Alexey Navalny and Pavel Karpov. Photo: George Alburov, Russian-UntouChables.com The Moscow police opened a criminal case of slander against the leader of the Party of Progress Alexei Navalny on the request of the former investigator of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. This is reported by Interfax with reference to Karpov himself.

Handcuffs. Photo: Sledcom.ru In the Novosibirsk region, two collectors suspected of rape the debtor were detained. This is stated in the message of the press service of the regional department of the Investigative Committee.

The opening of the monument to Vladimir Zhirinovsky. Photo: ldpr.ru The Moscow authorities will check the legality of the installation of the monument to the leader of the LDPR Vladimir Zhirinovsky. This was stated by a representative of the Department of Cultural Heritage Sergey Polovkin, Interfax reports . The Moscow City Council requested documents from the Institute of World Civilizations, on the basis of which a monument was erected on its territory.

Sergey Naryshkin. Photo: Er.ru The presence of representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe as observers in the State Duma elections in 2016 is unacceptable. This was stated by the speaker of the Lower Chamber Sergei Naryshkin following a meeting with PACE PACE Pedro Agramunta, Interfax reports . “There are elections to the State Duma. The head of PACE Agramunt expressed a desire that, as in previous years, the observers from PACE take part,” Naryshkin said.

Prosecutor General of Russia. Photo by the border.ru The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office began checking the media and the World Anti -Doping Agency on the use of doping by Russian athletes at the Olympic Games in Beijing, London and Sochi. This was stated by the official representative of the supervisory authority Alexander Kurennoy. The audit will be carried out in conjunction with other law enforcement agencies, the Ministry of Sports, as well as the Russian Olympic Committee.

Egyptair plane. Photo: egyptair.com Above the Airbus A320, the Egyptair, which followed the flight of Paris - Cairo, disappeared from the Mediterranean Sea. Representatives of the company reported this on their Twitter. According to the company, 66 people were on board the aircraft: 56 passengers and 10 crew members. Among them were 30 Egyptian citizens, 15 citizens of France and representatives of another 10 states.

Sergey Akhmetov. Source: ixtc.org The Moscow City Court extended until August 10 the arrest of political prisoners Sergei Akhmetov, who was falsely accused of attacking a police officer on a protest campaign. This was reported by the Moscow Agency with reference to the press service of the court. "The court granted the petition of the investigating authorities to extend the term of detention until August 10 with respect to Akhmetov," the press service said.

On May 19, from 14 to 18 o’clock in the Paris House of Europe (35-37, Rue des Francs-Bourgeois), the international conference " Ukraine-Russia: free from myths " will be held.

Federica Mogherini. Photo: Esteri.it The sanctions of the European Union against Russia will be extended. This was announced in an interview with Die Welt by the head of the EU foreign policy department Federica Mogherini. “I expect this,” Mogherini said. "The heads of state and governments of the EU countries have linked the abolition of sanctions with the full implementation of the Minsk agreements. This has not yet been reached," she added.

Yuri Chabuev. Photo from the personal page "VKontakte" The Presnensky court of Moscow arrested until July 14 the head of the territorial branch No. 3 of the GBU "Ritual" Yuri Kabuev, who was suspected of organizing a conflict in the Khovansky cemetery. As Interfax reports , the investigation petition was thus satisfied. At the meeting, the investigator presented materials at the request of the court to justify the request for arrest.

Vladislav Reznik. Photo: Er.ru The jury of the National Court of Spain, as part of three Spanish judges, was satisfied with the appeal of the deputy head of the State Duma committee on financial markets Vladislav Reznik, who protested the decision on his arrest, reports AP. The warrant for his arrest was canceled. Law enforcement agencies wanted to interview a unicorn in the case of laundering money by organized crime.

Milo Dzhukanovich and Jens Stoltenberg. Short of broadcasting In Brussels, at a meeting of defense ministers, NATO member countries signed a protocol on the accession of Montenegro to the organization of the North Atlantic Treaty. This was stated at a joint press conference, Prime Minister Mil Dzhukanovich and Alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. Now Montenegro will be able to take part in all NATO meetings, but so far as an observer.

Alexey Volin. Photo: Reasonable Internet.rf The dismissal of top managers of RBC is not connected with political motives. According to TASS, this was stated by Deputy Minister of Communications and Mass Communications Alexei Volin, commenting on the statement of the former chief editor of the Holding Elizabeth Ossetian that dismissal is directly related to the publication of articles on Panama Dossier.

William Browner. Photo: WeForum.org The Prosecutor General’s Office is preparing an appeal to law enforcement agencies to provide international legal assistance in checking illegal transactions with Gazprom shares. This was reported on the website of the supervisory authority.

Doping control. Photo by LiveSport.ru The FBI will study the possible connection of American banks with cases of doping in Russian sports. According to CBSNews, a source familiar with the investigation. According to the channel, the department finds out the degree of US involvement in a doping scandal. The FBI is interested in whether American banks in doping schemes were used.