Category: Russia

Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir Putin The Chairman of Russian government Dmitry Medvedev congratulated the head of state Vladimir Putin with upcoming new year holidays and wished him good health. On Monday, December 19, RIA Novosti reported. “I would like on our behalf, on behalf of the government to wish you, Vladimir Vladimirovich, President, success (…) and of course health in the coming year,” Medvedev said at the Cabinet meeting. In addition, the Prime Minister invited the head of state “for a Cup of tea.” Earlier on Monday, Putin met with government members, summed up the work of Ministers. According to him, the Cabinet worked “with optimum effect.” The President expressed hope that in 2017 the country will be “on a trajectory of growth.”

Hawthorn berries After the mass poisoning concentrate for bathing “Hawthorn” the city of Irkutsk beginning door-to-door rounds to tell local people about the dangers of using cosmetic products. TASS Monday, December 19, reported the press service of the city administration. “In the Leninsky district crawls organized from 17:00 (12:00 GMT) 18 Dec. The work involved members of the administration, the strongholds of policing, management companies, TOS. Leaflets with warning information can be found on information boards in apartment houses,” said hall, noting that on 19 December, the rounds will be held throughout the city. At first the authorities pay attention to a dysfunctional family. Network companies are required to check places where the homeless gather in the winter. As have informed Agency in the regional head office of the Investigative Committee, the number of deaths from poisoning has risen to 25 people, the others are hospitalized in serious condition. Only

In management of Investigatory Committee of Russia (TFR) in the Irkutsk region said the death toll from poisoning concentrate for bathing “Hawthorn”. As of 12:00 Monday, December 19, in the city hospitals died 19 people were hospitalized in all 40 residents. About this “Interfax” reported the senior assistant Director of SU TFR in the region Karina Golovacheva. “All victims of poisoning — socially disadvantaged citizens,” she said, adding that some of the victims came to the creation, being questioned by investigators. “In the two retail outlets that sold caused mass poisoning of the fluid being searched,” added Golovacheva. Earlier, the regional Prosecutor’s office reported 37 were hospitalized and 17 died. As noted, the locals used toilet cosmetic “Hawthorn”. RIA Novosti in law enforcement bodies has told that the product contained methanol and were counterfeit. A criminal case under part 3 of article 238 “Production, storage, and distribution of goods and

Oleg Kozhemyako, Harumi Takahashi The Sakhalin region Governor Oleg Kozhemyako invited the Governor of the Japanese Prefecture of Hokkaido Harumi Takahashi in the near future to visit his region, in particular, the Southern Kuril Islands. This was reported on the website of the regional administration. Regional leaders discussed issues of cooperation during the official visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Japan. According to Kozhemyako, the Sakhalin authorities are ready to work on all eight areas of cooperation, which was earlier proposed by the Japanese side. It includes the development of transport and port infrastructure, the establishment of health centres, expansion of tourist relations, assistance in the development of the Russian Far East, implementation of projects in energy and agriculture. Also, according to the Sakhalin Governor on public-private partnership it is planned to create on the Sakhalin center for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Also added Kozhemyako, in the

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he had made a proposal to introduce a regime of free cross-border movement for the residents of Sakhalin and the Japanese island of Hokkaido. On Friday, December 16, the correspondent “reports Tapes.ru”. “For its part, has proposed to introduce a regime of free cross-border movement of residents of the Sakhalin region and Hokkaido,” said Putin at a press conference after talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The President also invited the Prime Minister of Japan to visit Russia at any convenient time. 15 December, Putin and Abe agreed on the document on the beginning of consultations on joint economic activities on the four southern Kuril Islands. Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said that among the areas of cooperation referred to fisheries, tourism, medicine, ecology. Activities on the Islands will be carried out within the framework of Russian legislation, said the representative of the

Unconscious the commander of the crew of a private German plane urgently landed at the airport Domodedovo died. About this “Interfax” said a source in the emergency services on Saturday, December 17. “Despite the attempts of doctors to give the pilot help, he died,” — said the source. The second pilot of the plane, EN route flight Moscow — Penza, self-made landing at the Domodedovo airport after the commander lost consciousness. On Board the ship had no passengers. In early August at the Novosibirsk airport, landed the aircraft of the airline Ellinair, which was performing a regular flight from Thessaloniki. The commander of this vessel, lost consciousness for 20 minutes before landing. The cause was a brain hemorrhage.

Nikita Mikhalkov Director Nikita Mikhalkov has shared his opinion about Yeltsin center, which he visited for the first time. On Saturday, December 17, RIA Novosti reported. “Yes, impressive, impressive,” said Mikhalkov at the exit of the Museum. However, as noted by “Interfax”, answering the journalists ‘ questions, the Director stated that he had not changed his opinion about the demonstrated in the heart of historic cartoon. “If this is respected the history of the country, it is a lie. I can’t believe it. You say that this cartoon is about the desire for freedom. Where in this cartoon, the freedom that is inherent in us, this slavery? The bias, which is shown here, and in centre Boris Nikolayevich, it leads to more harm Yeltsin himself. This is my point of view,” said the Director. Mikhalkov visited the exhibition earlier in the day. For this, he specially arrived in Yekaterinburg, where

Dmitry Medvedev Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev said that his new year’s table will be fish, meat and vegetables Russian production. He said this on air of the program “week” with Irada Zeynalova on channel NTV, RIA Novosti reported. The head of government stressed that all products will be manufactured at the enterprises that have emerged in recent years. According to Medvedev, in recent years Russia has managed to solve several important tasks in the field of import substitution. “This production of meat products, and fish, and vegetables and fruits,” he said. 15 December was published the calculations of Rosstat, according to which the average Russian family of four will spend in 2016 on Christmas table 5.5 thousand rubles. Salad “Olivier”, one of the main dishes of the holiday table for the year rose 1.8 percent to 310 rubles. Another mandatory dish, the herring under a fur coat, rose

The investigative Committee of Russia began checking the physicians who have committed to the flight died in Domodedovo pilot. On Saturday, December 17, reported in the Moscow investigation Department on air and water transport, reports REN TV. Doctors, to Board the plane after landing, unable to help the unconscious pilot. Upon the incident the investigators decided to evaluate the actions of doctors who had watched the pilot before the flight. The dead pilot was a 52-year-old Ulrich Rancher from Germany. The probable cause of his death, according to the channel, became acute heart failure. The second pilot of the plane, EN route flight Moscow — Penza, independently landed at Domodedovo after the commander lost consciousness. Subsequently, at the airport, the commander of the crew died. Passengers onboard were not.

Miner killed in the Altai region. The announcement was published on Sunday, December 18, on the website of the regional Central Board of the Investigative Committee of Russia (TFR). The incident occurred around midnight on 18 December in Zarechenskiy mine, owned by OAO “Siberia-Polymetal”: in one of the Stopes collapsed rock. In the depth there were 26 people. “As a result of the incident one of the workers was injured, incompatible with life, he died at the scene,” reads the publication. In the regional emergency Department said that initially under the rubble remained two miners. One of them managed to escape on their own, the second found rescue, but his injuries were incompatible with life. On this fact conducted preliminary examination, the place of the accident works operational group. The task of the investigators to establish the circumstances of the incident and “to give a legal assessment of the actions