday in Uzbekistan held presidential elections. The voting started at 06.00 (04.00 GMT) and will run until 20.00 (18.00 GMT). The elections were declared valid, the turnout exceeded the required 33%. “Voted already 14.7 million voters,” reported by the electoral Commission. All four are registered in Uzbekistan parties nominated candidates for the presidency. According to analysts, the main contender is the acting head of state, Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyoev, nominated by the liberal democratic party of Uzbekistan (UzLiDeP). He was in favour of accession of the country to the military-political blocs and the development of relations with CIS countries, primarily with Russia. Two more candidates — the

Photo: svoboda.org Nearly three months after a Single day of voting held on September 18, 2016, when the regions of the country people voted for the deputies of the state Duma and regional parliaments, in the Moscow suburb of Mytishchi was revealed inconsistencies of the protocols of vote counting at 68 polling stations with data in the state automated system “Elections”, writes “Novaya Gazeta”. According to the publication, as a result of fraud with the voting record, the party “United Russia” has received nearly 2 thousand votes more “subtracting” them from other political associations. So, on elections to the state Duma “the Russian party of pensioners for justice” earned 450 votes, “Yabloko” — 580 votes, and in the Moscow region Duma “the Apple” has lost 255 votes, the Party of pensioners — 216 votes, thus “United Russia” has received nearly 700 votes. “The new newspaper” called for the resignation of