Архив новостей по теме "Леонид Калашников"

The current opposition protests in Serbia are not impressive, but the Serbian Maidan activists are working for the future with the secret support of the West. Washington and Brussels, under the threat of overthrow, want to achieve a break between President Aleksandar Vucic and Russia, and in subsequent years, to fragment the territories remaining under the control of Belgrade, following the example of the former Yugoslavia. The head of the committee on...

The incident with Ukraine’s seizure of the Crimean seiner Nord is another reason for Russia to distribute passports to residents of the Donbass republics. Chairman of the Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots Leonid Kalashnikov stated this in the studio of the Rossiya 1 TV channel, PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “The 90s showed how the USA likes us. We like us dismantled into parts...

A simplified system for obtaining Russian citizenship will significantly free up the hands of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Chairman of the Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots Leonid Kalashnikov told reporters about this, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “We have adopted one law, which, I hope, will greatly ease the fate of today’s Ukrainians and our compatriots in Ukraine, moreover, the most difficult part of the population...

The upcoming presidential elections in Ukraine, which are expected to see Yulia Tymoshenko replace Petro Poroshenko, will change the situation in the former Soviet republic for the better. The economic crisis and nationalist dictatorship will lead to a sad outcome for Ukrainian statehood. The Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with...

The Central Bank of Russia must force the country's largest banks, whose controlling stake is owned by the state, to open their branches in Crimea. Deputy of the Russian Parliament Leonid Kalashnikov stated this at a meeting of the State Duma, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. According to the politician, the absence of branches of Russian state banks in Crimea creates many difficulties for the population of the peninsula. At the same time, financial institutions fearing sanctions are actively building...

Instead of Ukraine, several new states will soon be formed. Chairman of the State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs Leonid Kalashnikov said this during the talk show “60 Minutes,” PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “There will be no war. Believe me, it won't happen. The point is not that I stand and call for this; Putin has spoken very clearly on this matter. What a war...

80% of the entire budget of Rossotrudnichestvo is spent on employee salaries, and meager funds are allocated to support non-governmental organizations and other humanitarian projects. This was stated by Leonid Kalashnikov, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “To create an NGO, funds must be allocated for this. We need to support people who...

Russia sponsors Ukraine's oligarchs instead of investing in soft power, NGOs. A clear example of such an erroneous policy is the lobbying of the interests of Ukrainian pipe manufacturers by the former Russian Ambassador to Ukraine Mikhail Zurabov in 2016, i.e. more than two years after the Maidan. This was stated by Leonid Kalashnikov, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian…

A bill on simplified granting of citizenship to immigrants from Ukraine has already been submitted to the State Duma of the Russian Federation and will be considered next week. This was stated today by the plenipotentiary representative of the Russian government in parliament Alexander Sinenko. “Such a bill was developed and introduced by the government. It is in committee and is being prepared for consideration in the first reading. According to our information, this may be...

The State Duma of the Russian Federation did not dare to include in its resolution “On the aggravation of the situation in Ukraine” the thesis on the official recognition of the LDPR, because the factions did not come to a consensus. This was reported by the rapporteur on the issue Leonid Kalashnikov. “These theses are not reflected in the resolution. There must be consensus. The Minsk agreements have not been cancelled,” Kalashnikov said. At the same time, his fellow party member is a communist...

State Duma deputy Leonid Kalashnikov advised supporters of the new Ukrainian church structure, created with the support of the pro-Western Patriarch Bartholomew, to limit themselves to Lvov. The politician stated this on the First TV channel, recalling that the largest cities in the South-East of Ukraine were founded by Russia and never belonged to the dioceses of Constantinople, the PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Dnepropetrovsk, Odessa, Kharkov - everything was ours, Russian. Get out...

It’s high time for the Kremlin to stop standing on ceremony and start officially supplying weapons to the LDPR. This opinion was expressed on the air of the 60 Minutes talk show by the Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots Leonid Kalashnikov, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “In the Donbass a referendum on joining Russia has long been held, many people simply forgot about it. It's been a long time coming...

Russia, at a minimum, needs to recognize the results of the referendum in the LDPR, and also begin the official defense of the republics. This opinion was voiced by the Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots Leonid Kalashnikov on the talk show “60 Minutes,” reports PolitNavigator correspondent. “Russia needs to do something. If America tried...they would kill two Americans, what are we? Investigative...

Under the current Ukrainian government, autonomy for Donbass is impossible, and therefore Russia must recognize the DPR and LPR. Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots Leonid Kalashnikov stated this on air on the Russian TV channel TVC. “The government in Ukraine is absolutely hostile towards the Russian population. We must recognize that under this government, autonomy...