Category: Russia

Unknown poured paint the leader of the party PARNAS Mikhail Kasyanov, who heads a column on the March in memory of Boris Nemtsov in Moscow. On Sunday, February 26, reports “Interfax”. The fluid policy in the face. How wrote on his page on Twitter correspondent of “Ekho Moskvy” Irina Vorobyova, the malefactor was taken and detained. — Yury Tyumin (@tyumin_ru) On 26 February 2017, 11:22 Rally in memory of slain opposition Feb 26, held in Moscow and several other Russian cities, including St. Petersburg and Novosibirsk. As notes TASS, in the capital, the procession began half an hour late (it was originally planned that the event will start at 14:00 GMT). According to the organizers, the delay was caused by the fact that the police detained one of the stretch marks. It is planned that the March will take place on the inner side of the Passionate, Petrovsky, Christmas and

Ruslan Balbec The inhabitants of the Crimea will be grateful if the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, who promised them their support will leave the population of the Peninsula alone. On Sunday, February 26, said the Deputy of the state Duma, the former Crimean Vice-Premier Ruslan Balbec, reports RIA Novosti. “The inhabitants of the Peninsula supported Poroshenko felt in 2014 after closing of the water supply in the North Crimean canal, then care about the Crimeans were arranged grocery blockade,” said Balbec. The crown’s support, he said, was the case of the Peninsula by Ukrainian radicals in the fall and winter of 2015. Previously on February 26, Poroshenko wrote in Facebook post that he intends to continue to care for the inhabitants of the Crimea and fight for the reunification of the Peninsula with Ukraine. Crimea and Sevastopol became part of Russia in March 2014 following a referendum. The vast

Mikhail Emelyanov The first Deputy Chairman of the Duma Committee on state construction and legislation Mikhail Emelyanov supported the idea of holding this year’s Amnesty businessmen convicted of fraud. In his opinion, a good reason may be the three-year anniversary of the annexation of Crimea in structure of Russia, reports RIA Novosti. With the initiative to declare an Amnesty for entrepreneurs on Saturday, February 25, was made by the head of the presidential Council on human rights (HRC) Mikhail Fedotov. He said that the presidential Council may prepare a bill. Fedotov believes that the Amnesty should concern persons who have committed non-violent crimes who are convicted or are under investigation. In Russia already carried out Amnesty for businesses. For example at the end of 2014 at the initiative of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin was declared a tax Amnesty. According to the adopted in the summer of 2015 law,

Anton Gerashchenko The real purpose of the visit of the Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada Hope Savchenko in the self-proclaimed Donetsk people’s Republic was not a desire to check conditions of detention of prisoners of security forces. This opinion was expressed on his page in Facebook Ukrainian MP Anton Gerashchenko. As the politician believes, the purpose of the trip, “put, most likely, its curators” — to enter the territory of the DNI outside CAT, “and, therefore, to show that if you want, anyone can pass on the temporarily occupied territory”. He believes that Savchenko and her attendants should be prepared administrative reports, “moreover, parliamentary immunity does not play any difference.” Materials on теме00:15 15 Dec 2016Lost Nadejdak Savchenko has become of the hero of Ukraine to the enemy Gerashchenko also called on those responsible for control at the border between Kiev-controlled territories and the DNI to draw conclusions about the

Ildar Dading Activist Ildar Dading, justified this week the Supreme court of Russia, on Sunday, February 26, was released. About the penal colony №5 in Altai region in Rubtsovsk he meets his wife Anastasia Zotova, sister, activists of the local branch of the “Yabloko” party and journalists, reports “New newspaper”. February 22, the Supreme court overturned a guilty verdict against the Dading and decided to release him (asked for not only protection but also the Prosecutor). However, for several days did not let him go — this was due to the delay in the colony of court documents. Dading became the first convicted under article 212.1 of the criminal code “Repeated violation of the established procedure of organizing or holding meetings, rallies, demonstrations, marches or picketing”. She joined the penal code in July 2014. The maximum punishment on it — five years of imprisonment. In December 2015 the activist was

Manny Pacquiao The fight between world champion by the world Boxing organization (WBO) Welterweight weight class Manny Pacquiao and Amir Khan from UK on 23 April. About this, Pacquiao said in his Twitter account. — Manny Pacquiao (@mannypacquiao) February 26, 2017, 03:10 “The negotiations between the teams of Pacquiao and Khan ended with the agreement that the fight will take place on 23 April, and would like fans,” wrote the athlete. On 13 February, the athlete created the survey, which invited the fans to choose his next opponent. Among the candidates, in addition to Khan turned out to be a Brit, Kell brook, Australian Jeff horn and American Terence Crawford. 38-year-old Pacquiao spent on a professional ring 67 fights, won 59 wins (38 by knockout), has suffered six defeats. Two more fights with his participation ended in a draw. Khan 31 times proved stronger than their opponents in 19 cases

Ildar Dading Papers from the Supreme court came to the colony where the oppositionist Ildar Dading. According to his wife Anastasia Zotova, head of the correctional institution on the phone promised her that the activist will release in the near future. On Sunday, February 26, reports “Interfax”. According to Zotova, she promised that the Dading let go “within an hour”. On the eve Zotova addressed the local Prosecutor’s office to check for lost documents on the release of her husband, as they was sent on February 22 and was supposed to reach, but still not received. On 25 February the Chairman of the Public oversight Commission (POC) of Altai Krai Alexey Belous said that the opposition leader will be released no earlier than next Tuesday. The reason, he said, was the fact that during the broadcast of the meeting of the Presidium of the Supreme court Dading was alone in

Samantha Power Former official U.S. representative to the United Nations Samantha Power wrote an article on the work with his Russian counterpart Vitaly Churkin, who died 20 Feb. Material published in the newspaper the New York Times. Power said that during the joint work with the late (in 2013) was, perhaps, the most notable of his opponent. However, it called him a good friend. She stressed that the Russian became the only one of my colleagues at the UN, whom she invited to her house for thanksgiving. During a recent meeting, according to her, she offered Churkin after retirement together, to teach in any educational institution. “I am grief-stricken over his death,” — said the diplomat. Churkin, according to Power, was a brilliant storyteller with an incredible sense of humor. Their common passion was sport, although preferences were different — the Russians like hockey and tennis, but American prefer baseball,

Thomas Perez Chairman of the National Committee of the US Democratic party (DNC) on Saturday, February 25, was elected former Secretary of labor Thomas Perez, reports The Washington Post. He became the first representative of the Latin American Diaspora, who occupied this post. In his speech, Perez promised to do everything possible to “trump was only one presidential term”. “Someday will study this era of American history. We ask the question: “Where were you in 2017, when we had the worst President in the history of the country?” We can reply that the Democratic party was at the head of the resistance,” he said. The President of the United States Donald trump commented on the choice of the DNC. “I Congratulate Thomas Perez. I’m very happy for him and the Republican party,” he wrote in his microblog on Twitter. February 24, RT reported that in the Democratic party developed a

Deontay Wilder American boxer Deontay Wilder in a duel with compatriot Gerald Washington defended the title of world champion of the world Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight champion. Reported by CBS Sports. The fight took place in Birmingham (USA, Alabama). As noted, in the first four rounds, Wilder is not proved, the outcome of the battle was decided in the fifth round by TKO. Washington with a series of shots were knocked down and thrown into the ropes. After that, he has a short time tried to fight, before the referee stopped the fight. Initially, Wilder had to meet with a pole Andrzej Auricom, but he failed a January drug test and the bout was cancelled. Washington in the early athletic career of American football. In his student years he played for the University of southern California and tried to get into the National football League (NFL). In 2012, the athlete