TOP news October 18

Landing the landing module of the Soyuz station Flickr.com/photos/nasahqphoto/sets/

Digest "Polit.ru" is a selection of the ten most noticeable news of the outgoing day. Today, the “daughter” of Rostec accused Siemens of a threat to the sovereignty of Russia, NASA talked about the depressurization of Soyuz, and the defender of Medinsky was excluded from the Higher Attestation Commission on the eve of his dissertation.

Technopromesport accused Siemens of a threat to the sovereignty of Russia

Technopromexport accused Siemens of a threat to the sovereignty of Russia in the oncoming lawsuit regarding the contract for the supply of gas turbines. The company’s lawsuit says that Siemens tried to force the Russian side to execute the EU sanctions, which is a threat to the sovereignty of Russia, and the terms of the contract as a whole are violating the principle of free movement of goods within the framework of the Unified Economic Space of Russia.

"If Moscow did not hesitate to throw such a giant as Siemens, then in Russia they can substitute anyone." https://t.co/4f0tl1zwcf pic.twitter.com/agvyumvol3
- DW (in Russian) (@dw_russian) October 12, 2017

The court rejected Deripaska's claim for Associated Press in the USA

The court in Washington did not adopt a lawsuit about the slander of Oleg Deripaska against the Associated Press "Due to the insufficient validity of the claims." According to the judge, Deripaska in the lawsuit "does not dispute significant facts." He demanded that Donald Trump be refuted about the links with the head of the campaign headquarters in order to promote Putin's interests.

Judge Dismisses Defamation Suit Brunght Against the Associated Press by Russia Billionaire with Ties to Putin. https://t.co/txz7vmczjd
- The Associated Press (@ap) October 18, 2017

NASA was frightened for astronauts after the depressurization of the "Union"

The American astronaut Thomas Stafford spoke about the incident during the landing of the Soyuz ship in April, when partial capsule depressurization occurred. As a result, part of the air left the capsule. Depressurization occurred at an altitude of 8 km from the earth's surface, but with a decrease by another 3 km, the valve opened, after which the pressure was normalized.

Pavlensky fell into a psychiatric hospital in the French police

Peter Pavlensky was transferred to a psychiatric clinic from the police department, into which he fell after the arson of the Paris Bank of France. His comrade -in -arms Oksana Shalygin remains under arrest. In the near future, the mental state of Pavlensky will be assessed.

The media reported the transfer of construction of the Moscow -Kazan highway

The high -speed highway Moscow - Kazan may never be built. First, the authorities will build a site to Vladimir, and only then decide whether it is worth laying the speed tracks further. The extension will be continued if the site pays off to Vladimir, and it will be built around 2023.

The government was cut through the remnants of the mind: the construction of the Moscow -Kazan high -speed highway was canceled https://t.co/jj9gh2qcuy
- Sergey aleksashenko (@saleksashyenko) October 18, 2017

The defender of Medinsky was excluded from the Higher Attestation Commission before considering his dissertation

Nikolai Arister, scientist secretary of the Higher Attestation Commission

The government excluded several people from the highest certification commission. The commander of the Commission Nikolai Arister, who holds the post of adviser to the head of the Ministry of Education and Science, was bred by the VAK composition. Instead, in the Higher Attestation Commission will enter the head of the criminology and criminal-executive law of Moscow State University Igor Matskevich. Aristra was convicted of pressure on dissertation councils when considering the work of Vladimir Medinsky.

I downloaded the "dissertation" of Medinsky and funny directly with the name. The second half of the XV-XVII centuries-how is it ?? $ Pic.twitter.com/hurbekxbtd
- Rustem Adagamov (@adagamov) October 17, 2017

The government approved the calendar of holidays in 2018

The government signed a decree on the postponement of weekends in 2018. The weekend on January 6 and 7 is transferred to March 9 and May 2, and the days of rest from Saturday April 28, Saturday June 9 and Saturday December 29 - on Monday April 30, Monday June 11 and Monday December 31. The weekend in 2018 will also be on May 9, days from June 10 to 12 and from November 3 to 5.

Medvedev approved the holiday calendar in 2018 https://t.co/tp7v9chto4 pic.twitter.com/ra0p1ovkmd
- Business Online (@businessgazeta) October 18, 2017

In 2022, an inflatable residential module will be launched into the orbit of the moon

Moon / Pixabay.com

In the United States, a private company announced preparations for launching a residential module in the orbit of the moon by the end of 2022. The B330 inflatable module is 13.7 meters long and 6.7 meters in diameter will be delivered to the low orbit of the moon with the ULA Vulcan 562 launch vehicle. The module is designed for the life of six people. Its launch is considered a new step in the relocation of people to Mars.

A private residential module may appear in the orbit of the moon

Read more - https://t.co/rteyxqr3fp pic.twitter.com/gmoxgf4mxp
- Express News (@Expressnovosti) October 18, 2017

Pozner spoke about the failed interview with Khodorkovsky

Vladimir Pozner and Yuri Duda / YouTube.com

Vladimir Pozner in the interviews of Dudu said that he was trying to agree on an interview with Mikhail Khodorkovsky in the Kremlin. He contacted Dmitry Peskov to notify the Kremlin of his intention of the interview. He stated that this issue would be discussed at the top. Subsequently, in AP they made it clear that they were against the interview, since Khodorkovsky began to make political statements.

The completely beautiful of the last Dudia is a story about how Posner coordinates guests with Posov. We have no censorship
- Economics of the Russian Federation (@PutinSeconomy) October 18, 2017

The mayor of Kaliningrad invited him to residents to leave for the duration of the 2018 World Cup

Alexander Yaroshuk, mayor of Kaliningrad

The mayor of Kaliningrad, Alexander Yaroshuk, invited local residents to leave the city during the matches of the 2018 World Cup. The official predicted conflicts due to the fact that fans will sit in the bars: “I urge everyone to be hospitable, kind, not to beat anyone. If you speak English, help tourists - tell me, talk. ” He stated that the city authorities would give residents a day off.

The mayor of Kaliningrad advised residents to dump from the city during the World Cup and not beat foreigners https://t.co/3anjanctjx pic.twitter.com/uzdcha7fsp
- tape (@oldlentach) October 18, 2017