Category: Russia

The inclusion of Russia in the list of most corrupt countries in Europe and Central Asia according to Transparency International is part of a vehemently anti-Moscow rhetoric. This opinion Thursday, November 17, in an interview with “Tape.ru” stated the Deputy Chairman of the Duma Committee for security and combating corruption Anatoly Election. “How can you relate to research? Very respectful. But realizing it in order to anti-Russian propaganda,” said Vyborny. Before giving a similar rating of Russia, said the MP, is to look at the situation in other countries. “I see what’s going on in foreign companies. I am convinced that there is more corruption than in Russia”, — he said. According to the Deputy, Russia to cope with bribery due to the “flywheel enforcement”, which “recently gained momentum” due to the adoption of new laws and arrests of corrupt officials. “We have not had in Russia, to a dozen

Vladimir Putin A telephone conversation between the Russian leader Vladimir Putin and the elected President of the United States Donald trump lasted about half an hour, during which the parties expressed their willingness to cooperate. This was announced by the assistant to the President Yuri Ushakov, reports the correspondent of”.ru” on Thursday, November 17. “Was underlined our willingness to work with the new administration on the principles of equality and respect of interests each other, on the principles of non-interference in each other’s Affairs,” — said Ushakov, adding that this attitude was supported by trump. According to him, a Republican interested in intensive work with the Kremlin. “From the trump expressed readiness to further develop relations with Russia as the country, and with the Russian leadership and personally President Putin”, — said the assistant President. During the conversation also touched upon the cooperation between the two countries on the Syrian

Natalia Poklonskaya The Deputy of the state Duma Natalia Polonskaya was invited to the brotherhood, including Marion maréchal Le Pen. She wrote about this on his page in Facebook on Thursday, November 17. The former Prosecutor of the Republic met with the Deputy of the National Assembly of France, Marion Marechal Le Pen at the meeting in the lower house of the Russian Parliament, the report says. “The conversation was very pleasant. Said including on the strengthening of good relations between our peoples. For its part, has invited colleagues to visit Russian in the Crimea”, — wrote Poklonskaya. During the visit of French MPs will discuss the development of the project, symbolizing the friendship of Moscow and Paris, she added. 26-year-old Marion Marechal Le Pen, granddaughter of Jean-Marie Le pen and niece of marine Le Pen, leader of the French party “national front” and a candidate for the presidency. On

Aliona Savchenko Khabarovsk animal rights activists intend to establish in the city a monument to the cats and dogs that died at the hands of two girls ipoderac. About it reports “Interfax”. “This monument will become a symbol of condemnation of sadism in society towards animals and the rejection of cruelty in modern Russia”, — said the activist Valeria bryukhanova. The sketch, she said, is being developed and will be ready in a few days. The five-foot monument will be a pedestal with a combination of shapes of dogs and cats against a brick wall. “Brick wall in the composition will serve as an allusion to the place where occurred the massacre of animals,” she explained. Bryukhanova added that the project requires 8-10 thousand rubles, animal rights activists intend to collect yourself. The place for the monument is still to be agreed. In mid-October, the press got the information that

The authorities of Transbaikalia has denied the information of some media about the amount of school teachers salary in 40 rubles. About it RIA Novosti said the head of the press service of the Governor of Zabaykalsky Krai Elena Nazarova. “Announced in the regional media the amount of 40 rubles and 60 kopecks, which allegedly receives teacher of the city of Chita, in fact, is the compensation payment for late payment of wages during the second half of September 2016,” — said Nazarov. According to her, the salary of teachers of preschool and General education in Zabaykalsky Krai for October is paid in full. “Currently preparing to issue the required amount for the first half of November. The maximum delay (two to three days) is associated with the movement of funds to the final recipient,” — said the press service of the Governor. Nazarov added that to the education Committee

In Ivanovo has opened a case of causing death by negligence (part 2 of article 109 of the criminal code) after the death of a child in the hospital, according to the website of the regional Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia. Found that 8-year-old boy was admitted to the institution with fractures of the arm bones on June 22. He had surgery with anesthesia. “The same day the child developed coma. 12 Aug 2016 stated the boy’s death”, — stated in the text. Investigators appointed a number of examinations, interrogations of workers. Earlier, on 15 June, it was reported about the death of a girl born in 2012 in Yekaterinburg. The child is a year and a half was in a coma after dental treatment under General anesthesia. In the spring of 2016 the investigators filed a case of “causing grievous bodily harm by negligence, committed due to

Konstantin Kosachev Moscow may challenge the report of the Prosecutor of the International criminal court (ICC) Veils Bensouda in the Crimea, said the Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on international Affairs Konstantin Kosachev. On Wednesday, November 16, RIA Novosti reported. “Today, there is every reason to challenge a highly contentious, highly politicized and not relevant to the actual situation, the document of the ICC Prosecutor,” — said Kosachev. The Senator noted that the report has many factual errors and discrepancies. In addition, according to the policy, in its conclusions to the ICC Prosecutor relies solely on the assessment of the Ukrainian side. So, the report argues that Moscow allegedly admitted the fact of participation of Russian troops in the seizure of the Crimean Peninsula. According to the MP, thus Bensouda interprets the confirmation at the highest level “a legitimate presence on the Peninsula our military, which, as we know,

In the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) diesel generator on the deck of the ferry to eat the hair seven-year girl, the daughter of one of the passengers. On Wednesday, 16 November, reports regional Department of the Investigative Committee. According to authorities, the incident occurred on 2 September. “In the evening time in the implementation of transport motor vehicles and passengers along the Lena river on the passenger ferry (…) seven year old daughter of one of the passengers pulled the hair into a diesel engine generator installed in the left aft cargo deck of the ferry,” — said in the message. As a result of the incident, the child received a closed craniocerebral injury and brain concussion. Against the captain of the ferry was a criminal case under part 1 of article 238 of the criminal code of Russian Federation (“Rendering services not meeting requirements of safety of life and

Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev proposed to rename the coffee “American” in “rusiano”. With the corresponding initiative of the head of the government spoke on Wednesday, November 16, at the session of the Eurasian intergovernmental Council, reports RIA Novosti in Moscow. Medvedev, speaking with Belarusian colleagues, praised them for their constructive behavior, the Belarusian Prime Minister Andrei Kobyakov said that helped him in this coffee. “[Kobyakov] says, give me Americano. It is generally politically incorrect it sounds. Let us rename!” — said Medvedev, as an alternative suggesting the word “rusiano”. In November 2014 it was reported that the owners of some Crimean café refused to use the menu to name coffee “American.” In particular, in one of the institutions appeared the following announcement: “Attention! In connection with the unstable geopolitical situation we have no coffee under the name “American.” Ask coffee “Crimea””. In some of the coffee machines button

Dmitry Semenov For the second time that day, the court in the Chuvash Republic fined the local activist of the “Open Russia” Dmitry Semenov for a thousand rubles for the repost pictures of the state Duma Deputy Vitaly Milonov in a t-shirt with the slogan extremist. This was reported in his Twitter activist Olga Borisova. Republication was made in 2013 from the group of Parnassus in “Vkontakte”. — Borisova (@mrrborisova) On 16 November 2016, 14:07 Earlier Wednesday it was reported that Semenov was fined a thousand rubles under article 20.29 of the administrative code (“Production and dissemination of extremist materials”). The reason for this was made in 2014 census snapshot Milonov in t-shirt included in the Federal list of extremist materials with the slogan “Orthodoxy or death”. Meanwhile, the Deputy Milonov is going to check the circumstances of the administrative case against Semenov November 12. The MP said that the