Category: Politics

Macron called Putin a strong President who achieve greatness NEW YORK, April 22. /TASS/. The President of France Emmanuel macron believes the Russian head of state Vladimir Putin as a strong leader, seeking to make his country great, however, urged Western States to a cautious approach to Moscow. About macron said in an interview with U.S. television channel Fox News. “I think he’s a very strong person, he’s a strong President — leads the Sunday words of the French leader channel in his Twitter. — He wants Russia to be great. People are proud of its policies”. “He is strong and smart, but don’t be naive,” added the French President. Macron, despite repeated statements by Russian authorities on non-interference in the Affairs of other States, made a statement that the Russian leadership seeks “to intervene in [Western] democracy.” “So I think that we should never be weak with President Putin.

The official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova © Alexander Shcherbak/TASS MOSCOW, April 22. /TASS/. Speculation around the case, Tatunashvili not hurt the normalization of relations between Russia and Georgia. This was stated by the official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova, answering the questions of TV channel “Rain”.

Poroshenko again boasted, “value” Ukrainian passport KIEV, April 22 — RIA Novosti. “The value of Ukrainian passport” has increased after the introduction of a visa-free regime with the EU, the index of the nationalities of the world Ukraine rose by 20 positions, said Sunday President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko. “The value of Ukrainian passports increased by 20 positions in the index of world citizenship campaign Henley & Partners. The experts of the international rating noted a jump in the values of Ukrainian citizenship over the past year with the opening of EU borders for Ukrainians”, — wrote Poroshenko on Twitter. On June 11 of this year, Ukrainian citizens of visa-free travel to the Schengen countries with biometric passport. Free access to 90 days within six months, the citizens of Ukraine to get a tourist, business and family purposes, but the right to work or study, such a regime does not.

The schools are closed, language is forgotten. From Turkmenistan leaving the last Russian MOSCOW, 22 APR — RIA Novosti. Post-Soviet Turkmenistan, which is experiencing a severe economic crisis, leaving the last representatives of the Russian community. According to the census of 2012, Russian citizens accounted for five percent of the population. Since then the situation has only worsened. As reported RIA Novosti a source in the Republic today, Russian speech can be heard only in the capital — Ashgabat, Russian schools are closed-all except one. Career in governmental bodies for people of non-titular nationalities is extremely difficult. About how to live post-Soviet Turkmenistan — in the material RIA Novosti. The ruins of the Empire in the Sands of Central Asia Vladimir (name changed) doesn’t want to leave: in Turkmenistan, he has his own business in the field of road transport. “In the state I have people of different nationalities, the

The state Department urged Ukraine to raise gas prices The acting U.S. Secretary of state John Sullivan met with the Minister of foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin and urged Kiev to raise the gas prices, and create anti-corruption court. This was reported to journalists by the representative of the state Department Heather Nauert, reports RIA Novosti. “He called on Ukraine to redouble its efforts for reforms and compliance programs of the International monetary Fund,” she explained. Nauert said that the conversation took place April 21 on the sidelines of the meeting of the foreign Ministers of the “big seven” in Toronto. One of the requirements of the IMF to continue cooperation with Kiev — increasing gas prices. The Fund explained it by the fact that the difference in fuel prices on the Ukrainian market is the cause of corruption and wasteful consumption. For example, speculators can buy gas prices

China urged Japan to soberly assess the history BEIJING, April 22 — RIA Novosti. China urged Japan to stick to an objective view of history after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent an offering to the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, which in Asia is associated with Japanese militarism. On Saturday morning Abe had sent to the Yasukuni Shrine, where on Saturday launched a three-day spring festival, ritual offerings “masakaki” in the form of decorated branches of the Sakaki tree, which is revered as a sacred Shinto tree. “The position of the Chinese side on the Yasukuni Shrine is consistent and clear. We urge the Japanese side to comply with an objective view of history, practical action to soberly assess and rethink the story, to take appropriate measures to resolve the issue in question”, — reads the statement of the official representative of the Chinese foreign Ministry, Lu Kan, published on

WP: the White house feared that the statements of Kim Jong-UN can be a trap WASHINGTON, April 22. /TASS/. Assistants of the President of the United States Donald trump skeptical about the claims of North Korean leader Kim Jong UN on the suspension of missile and nuclear tests, fearing that Pyongyang wants to create the illusion of willingness to compromise. This is stated in the published on Saturday, the material of the newspaper The Washington Post. According to her, in the White house “in a private conversation skeptical respond to the statement of North Korea about plans to freeze the testing of nuclear weapons, warning that dictator Kim Jong-UN may set a trap and promise not to abandon the hard line ahead of a possible summit between two leaders.” Trump aides say that the leader of North Korea did not assume any direct liability. The team trump also believe that

Russia’s envoy to the Organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons (OPCW) Alexander Shulgin © AP Photo/Peter Dejong MAGADAN, April 22. /TASS/. Russia’s envoy to the Organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons (OPCW) Alexander Shulgin intends to achieve performance of the boy involved in video, NGO “White helmets” on the use of government forces of that country of chemical weapons, so that the child can personally testify that the chemical attack in the Syrian city of Duma was a provocation. The diplomat said Friday in an interview with NTV television.

Erdogan said the threat to Turkey from the US ANKARA, 21 APR — RIA Novosti. The threat to Turkey comes in the first place, from its strategic partners, said the President of the country Tayyip Erdogan, referring to the United States that provide military assistance to the self-defense forces of Syrian Kurds (YPG). Relations between Turkey and the United States are in crisis because of the support provided by the U.S. YPG, which Ankara considers a terrorist group, associated with the outlawed Turkey Kurdistan workers ‘ party (PKK). Washington explains his actions to combat the terrorist group ISIS*. “Whence comes the danger? It comes, primarily, from our strategic partners … We can’t buy weapons from US our money, but unfortunately, USA and the coalition for free transferring weapons and ammunition to terrorist organizations,” Erdogan said in an interview with NTV channel. He noted that the US has sent 5 thousand