Russian politics
Property minister of the Amur Region in the Russian Far East has told reporters that the authorities had allocated 500,000 hectares of land for the free handover to anyone willing to start a business in agriculture or tourism.
- Govt proposes $14.7mn in benefits for Syrian operation vets
The Russian cabinet has submitted a draft law that would allow military servicemen and civilian specialists who took part in the operation against Islamic State terrorists in Syria to receive the same benefits offered to war veterans. - Putin drafts bill on criminal responsibility for graft mediation
The Russian president has drafted a bill that would introduce hefty fines or prison time for acting as a middleman in commercial graft. At the same time punishment would be softer for first-time offenders convicted of graft and bribery. - Supreme Court clears motion to introduce responsibility for insulting Russian anthem
Russia’s Supreme Court has approved a bill making it a criminal offense to insult the Russian Federation’s anthem and setting the maximum punishment for such a breach as a year in prison. - Ruling party United Russia holds 1st-ever nationwide primaries
About 10 million people have participated in nationwide United Russia primaries, ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections in September. Observers and senior party officials said the turnout at the Sunday polls exceeded their expectations.
- Govt proposes $14.7mn in benefits for Syrian operation vetsThe Russian cabinet has submitted a draft law that would allow military servicemen and civilian specialists who took part in the operation against Islamic State terrorists in Syria to receive the same benefits offered to war veterans.
- Russian Far East region allocates half million hectares for free land handover programProperty minister of the Amur Region in the Russian Far East has told reporters that the authorities had allocated 500,000 hectares of land for the free handover to anyone willing to start a business in agriculture or tourism.
- Supreme Court clears motion to introduce responsibility for insulting Russian anthemRussia’s Supreme Court has approved a bill making it a criminal offense to insult the Russian Federation’s anthem and setting the maximum punishment for such a breach as a year in prison.
- Putin drafts bill on criminal responsibility for graft mediationThe Russian president has drafted a bill that would introduce hefty fines or prison time for acting as a middleman in commercial graft. At the same time punishment would be softer for first-time offenders convicted of graft and bribery.
- Proposal to fine civil servants for using imported software finds no support in Kremlin
A proposal to introduce fines for state agencies that acquire foreign-made software has been questioned by Russia’s presidential press-secretary, who said the situation with laws regulating software was “working,” despite being complex in some areas. - Ruling party United Russia holds 1st-ever nationwide primariesAbout 10 million people have participated in nationwide United Russia primaries, ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections in September. Observers and senior party officials said the turnout at the Sunday polls exceeded their expectations.
- Crimean leader: Power change in Kiev would restore ‘brotherly relations’ between Russia & Ukraine
The head of the Crimean Republic, Sergey Aksyonov, has told reporters that he expects relations between Russia and Ukraine to be completely restored once the current Ukrainian regime is ousted and replaced by democratically-elected leaders. - ‘Obama’s US exceptionalism statements rival Hitler quotes’ – top Russian judge
The chairman of the Russian Constitutional Court has said that Barack Obama’s statements about American exceptionalism were very similar to propaganda used by Nazi Germany and equally dangerous to world peace. - Lib Dems seek ban on use of dead people’s images in election campaigns
MPs from the populist nationalist party LDPR have promised to draft a motion banning any use of dead people’s images in election promotional material, but denied the move is connected with the Communists’ intention to use Stalin’s name in their campaign. - First approval for Putin’s National Guard bill, despite Communist opposition
The State Duma has passed in the first reading a bill on the foundation of a National Guard – an agency based on Interior Ministry troops, but with broader powers than its predecessor and reporting directly to the president. - Communists to use Stalin image in upcoming Russian parliamentary polls – report
Russia’s Communist Party intends to use Stalin’s image to boost its popularity among voters ahead of September’s parliamentary elections, a popular business daily reports, quoting a source in the party. - New Khodorkovsky case files forwarded to Interpol – prosecutors
The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office has sent documents to Interpol that could see the former oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky put on an international wanted list over charges of complicity in the 1998 murder of a Siberian city mayor.
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Lavrov: Russia open to widest possible cooperation with WestRussian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has discussed the role of Russia in international relations, stressing the need for cooperation between Moscow and the West, in an article published in the Russia in Global Affairs magazine.
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Putin pays tribute to soldiers fighting terrorism abroad in New Year’s address (VIDEO)As Russia ushers in 2016, President Vladimir Putin has given his traditional televised address, aired at 5 minutes to midnight. This year he had special words for Russian soldiers fighting international terrorism. You can read the full speech below.
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