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In Kiev reported a large loss for the day of fighting in the Donbass Moscow. August 23. INTERFAX.RU Ukrainian military reported that in the fighting in Eastern Ukraine on Thursday killed five Ukrainian soldiers had been killed 12 enemy soldiers. Upstairs “As a result of the fighting killed five of the defenders of Ukraine, even seven soldiers of combined forces was wounded”, — stated in the summary published at the headquarters of operation joint task force Facebook. As reported, the Ukrainian military on Thursday from 07:00 to 18:00 the enemy 12 times violated the ceasefire, four of the shelling was conducted with artillery and mortars. As a result of retaliatory fire was destroyed by the 12 participants of the illegal armed groups, 17 were injured, according to the summary. Earlier, President Petro Poroshenko said that Ukrainian forces repelled a five-hour morning attack near the village of Zholobok in Luhansk region,

The branch of the Pension Fund of Russia © Sergey Fadeichev/TASS CHERKESSK, August 23. /TASS/. The election Commission of Karachaevo-Cherkessia has registered a regional subgroup of the initiative group for holding a referendum on raising the retirement age. The resolution is posted on the website of the election Commission of the Republic.

© Valery sharifulin/TASS MOSCOW, August 23. /TASS/. NATO statement on readiness to resume discussion with Russia of measures for prevention of incidents over the Baltic sea look unconvincing, since the Alliance away from real dialogue. This is stated in a statement on Thursday comments by the Russian foreign Ministry.

© AP Photo/Bob Jordan, archive MOSCOW, August 23. /TASS/. Russia recorded flights of unidentified helicopters, which transported weapons to the Taliban (the Taliban movement banned in Russia) and the “Islamic state” (IG banned in Russia as a terrorist organization) in Afghanistan. This was at the briefing on Thursday was declared by the official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.

Patrushev and Bolton have not agreed on the statement after talks In Geneva the meeting of the Secretary of security Council of Russia Nikolay Patrushev and the assistant to the President for national security John Bolton. Upstairs Mr Patrushev said that the parties did not sign the final Declaration because of the US position. “The United States wanted to mention RF interference in the elections”, — quotes “RIA Novosti” his words. Nikolai Patrushev said that the United States wanted the statement to mention how the single interest of countries of terrorism. “Moscow insisted on the extension list,” he said. According to the Secretary of the Russian security Council discussed nuclear non-proliferation, Treaty on the elimination of intermediate-range and shorter-range, and the Treaty on the reduction and limitation of strategic offensive arms, the parties also discussed Syria, Ukraine and cybersecurity. Mr Bolton following the meeting, said they discussed all aspects of

From yellow taxis to the interrogation spectacular What is known about the lawyer of the President of the United States Michael Cohen. Upstairs He trusted Donald trump, Yuri Luzhkov and Victor Vekselberg. “Kommersant FM” has studied the details of the biography Michael Cohen, counsel of the American leader, who recently testified against the incumbent. In particular, he told investigators that on the instructions of tramp paid porn actress Stephanie Clifford, aka Stormy Daniels, and a Playboy model Karen Mcdougal $150 thousand to keep quiet about his meetings with the candidate on a post of the President. These charges could lead to impeachment. Meanwhile, the Michael Cohen was closely associated with Russian business. As a business partner of Ukrainian immigrants became the attorney of the President of the United States? And at what here Luzhkov? Understood Ivan Yakunin. In 1995, the taxi market in Moscow in control of a criminal gang.

The official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova © Valery sharifulin/TASS MOSCOW, August 23. /TASS/. Moscow rejects the accusations of the Baltic countries in the “Soviet occupation” and considers absurd and unfounded claims against Russia. This was stated on Thursday by the official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova. “Russia does not accept any claims about the occupation of the Baltic States by the Soviet Union nor associated with this absurd, absolutely nothing having a legal and historical grounds, which constitute the essence of the claims against Russia, in particular the material properties, she said. All assessments were given.”

The Secretary of the Russian security Council Nikolay Patrushev and the assistant to the President for national security John Bolton © Permanent mission of the USA to the UN office and other international organizations in Geneva GENEVA, August 23. /TASS/. The Secretary of the Russian security Council Nikolai Patrushev said that at a meeting with the assistant to the President for national security John Bolton discussed the subject of nuclear nonproliferation, including with reference to Iran and North Korea.

The official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova © Valery sharifulin/TASS MOSCOW, August 23. /TASS/. The Russian foreign Ministry recommends Russians to be cautious when visiting the English area of Salisbury, because they can become the object of attention of the British secret service in connection with the investigation of incidents in Salisbury and Amesbury. This was stated by the official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova at a briefing on Thursday.

Washington picks deadlines: the promised anti-Russian sanctions is still not in force Earlier, the state Department announced the introduction of two packages of restrictive measures for the alleged involvement of Moscow to the poisoning Skrobala. The new sanctions were to be imposed on 22 August. Upstairs In early August, the U.S. Department of State announced the introduction of two new packages of anti-Russian sanctions for the alleged involvement of Moscow to the poisoning in the British city of Salisbury, the former GRU officer Sergei Skripal and his daughter Julia. The first sanctions were supposed to earn from the environment. “Sanctions will enter into force after publication in the Federal register of the United States in the district on August 22,” — noted on the website of the state Department. However, at the moment the relevant document is still there. The main component was a ban on exports to Russia dual-use