Vladimir Putin and Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Photo: kremlin.ru Germany President Frank-Walter Steinmeier sent a congratulation to Vladimir Putin on the victory in the elections of the head of state in Russia. The text of the appeal is published on the website of the German president. "We always understood that close cooperation between Russia and Germany would create and strengthen the solid peaceful order on our continent after the end of the Cold War," the document says.

Andrey Krekov. Source: zona.media The 37-year-old lawyer from Arkhangelsk Andrei Krekov, who was convicted of the fabricated case of an attack on police officers, was released from the IK-14 of a general regime in the village of Gorka-Muravyovskaya, Velsky district of his region, completely serving his term-2 years 9 months. This was reported by "Mediazona" with reference to the lawyer himself. On the last day of the term of Krekov, he was once again subjected to the mockery of the FSINESS.

The action "Our candidate is Russian rebellion." Petersburg, 03/17/2018. Photo by Grigory Markov; Source: zona.media In St. Petersburg, while trying to hold a protest campaign, five members of the People’s Resistance Association and the National Revolutionary Vanguard were detained. This was announced on Monday night by the OVD-Info.

15 years ago, on March 19, 2003, US President George W. Bush issued an ultimatum to Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, demanding that he immediately leave the country. It was supported by the leaders of Great Britain, Japan, Turkey and Australia, while France, China and Canada opposed it. The next day, March 20, the invasion of the Americans and their allies into Iraq began.

Oyub Titiev in court, 03/06/2018. Photo: kavkaz-uzel.eu On March 19, at 10:00, the Chechen Supreme Court will consider the appeal of the extension of the arrest of the head of the Grozny representative office of the Memorial Oyub Titiev, arrested in the fabricated case of drug storage. On March 6, the judge of the Staropromyslovsky District Court of the Grozny Vakha Mintsaev extended the term of Titiev’s detention in the pre -trial detention center for two months - until May 9.

Vyacheslav Datsik in court. Photo: rosbalt.ru Judge of the Vasileostrovsky District Court of St. Petersburg Yuri Gershevsky sentenced the Nazis Vyacheslav Datsik (red Tarzan), the former world champion in battles without rules, by three and a half years of a strict regime for attacking Bordeli. It is reported by Rosbalt.

Vladimir Putin and Ksenia Sobchak Ksenia Sobchak at a meeting with Vladimir Putin handed over a list of 16 political prisoners re -elected to the president, Political strategist Marina Litvinovich told Sobchak.

Vladimir Putin and Gerhard Schroeder. Photo: kremlin.ru The Foreign Minister Pavel Klimkin said that the European Union should impose sanctions against the lobbyists involved in promoting Vladimir Putin's projects outside Russia, including the former German Chancellor, the current chairman of the Rosneft Board of Gerhard Schröder. This was reported on Sunday by Bild. “Gerhard Schroeder is the most important Putin lobbyist around the world,” the minister remarked.

Sergey Aksenov in the elections 03/18/2018. Source: 24tv.ua In the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, a draft resolution was registered on the non -recognition of the results of the Russian presidential elections, and, accordingly, the legitimacy of Vladimir Putin as the president. This was reported by "Crimea. Realities" with reference to one of the authors of the initiative - a deputy from the Popular Front of George Logvinsky.

White House. Photo: History.com The White House "is not surprised" by the re -election of Vladimir Putin for a new presidential term. This was stated by the press secretary of the American administration Hogan Gidley, reports Reuters. According to Gidley, Washington is going to continue to cooperate with Moscow where it is profitable for the United States, and at the same time “increase the cost” for the Russian leadership of actions that threaten American interests.

Daria Polyudova on Manezhnaya. Photo from FB page activists The leader of the left -wing resistance movement Daria Polyudova and three more activists were detained on Manezhnaya Square in Moscow, an eyewitness told the "faces". Polyudova held a single picket with a poster "Down with the power of the fascist Putin." In addition to Polyudova, Activists Viktor Kapitonov, Vasily Nedopepekin and Stanislav Dzichkovsky got into the autozak. They were delivered to OP "Kitay-Gorod".

The building of the Council of the European Union in Brussels. Photo: europahouse-tm.eu The European Union supported the position of Great Britain regarding the poisoning of the former GRU Colonel Sergei Skripal in Salisbury. The corresponding application is published on the EU website. "The European Union is extremely seriously perceives Britain's opinion that the Russian Federation with a very high probability is very likely to be responsible for this attack," the document says.

Vladimir Putin at a press conference after the election. Photo: kremlin.ru Vladimir Putin, speaking on Sunday at the end of the presidential election at a press conference at his headquarters, evaded a direct answer to the question of whom he would offer the post of prime minister after his take office for the next term. It is reported by Radio Liberty.

Vladimir Putin at the polling station, 03/18/2018. Hard video from kremlin.ru In the presidential election on March 18, Vladimir Putin scored 76.67 percent of the vote. According to RBC, these are the data published by the CEC according to the results of processing 99.84 percent of the ballots. The second place was taken by the Ph.D. Pavel Grudinin with 11.79 percent of the vote.

Artillery shooting. Photo: mil.ru Russian missile troops and artillery began large -scale exercises in the regions border with Ukraine and in the annexed Crimea, reports Zvezda. The exercises are conducted at 19 training grounds in the Astrakhan, Rostov, Volgograd regions, in the Stavropol and Kuban, in Crimea, as well as in Adygea, Dagestan, Ingushetia, Chechnya and North Ossetia. In addition, shooting is organized at Russian military bases in Georgia - in South Ossetia and Abkhazia.