Category: Politics

Photo: © AP Photo/ Andrew Harnik Officials from the Obama administration to claim that Russia is “shattered” campaign in the United States, and the fear that Moscow will continue to influence American policies and on the progress of key elections in Europe, writes The Wall Street Journal. According to representatives of the White house and a number of experts in Europe, Russia will be more active than in the United States. Analyst at the Washington-based Foundation for defense of democracies (Foundation for Defense of Democracies) than with any other feed believes that a special geopolitical importance for Moscow will be the elections in France and Germany, which will be held in the spring and fall 2017, respectively. Experts say that the Russian side has established contacts with local politicians and with the parties of eurosceptics, which strengthened its position on the wave swept Europe migration crisis. The newspaper’s sources in

The UK government has decided to accelerate the launch of the Brexit Moscow. 7 Nov. INTERFAX.RU — the UK Government is preparing a bill aimed at expediting the launch of the official procedure of withdrawal from the EU, said British TV channel Sky news on Monday. Last week London’s High court ruled that before you start the procedure Brexit, the British government needs the approval of Parliament. The British authorities were not satisfied with the court’s decision and declared the intention to appeal to the Supreme court of the United Kingdom. Earlier, the Prime Minister may have intended to begin this process before the end of March 2017 in accordance with article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, introducing the issue at the Parliament. However, the decision of the High court means that the process is delayed for an indefinite period, during which it will go to parliamentary debate.

Photo: RIA Novosti Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev said in an interview with NTV that the Department fired a senior official in charge of combating corruption. “Another head of one of managements of the anti-corruption Central Board for several years forgot to declare foreign real estate. (…) It was decided on his dismissal from the internal Affairs bodies”, — he said, commenting on the results of the validation of Glaucus the traces of things the Colonel of police Dmitry Zakharchenko. Kolokoltsev did not specify the name and the title of the dismissed leader. The Minister also spoke about the poor effectiveness of penalties for corrupt officials. “The fact that the penalties are appointed, but the number of claimed these fines — it does not correspond to the aspirations and expectations placed on this measure of coercion,” he added. 13 Sep Kolokoltsev has appointed office check in relation to the management of

Ukrainian border guards found in the Azov sea drifting drone “Orlan-10” Moscow. 7 Nov. INTERFAX.RU Operational staff of the Mariupol group of sea protection found on Sunday in the sea of Azov unmanned complex type of “Orlan-10” made in Russia. “The drone was drifting in the sea at a distance of about 3 km from the shoreline. Experts checked out the UAV for hazards for self-destruction of the device and took “a spy” under protection”, — said on Monday the state border service of Ukraine. According to preliminary estimates, as noted in the Department, the aircraft is in working condition and serviceable. A full examination, a withdrawal of information, analysis performed by qualified professionals USBU in Donetsk region with the use of special equipment, the report said. “Orlan-10” is a Russian multifunctional unmanned complex, which can be used at altitudes up to 5 thousand meters at a range of application

Photo: Sergii Kharchenko ZUMAPRESS/ globallookpress The security service of Ukraine on 4 November, was denied entry into the country 140 Russian cultural figures. This is stated in the official statement of SBU, which is on the page in Facebook published a Verkhovna Rada Deputy from “Blok Petro Poroshenko” Olga Chervakova. The document means that the activities and statements of the Russians who are denied entry, allegedly contrary to the interests of Ukraine. “I hope this closes the discussion about the total idleness of the security services in this direction, as well as discussion about the need to make room in the parliamentary bills that absolutely nothing will change”, – wrote the MP. Earlier it became known that the entrance to Ukraine has banned the honored artist of Russia, the native of Kiev, Natasha Koroleva. The singer on the decision of the authorities of the Square stated that she was separated

Olga Vasilyeva called Stalin a great politician with a big minus sign The Minister of education of Russia Olga Vasilyeva said in an interview to “Interfax”, it ambiguously refers to the figure of Joseph Stalin, seeing his policies as positive or negative. “How can I treat Stalin the man, the tyranny which is self-evident? Man, the conscience of which — and not only on his conscience victims of political repression. But we must agree that this man is a statesman. I usually call a great politician with a great big sign “minus”. It’s my attitude, therefore, hardly possible to me as a Stalinist,” — said Vasilyev. She recalled that her master’s and doctoral theses (Vasil’eva — doctor of historical Sciences) is devoted to the Russian Orthodox Church during the great Patriotic war and Stalin’s attitude to the Church in these and subsequent years. In particular, the Ph. D. dissertation Vasilyeva

The official representative the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Maria Zakharova said that the foreign Ministry has nothing to do with the last on Friday, shares of the British Embassy in Moscow, reports RIA Novosti. “The foreign office never called neither activists nor members of civil society to hold any demonstrations in front of embassies of foreign countries for one simple reason: the Russian Federation fulfills its obligations, including under the Vienna Convention, on which we are required to provide security and ensure a certain level of security for diplomatic missions,” — said Zakharov. According to her, earlier held a protest action near the Russian Embassy in London is part of the political order, as ten days ago, the British foreign Secretary Boris Johnson gave a command society to hold a protest against the Russian Embassy. On Thursday, several demonstrators blocked the work of the Embassy: the