Category: Russia

A teenager was killed and two children were injured in a grenade explosion in the town of Zhizdra Lyudinovsky district of Kaluga region. On Saturday, July 8, reports TASS. As told in the press service of the regional Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia, incident has occurred the day before. 13-year-old boy found the grenade in the barn with his relatives. The child brought the ammunition to his friends peers. In the result of careless handling of a grenade detonated. The teenager died on the spot, two of his comrades to 10 and 14 years were injured. Their life is not in danger. Currently being tested all the circumstances of the incident. On 21 June it was reported that a resident of the village of Kunar in Sverdlovsk region found the cache of ammunition during the Civil war (1917-1922). Bomb experts determined that a man found a rusty grenade

Leonid Slutsky The parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for security and cooperation in Europe (OSCE) is becoming more constructive platform to address global challenges, said the Chairman of the Duma Committee on international Affairs Leonid Slutsky. His words are in the statement, received by the editors”.ru” on Saturday, July 8. The Russian parliamentarian noted that the General Committee on political Affairs and security of the parliamentary Assembly on the meeting which took place on Saturday in Minsk, unanimously supported the anti-terrorist resolution, proposed by member of the Russian delegation Nikolay Kovalev. “All this suggests that, despite the existence of differences related to Crimea and the South-East of Ukraine (here the OSCE PA at variance in the estimates even with the special monitoring mission of the OSCE, which says nothing about the hybrid of the armed forces of the Russian Federation, nor of heavy arms) on the main stem of the

The soldiers of Regardie saved the resident of Armavir (Krasnodar Krai) from the abuser. About this July 7, said local newspaper “the southern Times”. The incident occurred on the evening of July 6 near Armavir reservoir, where 41-year-old woman went for a walk. At some point crept up on her armed with a knife the man in the mask from nylon stockings. He asked her to have sexual intercourse, and having been refused, dragged her into the bushes to rape her. At this time, two soldiers of contract service was out for a jog in a forested area. Hearing the screams, they rushed to help. The attacker tried to flee, but resguardar disarmed him by using the techniques of unarmed combat, detained and called the police, reports REN TV. “Yug Times” notes that in fact the incident initiated a criminal case upon attempt at rape, coupled with the threat of

Vladimir Putin The issues discussed by the leaders of the countries “Big twenty” in Hamburg, are extremely important, said the President of Russia Vladimir Putin at a press conference following the summit on Saturday, July 8, reports TASS. “We agreed on the definition of sustainability principles of economy, and it is extremely important for it to work according to uniform standards,” he said. Putin stressed that the forum of leaders of “twenty” in the first place devoted to the economy, “although many questions of a political nature occurs and contiguous.” According to him, during the summit, in particular, questions were raised related to money laundering and taxation. The head of state noted that the G20 leaders discussed measures to prevent the financing of terrorism. The Russian President also said that the agenda of the forum included the issues of climate change: “the President of Germany [Angela Merkel], I think, managed

Vladimir Putin The interests of the Russian and Ukrainian peoples coincide, but they are contrary to the purposes of the management of the neighboring state, said Russian President Vladimir Putin at a press conference following the summit of “Big twenty” in Hamburg. His words leads RIA Novosti on Saturday, July 8. “They have only one product, which they successfully trade — is Russophobia. And yet they sell the policy of the separation of Russia and Ukraine, pilfering peoples of the two countries,” he said. Putin stressed that in the West, where there are forces interested in the absence of rapprochement between Kiev and Moscow, “someone like that”. However, the head of state expressed hope that “it will ever end.” “We, at least, interested in the fact that this situation ended as quickly as possible”, — said Putin. He also recalled that he had discussed the crisis in Ukraine with the

Vladimir Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he had no desire to ride in the presidential limousine project “Cortege” until the car passes all the tests. The head of state reported on Saturday, July 8, speaking at a press conference following the summit of “Big twenty”, reports “Interfax”. “You do go by car, which is not ready, and then when you ride, and I’ll see how it happens, we are together its still postitive. Agreed?” — joked the President. He also surprised the information that this car will reportedly be used at the inauguration of the President in 2018. “You know better than me, I first heard about it,” — said Putin. The information that the President of Russia has tested the domestic limousine for the senior officials developed in the framework of the project “Cortege”, appeared on 6 July. The newspaper “Izvestia” wrote that the car will make

Alexei Navalny More and more people are disillusioned with the tools used by the opposition leader Alexei Navalny for promotion. This opinion in an interview with “Tape.ru” stated political strategist Alexey Sitnikov on Saturday, July 8, commenting on the past in several cities in action “Campaign Saturday.” “Most people, these forms seem to be non-constructive, way to stay in sight, — said the expert. — Many people saw this as tokenism and not real actions.” According to Sitnikov, initially, the activity of the opposition, including protests against corruption, sparked the interest of several individuals for quite understandable reasons: “When there are some bright individuals who propose new models [of economic development, social order], or at least move, of course, we show interest in them and feel some hope that at least they will undermine the power that she began to act”. He also noted that the ratio of the Bulk

Vladimir Putin Moscow is not concerned about the intervention of the Western press in the internal Affairs of the country, said Russian President Vladimir Putin at a press conference following the summit of “Big twenty” in Hamburg on Saturday, July 8, reports RIA Novosti. “If you analyze the press, the German press, or even European, French — that they are constantly meddling in our internal Affairs. But because we feel confident, that doesn’t bother us,” — said Putin. Earlier on Saturday it was reported that Vladimir Putin assured the leaders of the member countries “the Big twenty” that Moscow did not interfere in the American elections. July 7, us Secretary of state Rex Tillerson, describing the talks between the presidents of Russia and USA Vladimir Putin and Donald trump on the sidelines of the summit, said that trump is “pushed” to Putin, asking the question about the alleged Moscow’s intervention

Vladimir Putin and Donald trump American journalist during a press conference following the summit “the Big twenty” complained the Russian President Vladimir Putin that the White house does not comment on the results of his meeting with his us counterpart Donald trump. It is reported RIA Novosti on Saturday, July 8. “We will give them, give,” — joked the head of state. In response to the requests of the members of the American media to disclose the details of his meeting with the U.S. President, Putin said that trump asked him leading questions, “it really interested in some details”. “As far as I could in detail enough all said. I told him about their conversations on this subject with the previous administration. Including about my conversations with President [Barack] Obama,” — said the Russian President. He added that trump, in his opinion, was “these answers satisfied.” However, Putin stressed that

Alexei Navalny In Moscow detained about 70 volunteers headquarters of the opposition politician Alexei Navalny. On Saturday, July 8, reports TASS with reference to press-service GU MVD of Russia in the capital. Law enforcement explained that the arrest was made due to “offences connected with violation of order of holding public actions”. Against activists are drawn up protocols on administrative offences. On their basis, decisions will be made in accordance with applicable law. As notes “Interfax”, this weekend supporters of Navalny carried out in Moscow and several other Russian cities, the so-called “cleanup campaign”. In the framework of the campaign they are spreading information about opposition and his political program. At the end of last year, Navalny declared intention to participate in presidential elections in 2018. The CEC declares that the opposition will not be able to stand because of criminal record: in February 2017, the Leninsky district court of