Tag Archive: Russia

on September 17, 2013 in World News

Lower House considers 50-year ban on convicted pedophiles

Lower House considers 50-year ban on convicted pedophiles entering Russia A Russian MP has suggested a 50-year visa ban for anyone convicted of pedophilia-related crimes, including those who make child pornography or involve the underage in this business. State Duma deputy Aleksandr Sidyakin (United Russia) submitted a  set of amendments to the Law on Entering and Exiting the Russian  Federation that, according to the parliamentarian, would create a   “migration barrier” against the spreading of sex tourism  that involves children. The bill proposes a ban on foreigners which would last 50 years  from the date of conviction for pedophilia-related crimes. This … View Article

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on September 11, 2013 in World News

Siberian forest boy found after 16 years in wilderness

Siberian forest boy found after 16 years in wilderness Russian authorities have found a young man living alone in a Siberian forest after having apparently spent most of his life living there in a hut with his parents, local officials said Tuesday. Locals near the town of Belokurikha found the man, who told the local prosecutor that he was born in 1993 and had lived in the forest since 1997, when his family decided to leave society. But his parents left him alone in the hut in May before he finally went to a nearby village to ask for help… View Article

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on September 11, 2013 in World News

Russia’s ‘carrier-killer’ Moskva enters Mediterranean

Russia’s ‘carrier-killer’ Moskva enters Mediterranean Russia’s Moskva missile cruiser, dubbed a “carrier-killer” by NATO, has passed through the Straits of Gibraltar and is now heading toward the eastern Mediterranean to assume command of the Russian naval force there. The Russian Navy said in a statement that the Moskva cruiser  passed through the Straits of Gibraltar on September 10. Interfax news agency added that the Moskva cruiser, “commanded  by Sergey Tronev, Captain 1st Rank of the Guards… has enough room  for maneuver now.” “The Black Sea flagship entered the Russian Navy’s area of  responsibility in the Mediterranean at 11:00 pm Moscow… View Article

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on September 10, 2013 in World News

Pro-Putin majority party sweeps 1st nationwide election day

  Pro-Putin majority party sweeps 1st nationwide election day United Russia candidates won most of Sunday’s municipal polls, and opposition politicians had to admit there were very few voting irregularities. Sunday’s nationwide election day was the first for Russia.  Governors were elected by a direct vote in eight regions, and two  internal republics – Dagestan and Ingushetia – held parliamentary  vote on the issue. Sixteen regions elected members of  legislatives assemblies. Russian media fixed their attention on the mayoral poll in the  capital. The preliminary result shows incumbent acting Mayor  Sergey Sobyanin won the elections in the first round – he … View Article

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on September 9, 2013 in World News

Putin to follow the path of his divine patron

Putin to follow the path of his divine patron, Saint Prince Vladimir Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit commemorative events in Ukraine dedicated to the celebration of the 1025th anniversary of the Baptism of Russia. The visit took place on July 27-28. The head of the Department for Relations with the Russian Orthodox Church and the Russian Orthodox community Kirill Frolov shared his comments on Putin’s upcoming trip with Pravda.Ru. “Vladimir Putin’s route coincides with the route of his divine patron, Equal to the Apostles Saint Prince Vladimir. The president will first visit key celebrations. July 27 will be the… View Article

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on September 6, 2013 in World News

Russia, China Close In On Multi-Billion Dollar Gas Deal

Russia, China Close In On Multi-Billion Dollar Gas Deal Russian energy giant Gazprom and state-owned China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) have signed an agreement towards a potentially multi-billion dollar gas supply deal to China, reported Reuters, though both sides are yet to reach a final accord on price. The terms were signed on Thursday by the heads of both companies in the presence of Presidents Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping ahead of the G-20 meeting in St. Petersburg; defining “the volumes, start of deliveries, payments, ‘take-or-pay’ amendment” and other issues for the deal, but giving no further details on the… View Article

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on September 6, 2013 in World News

Russia could come to Syria’s aid over US strike

Putin warns Russia could come to Syria’s aid over US strike As he touched down in St. Petersburg on Thursday morning, President Obama  greeted his host Vladimir Putin with a handshake and a smile. But the cordial greeting belies the tinderbox the two leaders are sitting on,  as they posture and deliberate over a potential U.S. strike on Syria — one of  Russia’s closest Mideast allies. Putin escalated concerns about the fallout from any strike when he indicated  in an interview published Wednesday that his country could send Syria and its  neighbors in the region the components of a missile shield… View Article

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on September 2, 2013 in World News

Russians launch dedicated center to fight Atheist extremism

Russians launch dedicated center to fight Atheist extremism group of activists connected with the Russian Orthodox Church are setting up a center against atheist extremism which, according to them, is promoted mainly by foreign-sponsored organizations. The decision was announced this week at a meeting between city residents and deputies of a district council that was held near the pilgrimage center of the Moscow Patriarchate, in south-west Moscow. “The atheist extremism is currently rearing its head. It is sponsored by various funds and NGOs with roots outside Russian borders,” reads the first statement released by the new movement. The group claims… View Article

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on August 31, 2013 in World News

Putin: US Chemical Weapons Claims “Utter Nonsense

Putin: US Chemical Weapons Claims “Utter Nonsense Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared ‘utter nonsense’ the idea that the Syrian government has used chemical weapons on its own people and called on the US to present its supposed evidence to the UN Security Council. Further to this, Putin told Obama that he should consider what the potential fallout from a military strike would be and to take into consideration the suffering of innocent civilians. On Friday, Washington said a plan for a limited military response was in the works to punish Assad for a “brutal and flagrant” chemical attack that… View Article

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on August 26, 2013 in World News

Russia may bring back gay blood donor ban

Russia may bring back gay blood donor ban Russia could soon reintroduce the ban on blood and organ donations for gay men, but offer them free treatment facilitating ‘conversion’ to heterosexuals, a senior Russian MP has said. “We will suggest amendments to the law on donors that reintroduce homosexuality to the list of contraindications for blood donations in Health Ministry instructions,” said State Duma MP Mikhail Degtyarev, who is also a Moscow mayoral candidate from the populist-nationalist party LDPR. The politician told a news conference in Moscow that in his view such a step could not be considered discriminatory, as… View Article

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