Yarmolnik and Fomenko refused to comment on the controversial radio about “vulgar” Russian

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Photo: RIA Novosti Russian artists Leonid Yarmolnik and Nikolai Fomenko, on air of the Latvian radio Baltkom who called the Russians “vulgar people” who do not know who Stalin, Lenin, and where is the Crimea, has refused a request by the newspaper VIEW, to comment on his statements. “You already 25th today who asks me this question. I want to say that everything in this article is distorted, all our words were taken out of context, we were talking about something else,” – said the newspaper VIEW Leonid Yarmolnik. On the remark of the journalist that published in the Internet a video recording of the broadcast, where sound these statements, Yarmolnik said, “Well, here, and must understand that our words were distorted, do not know why members of the media all the time present our words as they were spoken”. On the question of whether Yarmolnik to ask a question

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Pacific fleet ships headed to India on the teachings of Indra Navy

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© Yuri Smityuk/TASS VLADIVOSTOK, December 12. /Offset. TASS Natalia Nikulina/. The detachment of combat ships of the Pacific fleet in the large anti-submarine ship “Admiral Tributs” the tanker “Boris Butoma” went to the Indian port of Visakhapatnam, where he will participate in the joint exercise Indra Navy. This was reported TASS the representative a press-services of East military district Vladimir Matveyev.

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Tickets are expensive, but relatives are relatives – Kharkov about the relationship of Ukrainians and Russians

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The victory of the Maidan and the subsequent civil war in Ukraine has changed a lot in the thoughts and feelings of ordinary people in the country, most of whom are related by kinship and friendship ties with the people of Russia. “Star” decided to find out what ordinary people think of Ukraine about his relationship with the Russians in light of what happened over the last three years.   “I want this to stop. Amicably somehow. Either that, or just didn’t shoot his parents to live normally. Here in Kharkov, it does not felt”, – said the resident of Kharkov by the name of Olesya, whose parents live in the town of Stakhanov located on the territory of the self-proclaimed LNR.   What about communications with Russia and Russians Olesya told me that for most ordinary citizens, little has changed. People continue to visit and communicate with their relatives,

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In Virginia, an air force helicopter US extra villages on the high school football field

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In Virginia, an air force helicopter US extra villages on the high school football field MOSCOW, 10 Dec — RIA Novosti. A military helicopter of the US air force made an emergency landing on a school football field in the U.S. state of Virginia, reports Fox 5. The helicopter crew decided to land because of technical problems. As a result of incident nobody has suffered. At the request of local police, soon on the pitch will land another helicopter — he will deliver personnel and equipment to resolve technical issues. Mechanical problems causes military helicopter to land at Yorktown High School in Arlington https://t.co/z85RUCS3G1 #fox5dc — FOX 5 DC (@fox5dc) 10 Dec 2016

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Madonna received the award “Woman of the year” by Billboard magazine

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Madonna received the award “Woman of the year” by Billboard magazine MOSCOW, 10 Dec — RIA Novosti. American singer Madonna has received the award “Woman of the year” by Billboard magazine, the website of the publication. “Thank you for recognizing my ability to pursue a career for 34 years”, — quotes the edition of a passage from the speech of the singer, she said, receiving the award. Madonna in her victory speech touched on a number of issues, including sexism and male chauvinism, as well as HIV. She also remembered about those artists who passed away in recent years. “I think the most controversial, what I did is that I stayed. Michael (Jackson — ed.) left. Tupac is gone. Prince left. Uitni (Houston — ed.) left. Amy Winehouse is gone. David Bowie is gone. But I’m still standing here. I’m one of the lucky ones and every day I pray,”

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Syria sent 200 American troops

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Syria sent 200 American troops Moscow. 10 Dec. INTERFAX.RU — at least 200 American soldiers from the units in the special operations were sent to Syria to assist Kurdish militias and the Syrian armed opposition in mastering the city of raqqa, which captured militants “Islamic state” (ISIS, a terrorist organization banned in Russia). According to the head of the Pentagon Ashton Carter, the backup will include employees of special forces that will assist local forces in operations to capture Raqqa. The direction of additional troops to Syria was approved last week, U.S. President Barack Obama, said Carter. Now in Syria there are about 300 American servicemen.

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Lavrov will meet in Belgrade with Serbian leadership

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Sergei Lavrov © Alexander Shcherbak/TASS BELGRADE, December 12. /TASS/. The Russian foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov begins a two-day visit to Belgrade, where he will discuss with the Serbian leadership on the issues of development of cooperation between the two countries and the situation in the Balkans, and on 13 December to take part in the meeting of the Council of foreign Ministers of the black sea economic cooperation (BSEC).

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Trump considered himself too smart for the daily briefing with intelligence

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Donald Trump The US President-elect Donald trump refused to daily briefings by intelligence, which conducts the current head of state Barack Obama. He said this in the big Sunday interview with Fox News channel. Moderator Chris Wallace (Chris Wallace) asked Trump a question, is it true that intends to hold meetings with intelligence only once a week. The President-elect replied that he was ready to do it as needed, and daily meetings need not consider. “If anything changes, let me know, I’ll be ready for you in a minute,” said the future head of state. “You know, I’m a reasonably intelligent man, and I don’t need to hear the same information in the same terms daily for eight years (presidential term in the US is four years, but the President may be re-elected for a second term — approx. “Of the tape.ru”), “—said trump. Earlier, several media outlets, including Reuters,

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Klintsevich called the capture of Palmyra a heavy blow

Russia

Franz Klintsevich The capture of the terrorist group “Islamic state” (IG, is prohibited in Russia), the Syrian city of Palmyra — a hard blow from which to draw conclusions. This opinion, as reported on Monday, December 12, “Interfax”, said Deputy head of Committee on defense and security, Federation Council Frants Klintsevich. “We must honestly admit that the entrance of militants in Palmyra, even for a short time, — a hard blow, primarily psychological in nature from which to draw some conclusions,” said the Senator. Klintsevich called for an end to the practice of providing passages for the escape of the militants. “It should not be so, that in one place open corridors for an exit, often with weapons, fighters, and in another place, and at the same time, they are focusing,” he said. At the same time the interlocutor of the news Agency expressed the opinion that the terrorist attack

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The state Duma adopted the Federal budget for three years

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Photo: RIA Novosti The state Duma at the meeting on 9 December passed in the third reading the law on the Federal budget for 2017-2019. About it reports “Interfax”. “For” vote of 315 deputies, against – 99. The document, among other things, involves the gradual reduction of the budget deficit from 3.2 percent of GDP in 2017 to 1.2 percent of GDP in 2019. Revenues for 2017 should be 13,488 trillion rubles, expenses – 16,241 trillion rubles, and deficit – 2,753 trillion rubles. In the previous, the second reading, the parliamentary majority has redistributed part of budget expenditures on socially important objectives, for example, to support the regions and small businesses. The volume of transfers amounted to about 540 billion rubles.

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