Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan © Mikhail Metzel/TASS MOSCOW, August 17. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan may hold a separate meeting in Tehran in early September. About it writes on Friday the newspaper “Izvestia” with reference to press Secretary of Russian President Dmitry Peskov.
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In the East of Ukraine “found” traces of the Russian army
In the East of Ukraine “found” traces of the Russian army Ukraine will present the facts of their appearance in the Donbass latest Russian electronic warfare systems (EW), who had previously recorded the OSCE. This is stated in the statement of the Ukrainian foreign Ministry. According to authorities, a special monitoring mission of OSCE recorded in the Donbas four EW systems that are in service with the Russian army. The foreign Ministry considered this a testimony that Moscow “has resorted to escalation”. Earlier on 16 August, the chief of the General staff of the Armed forces of Ukraine (AFU) Viktor Muzhenko said that Ukraine is ready to repel “a full-scale aggression” from Russia. According to him, the solution to the armed conflict in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions of the country is in the political arena. The armed conflict in the Donbas began in the spring of 2014 after Kiev
The su-24 bombers will bring in a separate mixed regiments
The su-24 bombers will bring in a separate mixed regiments Front-line bomber su-24 will be kept in a separate mixed regiment, told “Izvestia” in the defense Ministry. Each will have a one-two squadrons of su-24M or su-24M2, one will complement the reconnaissance su-24MR aircraft. In 2018, this regiment deployed on the basis of 4-th separate reconnaissance squadron of the 6th army of VVS and PVO of the Russian space forces (based at the airport Shatalovo in Smolensk region). The organizational structure of new compounds was influenced by the experience of combat use of these machines in Syria. Modified the su-24 got a new life thanks to modern electronics. Speech including goes about specialized computing subsystem SVP-24 “Gefest”, which significantly improved the accuracy of bombing.
The US will be the analogue of the Russian “Dagger”
The US will be the analogue of the Russian “Dagger” The company Lockheed Martin received a contract from the U.S. air force to develop hypersonic aeroballistic missiles ARRW (Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon), reports Defense News. The development of new weapons is estimated to amount to 480 million dollars, although final terms of the agreement have not yet formulated. ARRW as hypersonic missile HCSW (Hypersonic Conventional Strike Weapon), the contract for the creation of which $ 928 million dollars, Lockheed Martin received in April of this year, should be ready by 2021-mu. In contrast to the HCSW, ARRW involves the use of the latest experimental technology (“promoting the art of the possible”). New weapons should be the US response to hypersonic development of Russia and China. Also Lockheed Martin, according to Space News, received a contract from the air force on the creation of three new generation satellites, infrared detection of
The Russian foreign Ministry called the new US sanctions attempt to punish Moscow for its stance against North Korea
The building of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation © Sergei Savostyanov/TASS TASS, August 16. The new US sanctions are an attempt to punish Russia for its principled stance against the DPRK. This is stated in a statement on Thursday, the comments of the Russian foreign Ministry in connection with the inclusion in the sanctions list of Russian port Agency, LLC “PROFINET” and its General Director Vasily Kolchanova. As pointed out in dipvedomstva, “in Washington do not bother to provide any evidence, or at least to comment on the reasons for its decision”. “See for another anti-Russian campaign of Washington’s attempt to punish our country for its principled stance on the North Korean plot, including within the framework of the UN Security Council,” – said the Russian foreign Ministry.
The Russian Embassy sent a note to the state Department with a demand to stop pressure on Butino
Maria Butina © AP Photo WASHINGTON, August 17. /TASS/. Employees of the Russian Embassy in the United States on Thursday called for contained in the Washington jail the citizen of the Russian Federation Maria Butina, who was arrested last month, and noted the unacceptable detention conditions of the Russians. As noted in a communiqué of the Russian diplomatic mission, after the visit to the state Department will be sent a note of protest “with the requirement to stop psychological pressure and humiliation”.
What will bill US on sanctions against Russia
What will bill US on sanctions against Russia The restoration of the ruble lasted not for long: the national currency is again weakening. The dollar may cross the mark of 70 rubles on August 22, experts say. At the same time, the Russian state-owned banks may have difficulty with dollar transactions and decline in profit. This happens due to the imposition of U.S. sanctions against Russia. This week a paper was published on the official website of the Congress and contains a ban on new issues of Russian debt, as well as on transactions of Russian banks in the United States. The official dollar rate against the ruble set by the Central Bank on Friday, August 17, made up of 66.89 rubles against 66,37 on Thursday. The Euro with the expectation of tomorrow grew to 76.05 75,22 rubles against the previous day. Thus, the ruble after two days of growth
Turkey is not helping the world
Turkey is not helping the world Recep Tayyip Erdogan is seeking support from neighbors, avoiding to go to the IMF. The situation on the financial market in Turkey has led many economists to say that the country may need financial help from outside. However, the International monetary Fund (IMF) said that he had not received from the Turkish government to request that assistance. At the same time, after a meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Qatari authorities announced the investment in the Turkish economy $15 billion. The Turkish Lira on Thursday rose 3% against the dollar after Wednesday night, the government of Qatar announced plans to invest $15 billion in the Turkish economy. The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani pledged that his country will support “their brothers in Turkey.” In his Twitter account, the Emir said: “In the important negotiations that I spent last Friday
Regional election commissions have requested from travel agencies information for trips of Russians on election day
Regional election commissions have requested from travel agencies information for trips of Russians on election day Tourist company in the Russian regions receive from the electoral commissions with a request to provide information about the clients that on election day, September 9 will be on vacation, reports “Interfax” with reference to press Secretary of the Russian Union of travel industry (RST) Irina Tyurin. “Travel agents have begun to receive letters with the requirements to report the name, date of birth and place of registration of tourists in the period up to 1 September. In particular, such requests shall circulate to the district election Commission, one of the Siberian cities”, — said Ms. Turin, noting that the responsibilities of the territorial election commissions not included vyyasneniya, where the citizens on the voting day. The CEC called the treatment of commissions to travel agencies initiative and promised to investigate the situation. “If
The sub-group on implementation of pension referendum was registered in the Stavropol region
© Yegor Aleev/TASS STAVROPOL, August 16. /TASS/. The election Commission in Stavropol Krai on Thursday have registered a subgroup of the regional initiative for the referendum on the question of retirement age. This was announced by the Chairman of the regional election Commission Eugene Demyanov. “Such initiatives [of incorporation of the regional initiative subgroups] in the region received two, in chronological order, we covered the first of them. All the documents tested, they comply with the law. The decision on registration of the regional initiative subgroup”, – he told reporters after a meeting of regional election Commission in Stavropol.