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Kadyrov predicts Ukraine’s accession into ‘great Russia’
The head of the Chechen Republic has dismissed a recent call from Ukraine to break Russia into parts as wishful thinking. Ramzan Kadyrov predicted that on the contrary, Ukraine would ultimately become part of the future state of “Great Russia.”
Top Russian senator rules out leaving Council of Europe
The speaker of Russia’s upper house has told reporters that there are no plans to quit the Council of Europe, but added that the Russian delegation would not resume its work in the body’s parliamentary assembly until its rights are restored.
50% say Sex Pests part of Hollywood’s everyday life – Russian poll
Half of respondents to a survey in Russia told researchers they were unsurprised by recent Hollywood sexual harassment scandals. The historical allegations against famous figures were viewed as just an everyday occurrence in western show business.
Duma gives first nod to bill doubling prison terms for terrorism-related phone hoaxes
The Russian Lower House has passed in the first reading a bill which would impose a penalty of 5 to 10 years behind bars for fake terrorist threat phone calls.
Kadyrov blasts Trump’s Jerusalem move as ‘crude,’ warns of full-scale war in Middle-East
The head of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, has described the recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel by the US president as a stab in the back for those who tried to reach a settlement in the Middle East, and a step towards a new war.
Chief investigator names police and municipal clerks as most ‘corruption prone’ professions
The head of the Russian Investigative Committee has revealed the latest statistics on corruption crime, which reveal that most cases involve law-enforcement agents, military servicemen, municipal clerks, teachers and doctors.
Russia charges former Ukraine defense minister with public calls for terrorism
Russia’s federal agency for high-profile crimes has initiated a criminal case against former Ukrainian Defense Minister Anatoly Gritsenko over a call to blow up cars in Russia, which he made on Ukrainian television.
‘People’s support of Putin must be taken into consideration’ – Gorbachev
The first and only Soviet president and father of Perestroika, Mikhail Gorbachev, says that the great public support for Vladimir Putin can be explained by the people’s reluctance for change in an extremely complicated and tense international situation.
‘New fuse for an old powder keg’: Russian MPs warn of dangers caused by Trump’s Jerusalem decision
Senior Russian lawmakers have called the decision by US President Donald Trump to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel a dangerous move that could cause a wave of painful aftershocks in international politics.
Putin says he will run for next term in 2018
Russian President Vladimir Putin told workers at the Gorky Automobile Plant in Nizhny Novgorod that he intends to register as a candidate in the upcoming presidential election, set for March 18 of next year.
