Russian politics
The EU’s ban on issuing visas to Russian citizens living in Crimea is a blatant violation of human rights, Russia’s deputy foreign minister has said, adding that the policy is an attempt to make ordinary people the hostages of a political agenda.
- Russian Supreme Court scraps liberal party request to cancel election results
Russia’s Supreme Court has rejected a bid by the opposition Yabloko party to cancel the results of September’s State Duma elections. The court said that the violations the party was pointing to were minor and did not affect the results of the vote. - Russians warm towards West & favor rapprochement, poll shows
The latest poll has shown that the proportion of Russians who favor warmer and closer relations with Western nations is growing fast and has almost reached the historical maximum registered in 2000. - Moscow court upholds house arrest of Russia’s ex-economy minister Ulyukayev
Motions filed with Moscow City Court seeking the release of Aleksey Ulyukayev from house arrest have been rejected. The court ordered that the restrictions on the ex-minister, who is charged with taking a $2-million bribe, remain until his trial begins. - ‘Talented mimic’: Senior prison official rejects activist’s torture claims
An official probe has found no grounds to the claims made by a Russian opposition activist who says he has suffered beatings and threats at a penal colony, a senior prison service official has said.
- ‘Visa genocide’: Senior diplomat blasts European restrictions on Crimea residentsThe EU’s ban on issuing visas to Russian citizens living in Crimea is a blatant violation of human rights, Russia’s deputy foreign minister has said, adding that the policy is an attempt to make ordinary people the hostages of a political agenda.
- Russian Supreme Court scraps liberal party request to cancel election resultsRussia’s Supreme Court has rejected a bid by the opposition Yabloko party to cancel the results of September’s State Duma elections. The court said that the violations the party was pointing to were minor and did not affect the results of the vote.
- Russians warm towards West & favor rapprochement, poll showsThe latest poll has shown that the proportion of Russians who favor warmer and closer relations with Western nations is growing fast and has almost reached the historical maximum registered in 2000.
- Moscow court upholds house arrest of Russia’s ex-economy minister UlyukayevMotions filed with Moscow City Court seeking the release of Aleksey Ulyukayev from house arrest have been rejected. The court ordered that the restrictions on the ex-minister, who is charged with taking a $2-million bribe, remain until his trial begins.
- ‘Talented mimic’: Senior prison official rejects activist’s torture claimsAn official probe has found no grounds to the claims made by a Russian opposition activist who says he has suffered beatings and threats at a penal colony, a senior prison service official has said.
- Russian senator promises nuclear response to NATO expansion
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In response to NATO’s efforts to enlist new member-countries, a member of the defense and security committee for Russia’s Upper House has said that Russia will target any sites it considers to be a threat with nuclear weapons. - Envoy blasts OSCE resolution targeting Russian media as discriminatory
Russia’s envoy to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has branded the group’s resolution on countering the Russian mass media a discriminatory document that contradicts basic international agreements on human rights. - Police set next year as start date to fingerprint all foreigners arriving in Russia
Russia’s deputy interior minister has told the press that in 2017 fingerprinting will become an obligatory procedure for all foreigners arriving in the country. - Russians’ attitude to United States shows improvement
In recent months the average Russian has begun to think more favorably about the United States, with over half the participants in the latest polls saying they expect President-elect Donald Trump to further improve relations between the two nations. - Russia hopes Trump will stop US from ‘illegally’ applying its laws around the world – diplomat
The Russian Foreign Ministry’s plenipotentiary for human rights has told RT that he and his colleagues hope that Donald Trump will end the “illegal” detention of Russian citizens in third nations – a practice that has reached a new peak under Barack Obama. - Private contractors from US seek employment in Chechen anti-terrorism center – Kadyrov
About 10 security specialists from the United States have applied for work in the unique international anti-terrorism training center that is being constructed in Chechnya, the republic’s leader has told the press. - Lavrov cites historical falsification as major threat to relations with allies
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov praised Belarus’ close relations with Russia and noted that both nations have resisted attempts to drive a wedge between them through the falsification of history.
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- Patriarch Kirill: Churches in Russia, UK served as bridge between our countries for centuriesThe Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Kirill, has delivered a speech in London’s Cathedral of the Dormition of the Mother of God and All Saints in a four-day visit to the UK to mark the 300th anniversary of the Russian Orthodox Church’s presence there.
- ‘TTIP is non-transparent, protectionist deal’: Putin interview ahead of India visitAhead of his visit to India, President Vladimir Putin talked to Rossiya Segodnya and IANS news agencies on the ties between the two nations and their work within the BRICS group. He admitted the world still feels the past global financial crisis, but said that protectionist projects such as TTIP are “unfortunate.”
- ‘Shanghai Cooperation Organization expands, commands respect worldwide’ – Putin to XinhuaRussian President Vladimir Putin has welcomed the expansion of the Shanghai Security Organization in an interview with Xinhua, noting that the association is gaining relevance outside the region and inspiring respect worldwide.
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