Category: Russia

New Arbat In Moscow on Novy Arbat planted elms, reported on the website of the municipality. Eight of the first trees planted on the odd side of the street in the night of Wednesday 16 November. “This is a large tree with a height of over five meters with a trunk girth of 45 inches. Them 20-25 years. This age is the period of youth for elm. Resist elms “new horizon” did not require special climatic conditions or specific soil quality. The trunks and branches of different strength and endurance, they are not afraid of the snow load and wind of the winter”, — stated in the message of the city hall. Just on the New Arbat will be planted over hundreds of elm and oak, pine, larch, maples and ash. Landscaping will be scheduled at night. Completely block the street for vehicles will not, however, the movement may be

The President of Russia Vladimir Putin has signed a decree on the withdrawal of Russia from the agreement on the International criminal court (ICC). The text of the document published on the official Internet portal of legal information on Wednesday, November 16. “To accept the proposal of the Ministry of justice of Russia (…) not to become party to the Rome Statute of the International criminal court”, — stated in the order. The document comes into force from the date of signing. The Ministry of foreign Affairs was instructed to send a notification to the Secretary-General of the United Nations. On 15 November, ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda has considered the accession of Crimea to Russia’s war against Ukraine and occupation of its territories. She said that the investigators of the court is actively trying to find out whether Russia is in control of armed groups in the South-East of Ukraine.

Night club. Archive photo In the Kuzbass town of Tashtagol will appear in court the businessman who stole from a friend office over a million rubles. This was reported on the website of the regional interior Ministry cupola. According to investigators, 30-year-old businessman had access to the principal’s office one of their trade organizations of the city. Taking advantage of this, he stole a safe with money, took him outside the city and opened. “About 170 thousand rubles, he had to spend the rest of the cash, the police found the body of the machine in the production belonging to the accused”, — is spoken in the message. The suspect was arrested in a nightclub. The man has given grateful evidences. He was charged with theft. Criminal case is directed to court. In October unknown broke the lock entrance door in the West of Moscow, entered the apartment and made

Vladimir Putin The President of Russia Vladimir Putin on the phone discussed with the head of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev the situation in Syria. On Tuesday,November 15, reported on the Kremlin website. “Discussed the key issues on the international agenda, including the situation in Syria”, — is spoken in the message. The President also told Putin about his visit to Japan. The two leaders also agreed to a schedule of contacts. It is noted that the telephone conversation was initiated by the Kazakh side. Previous telephone conversation between Putin and Nazarbayev took place on 28 October. Then they also discussed issues on the international agenda and issues of cooperation. 4 October, Russian and Kazakh leaders met in Astana, and made up a joint working programme for the film “28 Panfilov”.

Metropolitan Kliment of Kaluga and Borovsk The head of the publishing Council of the Russian Orthodox Church Metropolitan Kliment of Kaluga and Borovsk urged to refrain from editing fairy tales of Alexander Pushkin. On Tuesday, November 15, reports RIA Novosti. He commented on the initiative of the representatives of the Church to make the censorship changes to the work “the Tale of the priest and of his workman Balda”. In particular, in Krasnodar Krai, the Church has re-released the story, replacing “ass” with “merchant”. “It’s a classic, how to change it. Edit Pushkin I do not take” — said Metropolitan Kliment. He said that these ideas with understanding. Pushkin was probably the reason to write in this manner, said the representative of the Russian Orthodox Church. “In some years he led the life of a typical young man, but he from faith in God never deny, this is very important,”

Vladimir Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, November 15, sent Alexei Ulyukayev dismissed from the post of head of the RF Ministry of economic development. About it RIA Novosti reported the press Secretary of the head of state, Dmitry Peskov. “Vladimir Putin by his decree dismissed the speaker from his post in connection with loss of trust,” — said the representative of the Kremlin. Deputy Minister of economic development Evgeny Elin will be acting (acting) Minister of economic development Ulyukayev is arrested. The decree of 15 November was signed by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. On Tuesday Basmanny court of Moscow satisfied the petition of the investigation on house arrest Ulyukayev, who is accused of receiving a bribe in especially large size. He will remain under arrest until January 15, 2017. The court also banned the arrested walks. About the arrest of the Minister became known in the night on

Dmitry Medvedev Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev admitted that the detention of the Minister of economic development Alexei Ulyukayev is beyond his comprehension. About it the Prime Minister said on Tuesday, November 15, reports TASS. “This is a major event for the authorities and for the government. What happened is beyond my comprehension,” — said Medvedev at the meeting of the faction “United Russia”. He stressed that none of the authorities — neither the governors nor deputies, nor Ministers, who had committed corruption crimes, have no immunity. It is an indisputable conclusion that follows from the case speaker, “it is very important for our country taking into account its traditions,” added the Prime Minister. Earlier Tuesday, the court sent the speaker under house arrest. According to investigators, the Minister illegally demanded from the representative of the company “Rosneft” as a bribe money for the legitimate issuance of a positive

Deputies of LDPR Vitaly Pashin and Daniel Shilkov submitted to the state Duma a bill prohibiting the firing is paying a mortgage employees. The document database registered in the Duma bills on Tuesday, November 15. “Given the difficult economic situation in our country and mass layoffs at enterprises and organizations, it is appropriate to legally protect this category of citizens and to limit the grounds for terminating an employment contract on the initiative of the employer”, — said in the explanatory note to the document. According to the parliamentarians, because of layoffs, mortgage holders, many of whom are young people with young children, broken families, increased the number of offenses. In addition to the ban on dismissal, the liberal Democrats propose to give mortgage holders the “right of priority to leaving to work at reduction of number or staff of employees”. In early September, a group of deputies of the

Aman Tuleyev Director of the Institute of applied politics Olga Kryshtanovskaya believes that the detention of the two Vice-Governor of the Kemerovo region, suspected of extortion weaken the position of the head of Kuzbass Aman Tuleev. This point of view in an interview with “Tape.ru” the expert announced on Tuesday, November 15. “Tuleyev’s position will weaken. But he is a man who is very elderly and still him to leave. So his retirement is not far off,” said Kryshtanovskaya. At the same time, in her opinion, it is not necessary to speak about a conspiracy against Kemerovo Governor. “If a case of corruption, if it is suspected that this is the whole reason,” said the analyst. Earlier on Tuesday, Aman Tuleyev, said that the arrest of his Deputy Alexander Danilchenko and Aleksei Ivanov and the chief of Department of administrative bodies of administration of the region Helena Trinity nothing like

MP from the Communist party Valery Rashkin has proposed to hold a parliamentary investigation of detainee’s Minister of economic development Alexei Ulyukayev. The appropriate request sent to the office of the speaker of the Duma, reported by RT on Tuesday, November 15. In his opinion, the case speaker has a precedent, it is therefore necessary to use to investigate all the tools. “I’ve decided to take the matter under special control, and to contact the Chairman of the state Duma with a request to consider the initiative to start a parliamentary investigation,” — said the MP. Earlier Tuesday, the Chairman of National anticorruption Committee Cyril Kabanov has expressed the opinion that after the arrest of the speaker can be criminal cases against other officials. On 15 November in relation to the head of Ministry of economic development initiated a criminal case under part 6 of article 290 of the criminal