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WP: trump banned publication of the statement by the White house about the heroism of McCain The US President Donald trump has banned the press service of the White house to publish an official statement in connection with the death of John McCain in which the Senator was called a hero. This writes The Washington Post, citing sources. Upstairs According to the publication, the press Secretary of the White House Sarah Sanders and the President’s chief of staff John Kelly spoke for the publication of official statements, which said about the military merits of McCain during the Vietnam war, his success in the U.S. Senate. In the proposed version of the statement McCain was also called a hero. However, trump told his aides that instead of an official statement it will publish the post in Twitter. In his tweet the President of the United States was limited to sympathy to

The economy Ministry proposed to divide Russia into 14 regions The Ministry of economy has finalized the “Strategy of spatial development”, in which Russia should be divided into 14 regions. Upstairs Still, it was decided to allocate two macro — far East and North Caucasus. In addition, it is planned to allocate Central, Central black earth, Northern, North-Western, southern, Volga-Kama, Volga-Ural, Ural, West-Siberian, South Siberian, Yenisey and Baikal regions. As it became known””, the division agrees not all, the presidential envoy in the Siberian Federal district Sergey Menyailo has sent the government proposals on amending the draft strategy. He insists on creation in Siberia of a single macro-region instead of the proposed three. As reported by “Kommersant” in the Ministry of economy, the project will be submitted to the government in September. In November, the strategy is expected to be approved. Read more about the initiative of the Ministry read

In Russia, sharply increased xenophobic attitudes This is a consequence of the improvement in relations with the West on the background of the world Cup, experts say. Upstairs Over the past year has increased dramatically the proportion of Russians advocating for the restriction of residence in the country representatives of various nationalities, according to the survey “Levada-center”. The rating “undesirable” ethnic groups headed by Gypsies (an increase from 17% to 32%), Chinese (15% to 31%) and Vietnamese (from 12 to 26%). “If the General level of ethnophobia for the year increased by 12 PCT, the frequency of choice of those or other “non-Russian” positions increased 1.5 times. That is, the range of hostile relations has expanded,” says the sociologist “Levada-center” Karina Pipia. To explain the growth of xenophobia, in her opinion, you can redirect the irritation caused by dissatisfaction with pension reform and the deterioration in consumer and social attitudes,

Russia is divided into fourteen To the Far East and North Caucasus of the Ministry of economy proposes to add 12 more regions. Upstairs Improved Ministry of economy “Strategy of spatial development” proposes to divide Russia into 14 regions — similar to the already established allocation of the Far East and North Caucasus. Macro-regions like the Yenisei and Baikal is suggested to form taking into account the “prevailing social and economic relations”. As it became known””, the division agrees not all, the presidential envoy in the Siberian Federal district Sergey meniailo in a letter to the government insists on creation in Siberia of a single macro-region instead of the proposed three. Ministry of economy finalized the draft of “spatial development Strategy”. As reported to “Kommersant”, the document will be submitted to the White house in September, in November, the strategy should be approved. The aim of the strategy is “the