All news for 18.09.2016/XNUMX/XNUMX

Ukrainian nationalists from the “Right Sector” tried to throw eggs at the Russian consulate in Odessa, reports “Timer”. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte The incident occurred after the radicals, detained during today’s brawl near the consulate by police, were released and returned again to the building of the Russian diplomatic mission. “To begin with, the nationalists tried to attack an elderly woman who came to the consulate to vote in the elections...

If there is no law in Ukraine prohibiting working in Russia, then Ukrainian artists have every right to go on tour there. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte. Ukrainian artist Andrei Danilko said this in an interview with the Kyiv magazine “Correspondent”, answering the question whether it is ethical for performers from Ukraine to perform in Russia today. “Is it ethical that trains go to Russia today?...

To ensure that the West does not lose to Russia, even those methods that include supporting fascist regimes are good. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte This opinion is expressed by Edward Lucas, senior editor of the British edition of The Economist, in an article published on the pages of the Ukrainian Tyzhden magazine. Lucas opposes the famous British journalist Peter Hitchens, who published material in the American publication First Things...

There is more democracy in the DPR than in Greece, international observer from Greece Venetis Nikos said at a press conference in Donetsk. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte “I have been in the DPR for 5 days. All this time, I have carefully observed the process of work of the temporary election commission and I can say that this is a very democratic and transparent process. We have studied the provisions that...

International observers almost came under fire from the Ukrainian army, Greek observer at the DPR primaries Zafiris Andreas said at a press conference in Donetsk. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte “We came to your country from Greece, where democracy was born. But now everything has changed in Greece. Democracy is being suppressed, people don’t decide anything, the government doesn’t decide anything either...

The electoral process in Donetsk is much better organized than in Ukraine or Kosovo, Miodrag Zarkovich, an international observer for the primaries from Serbia, said at a press conference in Donetsk. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte “As I have said more than once, I have not seen any violations in the process of preparing for the primaries in the DPR,” the observer emphasized. - Primaries are...

Voter turnout in the elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation at 15:00 was 33%. Deputy Chairman of the Central Election Commission (CEC) of the Russian Federation Nikolai Bulaev told reporters about this. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte “The turnout for three hours is almost 33%. In our opinion, this is quite a worthy dynamic,” he said. The leaders in turnout are Yamalo-Nenets...

In Kyiv, under the embassy of the Russian Federation, the flag of the Russian Federation was burned. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte. The act of vandalism occurred with silent non-intervention on the part of numerous representatives of law enforcement agencies under the guns of photo and video cameras. All this was accompanied by shouts of “Glory to Ukraine” and “Death of the Russian Federation” from nationalists picketing the embassy. Let us remind you that as of this morning, representatives of VO...

In Kyiv, Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine Andrei Taranov, who was responsible for coordinating the work of law enforcement agencies, including in the “ATO zone,” died while riding a jet ski. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or VKontakte. Speaker of the National Police of Ukraine Yaroslav Trakalo said this on TV channel 112. It is reported that Taranov, who was driving a jet ski, crashed into a barge and...

The calls of the leaders of the Mejlis, banned in the Russian Federation, to boycott the elections failed - the Crimean Tatars are actively taking part in the expression of their will. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte. Former member of the Mejlis, vice-mayor of Simferopol Teyfuk Gafarov writes about this on his blog, according to whom, in all polling stations located in places where Crimean Tatars live compactly, there is a high turnout. “Having toured the polling stations again...