Category: Politics

Putin replaced the Governor of the Astrakhan region In place of the head region 14 years Zhilkina Morozov came from the customs service. Upstairs The President of Russia has appointed Deputy head of the Federal customs service (FTS) Sergey Morozov, acting Governor of the Astrakhan region. This was reported today the Kremlin website. NewsPamfilova did not rule out holding new elections in the Republic of Khakassia at the expense of the outgoing Governor “The Governor of the Astrakhan region, Alexander Zhilkin — he’s long been working, and he requested a transfer to another job,” he said. Putin noted that to customs Morozov worked as the assistant Secretary of defense, and the customs experience will be useful to him in the area where “approximately 13 per cent of GRP directly formed at the expense of foreign economic activity”. Morozov was appointed Deputy Chairman of the FCS in August 2017. Prior to

Putin suggested the Kazbek Kokofu become the acting head of Kabardino-Balkaria MOSCOW, September 26 — RIA Novosti. The President of Russia Vladimir Putin suggested the Kazbek Kokofu from the presidential administration to become the acting head of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, the current head of the Republic, his namesake, Yuri Kokov asked to be transferred to Moscow. Upstairs The head of state noted that Kazbek Kokov has worked in various capacities, he was Deputy Minister and then Deputy. During the last years he works in the presidential administration, said Putin. “I do not tell you that your family connected with your native Republic closely. Your father was the head of the Republic from 1992 to 2005 and there is a very good memory. He was an effective leader and a very reliable comrade. I want to invite you to return to Kabardino-Balkaria, in the first step — in as acting head

Chechnya and Ingushetia have agreed about securing the border The head of Chechnya and Ingushetia, Ramzan Kadyrov and Yunus-Bek Yevkurov signed an agreement on securing the administrative border between the regions, which have not been clearly established since the collapse of the Chechen-Ingush ASSR in 1991, reports TASS. Upstairs According to the document, between the republics held a fair trade non-residential areas of the Nadterechny district of Ingushetia, Malgobek district, and Chechnya. The document says that the Chechen Republic will be transferred to the part of the Nadterechny district of Ingushetia, a mountainous and wooded area. In turn, Chechnya, Ingushetia reports is equivalent to the territory on the border with the Malgobek district. The question of the definition of the administrative border between Chechnya and Ingushetia occurred in the early 1990-ies had not been resolved until now. In June 1992, after the collapse of the Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet socialist Republic

Zhores Alferov mistakenly “voted” for pension reform for water bottles The voice of the Deputy from the Communist party and Nobel prize winner Zhores Alferov was mistakenly cast in support of the bill on raising the retirement age. The state Duma on Wednesday in the second reading approved the document. Upstairs The error said the Communist Sergey Kazankov. “I put a bottle of water and hit the button to his companion away, so for the record: he didn’t vote. I unsuccessfully put a bottle of water,” explained Kazankov. On it the speaker of the state Duma Vyacheslav Volodin said: “We are saying that every vote for himself. And so stretches out the hand to others ‘button, and then there is a conflict”. This Volodin was glad that the voting is open. “If it were secret you would vote secretly for Mr Alferov, and then sort out who did it. We

Peskov acknowledged “tension” between Chechnya and Ingushetia Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov acknowledged the existence of tensions between Chechnya and Ingushetia on the issue of the administrative border, stressing that Vladimir Putin gets all the necessary information. Upstairs To a question, informed the President about the situation in the Sunzha district of Ingushetia, Peskov said: “the Events now unfolding there, there is a certain internal tension. Of course, the President gets all the necessary information”. “There is work, so it is premature to put any diagnoses” — he said (quoted by “Interfax”). Today, the Ingush interior Ministry reminded the citizens about responsibility of the organizers and participants of unauthorized rallies, marches and pickets. “The actions of individuals attempting to attempt to conduct mass events will be stopped”, — said on the Agency’s website. According to reports, the day before local residents tried to protest against the

Russia is ready to restore relations with Moldova, said Kozak MOSCOW, September 26 — RIA Novosti. Russia is ready for full restoration of economic relations with Moldova, but on a mutually beneficial basis, said Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak at a meeting with President of Moldova Igor Dodon. Upstairs “We are ready for the full restoration of relations with the Republic of Moldova, but on a mutually beneficial basis,” — said Kozak. “Decisions were made, which almost established barriers to entry Russian entrepreneurs on the Moldovan market and we were forced to retaliate. This is an abnormal situation. The Russian government is ready to cooperate, we are ready to support the impulse, the desire on the part of the business,” he added.

Kosachev urged the UN Council to change its attitude to Crimea MOSCOW, September 26 — RIA Novosti. The Secretariat and the UN Council on human rights diskreditiert itself, barring Russian human rights activists mention the Crimea, the Council is obliged to listen to messages on the facts of discrimination of Crimeans from Ukraine, told RIA Novosti on Wednesday the head of the international Federation Council Committee Konstantin Kosachev. Upstairs Earlier, the head of the working group on international legal issues at the permanent mission of the Republic of Crimea under the RF President Alexander Moloch told RIA Novosti that the representatives of the Secretariat of the 39th session of the UN human rights tried to prevent the mention in the reports of Russian human rights activists, the words “Crimea”. According to him, human rights defenders, the report proposed to speak of “the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine”. “Thus the representatives

Pamfilova did not rule out holding new elections in the Republic of Khakassia at the expense of the outgoing Governor The Chairman of the Central election Commission (CEC) Ella Pamfilova has demanded to understand the reasons for the refusal of the acting Governor of Khakassia Victor Zimin from the second round of elections of the head of the region. Upstairs According to her, if the reason was not valid, there is reason to claim from him compensation spent on the preparations for the elections money, Pamfilova said at the CEC session on Wednesday. She noted that if the Governor cited poor health, probably health does not allow him to perform the duties of the head of the region before the elections. Two weeks on the organization of the second round was spent 2.7 million rubles, said the Chairman of the electoral Commission of the Republic of Khakassia Alexander Coumarin. The

Nikitin assumed the position of Governor of Nizhny Novgorod region In the past 9 September 2018 the election of the Governor of the region G. Nikitin won, gaining 67,75% of the vote. Upstairs The inauguration ceremony Gleb Nikitin, Governor of Nizhny Novgorod region held in the regional center, the correspondent of Agency “Interfax-the Volga region”. The head of the Nizhny Novgorod regional election Committee Oksana Kislitsyna awarded G. Nikitin the identity of the elected Governor, whereupon he took the oath. Nikitin took office almost exactly a year since the appointment of the acting Governor of Nizhny Novgorod. 26 September 2017 the President of Russia Vladimir Putin has signed a decree on early termination of powers of the Governor of Nizhny Novgorod region Valery Shantsev and appointed acting head of the region G. Nikitin. In the past 9 September 2018 the election of the Governor of the region G. Nikitin won,