Category: Politics

The special representative on cooperation with the countries of the Caspian region Ramazan Abdulatipov © Vladimir Smirnov/TASS MOSCOW, 19 Oct. /TASS/. The President of Russia Vladimir Putin has appointed the former head of Dagestan Ramazan Abdulatipov as his special representative on humanitarian and economic cooperation with the countries of the Caspian sea. The corresponding decree posted on the official portal of legal information.

© Mikhail Metzel/TASS SOCHI, October 19. /TASS/. Russia will strive for universal nuclear disarmament, but is also ready to develop new types of nuclear weapons. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the meeting of the international discussion club “Valdai”.

“Green Alliance” will offer Sobchak become the candidate of this party Moscow. 19 Oct. INTERFAX.RU — the Party “Green Alliance” has declared its readiness to nominate the TV presenter Ksenia Sobchak on the Russian presidential election in 2018. “At the meeting of the Central Council Alexander Zakondyrin (Chairman of the party — Interfax) has proposed to Xenia Sobchak to run for President from the “Green Alliance”,” — reported “Interfax” the press service of the party. According to Zakondyrina, which lead to the press service, the final decision will be made at the Congress of “Green Alliance” in December 2017 on the basis of consultations with his campaign Sobchak. The press service noted that the Central Council of “Green Alliance” supported the idea of nominating women for President of Russia. “At the heart of any green party is the principle of gender equality, including in politics. Over the last 20 years

Putin said the most important task for the future President of Russia Russia must be flexible and highly competitive. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin, responding at the meeting of the Valdai club on the question of the tasks of the future President of Russia, reports RBC. The President also said that in the future it is necessary to improve the political system. “This is the most important task”, — he added. Also Putin was the question, can a woman be the next President of Russia. “Everything is possible”, — said Putin. On the eve of his intention to run for President of Russia said TV presenter Ksenia Sobchak. According to her, she told the President about his decision. “Putin said that everyone has the right to make decisions and must bear responsibility for them, and then asked about the health of my mother,” said Sobchak. “I don’t

“Who is she who’s the face of opposition or critic, approved by the Kremlin?” TV presenter Ksenia Sobchak on October 18 announced that it will participate in the presidential elections in 2018. How foreign media reacted to the beginning of the presidential campaign of Ms. Sobchak — in the collection “b”. Le Temps (Geneva, Switzerland) Opposition leader Alexei Navalny should wait until 2028 before it will be able to nominate his candidacy in the elections, remarked dryly, the head of the Central election Commission, Ella Pamfilova. In the meantime, the Kremlin is looking for a replacement to give the presidential elections, in which, it seems, everything is decided in advance, a legitimate appearance. 1 September, “Vedomosti” reported that the presidential administration is looking for the female candidate, so she became an opponent of Vladimir Putin. The publication has named a few names from the ultra-conservative wing (the supporters of Putin)

© Mikhail Metzel/TASS SOCHI, October 19. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin hopes that the US will return to negotiations on the question of destroying weapons-grade plutonium. “I hope they [the US] will return to the negotiations [on the issue of the destruction of weapons-grade plutonium],” said he on the meeting of the international discussion club “Valdai”.

Iraqi Kurdistan is ready for dialogue with Baghdad In an interview with CNN, Minister of the regional government of Iraqi Kurdistan Falah Mustafa Bakir said that his government never wanted war with the Iraqi army. The Minister stressed the readiness of his government to the peace dialogue and mutually beneficial solutions. Iraqi Kurdistan has tried to smooth tensions with the Central government of Iraq, have arisen in recent years. “The necessary dialogue between the Kurdistan Regional government and Baghdad to reach an understanding,” said the foreign Minister of the Kurdistan regional government Falah Mustafa Bakir in an interview with CNN, adding that his government never wanted to join the military confrontation with the Iraqi army. Earlier in the week Central government of Iraq without fighting praktieski established control over the city and province of Kirkuk, which were in the hands of the Kurdish militia. Unlike the nearby predominantly Kurdish Erbil

The editor in chief or the President: on the campaign Kseniya Sobchak goes on vacation Before registering as a candidate for editor-in-chief of the magazine L’officiel will carry out their duties. Chief editor of the magazine L’officiel Ksenia Sobchak, announced his intention to run for President during the election campaign goes on vacation. About Forbes told Ksenia. The representative of the ACMG media group, which publishes Forbes magazine and L’officiel, confirmed it. “We took a joint decision that until the day of official registration as a candidate in presidents of Russia Ksenia Sobchak will continue to do the magazine L’officiel, and after you register will go into unpaid leave. In March, after the elections, the final decision: Ksenia Sobchak will either continue to lead the magazine L’officiel, will either lead our country,” — said in a joint statement, Ksenia Sobchak and President of the ACMG Alexander Fedotov, which was received