Category: Politics

Medvedev supported criminal liability for the execution of sanctions of the USA Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev called for the introduction in Russia of criminal responsibility for the execution of the entered USA of sanctions against Russian companies. In interview to the program “Vesti on Saturday” channel “Russia-1”, Medvedev said that the sanctions are “firmly aimed” against the interests of Russia implication. “They are, in fact, aimed at the destruction of our socio-political system and caused harm to the economy and to individuals. If so, then the execution of these sanctions for the citizens of our country should be an offence. No one has the right to enforce these U.S. sanctions under penalty of administrative or criminal responsibility”, — Medvedev said on the air. A week ago, the Chairman of the state Duma Vyacheslav Volodin has proposed to introduce criminal liability for those companies that will enforce sanctions of the West.

The Russian foreign Ministry expressed reluctance to become party Korean peace Treaty Russia does not seek to become a party to the peace Treaty between Pyongyang and Seoul, since the Soviet Union did not participate in the Korean war, nor in negotiations on the conclusion of the armistice agreement. About the Agency TASS said Deputy foreign Minister of Russia Igor Morgulov. “Russia has neither reasons nor motives to strive to become party to the Treaty. It is a matter of direct participants in the Korean war. See our role not immersed in the conflicts of the past, and the vigorous and patient work on future joint efforts to build a lasting mechanism for peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and northeast Asia as a whole, taking into account the interests of all involved parties,” he said. The diplomat noted that Moscow “is the most active and proactive manner continue

The Chairman of the Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian integration and relations with compatriots Leonid Kalashnikov © Marat Abulhasan/photo Department of the state Duma of the Russian Federation/TASS YEREVAN, April 29. /TASS/. The head of the parliamentary delegation of Russia Leonid Kalashnikov at the meeting with the leader of the protest movement in Armenia Nikol Pashinyan expressed hope that is scheduled for may 1, the vote in Parliament for the new Prime Minister will take place without external pressure.

The official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova © Alexander Shcherbak/TASS MOSCOW, April 29. /TASS/. The Russian foreign Ministry intends to ignore the investigation into the poisoning in Britain of former GRU Colonel Sergei Skripal and his daughter Julia, as Moscow has something to inform the public on this incident. This was stated by the official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova on Sunday in the program “Sunday night with Vladimir Solovyov” on TV channel “Russia 1”.

Explained high salaries of deputies High salaries of deputies “due to the nature of their activities.” To this conclusion came the Russian government, citing the rejection of the bill equating the salaries of senators and of deputies to the national average — 35 thousand rubles, reports RIA Novosti. According to the Agency, the government referred to the position of the constitutional court, according to which restrictions on employment other, in addition to parliamentary, paid activities — “accepted in the legal States with developed traditions of democracy and parliamentary activities principle”. As pointed out in the Cabinet, “deputies and senators are obliged to fully and effectively participate in parliamentary activities, above all in the legislative process.” The bill equating parliamentary salary to the average for Russia submitted to the state Duma “Fair Russia”. The authors of the document pointed out that the senators and deputies receive the same as Federal Ministers,

Moscow imposed a ban on the entry of hostile citizens of Lithuania MOSCOW, 28 APR — RIA Novosti. Moscow in response to the actions of Lithuania imposed a ban on entry to Russia hostile to the citizens of the country among politicians, MPs and politicians, said on Saturday the Russian foreign Ministry. “As you know, not in the rules of the Russian side remain in debt to partners in connection with their provocative actions. In response to the adoption by the Vilnius counterpart of the American “Magnitsky act” was forced to impose a ban on entry to Russia is the most hostile to the citizens of Lithuania from among the local politicians, MPs and politicians”, — said the Department of information and press of the Russian foreign Ministry. The migration Department of Lithuania in January published the so-called “Magnitsky list”, which got 49 of Russians who are denied entry to

The President of the Republic of Korea moon Jae-In and President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin © Sergey Bobylev/TASS MOSCOW, April 29. /TASS/. The President of the Republic of Korea moon Jae-In on the phone told Russian President Vladimir Putin about his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-UN, the parties positively evaluated the agreements reached. About it reports on Sunday press-service of the Kremlin.

Stand on the threshold. Medvedev announced increase in the retirement age The Prime Minister recalled that the retirement age in Russia is 55 for women and 60 years for men and was established in the USSR in the 1940-ies. Consultations about raising the retirement age in Russia are not the first year and the government is ready to discuss the question of the adoption of the law on this matter. This was stated by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in interview to the program “Vesti on Saturday” on TV channel “Russia 1”. The text of the interview published on April 28 on the website of the government of the country. Medvedev said that after years of debate undertaken a serious examination of the issues related to raising the retirement age, and the Cabinet of Ministers should, in General, “on the threshold of starting to discuss it at the legislative level.”