State Department: Russia can send over a replacement sent from U.S. diplomats WASHINGTON. /Offset. TASS Anatoly Bochinin/. Russia may send a replacement of the 60 diplomats who were expelled at the end of March from the US at the request of the American authorities. TASS on Tuesday said the spokesman. 9фотографий9фотографий9фотографий “As with other similar incidents in the past, the Russian government has the right to request accreditation to fill vacant positions in its diplomatic mission (in the U.S.)” he said. The United States believes that Moscow is also ready to accept a new American diplomats in return those who have been expelled from Russia in response to Washington’s decision. “The Russian Federation has not informed us of its intention to reduce the total allowable number of employees in our diplomatic mission”, — concluded at the state Department. In this regard, the Department believes that the United States can request
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Media and social networks will begin to test for dangerous content
Media and social networks will begin to test for dangerous content Materials in the media and social networks will begin to test for the content of extremist and terrorist ideology, and for the violations — fined and closed. This “Izvestia” said the Deputy head of the Duma Committee on security, the United Russia Anatoly Election. Such measures may be adopted on the basis of the law “On information confrontation of terrorism and extremism,” which likely will be adopted this fall — at the nearest session of the parliamentary Assembly. It is planned that the “dangerous” content will calculate the heads of the media and a special “people’s militia” created from a number of Internet activists. What information will fall under extremist or terrorist, will determine the competent authority (it is approved by the head of state or government).
Russia and Turkey have agreed about the prices for s-400
Russia and Turkey have agreed about the prices for s-400 ANKARA, 3 April — RIA Novosti. Moscow and Ankara have agreed on prices for the supply of anti-aircraft missile systems s-400, said Vladimir Putin at a press conference following the meeting with President of Turkey Recep Erdogan. “We have accelerated production and have agreed on the price, which is extremely important,” — said the Russian President, noting that the decision on speeding up deliveries made at the initiative of Ankara. He also said that the parties have determined the priorities of military-technical cooperation. The prospects of further arms deliveries to Turkey will further discuss at the upcoming meeting of the relevant intergovernmental Commission, the President added. In addition, the Russian leader said that today there are no barriers for joint manufacturing complexes. “This is a purely commercial issues are solved at the level of economic entities. Any political-military considerations in
Volodin has reminded Latvia of the origin of the coats that do not want to let the “Russian louse”
Speaker Of The State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin © Marat Abulhasan/photo Department of the state Duma of the Russian Federation/TASS MOSCOW, April 3. /TASS/. Speaker of the state Duma Vyacheslav Volodin considers it necessary to remind politicians of Latvia about the coats, which, according to Latvian parliamentarians, “we can not let the Russian louse,” was always Russian. Speaking on Tuesday at a plenary session during the discussion of the statement of the state Duma about inadmissibility of liquidation in Latvia of school education in the languages of national minorities, the Deputy from the Communist party faction Sergei Shargunov quoted Latvian politician, member of the Seimas Edwin Schnoor. “I quote: “If one day to let the Russian louse in the fur coat, to take it away will be difficult,” said Shargunov, thereby giving the example of relations with Russia and the Russian language in Latvia. “We need to remind them that the
Naryshkin called the case Skrobala grotesque provocation of special services of great Britain and the United States
The head of the foreign intelligence Service of the Russian Federation Sergey Naryshkin © Mikhail Tereshchenko/TASS MOSCOW, April 4. /TASS/. The head of the SVR, Sergei Naryshkin has called the story a provocation Skrobala grotesque, crudely concocted by foreign intelligence services.
