Category: Russia

A decree on the recognition in Russia of documents of the residents of Donbass meets international standards and does not contradict the Minsk agreements. This was stated by the official Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Monday, February 20, the correspondent “Tapes.ru”. “This decree in no way goes against international law and in violation of international law”, — said Peskov. He stressed that the “situation has arisen” because of the blockade by Kiev of the Ukrainian regions. As a result, according to the official representative of the Kremlin, hundreds of thousands of people were deprived of the possibility to issue official documents, including passports and driver’s license. “In this situation solely due to humanitarian considerations, the Russian President signed a decree”, — said Peskov. He also added that Moscow sees in the recognition of documents is no reason to exacerbate the situation.

Grigory Ioffe Proposal for the transfer of Crimea to Russia in the long term it is impossible to consider seriously the question of the status of the Peninsula is finally solved. This opinion was voiced by the head of the Public chamber of the Republic Grigory Ioffe on Monday, February 20, RIA Novosti reported. “This is insane, if anyone thinks you can hire people. Crimeans in March 2014, your final choice is already made,” said Ioffe, commenting on the initiative of the Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada Andrey Artemenko. The official stressed that Ukrainian politicians must stop in order to exaggerate the Crimean issue, as “Russia has never and with anybody will not discuss this issue.” Earlier Artemenko said that he had prepared for the administration of the President of the United States Donald trump’s plan for lifting the sanctions against Moscow. In particular, it involves the transfer of the

In the Petrovsky district of the Saratov region as a result of collision of two cars killed six people. On Monday, February 20, reports “Interfax” with reference to the representative of the regional Department of the MIA of Russia. The accident occurred at about 05:00 on the track Nizhny Novgorod — Saratov near the village of Tarumovka. “Faced cars Nissan numbers 163 of the region (Samara oblast — approx. “Of the tape.ru”) and Kia with the numbers 190 in the region (Moscow region — approx. “Of the tape.ru”). According to traffic police, the driver of the Kia drove into the oncoming lane. Most likely he is the culprit” — said a police spokesman. Killing both the driver and four passengers are Kia. The circumstances of the incident are being investigated. On-site work by representatives of the emergency services in the region. As reported RIA Novosti employee of the press service

Five of the six victims at collision of two cars in the Saratov region were citizens of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. About it RIA Novosti reported on Monday, 20 February, the regional Prosecutor’s office. “The Nissan Almera was ruled by a resident of the Petrovsky district of the Saratov region, the Kia Rio were five citizens of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, including two women”, — said the Agency. According to preliminary data, February 19 foreigners on the Kia traveled to Kazakhstan in order not to violate the maximum period of stay in Russia. After that they crossed the border in the opposite direction and went to Moscow. Earlier on Monday it became known that the cars collided at about 05:00 on the track Nizhny Novgorod — Saratov near the village of Tarumovka in Saratov region. According to traffic police, the driver of a Kia Rio drove into the oncoming lane. 15 January

In Kiev during clashes between protesters and police officers affected employee of the patrol police. As reported on the website of the National police of Ukraine, the woman received a fracture of the fingers. Instituted criminal proceedings under article 345 (“Threat or violence concerning the employee of law enforcement Agency”) Criminal code of the country. Earlier it was reported that the clashes injured member of Parliament Yegor Sobolev. According to the ambulance staff and volunteers of the red cross, injured ten protesters. Detained five protesters, among them the leader of the Volunteer movement in Russia banned the organization of Ukrainian nationalists (OUN) Nikolay Kohanivsky. February 19 rally of the third anniversary of the Maidan. During the rally, demonstrators tried tried to pass on Bankova street where the presidential administration of Ukraine. The law enforcers obstructed them in the result between protesters and police clashes. Hundreds of activists came to the

Service air traffic management have not received notice of the flight of the helicopter Robinson R-66 in the area of his intended crash site on February 12. This was reported on the website of the Western-the Siberian investigatory management on transport of Investigatory Committee of Russia. The investigation is considering among the basic versions of the fall of the piloting error, adverse weather conditions and technical malfunction of the aircraft. However, employees conducting technical maintenance of the helicopter, revealed during interrogation that the helicopter was in good technical condition. The helicopter crashed February 12, in the territory of the Altai Republic in the waters of lake Teletskoye. Criminal case on signs of the crime provided by part 3 of article 263 of the Russian criminal code (“Violation of safety rules of air transport, entailed on imprudence death of two or more persons”). According to preliminary data, onboard the helicopter, owned

Donald Trump The President of the United States Donald trump explained his statement about the problems in Sweden because of immigrants. He said on Twitter that his words were based on the story of the Fox News channel. “My statement regarding what is happening in Sweden, was based on transmission of Fox News, which touched on the theme of immigrants and Sweden,” wrote trump. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) 19 February 2017, 21:57 Press Secretary of the White house Sean Spicer, in turn, also said that the President was referring to the increase in crime because of the refugees as a whole and not any particular incident, reports Reuters. Previously, the Stockholm asked US to explain trump’s words about what happened in Sweden on Friday, February 17. 18 Feb trump spoke to supporters in Florida. During his speech, he mentioned an incident with migrants in a European country. “Look, last

The state Duma Committee on transport has developed amendments to the Air code of Russia providing for the creation of a unified register of persons who for three years forbidden flights. On Monday, February 20, writes “Kommersant”. The black list is requested to enter data of the citizens, whose conduct on Board creates “a threat to the safety of the flight” or “life and health of other persons”, or causing “damage to their health.” The right to form a registry of offenders are invited to provide to the airlines. The crew will have to make the citizen act and to assure him of the captain. After that the data within three days sent to the Federal air transport Agency, and there, in turn, shall within five days make them in a single register. From this point the offender prohibits the sale of tickets and flights for three years. As an

Mikhail Piotrovsky The decision on the question of Saint Isaac’s Cathedral Russian Orthodox Church shouldn’t have taken so fast, said in an interview with the newspaper “Izvestia” Director of the State Hermitage, President of the Union of museums of Russia Mikhail Piotrovsky. He stressed that, despite the fact that technically the law is on the side of the Church, to hurry up with the transfer of the Cathedral impossible. “We need to sit down together and calmly address the situation, to understand. If necessary for the Church to St. Isaac’s Cathedral can all visit for free, then it can be solved a different way,” said Piotrovsky. According to him, Isaac — not just a Church, its purpose goes beyond the religious framework. “It is on a par with Peter and Paul Cathedral, the tomb of our emperors, and the Kazan Cathedral, a monument to the war of 1812. Yes, it’s

In Dagestan, stray dogs bitten to death a nine year old schoolgirl. On Sunday, February 19, reports “Interfax” citing a source in power structures of the Republic. “There is information that in the street of Peter I of the city of Makhachkala stray dogs attacked nine-year-old girl killed”, — said the source. A schoolgirl was found by her parents on the side of the road. “Called an ambulance, but from the received wounds the girl has died,” he added. 5 February in the village Palimino Dobrinskogo district of Sverdlovsk region found the body of seven year old girls. According to preliminary data, the child was killed by dogs. A criminal case was initiated under part 1 of article 109 of the criminal code (“Causing death on imprudence”), the owners of animals detained. February 3 in the Khabarovsk region, five year old girl died from the bite of a dog that