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© Mikhail Klimentyev/press service of the Russian President/TASS MOSCOW, July 19. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed with the permanent members of the security Council of the Russian Federation his recent international contacts, including with the President of the United States Donald trump.Discussed and separate issues on the domestic agenda and the initiative an extension until the end of the year, visa-free entry to Russia for holders of a passport of a fan of the world Cup in 2018. This was reported by the press service of the Kremlin.

© Mikhail Metzel/TASS MOSCOW, July 19. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking at a meeting with Russian ambassadors and permanent representatives of the Russian Federation, said that he sees serious risks of aggravation of the situation in the South-East of Ukraine. “Serious risks of aggravation of the situation persist in the South-East of Ukraine”, – he said.

A bill to amend the pension system was I reading in the state Duma In voting “based” on the draft resolution in his was supported by 327 deputies, against — 102, one abstained. MOSCOW, July 19. /TASS/. The government bill on changing the pension system passed its first reading in the state Duma. In voting “based” on the draft resolution on the adoption of the document it was supported by 327 deputies, against — 102, one abstained. Then, the chamber has considered a number of amendments to the resolution proposed by the opposition. One of these involves the organisation of a referendum on the bill other parliamentary hearings. These initiatives were rejected, during the vote “in General” the draft law was supported by 328 deputies, 104 opposed, no abstentions. The first reading involves only a consideration of the concept of the bill. Once approved, the large-scale discussion of the initiative

Russia’s Ambassador to the UK Alexander Yakovenko © Mikhail Japaridze/TASS MOSCOW, July 19. /TASS/. Russia is interested in cooperation with the United Kingdom in the investigation of incidents of Salisbury and Amesbury, but the British authorities refused to provide information. This was stated on Thursday to journalists the Russian Ambassador in London Alexander Yakovenko. “We would like to receive official information from the British authorities. We are interested in the actual results of the investigation, he said. We would like to have access to the investigation. We want to cooperate with Britain, while the British authorities have refused to provide us with any information.”

The state Duma has extended the acceptance of amendments to the pension bill until 24 September Moscow. July 19. INTERFAX.RU — IN the state Duma extended more than a month from 18 August to 24 September — the time by which approves the amendments to the bill on the amendment of pension legislation, said the speaker of the state Duma Vyacheslav Volodin on Thursday. “Yesterday, the Committee adopted a decision on prolongation of the discussion, providing amendments from 18 August to 24 September,” — said Volodin at a meeting of the state Duma. Volodin explained that the decision to adjust the end date of acceptance of the amendments adopted by the state Duma Committee for labour and social policy. In the autumn Parliament will convene in regular session only after a single voting day (September 9), the first plenary session to be held on September 11. Thus, the parliamentarians after

Israel lowered the Arabic language The new law deprived him of the status of the state. The Arabic language lost the status of a state language of Israel. The Knesset passed early Thursday morning, the Basic law, which enshrines the Jewish character of the State of Israel. According to the law, the Jews are the only nation that has the right to national self-determination within Israel, a United Jerusalem is the capital of the country, and Hebrew is the only official language. The law sparked protests of the Arab members of the Knesset and may lead to unrest among the population. In the early morning adopted the law “On the Jewish character of the state” became 14-m the Basic law of Israel. The country has no Constitution. The legislation is based on the Declaration of independence of 1948 and the Fundamental laws adopted at different times. The new law voted

Interpreter Gorbachev appreciated the call to invoke the interpreter trump Congress MOSCOW, 18 Jul — RIA Novosti. Expert “Gorbachev Foundation” Pavel Palazhchenko, the former in 1985-1991 translator of Mikhail Gorbachev, called an unusual situation calling for Democrats to call Congress interpreter Donald trump to testify about the meeting in Helsinki; he noted that such cases, his memory was not, in addition, there is the traditional practice of mailing records of conversations made by the translators or assistants. Previously, a number of American officials included in the ranks of the Democrats, made the calls to the interpreter, who was present at the closed part of the meeting of the presidents, Donald trump, and Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, gave testimony in the U.S. Congress. This idea in his microblog on Twitter expressed, in particular, the Senator from new Hampshire Jeanne Shaheen, and Congressman Joe Kennedy III. According to the Huffington Post, Jeanne

Ukraine sums under the decree Sanctions can affect a few hundred individuals and legal entities. As it became known “Kommersant”, the government is developing sanctions against Ukraine, which then approves Vladimir Putin. Under the restrictions should hit a few hundred individuals and legal entities, including business leaders and Kiev officials. One of the measures of impact should be the blocking of their assets in Russia, say Kommersant’s sources in the White house. But perhaps the impact of sanctions on their helpers would be symbolic. For example, according to “Kommersant”, the sanctions may relate to fertilizer producers, but imports of these products in Russia is negligible, and the Russian deliveries to Ukraine Kiev and successfully blocks their sanctions. The government began efforts to reduce the negative impact on the economy of the Russian Federation in connection with introduction of sanctions. One element of this work will be the presidential decree on