Peskov: Putin works regardless of ratings
Russian President Vladimir Putin is pragmatic about changes in his ratings, he carries on doing his job without looking at these indicators, Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
“I would not want to exaggerate. Undoubtedly, the government’s initiative with respect to the pension reform is an extremely socially significant and socially prominent topic. It will be subject to further scrupulous clarification,” Peskov replied, when asked whether the Kremlin is concerned about …
Putin to ramp up surveillance of Russians’ travels abroad
The Russian government is preparing to take steps to increase the monitoring of Russian citizens’ tourist travels abroad.
In order to do this, they plan to increase usage of the Electronic Pass system, which will collect data on tours purchased by citizens through tourist companies.
The system, which has been under development since 2015 as part of the law “On the fundamentals of tourist activity”, was initially intended to be voluntary.
Now, however, the Federal Agency for Tourism ( …
Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs: war with Russia cannot be an excuse for Ukraine to violate the rights of Hungarians
Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs Péter Szijjártó stated that the war with Russia cannot be an excuse for Ukraine’s “violation of the rights of Hungarians.”
During an interview with Channel 1+1 which was broadcast in the evening of June 24, Szijjártó stated: “We support the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine, but your war with Russia cannot be and should not be an excuse for your violation of the rights of Hungarians.”
According to Szijjártó, Hungary will continue to support …
Russia accuses U.S. of trying to push its gas into Europe
The United States is trying to push its gas into the European market, said First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Energy Igor Anansky, commenting on the words of Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Sandra Oudkirk that Europe may halt the construction of the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline.
“The U.S. is again confusing politics with economics. All of America’s hopes are connected solely with the desire to prevent the cheapest gas from going to Europe and by attempts – using political …
Military intelligence from eight countries hold emergency meeting in Kyiv
Representatives of military intelligence from eight countries gathered in Kyiv for an emergency meeting to assess the most immediate threats from Russia in the Black Sea.
According to the official website of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, an international forum – the Black Sea Intelligence Forum – was held in the country for several days.
“The forum was organized due to the recent significant deterioration of global and regional security due to …