Category: Politics

Trump has proposed to the European Union along with the United States to remove trade tariffs The President of the United States Donald trump invited the EU to abandon the shopping duties. He wrote about this in his Twitter. “The EU representatives will tomorrow arrive in the United States to discuss a trade agreement. I have an idea. Washington and Brussels refuse duties, trade barriers and subsidies. It finally can be called “Free market” and “Fair trade”. I hope that they will agree, we are ready — but they’re not,” he said. July 24, trump promised to impose duties on made in Europe cars: “the European Union takes a very tough stance against the United States. Let’s see if we can resolve this. Otherwise, we will have something to do with the millions of their cars”. Previously, trump has already talked about the possibility of imposing a 20 percent duty

Business Insider: Russia and China have found the “Achilles ‘ heel” of the US MOSCOW, 25 Jul — RIA Novosti. Russia found the “Achilles heel” of the US, starting to get rid of us bonds, writes Business Insider. Russia from April to may this year has reduced assets in U.S. government bonds, with 96 billion dollars to 15 billion dollars, which, as the newspaper notes, has led to a rise in US interest rates. This displeases the President of Donald trump, as expensive loans restrict the growth of the American economy, and it was the main campaign promise of the current head of the White house. Russia had many reasons to refuse securities, notes BI. In Moscow do not exclude that after the anti-Russian sanctions imposed in early April, the restrictive measures can be extended to trade in us bonds. In addition, the reduction of assets in securities of the

Treatment at budget level The state Duma has expanded the state program for rare diseases. The state Duma approved in first reading a bill to expand the list of rare diseases, drugs for treatment which are procured from the Federal budget. From 2019 to the list of the state program “Seven nosologies” will be added another five diseases — funding should grow to 10 billion rubles., to 54 billion However, according to patient organizations, additional funds may not be enough — now the program in its present scope requires additional 6.7 billion rubles. Yesterday the state Duma adopted in the first reading a bill expanding the list of orphan (rare) diseases whose treatment is funded at the Federal level. The project was developed in the Federation Council — the respective amendments to the law “About bases of health protection of citizens in Russian Federation”. As said, presenting the bill to

Maria Butina © EPA-EFE/Press Service of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation/HANDOUT WASHINGTON, July 25. /TASS/. Representatives of the Russian Embassy in the United States intend to visit the prisoner in Washington the Russian Maria Butina Thursday, July 26. About it the press service of the Embassy said Tuesday on Twitter.

The United States suspended the supply of Turkey’s F-35 fighter because of the purchase of s-400 from Russia The United States suspended the supply of Turkey’s F-35 fighter because of the purchase of the country’s air defense systems s-400 from Russia, reported Bloomberg. In the period of 90 days, the Pentagon must submit a report on the impact of cancellation of the transaction on U.S.-Turkish relations in the context of procurement of Russian systems and about the consequences of the emergence of Turkey from the F-35 for the U.S. companies. Earlier, the US defence Secretary Jim Mattis has urged the congressmen to abandon the idea of a ban of deliveries of the F-35. In total Turkey contract for $10 billion going to the US from 100 F-35 fighter. In June, Turkey has received the first two fifth generation fighter F-35 Lockheed Martin. The Senate bill on the budget of the

Defendants offer to release from cells The Federation Council has drafted a law on the dismantling of walling in court. A bill prohibiting the defendants placed inside the walling in the courtroom, has been developed and “passes the necessary approvals”, said the head of Committee of the Federation Council (FC) on constitutional legislation Andrey Klishas. The speaker of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko said earlier that the defendants, with the exception of the “most dangerous criminals” should be at the table next to the lawyer, not in cages or glass structures. The European court of human rights has repeatedly recognized that the content of “human dignity”. The issue of banning walling in the halls of the court at the meeting of the Council today raised the speaker of the house Valentina Matvienko. In her view, the cells need to “withdraw from the premises, which deals with judicial proceedings”: “to Keep

In the “United Russia” said that Dzhabrailov was expelled from the party in 2017 The basis for the decision were the actions that discredit the “United Russia”, said the press service of the party. MOSCOW, July 24. /TASS/. Businessman Umar Dzhabrailov were excluded legally from the ranks of “United Russia” in 2017 in connection with the entry against it of a judgment of conviction. This was stated by TASS on Tuesday, the press service of United Russia, commenting on media reports about the exception Dzhabrailov from the party. “December 5, 2017 by the decision of the meeting of the local political Council of local branch of party “United Russia” Arbat district of the Central administrative district of Moscow, Dzhabrailov Umar Aliev was expelled from the party legally and legitimately in accordance with the clause of the Charter party for the actions discrediting the party and damaging its political interests,” —

Trump suggested that Russia will help Democrats in the upcoming elections in the United States Moscow. July 24. INTERFAX.RU — U.S. President Donald trump on Tuesday expressed concern that Russia may try to influence the upcoming elections in the United States, helping the Democratic party. “I’m very concerned that Russia will be very tough to fight to influence the upcoming elections. Given the fact that no President has been tougher towards Russia than I, they will be very eager to speak for the Democrats. They definitely don’t want trump,” wrote the American leader in his Twitter. In November 2018, the U.S. will be the so-called midterm elections, which will be re-elected 35 of the 100 U.S. senators. In the United States continues the investigation of the alleged Russian interference in the last presidential election in America, won the Republican trump. Earlier accusations of ties with Moscow were presented to several

The Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov © Alexei Nikolsky/press service of the Russian President/TASS MOSCOW, July 24. /TASS/. The us proposed to hold a new meeting between the leaders of Russia and USA Vladimir Putin and Donald trump at the end of 2018 in Washington, but work on its preparation has not yet started. This was stated to journalists by the Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov. He noted that during the meeting in Helsinki, the two presidents agreed on the usefulness and the need to continue their bilateral contacts. “Specifically in Helsinki the question of the organization of upcoming contacts was not discussed, but a few days later, the American side proposed to hold the next summit in Washington at the end of the current year, – said the assistant President. – The proposal was referred to the assistant to the President for national security John Bolton, trump repeatedly in