Putin receives military pension, his spokesman saysJanuary 15, 2019 - 12:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian President Vladimir Putin receives a salary and military pension on a Rossiya Bank card, his press secretary Dmitry Peskov said in an interview with AIF. He recalled that when the first sanctions were imposed, “for some reason, the Americans thought that the main perpetrators of Crimea’s accession to Russia were a number of our companies, including the Rossiya Bank." “And then the President decided to transfer his salary and military pension to the card of the bank. I can't reveal the exact amount of his pension, I don’t know,” Peskov said. He also added that both the President's and Prime Minister's salaries are established by presidential decrees. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |