Category: Politics

Sony has refused to stop flying over Crimea because of the Ukrainian firings To close the sky over the Crimea for flight due to Ukraine’s intention to conduct a missile firing in early December, not planned. About it the adviser to the head of the Federal air transport Agency (Rosaviatsia) Sergey Izvolsky has told on Friday, November 25, TASS reported. “The issue of the closure of airspace over Crimea had not even occurred, the flights are operated in a regular mode”, — he said. See alsoRussia announced about the plans of Kiev to conduct a missile firing in the Crimea Izvolsky also noted that “the unauthorized acts of Ukraine related to the territory over the Black sea”. In his opinion, decisions about firing, “will undoubtedly be canceled.” Informed Izvolsky said that Russia may ban airlines to carry out flights over the Peninsula if Kiev does not give up its plans.

Navalny received from the Ministry of justice of the Russian Federation 3.4 million rubles as compensation in the “case of Kirovec” Moscow. 25 Nov. INTERFAX.RU Alexey Navalny said that the justice Ministry had paid him compensation for legal costs in the case of “Kirovles” in accordance with the decision of the European court of human rights. According to a copy of the payment order, published by the opposition, the justice Ministry paid him 3 million 419 thousand, as the purpose of payment indicates “Payment without % for the judgment of the European court of human rights in the case 46632/13”. On the eve of Navalny’s lawyer Vadim Kobzev told Interfax that Lenin court of Kirov appointed the consideration of the criminal case against Navalny and Pyotr Ofitserov, accused “in the case of Kirovec”, on 5 December. He said that the court has not set a date for a preliminary hearing

Photo: RIA Novosti The two-day scientific-practical conference, during which election officials and experts will discuss the improvement of legislation and the election process will begin on Thursday at the site of the Russian Central election Commission, work will continue in the format of thematic sections on Friday on the basis of the Public chamber. In the conference “Electoral system of Russia: formation experience and development prospects” will take part representatives of Federal and regional authorities, scientific and expert community, public figures and human rights activists, representatives of political parties and the media. The participants plan to discuss the results of the election campaign of 2016, as well as to voice suggestions for improvement of the legislation and the electoral system as a whole. On the first day of work with the main report at the plenary session will be the head of the Central election Commission Ella Pamfilova. On the

Spain has issued a warrant for the arrest of Ukrainian billionaire Firtash Spanish police suspect Ukrainian billionaire Dmitry Firtash in relations with organized crime and money laundering 10 million euros on the territory of the Iberian Kingdom. The court issued a warrant for his arrest. In this case, the law enforcement officers intend to arrest two citizens of Ukraine. Spain suspected Ukrainian billionaire Dmitry Firtash in money laundering in the territory of the Iberian Kingdom. The court issued a warrant for his arrest, according to Spanish newspaper ABC. According to the newspaper, police suspect Firtash’s links with organized crime and money laundering 10 million euros. In this case, the law enforcement officers intend to arrest two citizens of Ukraine, their names are not called. 12 March 2014, Firtash was arrested in Vienna on request FBI and then released on his own recognizance after making a record for Austria on bail

Photo: EPA Placing Russian missiles on the Kuril Islands will not affect the negotiations between Moscow and Tokyo on the preparation for the visit to Japan of President Vladimir Putin. As reported TASS, said on Thursday, 24 November, the Secretary-General of the Cabinet of Ministers of Japan Acehide Suga. “I think it will have no influence,” he said, answering a corresponding question of journalists. At the same time, Suga noticed that Tokyo will consider the information received and will take “appropriate action, including the official statement.” The representative of the Japanese Cabinet also stressed that Tokyo is closely watching the Russian military presence in the southern part of the Kuril Islands. On 23 November Minister of foreign Affairs of Japan, Fumio Kishida said that the government will respond to the emergence of Russian anti-ship missiles on the Kuril Islands. Earlier in the day, the press Secretary of Russian President Dmitry

Big press conference with Putin will take place December 22 Moscow. 25 Nov. INTERFAX.RU — Big press conference of Russian President Vladimir Putin scheduled for December 22. “The Department of accreditation and briefings control of the press service and information of the President of Russia is now taking accreditation requests to participate in the press conference of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The press conference will be held on 22 December 2016”, — said the press service of the Kremlin, arrived in “Interfax” on Friday. Applications for accreditation are accepted from Russian media registered with Roskomnadzor and foreign journalists accredited with the Russian foreign Ministry. In the past year the traditional press conference was held at the world trade Center and lasted 3 hours and 7 minutes.