Category: Politics

Siemens has not provided evidence of the deception at the conclusion of the contract for the turbines German concern Siemens has not provided evidence of fraud on the part of agencies of the state Corporation “rostec” at the conclusion of the contract for the supply of gas turbines. This is stated in the decision of the Moscow Arbitration court seized of the case. “The plaintiffs in the original lawsuit did not prove that “Siemens gas turbine technology” had the wrong idea about the nature and subject of the disputed contract,” the court noted. The decision States that the plaintiff company “Siemens gas turbine technology” is not proved that the respondents (JSC and JSC “Technopromexport”) created an untrue idea of the nature of the transaction, reports TASS. Siemens argued that the structure of Rostec purchased gas pipe for the project on the Taman Peninsula, but later used them in Crimea, in

WSJ: Saudi authorities have freed about 20 accused of corruption NEW YORK, December 25. /TASS/. The government of Saudi Arabia over the past few days was released from custody at least two dozen people who were accused of corruption. This was reported in the Sunday newspaper The Wall Street Journal. According to sources, in the number released over the last week included influential persons. This, in particular, a former Finance Minister and one of the members of the management of the state oil company of Saudi Arabia Saudi Aramco, Ibrahim Abdulaziz al-Assaf. He was accused of fraud, associated with the expansion project of the mosque in Mecca. The number released from custody Prince Turki bin Khalid, and former assistant to the Minister of Finance and former head of Saudi Telecom company. “They were released — are in the publication the words of a source from among Saudi officials. — Released

Gref was considered a cold war “child’s play” compared to the US sanctions The head of Sberbank German Gref has warned the West against toughening anti-Russian sanctions. In an interview with the Financial Times Gref said that in the case of the introduction of new us sanctions in the next year “the cold war seem like child’s play”. He called the “irrational” idea to exclude Russian state banks from the Swift system. The idea of such sanctions has been discussed by Western politicians, the publication. This was said by British Prime Minister David Cameron, a call was contained in a resolution of the European Parliament. So far, this initiative was seen as a radical option, however, in early February the idea of tightening sanctions against enterprises with participation of the state and people from the entourage of President Vladimir Putin plans to discuss the Congress after evaluation of the Ministry

Rospotrebnadzor warned the Russians about infectious mosquitoes in the Canary Islands Moscow. 25 Dec. INTERFAX.RU — the CPS with reference to the Spanish colleagues warned Russian tourists about the discovery of the Canary Islands the mosquitoes that transmit hemorrhagic fevers. “According to the regional health authorities of Fuerteventura (Canary archipelago, Spain) from December 14, 2017, there is evidence that is caught on the island of mosquitoes of the genus Aedes can be carriers of haemorrhagic fevers, Dengue, yellow and zika fever”, — stated in the message Department. There it is specified that a small colony of these mosquitoes were caught in special traps in a private house, located in the island’s capital Puerto del Rosario. Currently, the study of natural conditions under which mosquitoes of this genus can be beneficial to multiply and reliable methods to combat them, added the Agency.

The leader of the party “Fair Russia” Sergey Mironov © Anna Isakova/press service of the state Duma of the Russian Federation/TASS MOSCOW, December 24. /TASS/. The party “Fair Russia” will nominate its candidate for presidential elections and will support the candidacy of incumbent President Vladimir Putin. About it to journalists on Sunday said the leader spravorossov Sergey Mironov at a meeting of the Presidium of the Central Council of the party. “The party “Fair Russia” on elections of the President of Russia of their candidate to put forward, we will support the candidacy of Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin”, – said Mironov.

The CEC received documents from the Bulk and Polonsky Moscow. 24 Dec. INTERFAX.RU — Opposition leader Alexei Navalny filed documents to the CEC about his candidacy for the presidential elections in 2018. As reported “Interfax” in the press service of the Central election Commission, Navalny arrived Sunday to the building Commission and filed an application and minutes of the meeting of the initiative group, which had earlier nominated him as a presidential candidate. Documents filed Sergei Polonsky. CEC the documents received, the correspondent of “Interfax”. In addition, documents filed nomination journalist Oleg Lurie.