Category: Politics

The Federation Council has appointed the presidential elections on 18 March 2018 It is noted that within five days the decision should be published only after this election campaign is officially launched. MOSCOW, December 15. /TASS/. The Federation Council at session on Friday unanimously approved the decision of the chamber on appointment of presidential elections of the Russian Federation on 18 March 2018. For five days (until December 20) the decision of the Federation Council should be published. Only after the publication of this document, the election campaign is officially launched, the parties may conduct a pre-election Congress, and independent candidates — to arrange meetings of support groups. As the head of Committee of the upper house on constitutional legislation and state construction Andrey Klishas, the decision of the Federation Council on the appointment of elections of the President of the Russian Federation on 18 March 2018 will be published

© Sergey Bobylev/TASS On the basis of the official transcript of the press conference of Vladimir Putin, TASS made a word cloud that allows you to see what the President spoke most often. Without regard to service parts of the speech, the President said 2548 words 11568 times. From this list we also excluded adverbs, all types of pronouns, and here’s what happened:

Press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov © Alexei Druzhinin/press-service of the Russian President/TASS MOSCOW, December 15. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin never really says the name of Alexei Navalny, which is likely to be associated with the attitude of the head of state to this opposition blogger. This told the press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov told reporters, who drew attention to the fact that at a large press conference, Putin once again in his answer to the question escaped mention Bulk.

The incident with the Russian attack aircraft in Syria: the US version and Russia The Pentagon said the interception in the skies over Syria, two Russian aircraft. Ministry of defense, Russia has its own version of events. According to the U.S. defense Ministry, two Russian su-25 aircraft entered the airspace on the Eastern Bank of the Euphrates near the Syrian town of Abu Kamal, a member of the area of responsibility of the coalition led by the United States pursuant to agreements with Russia on “deconfliction”. They were immediately intercepted by two F-22 providing air cover for ground forces partner, conducting operations to combat “Islamic state” (organization banned in Russia). According to the Pentagon, the F-22 made a lot of maneuvering to get the su-25 to leave the airspace — they threw out chaff and flares, interferes with the operation of systems homing aircraft weapons in the immediate vicinity of

WP found out about the idea of trump to sell Russian diplomatic villas in USA After assuming the office of President of the United States Donald trump offered to sell the seized Russian diplomats in the United States testify. This is with reference to several sources in the administration of the American leader newspaper the Washington Post (WP). This initiative policies, according to them, stated after the special briefing by the FBI, which was organized for trump in the oval office. When it happened, this event, the sources do not indicate, however, point out that it took place amid continuing investigation of the Russian “intervention” in the presidential campaign of 2016 in the United States. In the same period, according to them, who was at that time the position of Advisor to trump on national security Michael Flynn filed Sergey Kislyak, who was then the Ambassador of Russia in the

Merkel saw no reason to cancel anti-Russian sanctions Moscow. 15 Dec. INTERFAX.RU German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday that the EU did not find sufficient reason to cancel anti-Russian sanctions. “It was not sufficient progress is being made to lift the sanctions, were of one mind that we must do everything possible to advance the Minsk process,” she told reporters after the first day of the ongoing EU summit. While Merkel acknowledged that “managed to avoid further escalation” in the situation in the East of Ukraine. Previously on the extension of European sanctions against Russia, said Chairman of the European Council Donald Tusk. “The EU agreed to extend economic sanctions against Russia,” — he wrote in his Twitter. A source in the EU Council told Interfax that the extension of restrictive measures envisaged for six months, and it will include the currently existing sectoral sanctions without additions. A diplomatic

The CEC head Ella Pamfilova © Anton novoderezhkin/TASS TASS, 15 Dec. The electoral system of the Russian Federation is fully prepared for the election of the President. This was stated by the head of the CEC, Ella Pamfilova. “Electoral system of Russia, which includes 780 thousand of our citizens are fully prepared [for the elections]. We have been training to run a campaign so that none of us were ashamed that we are proud of this campaign,” she said at a Federation Council meeting. Pamfilova noted that one of the most important features of the campaign will be the abolition of the so-called election of serfdom. Now people have the opportunity to vote without absentee ballots at any polling station. This will need advance apply.

Belarusian court sentenced for mercenaries on the side of the LC Regional court in the Belarusian city of Gomel were punished two years of imprisonment 29-the summer Byelorussian Vitaly Kotlaba for participating in an armed formation on the territory of the self-proclaimed “Luhansk people’s Republic” in Eastern Ukraine. This is the first in Belarus, a verdict of mercenary activities and participation in the Ukrainian conflict, coupled with real deprivation of liberty. “Humanitarian Cossack” Under the assumptions of human rights defenders, 29-year-old Gomel resident “calculated” the Belarusian security services; evidence of illegal activity gathered by the Investigating Committee. It turned out that through the Russian frontier point entered the territory of the self-proclaimed LNR in the summer of 2015 has entered the territory of the LC in armed formation — the Cossack regiment, home in Gomel decided to go back to early 2017. The prosecution claimed in court that the Belarusian

Trudeau: the progressive agenda will be presented at the G7 summit in Canada in 2018 OTTAWA, December 15. /TASS/. Canada will offer a progressive agenda for the 44th summit of the countries “the seven”, which on 8 and 9 June 2018 will be held in the canadian resort town of Malbaie (Charlevoix, Quebec). On 14 December, said the canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. “Canada is proud to announce a progressive agenda for the G7 summit in 2018. The topics we chose, during the year, will allow us to focus our discussion on finding real and practical solutions in gender equality, empowerment of women, clean energy and economic growth,” — said in a statement released by the office of the Prime Minister. It notes that Canada and its partners in the “seven” aspire to “leave their children and grandchildren a healthier, more peaceful and safer world”. From 1 January 2018, Canada