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FSB opened a case of poaching at the captain of the Ukrainian vessel The investigative Department of the FSB of Russia opened a criminal case against the captain of the Ukrainian vessel “NMR-0041” B. Nowicki for illegal extraction of fish. On 16 may, reported the press service of the FSB. The ship was seized. According to intelligence agencies, most of the fish managed to save and release into the sea. Part of the catch was lost. On may 4, Russian border guards detained near the Western coast of the Crimea, the Ukrainian ship “NMR-0041”, which was suspected of illegal fishing. His crew laid a snare for flounder-Kalkan at Cape Tarkhankut. May 7 Ukraine has opened a criminal case over the detention by Russian border guards of the vessel. . How notes portal Корреспондент.net libinspector of Ukraine has repeatedly delayed the ship “NMR-0041” for illegal fishing of sturgeon.

In India, explained the rejection of Russian weapons in favor of American India in the supply of arms cooperates with the United States because of the difficulties that occur in the military-technical cooperation with Russia, reported The Times of India sources in the Indian government. “India has consciously diversified its arms imports because of the tendency of Russia to adhere to delivery schedules, the propensity to increase spending in the middle of the process of execution of the contract, obstacles to technology transfer and to unreliable supplies of spare parts”, — writes the edition. It is also noted that India still needs the cooperation with Russia, especially in modern strategic projects, in particular nuclear submarines. Delhi also need Moscow’s help in maintenance of already existing models of Soviet and Russian weapons. The publication notes that India has probably abandoned the program FGFA (Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft), involving the creation on

The Chairman of the accounts chamber of Russia Tatyana Golikova © Vyacheslav Prokofyev/TASS MOSCOW, may 16. /TASS/. The state Duma may 17 may to consider the dismissal of the Chairman of the accounts chamber of the Russian Federation Tatyana Golikova. The journalists reported on Wednesday Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin.

The Speaker Of The Federation Council Valentina Matvienko © Press service of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation MOSCOW, may 16. /TASS/. The speaker of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko called disinformation about alleged Russian interference in the elections of the President of Mexico “complete nonsense and nonsense”.

North Korea has threatened to refuse participation in the summit with the United States Pyongyang, may revise the agreement on the summit with Washington if the Americans will continue to exert pressure. This was stated by first Deputy Minister of foreign Affairs Kim Gye-Gwan. According to him, North Korea is not interested in negotiations that require the denuclearization of the Peninsula unilaterally. “We have no choice but to reconsider the question of whether to give consent to a summit with the United States” — quoted by TASS statement the North Korean diplomat. Pyongyang has canceled scheduled for may 16 talks with Seoul since last Friday started the us-South Korean military exercises. DPRK authorities believe that these exercises “are a blatant challenge Panmunjom Declaration and deliberate provocation.”

Chubais was glad that he was not invited to the government The head of RUSNANO Anatoly Chubais said that he did not offer to occupy any position in the emerging government of Russia, and he does not want it. It is reported by RIA “Novosti”. “Fortunately, no. We have a government in this issue is some kind of absolute and complete unity — nobody ever called me, and I do not want”, — said Chubais, answering the question, did he receive any job offers in the new Cabinet. On the eve of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev presented to President Vladimir Putin proposals on the structure of the new Cabinet. According to the proposals of the Ministry of education will be divided into two ministries, on the basis of the Ministry of communications will create a Ministry for digital development and the Prime Minister will be 10 Vice. Later, Putin signed

Guardian: the government of Ecuador has spent $5 million on security Assange TASS, may 16. The government of Ecuador has spent at least $5 million to provide security by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, in 2012, granted asylum in the Embassy of this South American country in London. On Tuesday, reported the newspaper the Guardian referring to appeared in the documents. According to the publication, the budget was approved Assange who was then in power President Rafael Correa and foreign Minister Ricardo patiño. For the operation “Guest”, which was then renamed the operation “the Hotel”, the government of Ecuador has spent approximately $66 thousand on a monthly basis. This amount included the payment for the services of security guard, CCTV, intelligence gathering and checking guests Assange by employees of a special company responsible for safety. Ecuadorian diplomats also considered various options to move Assange from the Embassy because he feared that

Chairman Of The State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin © Anton novoderezhkin/TASS MOSCOW, may 16. /TASS/. Chairman of the state Duma Vyacheslav Volodin has expressed the opinion that the new government structure is optimal and increase the efficiency of the Cabinet. “She was able to do more than is optimal without major rearrangements, without breakings. I think that this will benefit and improve the work efficiency of the government,” he told reporters on Wednesday. Volodin also called a good and correct decision of a division of the Ministry of education and science into two departments. “Talked about that earlier and especially in the regions, expected the decision and the expert community,” he said, stressing that “science is one field of activity, and education – other”. “When the Ministry decided those and other challenges, it was usually to the detriment of one or the other”, – said the Chairman of the state Duma.

© Alexander Shcherbak/TASS MOSCOW, may 16. /TASS/. Moscow authorities do not intend to establish polling stations for voting on elections of the head of the capital in other subjects of the Russian Federation without their consent. This was announced on Wednesday at a meeting of the CEC Deputy mayor of Moscow in Moscow government, head of the office of the mayor and Moscow government Anastasia Rakova. “All of the actions that will be performed, all the projects that we do, we will first discuss with you [the CEC], and with the public, and those public organizations that conduct election observation. Of course, only if these polling stations to ensure the purity, transparency of all procedures, only under this condition they may exist. In addition, no action on creation of polling stations on the territory of other subjects of the Federation, we will not produce if there is a lack of