Category: Russia

The colony, which contained Ildar Dading Opposition activist Ildar Dading was transferred from penal colony No. 7 in Segezha to another correctional facility in order to ensure personal safety, reported the Federal service of management of execution of punishments (FSIN). Conclusion agencies published on the website of the Council on human rights under the President on development of civil society. “Despite the fact that it [the Dading] word on the use of violence by the staff of IR, according to authorities on medical examination were not confirmed, around there was a conflict situation requiring a transfer Dading to another institution to continue serving the sentence”, — is spoken in the message of the HRC. The region where currently located, the activist, is not called. At the beginning of December it became known that the prisoner was transported in an unknown direction. December 15, wife Dading Anastasia Zotova said that within

Dmitry Peskov USA, groundlessly accusing Russia of meddling in the American elections, are obscene, believes the Kremlin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov. He commented on another of the accusations against Moscow by Washington of hacking attacks, reports TASS. “Here, you either need to stop talking about it, or bring finally some proof. Otherwise, it looks quite obscene,” said the press Secretary of the President of Russia. On this topic also expressed the assistant to the Russian leader Yury Ushakov. According to him, Vladimir Putin raised this issue in conversation with his American counterpart Barack Obama on the sidelines of the September summit “the Big twenty” in China. “Our side was given a very clear answer, which might not fit into what we were trying to explain Obama,” said Ushakov “Interfax”. 16 Dec broadcaster NBC News published excerpts from an interview with Obama’s NPR radio station. In an interview with reporters, the incumbent

Pamela Andersonpamela: Pamela Anderson thinking about the Russian citizenship The special representative of the Russian President on issues of environmental activities, environment and transport Sergei Ivanov presented an American actress and zoodefender Pamela Anderson calendar with a picture of a leopard. It is reported RIA Novosti on Friday, December 16. On the same day, Ivanov together with Anderson participated in the meeting with the head of the International Fund for animal welfare (IFAW) Azzedine Downs, which was held in Moscow. In April, the St. Petersburg activists asked the actress to help save the seals and ringed seals inhabiting the Gulf of Finland and Ladoga lake. At the end of last year Sergey Ivanov, then held the position of head of the presidential administration, gave Anderson a certificate of the custodian of one of the Amur leopards. The actress called the predator in his honor — Pamela. Pamela Anderson is one

The trainer Yuri Kuklachev considers that the Barnaul cat whiskers more chance of becoming President of Russia than many other applicants to compete for this position. He said this on Friday, December 16, the National news service (NSN). According to Kuklachev, the cat “loves people and his Motherland knows”. “This is generally a great cat, either. He feels his house. It must be love and not to destroy” — said the artist. “We need (…) his example to prove something and to do something. And while I do not see that someone, somewhere, something, somehow. In General, I don’t want to get into politics, but I do know that cat whiskers more chances,” said the trainer. At the same time Kuklachev considers that, “when people don’t have the brains to serious work, they start to do stupid things.” “Let the cat live their lives (…). Do not be surprised if

Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed condolences to his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in connection with the terrorist attack in Gaziantep that claimed the lives of 13 military of Turkey, and confirmed Moscow’s readiness to increase cooperation in the fight against terrorism. The text of the telegram on Saturday, 17 December, published on the Kremlin website. “I am confident that the answer to such criminal attacks have become even more determined struggle against extremist groups. Russia for its part is ready to further increase cooperation with Turkey in the fight against terrorism”, — Putin said. The President also asked to convey words of sympathy to the families and friends of the victims and wished the injured a speedy recovery. On Saturday morning, December 17, near the bus with the military exploded a car. The Turkish General staff said that killed at least 13 people,

In Parliament of St.-Petersburg has supported a bill that requires public servants upon entry into the post to inform about existing social media accounts. On Friday, December 16, according to “Fontanka”. The Chairman of the legislation Committee of St. Petersburg legislative Assembly Denis Chetyrbok the meeting recalled that this rule is already in force since July of this year at the Federal level. Now, according to him, it is necessary to register it in the regional law. According to the newspaper, the Deputy Sergey Kupchenko (“United Russia”) said that he was unclear as to the mechanism of action of the law in the case that someone will post information about the civil servant on the Internet or create their profile without your knowledge. Spravoross Alexander Egorov added that he could forget about the existence of some of its accounts. The Chairman of the Committee, in turn, stressed that this still

In a traffic accident in Pskov region killed five citizens of Vietnam. About this TASS said a source in the police. “According to preliminary data, all five of the victims and most of victims in road accident in Opochetskaya district of the Pskov region were citizens of Vietnam,” — said the Agency interlocutor. Eight victims were hospitalized, five of them are in serious condition. Accident involving Mazda cars and Renault truck occurred around midnight on Saturday, December 17, on the highway St. Petersburg — Nevel. On-site work operations, traffic on the highway is difficult in both directions.

The striking Russian sailors from the Netherlands arrested a trawler “Nikolay Kasatkin” began to pay the salary arrears. This was told to journalists by the Chairman of the Kaliningrad branch of the Russian Union of fishers Vadim Mamontov, reports RIA Novosti. The money comes from the owner — OOO “Parus” from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. “Went, as they say, to cooperate with the strikers. That is, instead of unconstructive threats as to any counter-claim began to pay salaries to the Bank accounts of the fishermen,” — said Mamontov. According to the Union leader, informed the fishermen began to unload from the holds of ice cream crab in proportion to the amount of the debt. Their protest continued for a month. “The Federal service for labour and employment of the Russian Federation found a number of deficiencies in employment contracts, that allows to require the owner to administrative responsibility. About wage arrears, the investigation

Ivan Abramov The simplification of the visa regime between Russia and Japan will help to develop the tourism industry in the far East, said the first Deputy Chairman of state Duma Committee on regional policy and problems of North and Far East Ivan Abramov. This opinion he expressed in an interview with “Tape.ru” on Friday, December 16. “If you create a normal company-loukoster, it will increase the tourist flow from Russia to Japan and back”, — said the Deputy. He explained that residents of the Far East due to the proximity to Japan will be able to fly there for the weekend, and the Japanese given the ruble will be able to afford to relax in the far Eastern Federal district. Their interest in the region will help, in particular, to develop ecotourism, said Abramov. Earlier Friday it was reported that the Japanese government decided to ease visa regime for

Nikolai Fyodorov In Russia it is necessary to set the legal framework in almost all areas of environmental policy, however, the timing of the operation of new laws broken due to regulations. On Friday, December 16, said first Vice-speaker of the Federation Council, the head of the Council for agriculture and nature management Nikolay Fedorov reported on the website of the upper house of Parliament. In 2017, the Year of ecology, a large-scale work — from reclamation of old landfills to the technical re-equipment of industrial and energy projects, said the Senator. According to him, some regions could move to the new system of waste management in the next year, however, the work “is hampered by delays in adoption of regulations at the Federal level”. “You cannot punish conscientious governors who have invested huge money in the creation of regional schemes. Let these regions are starting to work,” Fedorov said,