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Duma orders staff to report on all data they disclose on internet
Employees of the lower house of the Russian parliament have been ordered to submit a detailed report on all publicly accessible information they have posted on the internet. Some civil servants say the order is vague and excessive.
Russian Foreign Ministry rules out revocation of Dima Yakovlev law
A senior Russian diplomat has said that a 2013 act that forbids US citizens from adopting Russian orphans and US adoption agencies from operating in Russia will remain in place, as the situation that led to its passage has not changed.
Flamboyant leader of Russian liberal democrats proposes exile as punishment for street racers
The head of Russia’s Liberal Democratic Party has suggested that participants in street races be sentenced to lengthy exiles to remote areas of the country, noting that life outside the capital would be the worst punishment for rich owners of fancy cars.
Kremlin regrets setbacks in Russia-US relations under Obama
Moscow regrets the deterioration of relations with Washington, but is ready for constructive dialogue and hopes for future improvements, deputy head of the Russian presidential administration Dmitry Peskov said in anticipation of Obama’s farewell speech.
Russian MPs ‘bewildered’ by latest US enlargement of Magnitsky Act
Russian State Duma deputies have blasted the US expansion of the ‘Magnitsky’ sanctions as a step aimed at complicating the future work of Donald Trump’s administration, adding that no recent developments could justify the step.
‘Disgraseful lies’ –MP blasts Pentagon chief’s statement diminishing Russia’s role in fighting ISIS
US Defense Secretary Ash Carter’s allegation that Russia rendered “virtually zero” support to the anti-terrorism campaign in Syria is a “lie” that puts the US in a “foolish” and “worrying” position, says a member of the State Duma’s Committee for International Affairs.
Most Russians report improved standards of living, general content with life
Over a half of Russians say their own lives are good and three quarters think their lives improved in 2016, according to the latest public opinion poll.
Obama’s 2015 Hawaiian vacation cost taxpayers over $4.8millions
President Barack Obama’s family vacation to Hawaii in 2015 cost taxpayers more than $4.8 million. Conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch […]
Head of Russian central bank named European Banker of the Year
Elvira Nabiullina, the head of Russia’s central bank, has been named the best Central Bank Governor in Europe in 2016 by the international financial magazine, The Banker.
‘RIP’: Medvedev says Obama’s policies towards Russia, initially promising, end in agony
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev expressed his disappointment over US President Barack Obama’s decision to introduce restrictions against Russian diplomats, as a reply to alleged Russian interference in the US presidential election.
