Category: Politics

The head of the Federation Council Committee on international Affairs Konstantin Kosachev © Valery sharifulin/TASS MOSCOW, December 3. /TASS/. The conversations between the former assistant to the President for national security Michael Flynn and former Russian Ambassador to Washington Sergei Kislyak show, rather about the attempt of the us side affect Moscow’s position, not about the Russian intervention in the Affairs of the United States. This opinion was expressed by the head of the Federation Council Committee on international Affairs Konstantin Kosachev, who commented on the news of CNN, where the Central focus was on Flynn’s confessions.

Russia’s Ambassador to the U.S. visited the Russian Consulate General in San Francisco Russia’s Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov on Friday inspected the outside of the building of the Russian Consulate General in San Francisco and the residence of the Consul General. “I looked at my building, it’s a Russian building, it is still Russian property”, — quotes Antonova TASS. He said that he had sent a request to enter the building, but the answer was negative. “I don’t understand how I threaten U.S. security, when Russian property” — Antonov said, adding that the U.S. side has not given any explanation about this. The Ambassador expressed hope that Russia will be able to return his diplomatic property and to restore the activity of the Consulate General. “I am very pleased that we have such a property in San Francisco,” added Antonov. The U.S. government September 2 closed Consulate General of

The U.S. Senate passed a bill on tax reform MOSCOW, 2 Jun — RIA Novosti. The U.S. Senate on Saturday passed a bill to tax reform, reports Business Insider. According to the newspaper, for the adoption of the reform voted 51 Senator, 49 voted against it. Senator Bob Corker was the only Republican who voted against the bill. The vote took place just a few hours after it was given the final version of tax reform. Some changes in the bill was introduced in the form of marginal notes, written by hand. All this was the reason that the vote was delayed for several hours. Previously profiled, the budget Committee of Senate has approved the draft tax reform, which was proposed by Republicans. It has now received for consideration by the full Senate.

Syrian TV reported about the reflection of a missile strike Israel MOSCOW, 2 Jun — RIA Novosti. Syrian air defenses repelled missile strike Israel, said the Syrian state TV channel Al-Ikhbariya. According to him, last night, at 0.30 local time, the Israeli military fired several missiles “ground-ground” for positions in the suburbs of Damascus. “Air defense repelled them and destroyed two targets”, — transmits television channel, noting that the positions of the material damage. In the message the incident as a “blatant attack.” A local source confirmed to RIA Novosti that the incident occurred South of Damascus. The press service of the defense Army of Israel reports about the strike, refused to comment.

Saakashvili has issued a document on the legality of stay in Ukraine KIEV, November 7. /TASS/. Deprived of Ukrainian citizenship to ex-President of Georgia and former Governor of the Odessa region Mikhail Saakashvili got the right to stay in Ukraine on legal grounds. This was the politician said on his page in Facebook. “Today finally received from the migration service a document that certifies that I reside in Ukraine legally. Of course, I’m not satisfied with, and seeking through the court to restore my citizenship,” he wrote. After the resignation from a post of the Governor of the Odessa region Mikhail Saakashvili seemed to leave Ukraine and was almost immediately deprived of Ukrainian citizenship, which he at the time gave the President personally Poroshenko. Not being able to return legally Saakashvili in early September with the support of colleagues was able to illegally break into Ukraine and was accused of

The State Council Chairman Republic of Crimea Vladimir Konstantinov © Vyacheslav Prokofyev/TASS SIMFEROPOL, November 7. /TASS/. Chairman of the State Council of Crimea Vladimir Konstantinov supported the idea of the Deputy of the state Duma Konstantin Zatulin on the abolition of the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR from 1954, in which the Crimean region of the RSFSR were transferred to the Ukrainian SSR. He said this to journalists on Tuesday. On 6 November, during the “forum of friends of the Crimea”, the first Deputy Chairman of the Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian integration and relations with compatriots Konstantin Zatulin said that the abolition of the Soviet acts 1954 to transfer the Crimea to the Ukrainian SSR would put an end to any claims to the Peninsula from the neighbouring States.

© Mikhail Klimentyev/press service of the Russian President/TASS MOSCOW, November 7. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the hot spot for some of the sellers of weapons a profitable business, but a departure from international law in this area is unacceptable. “Today, the weapon falls to the so-called moderate opposition, and tomorrow is in the hands of radicals and terrorists – he said, speaking at a meeting of the Commission on military-technical cooperation (MTC). It seems that they themselves are hot spots and conflict zones have become for some just a profitable business, part of a branched gray schemes for the supply of arms to countries or regions with unstable political and military situation.” According to Putin, Moscow in turn are committed to combat terrorism and responsible approach to the choice of gun buyers. “Russia is firmly committed to its obligations in the fight against terrorism, responsible approach to

Saudi Arabia has accused Iran of direct military aggression The crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman accused Iran in an act of “direct military aggression” for supplying missiles to the rebels in Yemen, according to BBC News. On this Salman said during a telephone conversation with British foreign Secretary Boris Johnson. The accusations against Tehran has made after Saturday, November 4, Shiite Houthi rebels from Yemen launched a ballistic missile at the international airport of Riyadh. To intercept a projectile fired several missiles MIM-104 Patriot, Yemen, in turn, claims that their missile Burkan-1 (modernized Soviet R-17 “Elbrus” and North Korean “Hwaseong-6”) reached the goal. Saudi Air Defense have intercepted an #Iranian 2H Burkan missile fired from #Yemen targeting King Khaled Airport pic.twitter.com/X4yPnpZ1nH — Strategic Sentinel (@StratSentinel) 4 Nov 2017 During the download an error has occurred. In providing the rebels ballistic missiles Saudi Arabia has accused Iran. Tehran

Kadyrov and Zyuganov got into a fight over Lenin. And what does Sobchak The 100th anniversary of the October revolution was renewed talk of burying the body of Vladimir Lenin. Nominated Ksenia Sobchak on October 24 said that the second thing after coming to power, it will be removed from red square. The Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko on 1 November said that someday the body of Lenin will be removed — perhaps by referendum. Finally, the next day, citing Matvienko, was made by the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov. “I am personally convinced that pretty to stare at the corpse of Lenin. And the leader of the revolution, it’s time to bury” — he wrote. Communist party leader Gennady Zyuganov spoke out strongly against the burial of Lenin and Kadyrov advised to respect the traditions “Any chatter about how to rebury Lenin, nothing under a no, but