From Kamchatka to Kaliningrad, the Russians choose a President
Advertising Skip the ads {{$root.cfg.modules.slider.galleryTable_5042011.stepNow *12 +1}} – 12 from {{$root.cfg.modules.slider.gallery_5042011.sliderLength-1}} {{$root.cfg.modules.slider.galleryTable_5042011.stepNow *12 +1}} – 15 from {{$root.cfg.modules.slider.gallery_5042011.sliderLength-1}} The vote at the Kazan station in Moscow © Maxim Grigoriev/TASS Students of the black sea higher naval school named after PS Nakhimov in Sevastopol vote © Alexey Pavlicek/TASS Polling station in Vladivostok © Yuri Smityuk/TASS At a polling station in Pyatigorsk state University © Denis Abramov/TASS Cossacks dance near a polling station in Rostov-na-Donu © AP Photo At a polling station in the tribal community of indigenous peoples the Saami “their own tongue”, Murmansk region © Lev Fedoseyev/TAS Elections in the Smolensk region © REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko Polling station in the sanatorium “dawns of Stavropol territory” Pyatigorsk © Denis Abramov/TASS Servicemen of black sea fleet of Russia after the vote, Sevastopol © Sergey Maligawa/TASS The vote in the town of Elizovo of the Kamchatka region © AP Photo/Alexander Petpov During the voting
In a British laboratory was unable to determine the origin of the “Newbie”
In a British laboratory was unable to determine the origin of the “Newbie” MOSCOW, 3 APR — RIA Novosti. British experts are unable to establish the origin of the nerve toxin that poisoned the former GRU Colonel Sergei Skripal, said the TV channel Sky News the head of the military laboratory at Porton Down. 11фотографий11фотографий11фотографий The head of the laboratory confirmed that the samples were identified as toxic substance like “Beginner” (in British terminology). “We have not established where it was produced, but we have passed scientific information to the government, which used many other sources to come to appropriate conclusions,” he said. Chief executive of Porton Down research laboratory has told Sky News scientists have not been able to prove the Novichok nerve agent used to poison Yulia and Sergei Skripal came from Russia or establish its country of origin — Sky News Breaking (@SkyNewsBreak) April 3, 2018 According
International investigators: MH17 brought down the missile could be invisible to Russian radar
International investigators: MH17 brought down the missile could be invisible to Russian radar The HAGUE, 3 April. /TASS/. A joint investigation group (SSG) engaged in the investigation of the crash Boeing in the Ukraine, came to the conclusion that the missile that shot down the plane, could be invisible to Russian radar. This was reported on Tuesday in the Dutch Prosecutor’s office, coordinating the work of international experts. “The Russian side presented the radar data was checked by two independent experts, — noted in Department. These experts confirmed the conclusions informed the SSG. The lack of missiles on radar images (Ust-Donetsk locator “Utes-T”) can be attributed to several reasons and does not mean that she was not in the airspace.” One of the possible reasons the experts identified the speed of the rocket, which is “much higher than the speed of the passenger plane”. According to them, “civil radar is
Putin and Erdogan gave start to the beginning of construction of NPP “Akkuyu” in Turkey
Putin and Erdogan gave start to the beginning of construction of NPP “Akkuyu” in Turkey ANKARA, April 3. /TASS/. The President of Russia and Turkey Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in a videoconference launched the start of construction of NPP “Akkuyu.” This nuclear power station will be the first nuclear power plant built in Turkey. As noted earlier, the Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov, providing its construction, Russia stands at the origins of Turkey’s nuclear industry, contributing to the development of its advanced, energy-efficient nuclear technologies. He also stressed that the project of NPP construction “Akkuyu” received the status of a strategic investment that will save about $10 billion in its construction, since in this case provides tax benefits and incentives from the Turkish government. The total cost of NPP construction will amount to $20 billion. The Russian President also announced plans to attend the ceremony of the launch
Zakharov advised Boris Johnson to take a closer read Dostoevsky
The official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova © Valery sharifulin/TASS MOSCOW, March 29. /TASS/. The official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova held on Thursday remote the “lesson” literature for the Minister of foreign Affairs of great Britain Boris Johnson advised to read carefully the novels of Fyodor Dostoevsky. Johnson on March 28, speaking at a Banquet for foreign diplomats, have compared Russia’s actions in the case of the poisoning of ex-GRU Colonel Sergei Skripal and his daughter Julia with the behavior of the hero of the novel “Crime and punishment”: “It is rather like the beginning of “Crime and punishment” in the sense that we all are sure about the culprit and the only question is, admits it or catch it…”