Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the law on military police, which was adopted by the State Duma and approved by the Federation Council in January. According to the law, the leadership of the military police is carried out by the Minister of Defense; structurally it is part of the armed forces of the Russian Federation.

The artistic director of the Moscow Mayakovsky Theater Mindaugas Karbauskis, who was previously banned from entering Russia, will return to Moscow in the near future, said the director of the Mayakovsky Theater Leonid Osharin. “Tomorrow morning or tonight Karbauskis will return to Russia. And tomorrow he will visit the Federal Migration Service,” Interfax quotes Mr. Osharin. According to Mr.

A court in the Krasnoyarsk Territory will consider the criminal case of the chief accountant of the municipal department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia "Krasnoyarsk" Nadezhda Nikolaeva, who is accused of fraud and official forgery totaling 130 million rubles, according to the website of the prosecutor's office of the Krasnoyarsk Territory.

The Syrian opposition National Coalition is ready to expand its delegation at the upcoming round of negotiations with government representatives in Geneva, RIA Novosti reports, citing Secretary General of the National Coalition Badro Jamus. “Our delegation includes 16 people, and we have the right to change one of them during the negotiations. If they decide to be with us, there will be no problem. We have our own contacts with them, and when they decide, they will be in the delegation.

In the first half of 2013, American intelligence agencies sent Google, Microsoft, Facebook and Yahoo! more than 60 thousand requests demanding information, AFP reported on February 4. So, in the first 6 months of 2013, only Yahoo! More than 30 thousand requests were received from American intelligence agencies demanding information about users. Microsoft received 15-16 thousand requests, Google - 9-10 thousand.

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych plans to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 7 in Sochi, ITAR-TASS reports with reference to the leader of the Party of Regions faction in the Ukrainian Parliament, Alexander Efremov.

MEDT proposes to simplify the mechanism for conducting government procurement on electronic platforms The government is once again proposing to abandon the never-implemented procedure for conducting electronic reverse trading. The Ministry of Economic Development and Trade proposed canceling the obligation of state-owned enterprises to purchase certain goods, works and services exclusively through online auctions.

Following a collision between a bus and a passenger train at a railway crossing in the Sumy region, the line police department at the Sumy station opened a case under Part 3 of Art. 286 of the Criminal Code, a pre-trial investigation has been launched.

Tax on salaries of ChTZ employees was not found in the treasury The Main Investigation Department (GID) of the Investigative Committee for St. Petersburg suspected Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant - Uraltrak LLC (ChTZ) of tax evasion and opened a criminal case. According to investigators, in 2011 the company paid wages to employees, but did not transfer personal income tax (NDFL) in the amount of 120 million rubles to the state budget.

US State Department spokeswoman Jennifer Psaki said that US Secretary of State John Kerry insists that Russia increases pressure on the Syrian authorities to speed up the process of delivering chemical weapons to the port of Latakia. “We have asked our international partners who have influence over them (the Syrians - Kommersant), including Russia, to increase pressure to determine whether we can make progress,” Interfax quotes Ms. Psaki.

23-year-old Mexican boxer Oscar Gonzalez died as a result of a knockout received in a fight for the WBC Silver title with compatriot Jesus Galicia. Earlier it was reported that the athlete was taken to the hospital with a diagnosis of cerebral hemorrhage; doctors fought for his life, but later Oscar Gonzalez was disconnected from artificial life support due to the lack of brain activity. In addition, he suffered a heart attack.

The Terra Food group became an investor in Ukoopsoyuz The small bank Ukoopsoyuz, which serves the interests of consumer societies, has attracted one of the largest producers of dairy products, the Terra Food group, as an investor. The Central Union of Consumer Societies of Ukraine (Ukoopsoyuz) cannot develop this bank, but expects that with new shareholders it will continue lending to cooperatives.

Tomsk authorities intend to change the general development plan for the regional center in connection with the expected population growth to 600 thousand people by 2017, the press service of the mayor's office reported yesterday. It is noted that the current general plan of Tomsk was approved in 2007 and is designed for a city with a population of 500 thousand inhabitants. It was developed by specialists from the ENKO design institute (St.

The US Navy has launched an investigation into allegations that US sailors who maintain nuclear reactors on aircraft carriers and submarines cheated on routine aptitude tests. This was reported to journalists on February 4 by American officials who asked not to disclose their names and positions in the press. Later during the day, the Pentagon plans to hold a special briefing for journalists on this topic, ITAR-TASS reports.

It costs the economy €120 billion a year The EU Home Affairs Committee presented a report on corruption in the European Union. According to the committee's estimates, corruption costs the EU economy at least €120 billion a year. EU citizens consider Greece, Spain, Italy, Lithuania and the Czech Republic to be the most corrupt, and Germany, France and Denmark the least.