Putin teaches Obama a lesson Jackson Diehl, Deputy Editorial Page Editor of one of the most famous US newspapers The Washington Post, claimed that ‘In the great American debate about Syria, there has been an intervention by Vladi­mir Putin — and it has made Barack Obama the loser'. | PRAVDA.RU

20 reactions · 11 comments | US wants elections as in Russia The US wants to turn to direct elections of the president. A corresponding legislation, which presupposes liquidation of the electoral college, has been already introduced. | PRAVDA.RU | Facebook

Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said that the Russian armed forces received prototypes of laser weapons. According to the official, these are namely combat, but not experimental weapons that have been already taken into service by the Russian army. | PRAVDA.RU