TOP News January 10

Vladimir Putin at the meeting kremlin.ru

Digest "Polit.ru" is a brief selection of the ten most noticeable news of the outgoing day. Today, Vladimir Putin opened his election headquarters, actor Mikhail Derzhavin died, and the Ministry of Labor allowed officials not to talk about savings in cryptocurrency.

Putin came to the opening of his election headquarters

Vladimir Putin opened his election headquarters in Moscow. The headquarters will have three co -chairs: the head of the Sirius Educational Center Elena Shmeleva, CEO of PJSC KamAZ Sergey Kogogin and the head of the National Center for Children's Hematology, Oncology and Immunology named after Dmitry Rogachev. Putin said that the work of the headquarters should not be formal, otherwise it will become ineffective.

#Путин рассказал о бесплатном высшем образовании и о #ЕГЭ в России: https://t.co/kHHHOvXMNW pic.twitter.com/4ONd8vTTeH
- Fifth news channel (@5TV) January 10, 2018

Meanwhile, the media reported that the Kremlin invited the regions to organize competitions and games at polling stations on the day of the presidential election. Participants in the competition “Photos in the elections”, taking a photo on the site and posting it on social networks, will be able to win the iPhone or iPad. "Big Family Games" is proposed to be held for those who come with children. In the Kremlin, meanwhile, they refused to connect the turnout in the upcoming elections with possible replacements of governors.

Selfies, family games, “Fun starts” - real elections https://t.co/l9fbtkyvf8
- Alexey Navalny (@navalny) January10, 2018

Mikhail Derzhavin died

The actor of the Satire Theater, People's Artist of Russia Mikhail Derzhavin died as a result of a long illness at the 82nd year of his life. Farewell to the actor will be held on January 15. He will be buried in the Novodevichy cemetery of Moscow. The actor’s memory can perpetuate in the capital.

Mikhail Derzhavin died. The People's Artist created a large number of memorable images in the cinema - he played in more than 40 films pic.twitter.com/xzikj3q5aq
- RBC (@ru_rbc) January 10 , 2018

The Ministry of Labor allowed officials not to show cryptocurrency income

The Ministry of Labor in the recommendations for the registration of declarations on the income of officials allowed them not to declare cryptocurrency, tightening the position on gifts. The department explained that so far the status of cryptocurrency and control of it has not been defined in the law. The State Duma intends to adopt a law on liability for tax evasion through cryptocurrency.

Technology news. Russian officials were allowed not to include cryptocurrencies in the income certificate. https://t.co/vdjxem7hz7 pic.twitter.com/i4YMC6VKY0
- tape (@oldlentach) January 10, 2018

The company "Russia Today" was declared an foreigner in the United States

The US Ministry of Justice issued the RIA Global LLC, which is preparing materials for the Sputnik agency and radio, to register as a foreign agent working in the interests of Russia. The Ministry of Justice believes that it is controlled by the MIA Russia Today from the Russian Federation.

Peskov explained the reason for the placement of the S-400 in Sevastopol

S-400 missile installation / photo: kap-yar.ru

Dmitry Peskov said that the emergence of the S-400 “Triumph” system in Sevastopol is an act of “the Russian side taking the necessary measures to ensure its security”, which “should not be perceived as a threat to anyone”. According to him, Russia has a “complete sovereign right” to place its own weapons in its own territory.

The World Bank changed the annual forecast of the Russian economy growth

The World Bank said that it considers it possible to increase Russia's GDP in 2018 by 1.7%. Earlier it was assumed that it would not exceed 1.4%. Expectations are due to the obvious successes of the Russian economy in the process of adaptation to new global oil prices, a favorable credit-money policy of the Russian authorities and a low level of inflation.

HSE: The Russian economy continues to live in the "Raw Pipe mode": https://t.co/ozbpihmnm1
- Vladislav Naganov (@naganoff_ru) January 10, 2018

Tolstoy has listed the criteria for recognizing bloggers in foreign agents

The Vice Speaker of the State Duma, Peter Tolstoy, said that the media-foreigner can be recognized as a three-thousand-old blogger receiving money from a foreign government if there is evidence. “We are talking about individuals who carry out activities as the media, including bloggers - if there are proven foreign financing and signs that equate it to the media -regents. That is, if he receives money not from a private person, but from a foreign state, ”he explained.

In Washington will appear Nemtsov Square

Washington. View of the city / pixabay.com

The City Council of Washington in the first reading unanimously approved the bill on the renaming of the square to the Russian Embassy to the square of Boris Nemtsov. The RF Ambassador said that Moscow will be satisfied with any name of the street. The Kremlin refused to discuss this topic.

At the first meeting of 2018, Washington City Council unanimously approved in the first reading bill 22-539 on renaming the area to the Russian Embassy to the square of Boris Nemtsov. pic.twitter.com/kmszp9p9s9
-vladimir kara-murza (@vkaramurza) January 9, 2018

A separate decision of the Washington City Council unanimously voted for the accelerated procedure for adopting the bill on the area of Boris Nemtsov to the Russian Embassy. The renaming will enter into force on February 27. pic.twitter.com/irzu11akpz
-vladimir kara-murza (@vkaramurza) January 9, 2018

Two -thirds of Russians recognized the existence of enemies among the Russian Federation

Submarine / pixabay.com

66% of Russians surveyed are sure that the Russian Federation has enemies. The main opponent of Russia is 68% of respondents are considered by the United States, 29% - Ukraine, 14% - EU countries, the former Union republics of the USSR (10%) and Poland (8%). “Our country is surrounded by enemies from all sides,” 23% of the survey participants say. However, the most dangerous enemies of 21% of respondents consider “internal enemies”.

Georgia, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia - immediately after the "main enemies". For the Record - the entire population of these countries is less than the population of Moscow.
- Alexander (@avaza1972) January 10, 2018

In St. Petersburg, a cadet of the Military Academy was accused of preparing a terrorist attack

The FSB accused the cadet of the Military Academy. A.F. Mozhaisky Vadim Osipov in the preparation of a terrorist attack on one of the squares of St. Petersburg. He found notes with plans to allegedly capture the arms room and the barracks, set it on fire and barricade the entrances and exits from the premises. The FSB also believes that Osipov wanted to put an explosive device under one of the squares, as well as to make a self -break under a trolley on one of the squares. The cadet denies the presence of such plans, stating that he himself wanted to fight terrorism.