Category: Politics

Pentagon: U.S. hopes to increase pressure on Pyongyang in response to the oil shipment to the DPRK NEW YORK, December 29. /TASS/. A response to the continued supply of oil to the DPRK in violation of UN security Council sanctions should be increasing pressure on Pyongyang from the international community. The hope that was expressed on Friday on air of TV channel Fox News the U.S. Secretary of defense James Mattis. He was asked to comment on reports of the pumping of oil from Chinese ships on ships of the DPRK in the open sea. “I believe that [in response] we will see increased pressure,” — said the Pentagon chief. He made it clear that the United States is not inclined to impose to China and other countries, what measures to take to ensure compliance with the embargo on deliveries of oil products to the DPRK. “In what form or

© Alexei Nikolsky/press service of the Russian President/TASS MOSCOW, December 29. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law toughening criminal liability for recruitment into the ranks of the terrorists up to life imprisonment. The document published on Friday on the official portal of legal information. The law increases the liability for financing of terrorism, as well as for the declination, recruitment or other involving of the person in the Commission of at least one of the crimes provided by articles of the Criminal code (CC) of the Russian Federation on terrorism.

Putin signed a law toughening punishment for terrorist recruitment Russian President Vladimir Putin signed amendments to the criminal code, which tightens punishment for terrorist recruitment up to life in prison. The corresponding document was published on the official portal of legal information. So, recruitment or other involving of the person in the Commission of at least one of the crimes stipulated by articles 205 “act of terrorism”, 205.3 “training in order to carry out terrorist activities”, 205.4 “organization of a terrorist community and participation in it,” 205.5 “Organization of activities of a terrorist organization and participation in the activities of an organization”, the third and fourth parts of article 206 “Capture of the hostage”, the fourth part of article 211 211 “stealing of a vessel air or water transport or railway rolling stock” of the criminal code, as well as the arming or training of persons to commit at least

© Alexei Nikolsky/press service of the Russian President/TASS Russian President Vladimir Putin completes the 2017 a candidate for the highest office. Although the official status has not yet been registered, but a statement of intent to participate in the elections Putin did, so for him the summing up of 2017 coincides with the analysis of the results of the last presidential “five year plan” – since in 2012 he a third time took up this post. It is obvious that the presidential election on March 18, 2018 will be a key event in the political calendar of the country. The desire to participate in them, in addition to Putin, has announced more than 50 representatives of different parties or independent candidates. All they have to publish the election program.The main directions of Putin’s policies already known to the voters. At least until may, when there will be the inauguration of

Putin signed a law on writing off debts of physical persons under property taxes Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law under which individuals charged arrears of property tax formed on 1 January 2015. Also recognized to be uncollectible and written off debts of individual entrepreneurs as of 1 January 2015. The document is published on the official Internet portal of legal information. The law was passed by the state Duma on December 21 and approved by the Federation Council on December 26. To hold an Amnesty for 50 million people, including individual entrepreneurs, Vladimir Putin proposed at the annual big press conference. Under the bill, the tax will be able to write off the debts on property taxes accrued on January 1, 2015, as well as fines. According to the Federal tax service (FNS) on January 1, 2015 the total debt of people in property taxes, not counting penalties,

The candidate from the Communist party Grudinin got the opportunity to start their election campaign Moscow. 29 Dec. INTERFAX.RU — the CEC of the Russian Federation registers authorized representatives of the Communist party, which put forward on a post of the President of the Russian Federation Director of state Farm of Lenin Pavel Grudinina. As the correspondent of “Interfax”, such decision was accepted at session of the Commission on Friday. In addition, the Central election Commission registered authorized representatives of Grudinina on financial issues and allowed him to open the electoral bill. Thus, Grudinin successfully passed the stage of nomination for the post of President of the Russian Federation and can officially begin campaigning. Now before 31 January, he must submit to the CEC necessary documents for registering yourself as a candidate. Also a successful procedure for the nomination for the presidency was the journalist and human rights activist Catherine

The CEC registered Zhirinovsky the candidate on a post of the President MOSCOW, 29 Dec — RIA Novosti. The leader of LDPR Vladimir Zhirinovsky became the first officially registered presidential candidate. Politician personally came to the CEC for registration. The Chairman of the CEC Nikolai Bulaev handed over to the leader of the liberal democratic party candidate’s certificate. It is the pride for any man to have the right to participate and to have the opportunity to be elected. With the presentation of this identity begins the ascent to Olympus. Not all athletes become Olympic Champions, but millions of athletes dream.Mr Zhirinovskyites LDPR He also asked the CEC to ensure that the terms of all bidders were equal, to avoid illegal propaganda. On the eve of the Central election Commission has allowed Vladimir Putin, who goes on elections as the independent candidate, start a campaign and collecting signatures. The candidate

Republican perinatal center in Cherkessk © Alexander Ryumin/TASS MOSCOW, December 29. /TASS/. The next six years after the presidential election on March 18, 2018, for the Russian regions will be held under the flag of the updates of Executive authorities, reforms in the economy and continuation of the development of the social sphere. As noted to experts interviewed by TASS, the vector of attention of the authorities in the coming years will be the development of infrastructure, demographics, and availability of medical care. What other challenges facing the regions on the eve of a new presidential cycle at TASS. Social services According to experts, the maintenance of the social feeling of citizens is the basis of the stability of the state and the regions in the next few years have to solve the problem to keep it at an optimal level. As told TASS the head “Political expert group” Konstantin

LDPR leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky © Mikhail Japaridze/TASS MOSCOW, December 29. /TASS/. The Central election Commission of Russia at session on Friday has registered the Chairman of LDPR Vladimir Zhirinovsky as a presidential candidate. The leader of the liberal Democrats became the first of the contenders for the presidency who passed the registration procedure.