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Peskov called the incorrect words of three Assad MOSCOW, 9 APR — RIA Novosti. Bashar Assad is the legitimate President of Syria, hardly insults at him is appropriate, said the press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov, commenting on the message of the American leader Donald trump, in which he called Assad’s “animals.” “Assad is the legitimate President of Syria. From our point of view, of course, can scarcely be correct, the use of such offensive phrases against the legitimate President of the country,” Peskov said in response to a request to comment on trump’s statement that in his Twitter wrote that “the President (Vladimir) Putin, Russia and Iran responsible for the support of the animal Assad”. Earlier, U.S. state Department spokesman has told RIA Novosti that the United States is following the possible use of chemical weapons in the Syrian Duma, which could have been killed 40 people. Russian

Medvedev joked on the subject of the rotation of the government SLIDES, 9 APR — RIA Novosti. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev joked on the subject of the rotation of the Russian government. At the beginning of the traditional meeting in the suburban residence of the Prime Minister had a slight hitch as Vice-premiers mixed up their places at the table in his office to Medvedev. In particular, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin first tried to take his chair, but the Vice-premiers recovered quickly and took their traditional places. “Forgot who is hosting? There was a rotation,” joked Medvedev. This hitch could be caused by the fact that on Monday in a meeting with the head of the government was attended by all Vice-premiers. In particular, there was no Vitaly Mutko.

© EPA-EFE/SANA EAST GHOUTA /Syria/, April 9. /TASS/. Syrian doctors in the city Council has denied the information about the alleged admission to him, patients with signs of chemical poisoning. About it journalists were reported by the Russian Centre for reconciliation of the warring parties. “The Syrian doctors from the Duma has denied the information about the alleged admission to him, patients with signs of chemical poisoning. In an interview, the doctor of city hospital of Duma Yasser Abdel-Majid told that neither the weekend nor the start of hostilities in Syria, they have not been victims of chemical poisoning,” – said in the message. Earlier, representatives of the Russian Center for reconciliation of the warring parties interviewed doctors and hospital staff of the city Duma.

© Stanislav Krasilnikov/TASS MOSCOW, April 9. /TASS/. Moscow will never bend to the ultimatums of the West, this is not the language in which you need to talk with Russia. This was stated on Monday, Russian foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the meeting with Russian diplomats expelled from several Western countries. “You know, we, of course, will respond. We will never bend to the ultimatums, this is not the language in which you want to talk with the Russian Federation”, – said the Minister.

Medvedev: Russia reserves right to respond to US sanctions GORKI, April 9. /TASS/. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev at a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister called the new anti-Russian sanctions of the US protectionism, which is unacceptable and illegitimate. “Friday’s sanctions against our country is of course another manifestation of the protectionist policy but also veiled in that the cover of the sanctions,” — said the Prime Minister at the meeting with Deputy Prime Ministers. He is sure that “These decisions, of course, unacceptable and we consider them illegitimate, because they are located outside the plane of international law.” Medvedev recalled that “last Friday, the U.S. Treasury announced new restrictions on 24 of our citizens and 14 Russian companies.” “As in previous sanctions actions that we see in this obvious, simple, pragmatic goal — to solve uncompetitive ways their economic problems”, — said the head of the Cabinet. According to him,