Category: Russia

Vitaly Milonov State Duma Deputy Vitaly Milonov considers that in Moscow to his manner of expressing their thoughts are not yet accustomed. His words leads to “Fontanka” on Monday, February 20. “In the legislative Assembly [of St. Petersburg] to me it would not be so accustomed to that I say so. And most importantly, that the deputies themselves, which were discussed, understand me correctly”, — said the MP, commenting on the forthcoming meeting of the ethics Commission, which will verify his statement about the ancestors of the deputies of St. Petersburg legislative Assembly Boris Vishnevsky and Maxim Reznik. He stressed that now he will have more allegorically to comment, in particular, to replace names with aliases. February 14, Milonov promised to put “more accurately”. Thus he commented on the demanding St. Petersburg lawmaker Alexei Kovalyov to investigate it by a psychiatrist and to prosecute. February 12, Milonov stated that members

In Moscow at the gun club, located in the Izmailovo passage, the visitor stabbed the instructor. About it “lente.ru” on Monday, February 20, said the press service of the MIA. The incident occurred at 20:50 GMT. According to preliminary data, the visitor shot the instructor with a pistol, and then disappeared. Currently, the police are taking measures to search and detention. According to the source “Tape.ru”, the fire was opened from the combat pistol Glock 17. The assailant has been identified, it is 16 years. The injured was hospitalized, his condition is not reported. February 1, Russian actor Dmitri Zamulin opened fire on the security guard of night club, located on the Neman travel in the North-West of Moscow. He admitted to TV channel REN TV. 24 January it was reported that on 106-m kilometre of MKAD unknown from the traumatic gun shot a female driver. The victim with a

Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko Meeting of the presidents of Russia and Belarus Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko in the coming days is not planned due to busy with their schedules. On Monday, February 20, reported the Kremlin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, reports the correspondent of”.ru”. “As far as we know, Alexander Lukashenko is in Sochi, this is a private trip. The next few days, as we understand, the graphics of the heads of state are overcrowded. But Putin, at least, such a meeting does not appear,” — said Peskov. At the same time, a Kremlin spokesman stressed that the timing of the holding of the Supreme State Council of the Union state continues. Answering the question about the schedule of Putin, Peskov, said that trips to Sochi by the Russian President in the coming days is not planned. On 3 February President of Belarus held a seven-hour press conference, during

The state Duma may pay more than 610 thousand euros and 330 thousand Swiss francs (almost 282 thousand euros — approx. “Of the tape.ru”) as contributions to international parliamentary organizations this year. The amount will be approved at the meeting of the Duma Council, follows from the document published on Monday 20 February, on the website of the lower house of Parliament. “It is proposed to accept the proposal of the Committee on foreign Affairs and the Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian integration and relations with compatriots pay the annual dues in the international parliamentary structures, produced on the basis of orders of the RF government”, — stated in the document on the agenda of the meeting of the Duma Council, which will be held on Tuesday, February 21. We are talking about contributions to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (more than 189 thousand euros), the European Interparliamentary Assembly of Orthodoxy

In Smolensk from the neoclassic building was dismantled which caused dissatisfaction of local residents and users of the Runet, the signboard of the store “Pyaterochka”. This was reported on the website of the city administration on Monday, February 20. “Demolition work is performed in view of execution of instructions about elimination of infringements of installation and (or) operation and dismantling of additional equipment of the facade of buildings and structures”, — stated in the message. It is clarified that the signs on the house №9 along the street Uritsky was set arbitrarily. The dismantling was carried out by the city administration. 14 Feb users social network “Vkontakte” drew attention to the photo of the new store network, opened in the former Home of deaf culture. According to bloggers, the inscriptions disfigured the building. Knowing where else could be placed a sign, they created a series of photoshopped pics depicting the

Alexey Chaly The Deputy of Legislative Assembly of Sevastopol Alexey Chaly, who previously held the post of Chairman of the regional Parliament, does not intend to apply for the position of mayor due to the lack of psychological inclination for such work. He told this in an interview with TASS, published on Monday, February 20. “It is not mine, I do psychologically difficult, there’s a huge amount mandatory for the head and associated “ritual dances”,” — said Chaly. He admitted that he has no ability to solve the economic issues of the city necessary to the Governor. Chaly also said that not seek re-election in the new convocation of the legislative body (the term of its Deputy powers expires in 2019 — approx. “Of the tape.ru”). “Over — and leave. I think I’ll be much more useful in the implementation of concrete development projects of the city,” he said. The

In the Department of documentary film Yeltsin center in Yekaterinburg will hold a screening of three tapes, telling about the biography of an opposition politician Boris Nemtsov. This was reported on the website of the institution. The days of memory of Nemtsov will be held on 27 and 28 February. The first day will be shown two documentary films: a film portrait of Vladimir Kara-Murza “the Germans” and also the documentary work of Director Zosia, Radkevich “My friend Boris Nemtsov”. February 28, historian and journalist Nikolai Svanidze presents the film Mikhail Fishman and Faith Krychev “Too free man.” On 17 February it became known that the Department of public safety of Sverdlovsk region refused to negotiate a rally in memory of Nemtsov. The event was planned on February 27 at the Labor square in the center of Yekaterinburg. There the activists were going to organize a people’s memorial, where anyone

Joseph Kobzon In the “United Russia” do not see a reason to speak about dual citizenship at the Deputy of the state Duma singer Iosif Kobzon (EP). This was stated by first Deputy head of the Central Executive Committee of the party Konstantin Mazurowski, reports on Monday, February 20, “Interfax”. “Kobzon Joseph Davydovich is not a citizen of a foreign state for the reason that [self-proclaimed] Donetsk Republic government is not” — said Mazurowski. He also pointed to the need to see the difference between the recognition of certain documents and the international recognition of the state. Thus the representative of the EP commented on messages of some mass media that the lower house of Parliament must engage in “dual citizenship” Kobzon, who is the holder of the passport and the DNI. On 18 February the President of Russia Vladimir Putin has signed the decree about recognition of the Russian

In the Volga city arrested a man who committed the arson of the offices in the branch of regional clinical psychiatric hospital №2. About it reports on Monday, February 20, the main administration of the MIA of Russia in Volgograd region. The fire occurred on the morning of 16 February. Unknown young man in a mask with slits for eyes, threatening medical staff with the traumatic gun, poured two studies from the canister with flammable liquid and set fire to them, then disappeared. Fire destroyed property in the premises, five people were evacuated, nobody has suffered. Authorities detained 24-the summer employee of security service of one of the Volgograd enterprises. As it turned out, the night before the arson, he drove the car in a condition of narcotic intoxication and was caught by the traffic police. In the morning, the young man decided to destroy the data of medical examination

In the Saratov regional office of public Prosecutor has established that an employee of the ambulance service involved to ensure that after you call the medics to 92-year-old woman came the hearse. About it RIA Novosti on Monday, February 20, the Ministry reported. “Preliminary check revealed the involvement of employees of the public health institutions under the Ministry of health, for disclosure of information constituting a medical secret,” — said the Agency interlocutor. It is noted that the public Prosecutor of the Saratov region Sergey Filipenko has declared a warning to the Minister of health of the region Vladimir Soldatova about the inadmissibility of violation of the law. The fate of the employee of the ambulance station are not reported. At the end of January in Saratov after a call on emergency number 112 to the home of 92-year-old woman, who was in a pre-stroke condition, came funeral company Ritual.