Category: Politics

The OPCW conducted an inspection on the territory of Russia MOSCOW, 6 APR — RIA Novosti. The organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons (OPCW) held last week one inspection on the territory of Russia, the newspaper of the Russian armed forces, “Krasnaya Zvezda”. According to published information, the inspection team of the OPCW technical Secretariat has conducted one inspection on the territory of Russia. MCPFE, Portugal held in Russia, one test in the framework of the OSCE. Russia conducted one test in Ireland — also in the framework of the OSCE and one in the United States — the Treaty on strategic offensive arms (start-3). See also: Poisonous legacy. Who got the chemical weapons of the Soviet Union “The fact Skripal”: Johnson called “ridiculous” the Russian proposal to the OPCW Three-quarters of Russians considered unfounded accusations of the Russian Federation on the “case Skripal”

© Mikhail Japaridze/TASS MOSCOW, April 6. /TASS/. Russia will not leave without a hard response to new U.S. sanctions, Washington it’s time to get rid of illusions that Moscow can speak the language of sanctions. This was stated on Friday, the Russian foreign Ministry. “As repeatedly noted, no action of the pressure not turn Russia from chosen course, – said in comments to the Agency. – They only demonstrate the inability of the U.S. to achieve our goals and consolidate the Russian society”. “Of course, will not leave the current and any new anti-Russian attack without hard answer, – the Ministry said. – However, first of all, I would like to advise Washington to quickly get rid of the illusion that we can speak the language of sanctions”. Dozens of attempts to pressure

The U.S. permanent representative to the UN said that Moscow will never be another Washington NEW YORK, April 6. /TASS/. The U.S. permanent representative to the UN, Nikki Haley believes that Moscow will never be a friend of Washington, but it allows for the possibility of cooperation with Russia when it is beneficial to US. She stated this on Thursday at Duke University in North Carolina, the record of her statement published on the channel in the Internet-YouTube. “In our country was political debate about whether Russia is our friend or not, said Haley. — Actually, that’s the wrong question, because Russia will never be our friend. But, however, this does not mean that we do not want to work with them”. “But we work with them, when we need it, and we strike when we need it. That is as it should be,” — said the U.S. permanent representative

The defense Ministry told about the upcoming Victory Parade Moscow. April 6. INTERFAX.RU IN the may 9 Victory day Parade will involve more than 120 units of military equipment and weapons, including the latest designs, said chief of Land forces, Colonel-General Oleg Salyukov in an interview with “Krasnaya Zvezda”. Technique “This year at the Victory parade, we expect several new products. First and foremost is the support combat vehicle tanks BMPT “Terminator”, air defense missile systems (anti-aircraft missiles — if) “ТорМ2” protected vehicles “Tayfun” with the wheel formula 4×4,” said Salyukov, who on may 9 will command the military parade on red square. “In the mechanized calculation of Regardie that participates in the military parade for the first time, included special ВПК233136 armored vehicle “Tiger” armored vehicle “Урал432009” hull and armored car “Patrul”” he said. “Of course — said Salyukov, — the greatest interest of spectators who will be watching

In Brazil, the court gave time to the ex-President to surrender MOSCOW, 6 APR — RIA Novosti. Brazilian judge ordered former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to 23.00 GMT Friday to surrender to authorities to begin serving his prison sentence. The warrant of execution was issued on Thursday by the regional Federal court of Porto Alegre. “As ex-President Lula, taking into account the dignity of the post which he occupied, I give him the opportunity to voluntarily come to the police station in the city of Curitiba (state of paraná) to 17.00 (23.00 GMT) on Friday”, — quotes the judge’s ruling, the newspaper Globo. We are talking about a corruption case in which in January, Lula was sentenced to 12 years and one month in prison. On Wednesday Brazil’s Supreme court refused the protection of Lula in the appeal and was allowed to put him in jail.

The Russian Embassy in Washington © REUTERS/Joshua Roberts WASHINGTON, April 6. /TASS/. New U.S. sanctions against Russia have affected the largest players in the Russian business, who refused to play by Washington’s script. This is stated in a statement on Friday the statement of the Russian Embassy in the United States.

© Alexander Shcherbak/TASS MINSK, 6 April. /TASS/. The Russian foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday in Minsk participated in a meeting of the Council of foreign Ministers (CFM) of the CIS. Although the main topics of the meeting were the plans for the further development of cooperation in the Commonwealth, and during the meeting and in the comments of the participants after its completion, again sounded the theme of the investigation into the poisoning of ex-GRU Colonel Sergei Skripal and his daughter. Another feature of the meeting was the fact that Ukraine was not represented at the meeting, at any level. After the events of the CIS foreign Ministers Council ended and the participants left the meeting place, it became known about new U.S. sanctions against Russian businessmen, officials and companies (the U.S. Treasury added to its sanctions lists 38 individuals and legal entities). Hope for Russia Lavrov positively assessed