TOP news March 13

Mike Pompeo and Donald Trump

Digest "Polit.ru" is a brief selection of the ten most noticeable news of the outgoing day. Today, Donald Trump replaced the head of the State Department, the British ambassador was called to the Russian Foreign Ministry due to the ultimatum on the poisoning of Sergei Skripal, the first investigation of the alleged intervention of Russia in the election was completed in the United States .

Trump fired the head of the State Department of Rex Tillerson

US President Donald Trump sent Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to resign. The director of the Central Intelligence Directorate (CIA) Mike Pompeo was appointed the new head of the State Department.

As a response to Britain’s accusation of the use of chemical weapons to poison Skripal, Russia fired US Secretary of State Tillerson. Shah and Mat, the British !!! pic.twitter.com/ip4ymj75qy
- MUD ROSISI (@fake_midrf) March 13 , 2018

The CIA will be headed for the first time in history

The head of the Central Intelligence Directorate of the United States (CIA) for the first time in the history of the special services will be a woman. After the appointment of the former head of the CIA Mike Pompeo, the department will be headed by Gina Haspel, the department, follows from the US Two -Typa President Twitter.

Mike Pompeo, Director of the CIA, Will Become OUR New Secretary of State. He Will Do A Fantastic Job! Than you to rex tillerson for his service! Gina Haspel Will Become the New Director of the Cia, and the First Woman So Chosen. Congratulations to all!
- Donald J. Trump (@realdonaldtrump) March 13 , 2018

British ambassador was called to the Russian Foreign Ministry

Laurie Bristou, British Ambassador

The ambassador of Great Britain Laurie Bristow was called to the Russian Foreign Ministry. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov demanded that London provide the Russian side access to the substance that was poisoned by the ex-GRU employee Sergei Skripal and his daughter Julia. He emphasized that until then Russia will not respond to the British ultimatum.

Caricatoon @sergey_elkin on DW: https://t.co/wessbpcoqa pic.twitter.com/winmugwohb
- DW (in Russian) (@dw_russian) March 13 , 2018

Before we had time to fade the achievements of our chemists in doping, like a new success! A new poisonous substance! New sanctions! New opportunities for development!
- Aunt Rose (@anakoyher) March 13 , 2018

- Is it true that Russia is behind the poisoning of Skripal?

answers Vladimir Putin

- I am engaged in agriculture .. live ... And you are about death .. Pic.twitter.com/qgterp9xoa
- Thoughts of the perzient (@vvp2_0) March 13 , 2018

The CEC called the leaders on spending on the presidential campaign

V. Putin and V. Zhirinovsky / tvc.ru

On the website of the Russian Centrisbs, data appeared on the receipt of funds to the election funds of candidates for the presidency of the Russian Federation and their consumption. Judging by them, the self -nominated and current President of Russia Vladimir Putin and the candidate from the LDPR Vladimir Zhirinovsky at the moment were currently spent on them. Putin, whose election fund was formed almost immediately after the nomination, spent 347,214,905 rubles from the 400 million rubles permissible under the election law. Zhirinovsky, who also collected almost the maximum, spent 376,691,663 rubles.

A dirty, rusty trolleybus invites you to choose the future ... pic.twitter.com/um7foyc0nd
- Kruglov Roman (@37Taxi) March 13 , 2018

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation warned the United States about the answer to the blow to Damascus

The head of the General Staff, Army General Valery Gerasimov warned the United States that, if necessary, Russia would respond to a missile and bombing blow to Damascus planned by the Americans. “In the event of a threat to life of our military personnel, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation will take response measures both in missiles and carriers that will use them,” Gerasimov said. The US Permanent Representative to the UN Nikki Haley the day before said that Washington could “start acting independently” if the organization’s security council does not take any measures to resolve the situation in the Eastern Guta: Syrian troops will close the rebels there.

The media predicted the charges of the incorporation of the preparation of a military coup

Nadezhda Savchenko

The deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Nadezhda Savchenko is going to accuse of preparing a military coup, sources familiar with the case report. Investigators allegedly found out that Savchenko discussed a possible coup with senior officers of the Ministry of Defense six months ago. With the delivery of weapons for the conspirators, the deputy and head of the Center for the Liberation of Prisoners of the Officer Corps Vladimir Ruban, who agreed to participate in the coup, said sources.

The Russian Kerlingist appeared in the "Cocaine case"

Drug car / operational shooting

In the investigation of the so -called “ cocaine case”, new defendants appeared: Russian Kerlingist Denis Kilba and two citizens of Latvia, who controlled the transportation of goods. According to the agency, the defendants in the case Vladimir Kalmykov and Istimir Khujamov, who met drugs with drugs, hired an athlete as a driver. At the same time, the wiretapping of telephone negotiations showed that Kilba, unlike Kalmykov and Khujamov, did not know what was in his suitcases, so after the interrogation they left the status of a witness.

MHT named after Chekhov after the death of Tabakov will be headed by his deputy

The duties of the chief leader of the Moscow Art Theater named after Chekhov after the death of Oleg Tabakov will be temporarily fulfilled by his first deputy Yuri Kravets. Oleg Tabakov died on March 12 at the 83rd year of life. He headed the theater since 2000.

The Director General of the Russian Post named the term of elimination of queues in the departments

Work in the logistics center "Mail of Russia" / AGN "Moscow" / Photo: Kirill Zykov

The head of the Russian Post, Nikolai Podguzov, allowed the possibility of “eliminating” the queues in post offices throughout the country until the end of this year: “I think that in 2018, such a phenomenon as lines in communication departments will be largely liquidated. We believe that modern network management tools will allow us to cope with the tasks. ”

The Ministry of Defense published a short list of the names of the new weapon

The Russian Ministry of Defense selected 50 of the most popular names for all types of new weapons, about which the head of state Vladimir Putin spoke about on March 1 in a message to the Federal Assembly. On the website of the defense department, the final stage of voting for the best name began.

To threaten the West with a “unexpected” and “Stalin” - is this not the dream of a real patriot! pic.twitter.com/mz0kj4w6gx
- Peskova's mustache (@sandy_mustache) March 13 , 2018