Poroshenko signed a law allowing the Netherlands to begin the court in the case of MH17 KIEV, 21 Feb — RIA Novosti. The President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has signed the law on ratification of the agreement with the Netherlands on international legal cooperation, which will entitle the Dutch side to hold court in the case of the collapse of the Malaysian Boeing 777 flight MH17 in the Donbas region in 2014, said on Saturday the press service of the President. The agreement in July 2017 was signed by the Minister of justice of Ukraine Pavlo Petrenko and the Minister of security and justice of the Netherlands Stef Blok. According to the Ministry of justice of Ukraine, “the document stipulates that the Netherlands has jurisdiction to prosecute persons for crimes” related to the plane crash MH17. The document also establishes that the prosecution of suspects will occur in the Dutch
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Kiev urged the West to impose sanctions against the black sea ports of the Russian Federation
Kiev urged the West to impose sanctions against the black sea ports of the Russian Federation KIEV, July 21. /TASS/. Ukraine stands for the imposition of sanctions against the black sea ports of Russia due to its alleged blockade of the sea of Azov. This was announced by Minister of infrastructure Volodymyr Omelian. “We are negotiating with our European and American partners, so that appropriate sanctions have been applied to the black sea ports of Russia due to the blockade of the sea of Azov and Ukrainian ports in the sea of Azov”, — he said on Friday evening on air of TV channel “112. Ukraine”. At the same time on Friday, Deputy foreign Minister of Ukraine Olena zerkal said that the Ukrainian mass media to artificially exacerbate the situation with the examination of Russian ships in Azov sea. According to her, under international law, warships have the right to
Media reported about the superiority of Russian nuclear weapons on American
Media reported about the superiority of Russian nuclear weapons on American Russian nuclear weapons several times more powerful than the American. This statement leads portal former employees of the CIA and the Forces of US special operations SofRep. 7фотографий7фотографий7фотографий Experts have compared the different nuclear power atomic bombs, including “Baby” and “Fat man” that the US dropped on Japan. According to the information portal, the latest Russian design far ahead of the most powerful weapons in other countries. So “Sarmat” has a capacity of 50 thousand kilotons, while supercached from the submarine “Status-6” — 100 thousand kilotons. For comparison, the American thermonuclear bomb B-53 has a capacity of 9 thousand kilotons. These figures indicate that Russian nuclear weapon superior to the American strength of at least 5.5 and 11.1 times, respectively. Also, the authors compared the nuclear capabilities of China and North Korea. So, the Chinese ballistic missile “Dongfeng-31” is
Trump called his approach to Putin, not softness, and diplomacy
Trump called his approach to Putin, not softness, and diplomacy WASHINGTON, 21 Aug — RIA Novosti. The President of the United States Donald trump in response to criticism of the American media for being too soft approach to the President of Russia Vladimir Putin stated that prejudicial to him, since this approach was seen as diplomacy. 9фотографий9фотографий9фотографий “I met with brutal criticism from the media for the fake that was too kind with President Putin. Before they could call it diplomacy. If I yelled and frightened, I would have been too cruel. Remember how they said that I was hard with the head (DPRK) Kim (Jong-UN). Hypocrites!” — outraged trump in his Twitter. The first full-scale talks trump and Putin took place on 16 July in Helsinki. Trump later criticized by the liberal US media and politicians.
The Pentagon has allocated $200 million for military equipment
The Pentagon has allocated $200 million for military equipment The Pentagon has allocated $200 million for training of military personnel and the purchase of military equipment, reported the press service of the U.S. Department of defense. The statement noted that these funds will also be spent on “Advisory services to strengthen the defense forces of Ukraine”. According to the Pentagon, all within the framework of cooperation in the field of security in 2014, Washington has allocated Kiev more than $1 billion. Earlier it became known that the United States was transferred on 1 and 2 June in Lviv in Western Ukraine, four aircraft, a KC-135 Stratotanker for refueling strategic bombers. Another plane arrived on June 7.
Antonov: Washington took a position of rigid rejection of the results of the summit Russia – the USA in Helsinki
Russia’s Ambassador to the U.S. Anatoly Antonov © Sergey Karpov/TASS MOSCOW, July 20. /TASS/. Washington took a position of rigid rejection to the outcome of the meeting of the presidents of Russia and USA Vladimir Putin and Donald trump in Helsinki. This was stated on Friday by the Russian Ambassador in Washington, Anatoly Antonov, speaking at the international discussion club “Valdai”.
Victoria Skripal registered as a candidate in deputies of the Yaroslavl regional Duma
Victoria Skripal © REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva YAROSLAVL, July 20. /TASS/. The election Commission of the Yaroslavl region registered the niece of former GRU Colonel Sergei Skripal Victoria Skripal as the candidate from “Fair Russia” on elections in the Yaroslavl regional Duma. This was reported TASS the Chairman of the regional electoral Commission Oleg Zakharov. “Victoria Skripal was a candidate in deputies of the Yaroslavl regional Duma in the list of the party “Fair Russia”, – said Zakharov.
Antonov said that while he knew nothing about the invitation to Putin to visit the United States in the fall
Russia’s Ambassador to the U.S. Anatoly Antonov © Alexander Shcherbak/TASS MOSCOW, July 20. /TASS/. The Russian Ambassador in Washington Anatoly Antonov said on Friday that he was unaware of the invitation to Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit the United States this fall.
Antonov: Putin and trump discussed at the summit with specific proposals on the situation in the Donbass
The US President Donald trump and the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin © Mikhail Metzel/TASS MOSCOW, July 20. /TASS/. The presidents of Russia and USA Vladimir Putin and Donald trump discussed in Helsinki specific proposals on settlement of the situation in the Donbass. This was stated on Friday, the Russian Ambassador in Washington, Anatoly Antonov, speaking at the international discussion club “Valdai”.
Ovechkin compared the team spirit in the staff of the candidate Sobyanin with the situation in the hockey team
Alexander Ovechkin © Maxim Grigoriev/TASS MOSCOW, July 20. /TASS/. The captain of the American hockey club Washington capitals Alexander Ovechkin compared the team spirit in the electoral headquarters of the candidate Sergey Sobyanin with the situation in the hockey team. The athlete declared on Friday to journalists after visiting the headquarters.