The only person in the world that can stop the war in Syria with the only phone call is Russian President Vladimir Putin. This opinion was expressed on the air of BBC British Foreign Minister Philip Hammond. Hammond noted that in the last few weeks, Russian airstrikes in Syria have been intensified, which forced the so -called “moderate opposition” several weeks. Hammond admitted that not all representatives of the Syrian opposition can be called democrats.

The head of the delegation of the self -proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic in the contact group Denis Pushilin said that the integration of the DPR with Russia will continue as opposed to Kiev’s failure to fulfill the Minsk agreements, the Donetsk news agency reports . Pushilin said: “Integration into the Russian Federation will continue. This, one might say, is a forced measure, a response to the actions that are performed by Kyiv.

Anton Bykov Sauli Ninistu and Dmitry Medvedev Finland President Sauli Ninisto believes that Russia can become a “second Turkey” if Ankara closes the boundaries for refugees from Syria. In an interview with the Finnish edition of MTV News, he suggested that the change in the migration flow path towards Russia will lead to a complication of the situation in Finland, Estonia and Latvia.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said in an interview with Euronews that Europe should be called a specific date of removal of anti-Russian sanctions. Medvedev said: “We must gain courage and say: you know, guys, we are completing it from such and such a number, we ask you to suspend your response. This will be the right approach. ” Commenting on relations with individual countries of Europe, Medvedev touched on the topic of the so -called Litvinenko case.

The Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation Alexei Ulyukaev said that the country's authorities have approved the final list of state companies that privatization awaits, Interfax reports. According to Ulyukaev, large Russian oil companies, for example, Bashneft, will be privatized. At the same time, Sberbank will not be privatized, the minister said.

The Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev signed a government decree on the maximum permissible cost of hotel service in the territories of a number of Russian constituent entities during the 2018 World Cup and the Confederations Cup. The document sets the maximum cost of hotel services in the categories from “five stars” to “without stars” in Mordovia, Tatarstan, Krasnodar Territory, Moscow, St.

In Smolensk there was a fire in the hostel of the GOU VPO “Smolensk State Medical University”, two students were killed as a result, the Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee in the Smolensk Region reports . The individuals of the dead are established. It is known that the girls were natives of India. A pre -investigation check is underway on the fact of the fire, examinations are assigned.

Finland President Sauli Ninisto believes that Russia can become a “second Turkey” if Ankara closes the boundaries for refugees from Syria. In an interview with the Finnish edition of MTV News, he suggested that the change in the migration flow path towards Russia will lead to a complication of the situation in Finland, Estonia and Latvia. “If Türkiye closes its border or border with the EU for refugees, an uncontrolled stream of migrants is formed in another place.

In Russia, the movement of freight vehicles registered in Ukraine has been suspended. According to the press service of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation, this measure was undertaken as a response to the unlawful blocking of Russian trucks in Ukraine.

The head of the Ministry of Economic Development, Alexei Ulyukaev, said that the current relations between the state and citizens are not quite fair. The minister expressed the opinion that citizens of Russia have the right not only to demand, but also to receive more from the state. In an interview with NTV , the Minister expressed the essence of the relations of citizens and the state with a simple formula: “The taxpayer will pay taxes only by receiving a fair service from the state.

The Russian skater Pavel Kulizhnikov became the world champion at a distance of 500 meters, TASS reports. The World Cobblership Championship at separate distances is currently taking place in Kolomna near Moscow. Kulizhnikov, in the sum of two attempts, showed a result of 69.680 seconds and became the best at a distance of 500 meters. Thus, Kulizhnikov became a four -time world champion. The second result is also on the account of our compatriot, Ruslan Murashov.

We publish a transcript and video recording of the speech of a candidate of historical sciences, temporary acting Director of the Center for Egyptological Research by the Russian Academy of Sciences , the head of the structural unit of this center in Egypt, Sergei Viktorovich Ivanov, as part of the Polit.ru Public Lectures cycle. The Elekidation took place on January 28, 2016 in the Ivan Turgenev library-reader. Text of the lecture Sergey Ivanov: Good evening.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev stated in an interview with Euronews that the investigation of the murder of politician Boris Nemtsov is the issue of the reputation of Russian justice and the state. “There can be no doubt here, this is really a matter of the reputation of Russian justice and the state. This is unambiguous, ”the prime minister said.

Syria authorities officially turned to the UN in connection with the shelling of the northern territories of the country, which are carried out by the Turkish military, reports Reuters . In contacting the UN Secretary General, Pan Hi Munu and the UN Security Council Damascus condemns shelling and demands to put an end to them. According to the Syrian authorities, civilians become victims of shelling.

On February 14, 1746, merchant Alexander Baranov, the first ruler of Russian America, was born. Private bussiness Alexander Andreevich Baranov (1746-1818) was born in Kargopol, Olonets province, into a townsman family, where, besides him, there were three more children: Peter, Evdokia and Vassa. Little information has been preserved about the childhood and youth of Alexander Baranov.