Category: Politics

The EU approved an agreement with London on Brexit Leaders of the 27 EU countries have approved its part of the agreement with Britain about Brexit. This was stated by the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, reports TASS. Upstairs “27 EU countries approved the agreement on secession and the political Declaration on future relations between the EU and the UK,” he wrote on Twitter. The Agency notes that Spain was satisfied with the safeguards on Gibraltar. On the eve of Prime Minister Theresa may said London and Brussels failed to agree on extending the transition period for Gibraltar, but stressed that the authorities will not abandon the position of Britain’s sovereignty over the overseas territory. Remains the unresolved issue of the border between an EU member state Ireland and coming out of it in the UK Northern Ireland. The parties agreed to determine this until July 1, 2020.

Reuters: Sechin complained Maduro at the delay of supply of oil The head of “Rosneft” Igor Sechin this week flew to Caracas to meet with President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro, during which the head of the Russian company to complain about delays in oil deliveries, reports Reuters, citing sources. It clarifies the Agency, the visit of Mr Sechin has not publicly announced. Upstairs The interlocutors Reuters claim that the meeting was attended by several high-ranking employees of “Rosneft” and representatives of the Venezuelan oil company PDVSA. “Sechin also met with Maduro and accused him of the fact that deliveries are behind schedule,” — said one of the sources. According to him, the head of “Rosneft” said that Venezuela fulfills its obligations to China but not to Russia. Reuters writes that PDVSA from January to August 2018 delivered by Chinese firms 463 thousand barrels, while the Russian — 176,6 thousand barrels.

Putin has suggested not to punish prison for petty crimes MOSCOW, November 25 — RIA Novosti. Vladimir Putin submitted to the State Duma a draft law aimed at expanding the list of crimes, criminal cases on which can stop if will cover the damage. Upstairs We are talking about such minor offenses like breach of trust, misappropriation, embezzlement, plagiarism, violation of inventive and patent rights, fraud, intentional failure to perform contractual obligations. Also stipulates that those responsible for the non-payment of salaries, pensions or scholarships can from criminal responsibility release, if they committed a similar offense for the first time and has repaid the debt, compensation. As explained, the purpose of this bill is to further the formation of a favorable business climate, reducing business risks and creation of additional guarantees for the protection of business from unjustified criminal prosecution.

In the state Duma commented on the data hackers about the Integrity Initiative project MOSCOW, 24 Nov — RIA Novosti. Data hacker group Anonymous about the intervention of great Britain in the internal Affairs of other countries in order to better understand the scale of the war between the West and Russia, said the first Deputy Chairman of the Duma Committee on international Affairs Dmitry Novikov. Upstairs “The appearance of such documents, if they are confirmed, will be the proof that all the assumptions on this subject earlier, acquire factual data and give the opportunity to better understand the scale of the war of the West against Russia”, — told RIA Novosti Novikov. The MP noted that the activities of the intelligence services and departments in the UK and the US against Russia being stable on all fronts, including public information and economic warfare. Hackers from the group Anonymous said

Rogozin suggested to check whether there were Americans on the moon MOSCOW, 24 Nov — RIA Novosti. The head of state Corporation “Rosatom” Dmitry Rogozin suggested to check if there were any Americans on the moon. This he said yesterday during a visit to the company “Russian space systems” together with President of Moldova Igor Dodon. Upstairs “We this task was set to fly to check: they were or They were not saying was, we will check,” — said Rogozin, answering the relevant question. According to the head of “Roscosmos”, now no country in the world will not be able to realize the lunar program alone, so he looks forward to working with US in the study of Earth’s natural satellite. Earlier space Corporation said that soon there will be new state program on exploration of the moon. It will paint the problem of automatic stations, which Russia plans to

Lavrov laugh hall compared policies of the West with adultery The Russian foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov with irony reacted to the practice of Western countries accuse Moscow on various occasions through publications in the media and accused them of ignoring a direct dialogue with Russia. His statement Lavrov made at the conference “the Mediterranean: Roman dialogue,” RIA Novosti reported. Upstairs The Minister reminded about the charges of Finland and Norway in the Russian interference in the work of GPS during NATO exercise Trident Juncture. According to him, people are polite to complain in person and not through the media. “If you have any problems or suspicions about your wife, you just ask her, not turning to the media,” Lavrov said. The audience reacted to Lavrov’s statement with laughter and applause. Earlier, the Ministry of defense of Norway stated that Russia interfered in the work of satellite navigation systems (GPS) during

The head of the General staff of great Britain considered Russia more dangerous than ISIS The head of the General staff of the British Armed forces mark Carleton-Smith is sure that Russia is to the national security of great Britain and her allies a greater threat than “al Qaeda” and “Islamic state” (banned in Russia). Upstairs In an interview with The Telegraph he said that Russia “has demonstrated a willingness to use military force to protect and advance their national interests.” According to him, Moscow is making “a systematic effort” in the pressure on the vulnerable part of the West. In particular, we are talking about “non-traditional areas” such as cyberspace and space. “The Russians seek to exploit vulnerabilities and weaknesses, wherever they may found. The most important Russia’s response with respect to conventional weapons is to continue strengthening the capacity and coherence of NATO”, — said Mr. Carleton-Smith. Also,