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Igor Dodon and Vladimir Putin © Mikhail Metzel/TASS MOSCOW, March 17. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed with President of Moldova Igor Dodon settlement in Transnistria. “There is a very important, very sensitive issue associated with the settlement of the Transnistrian problem, about it we will talk separately,” – said the Russian President at the meeting with the Moldovan leader. Putin proposed Dodon at a meeting to discuss cooperation in the economy and recalled that this year Russia and Moldova will celebrate the 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations.

MOSCOW, March 17. /TASS/. The statement of the former President of Ukraine Victor Yanukovich on 1 March 2014 with a request of sending troops was read out at the UN Security Council as indicative information. This was reported by the official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova on his page in social network Facebook. “Application (for some reason called “the letter”) was not registered and was not considered neither in presidential administration (AP) on Russia, nor in the Federation Council. In other words, the statement was signed by the President of Ukraine, read in the UN security Council as very significant information about the situation in Ukraine, but no decision on it in the AP or in the Federation Council of Russia was not taken”, – said Zakharov. The official representative of the Russian foreign Ministry noted that around read in March 2014 the UN security Council’s statements in

Verhovye Ministry of justice asked the court to ban in Russia “Jehovah’s Witnesses” Moscow. March 17. INTERFAX.RU — the Ministry of justice filed to the Supreme court the claim about a ban in the country of the organization “Jehovah’s Witnesses” after identified during the inspection violations of anti-extremist legislation was reported in the press service of the Ministry. “The Ministry of justice of Russia in the period from 8 to 27 February 2017 unscheduled documentary check of conformity of activities of Religious organizations “Administrative center of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia,” stated in its Charter purposes and tasks”, — stated in the message of press-service, received on Friday at the request of “Interfax”. According to the Ministry, “the organization’s activities carried out with violations of the statutory goals and objectives, as well as the current legislation of the Russian Federation, including Federal law “On countering extremist activities”. “In this regard, the

Israel explained to air strikes on Hizbollah positions in Syria The military has stated that they intend to prevent the transport of weapons destined for the Lebanese group. Moscow. March 17. INTERFAX.RU — the Israeli air force launched air strikes on positions of the Lebanese Shiite group “Hezbollah” in Syria, fighting on the side of the government troops, reports on Friday, the Israel defense forces. “At night, the Israeli air force attacked several targets in Syria,” — said in a statement the military. It is noted that Israel launched airstrikes on a number of objects to prevent the smuggling of weapons to Hizballah, supported by Iran In turn, Israel has accused Syria of firing their aircraft. As reported by Haaretz, citing the military, Israeli planes attacked targets in Syria and were fired anti-aircraft missiles. None of them hit the target, and one of the rockets was intercepted by Israeli air

In Japan hosted the first exercises in case of a missile attack of the DPRK In Japan were the first civilian doctrine for evacuation in the event of a missile attack from North Korea. The exercise was attended by about a hundred residents of the state Administration of Akita Prefecture, they were all evacuated to the local school and city cultural and sports complex. Reports of the alleged missile strike exercise participants received on their mobile phones. Academic alarm was also transmitted via the emergency alert system J-alert. March 6, North Korea launched four ballistic missiles into the sea of Japan. According to Tokyo, the three of them flew about a thousand kilometers before falling in the sea in the exclusive economic zone of Japan. Held in Pyongyang in early March, the launch of ballistic missiles explained the exercise to strike at American bases in Japan. The previous rocket launch,