Category: Politics

In Iran amid U.S. sanctions presented a new model of ballistic missile Moscow. August 13. INTERFAX.RU — Iranian defense Minister Amir Hatami on Monday presented the Iranian new ballistic missile, reports the Agency “Tasneem”. According to him, it is a modification of missiles of “Fateh”. The distinctive feature of a new type of missile, according to Khatami, is a high precision. Also, the developers have reduced the visibility of the missile radar. He assured that the military has already conducted a successful test of the new missile. The Minister called the tactical missile. Its range Iranian side said. However, Iranian media have noted that the range of the previous versions of missiles of “Fateh” according to American experts, ranged from 200 to 300 km. Presentation of the rocket took place after earlier in August, the US administration restored some of the sanctions, which until now have been frozen in the

Andrey Budnik © Embassy of the Russian Federation in Nepal MOSCOW, August 13. /TASS/. The Russian Embassy in Nepal announced the death of the head of the Embassy of Andrey Budnik. A corresponding entry posted Monday on the Embassy page in Facebook.

Erdogan said that the US is trying to put Turkey back blow Moscow. August 13. INTERFAX.RU — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused the U.S. of trying to put Turkey “back blow”, despite the fact that Turkey is an ally of Washington and NATO, local media reported. “Together we are part of NATO, but you are trying to stab in the back their strategic partner. Is such a thing permissible?” Erdogan said, speaking at the 10th conference of Turkish ambassadors in Ankara. On the one hand you act as a strategic partner, and with another — shoot bullets at the legs of his partner.Recep Tayyip Erdgasproduzent The Turkey The Turkish leader also noted that the current pressure on Turkey is a reaction to some external forces on an independent policy of Ankara. According to him, the main purpose of such actions is to force Turkey to abandon the protection of

The government has not yet formed a position on the proposal to withdraw “profits” of the business The government’s position on increasing the tax burden on metallurgical, mining and chemical companies has not yet been formed, the press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov. “The President has agreed to it with the possibility of study of this question along the line of the Cabinet. Once the position is formulated, and we still don’t know what will be the articulated position, then we can talk about the formation of a position. While there is only the consent of the President on how to think about this issue”, — said Mr. Sands. On August 9 it became known that the assistant to the President Andrey Belousov has made an approving resolution of Vladimir Putin on the development of the concept of exemption “super” metallurgical and chemical companies, but no final

Press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov © Mikhail Metzel/TASS MOSCOW, August 13. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has not yet given instructions on the preparation of a new package of measures in response to Washington announced new sanctions for the alleged involvement of the Russian Federation “the case Skrypalia”. This was reported by press Secretary of the head of state, Dmitry Peskov.

Why the Caspian sea is neither a sea nor a lake? The heads of five States signed the Convention on the legal status of the Caspian sea. Sunday, August 12, in Aktau, Kazakhstan, the presidents of Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan signed the Convention on the legal status of the Caspian sea. Previously his status was regulated by Soviet-Iranian treaties the Caspian sea was defined as a closed (inland) sea, and the Caspian littoral state had the sovereign right to 10-mile zone and equal rights for the remainder of the sea. Now, according to the new Convention, each country fixed its territorial waters (the zone width of 15 miles). In addition, to the Caspian sea will not apply the provisions of the UN Convention on the law of the sea 1982, the sea bottom to be classified into sectors, as is done in neighboring seas, and the sovereignty over

Putin did not give instructions for response to the new sanctions, Peskov said MOSCOW, 13 Aug — RIA Novosti. Russian President Vladimir Putin has not given any indication about the parameters of the response to new U.S. sanctions — until they are introduced, it’s premature, but we can say that the fundamental for Russia in this case will be the principles of reciprocity and of reflectivity, said press Secretary of the head of state, Dmitry Peskov. “Here in this case it was about the fact that the fundamental principle is the principle of reciprocity, the principle of reflectivity, often in such situations. As for some instructions, of course, not yet given, because while, say, was the announcement of new sanctions was the information about what the package is prepared or already prepared, but they have not yet introduced”, — said Peskov told reporters in response to the question of whether

Putin meeting with Merkel discuss Syria and Ukraine German Chancellor Angela Merkel this Saturday to take in the government of the Meseberg residence of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin, reports Reuters words of the representative of the German government. According to him, the main issues of the meeting will be the situation in Syria and Ukraine, as well as energy issues. In addition, leaders plan to hold a joint press conference. Putin at the end of this week’s planned international trip, and in the middle of the week, the President will pay a regional visit, reported the press Secretary of the head of state, Dmitry Peskov. Before that, Putin met with Merkel on may 18 in Sochi in the summer residence “Bocharov Ruchey”.

The Chairman of the Committee of the Federation Council international Affairs Konstantin Kosachev © Anna Isakova/press service of the state Duma of the Russian Federation/TASS MOSCOW, August 13. /TASS/. The position of power, which stands a number of American politicians, distorts their minds, and belief in the exceptionalism of the American nation can play with them a bad joke. Such opinion on Monday was expressed by the head of the Federation Council Committee on international Affairs Konstantin Kosachev.