Politics
Saturday 24 March 2018
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“We had no links with the analytical organization Cambridge Analytica, which received access to the data of Facebook users during the election campaign in the United States.”
Cambridge Analytica had multiple consultations with Lukoil and reportedly has done business in Russia. The firm's key researcher worked simultaneously in St. Petersburg State University and received Russian grants -
Emirates Air #Moscow informs I won’t make my Houston Flight as #US Officials instruct them to not let me board. Valid reason yet to be received. US has the Sovereign right of course. Sure it has nothing to do with my name, being part of #lka opposition or my travel from #Russia (winking emoji)
FalseRajapaksa lists no qualifications as an election observer and he had no visa to enter the U.S.U.S. Border Control officials confirmed that Namal Rajapaksa had no valid visa to enter the United States. Rajapaksa's passport was reportedly impounded by his own government due to an ongoing criminal case for money laundering in Sri Lanka. -
“For any country with weapons of mass destruction — the U.K., the U.S., China and all developed countries — any country with at least some chemistry would have zero problems creating this kind of weapon. Why aren’t the British providing a sample to Moscow? Because no matter how hard [British] specialists try, a technology will always differ somewhat. This is its unique signature. It will be immediately clear that it is not a Russian-made technology.”
It is unclear if Britain has any Novichok-type weapons, but it may have produced them in small quantities for peaceful purposes, as allowed under the CWC. Still, sharing the samples could allow Russia to discredit the British allegation of Russia "highly likely" involvement in the poisoning. -
"Information began to leak that he did so (committed suicide) because of the difficulties associated with the reconstruction of the Nikolaev Airport, but it's hard to get rid of the thought that the other side could have eliminated him as one of the dangerous witnesses who could lift the veil of secrecy over the destruction of MH17 and thereby strengthen Russia's position, because it is quite obvious that it was not necessary and not advantageous for Russia to shoot down this aircraft, and that all this was a provocation directed against our country.”
Voloshyn was “suspected” only by Russia’s Investigative Committee, and it was not possible for him to have shot down MH17. -
“I have worked as an observer of elections for about 20 years and can say that in Russia I see improvements every time. And elections are becoming more transparent and open.”
Mariani has long revealed himself to be a supporter of the Russian government and its foreign policy. His claims contradict the findings of more reputable election observers. -
“Even in these dishonest, non-competitive, unfree elections, we have the chance to have our say, to conduct our own political action, which can be quantified and presented.”
A highly centralized political system built under Putin, tightly government-controlled media and stifled opposition make Russia’s March 2018 presidential election unfree and unfair. -
“Today it can be said that our economy has considerably overcome the consequences of the 2014-2015 crisis. The GDP growth for 2017 was approximately 1.5%, with a record inflation rate for modern Russia of about 2.5%.”
Russia has climbed out of the recession, but its growth is extremely slow and is seen as nominal. Meanwhile, unaddressed structural issues and external economic conditions continue to affect the pace of the economy, making the already modest gains reversible. -
Give back Crimea? “What, have you lost your mind? There are no such circumstances and there never will be.”
Three days before the presidential elections in Russia Vladimir Putin appears at the major rally in Crimea, that his press secretary says, "is not connected with presidential elections" and repeats multiple statements justifying Russia's annexation of the Ukrainian peninsula, including the claims that he himself described in the past as "provocative." -
The U.S. used Russia to prevent Ukrainian leader Viktor Yanukovich from using his military against rioters in Kiev, and then ‘cheated’ Moscow by supporting an armed coup, President Vladimir Putin said.
The Maidan Revolution of 2014 was not a coup, nor was it armed, nor led by "far-right nationalists." -
“We have already made a statement that this is all nonsense, we have nothing to do with this”
British investigators have determined that the nerve agent used in the poisoning of ex-Russian military intelligence spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Britain was manufactured in Russia. That alone is enough to earn the Russian foreign minister's claim that Russia had "nothing to do" with the poisoning a false verdict. -
“In January-February, the most significant increase occurred in these categories, because they went up by 200% from 163-165%. There is nothing surprising here.”
The so-called May Decrees, which included raising salaries for teachers and other state workers, were signed by President Vladimir Putin in May 2012. Their sudden implementation in the months leading up to Russia’s upcoming presidential election is rather convenient for Putin, who is seeking another term in office. -
Russian Parliament Leaders Falsely Imply Powerful US Lawmakers Are Immune to Charges of Sexual Abuse
“If such accusations were put forward by the female journalists of Russia Today or Sputnik, for instance, against Senator McCain – then the outcome would be predetermined – in the U.S.A. the Russian female journalists would be blamed.”
When Russian female journalists said #MeToo and accused top lawmaker of sexual harassment, they have been subjected to a campaign of public shame, accused of slander and of “violating professional ethics.” And, the Speaker of Russian Parliament advised the victims to “change jobs.”