Category: Politics

The approval rating of Putin peaked in 2012 Moscow. 23 Nov. INTERFAX.RU — the Share of Russians approve of the activities of Vladimir Putin as President of Russia, peaked in 2012, then the figure was at 63%, now 86%, reported “Interfax” in the “Levada-Center”. Dissatisfied with the work of Putin’s 14% of Russians. According to sociologists, the increased approval ratings of Dmitry Medvedev as Prime Minister: up to 52% now versus 48% in October. Not approve of his job as Prime Minister, 47% of citizens (against 51% a month ago). Commending the work of the Russian government, 50% of Russians said they were satisfied with the Cabinet of Ministers, and 49% dissatisfied. The activities of the State Duma approve 44%, disapprove — 54%. The activities of their governors (in Moscow mayor — if) satisfied 56% of respondents, and 43% — no. Respondents were also asked to name 5-6 politicians, public

Photo: Dmitry Lokaj / Kommersant Collectors, anticipating the imminent entry into force of the law restricting their activities, trying to recover from the debtors to the maximum. Borrowers delinquent on the eve of that event are actively increasing the number of complaints to the plaintiff, evidenced by relevant statistics. Whose activity will be more effective — only time will tell. So far, it seems, are collectors, after all, the Supervisory authority responsible for them is still not defined. At the disposal of “Kommersant” were recent statistics from the National Association of professional collection agencies (NAPCA) to citizens ‘ complaints on illegal, in their opinion, the actions of debt collectors to recover debts. For ten months of this year, the number of complaints from citizens reached 3,163 million and 5.5% exceeded the entire last year the volume of complaints (about 3 thousand). While in October there was a surge of complaints

Putin has threatened to dismiss the officials who have become academics The President of Academy Vladimir Fortov said that the applicants met all requirements. MOSCOW, November 23. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he intends to make personnel decisions regarding senior officials from the Administration of the head of state of several ministries and the FSB, which became the academicians and member-correspondent of the Russian Academy of Sciences despite his instruction not to combine doing science and the civil service. At the meeting of the Council on science and education Putin has demanded from the head of the RAS Vladimir Fortov to answer why the number of academicians were elected officials in spite of his recommendation not to do so. In response, the President of the Academy assured that the applicants met all requirements. So they are great scientists, right? I think I’ll have to give them the opportunity

Photo: EPA Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to accept the elected UN Secretary General, antónio Guterres, who on November 24-25 visit to Russia. This was confirmed by the TASS press Secretary of the Russian President, Dmitry Peskov. “Indeed, such a meeting is prepared,” he said, answering the question of the Agency about the possibility of contacts with Putin Guterres this week. Earlier the assistant to the new Secretary General of the UN, Melissa Fleming reported that Guterres plans to make visits to the capitals of the countries – permanent members of the UN Security Council, including in Moscow. The official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova last week said that on 24 November, foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet in Moscow with the elected Secretary General of the UN to discuss urgent issues of the activity of the UN in the first place the way of settlement of acute

The European Parliament adopted a resolution on combating foreign propaganda Moscow. 23 Nov. INTERFAX.RU — the European Parliament on Wednesday adopted the proposed Polish Deputy, Anna Fotyga resolution on countering hostile to the European propaganda, which, as consider in Brussels, in particular, comes from Russia. The document States that this propaganda is part of the “hybrid war” and aimed to “distort the truth, to sow doubt and discord among the countries of the Union, to weaken the strategic unity of the EU and its North American partners, to paralyze the decision-making process, to discredit the institutions of the EU and the transatlantic partnership”. European parliamentarians have also claimed that Russia is using its contacts with politicians of the EU not so much for genuine dialogue, how to promote public and weakening the EU’s common position. The resolution said: “the European Parliament acknowledges that the Russian government aggressively uses a range

The Kremlin said on reaching the bottom in relations with the United States Dmitry Peskov, agreed with trump that the term “reboot” have compromised themselves, and expressed hope for the normalization of the situation. Moscow. 23 Nov. INTERFAX.RU — relations with the US are currently “at the bottom”, and they are unlikely to spoil, but the main thing — desire of the American side to normalize, said press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov. Now the level of our bilateral relations leaves much to be desired. Hardly something to mess around in these respects, they are right at the bottom. But, of course, we hope that dialogue will be resumed and will begin a difficult and clear that it is not a quick process output relations in a constructive ruslamere Pescovitz Secretary of the President Hsitate alsoNYT: trump would get along with Putin Commenting on the statement of the elected

Peskov told when you can take a decision on the appointment of the head of the MAYOR MOSCOW, November 23 — RIA Novosti/Prime. The decision on appointment of the head of Ministry of economic development can be made, the number of candidates declined, told RIA Novosti press-Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov. The post of Minister of economic development vacant since November 15, when President Putin fired Alexei Ulyukayev in connection with loss of trust after the arrest of ex-Minister at taking of a bribe of two million dollars for the positive feedback the MAYOR for the purchase by Rosneft of state-owned shares “Bashneft”. “The President spoke in Lima, when he spoke, said that I’ll do just study, it is possible to expect that some proposals will come… I think you already know, literally,” Peskov said in response to the question about the appointment of the Minister. Speaking in Lima