Mayor of Lvov Andrey Sadovy in an interview with Kommersant FM Why is Ukraine experiencing a rebirth today? How do the residents of this country view the future of the self-proclaimed republics? Will Russia and Ukraine ever come to peace? Lvov Mayor Andrey Sadovy answered these and other questions to hosts Konstantin Eggert and Anatoly Kuzichev as part of the “Democracy” program.

In April, the price of OSAGO will increase by one and a half times The Bank of Russia has approved new basic MTPL tariffs, which will come into force on April 12. On average, they will increase by 40-60%, in addition, territorial premiums on the policy price will be increased.

An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 occurred in Mexico. This was reported by the US Geological Survey, TASS reports on March 21. The source of the disaster lay at a depth of 52.7 km. The epicenter of the tremors was located 163 km southeast of the country's capital, Mexico City. There were no reports of casualties or damage. Photo: Edgard Garrido, Reuters

Russian emigrant and US citizen Pavel Flyder was arrested in California on charges of illegally exporting dual-use microchips to Russia, the US Department of Justice reported. RIA Novosti reported this on March 21.

Members of the former ruling party of ex-President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili, the United National Movement, intend to begin impeachment proceedings against the country's government in the Georgian parliament in the near future, said minority MP Sergo Ratiani. “We have no right not to say that this government must go. The protest was the beginning of the process. We will soon begin impeachment proceedings in parliament. I think everyone will soon know that the government must resign.

The Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Chelyabinsk Region is conducting an investigation into the detention of police officers in the Krasnoyarsk Territory with a large consignment of precious metal, Interfax reported on March 21, citing the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the region.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the situation in Ukraine and relations with the United States The Ukrainian authorities behave “inconsistently,” and Americans and Europeans feel “very uncomfortable when they are forced to criticize Kyiv.” Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated this in an interview with the program “News on Saturday with Sergei Brilev.” The Foreign Minister admitted that he is “very upset” by what is happening in Ukraine, and also added that he does not consider it

Brussels and London step up fight against Russian influence on neighbors At the summit that ended yesterday in Brussels, the leaders of the EU countries instructed the head of European diplomacy, Federica Mogherini, to develop a plan to counter “disinformation” from the Russian Federation, primarily when covering the situation in Ukraine. And British Prime Minister David Cameron announced the creation of a fund to support democracy in countries in Russia’s sphere of interests.

The progress that the six and Tehran managed to achieve this week could most likely lead to the conclusion of an agreement between the parties, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on March 21. “I believe that reaching an agreement is possible, and there are no issues that cannot be resolved,” Interfax quotes him as saying. “In this round of negotiations, common ground has emerged on issues on which there were previously disagreements; this could form the basis for a final agreement,” he added.

In Makhachkala, two militants were killed during a counter-terrorism operation, Interfax reported on March 21. “Those who offered armed resistance have been neutralized, and their involvement in committing other crimes is being verified,” the statement says. During the CTO, a SOBR soldier was injured, but there were no casualties among the civilian population, NAC reports. “Firearms and ammunition were found in the apartment,” the report said.

A criminal case has been initiated against the director of ZAO Saratovgesstroy The Department for Investigation of Particularly Important Cases of the Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee for the Saratov Region opened a criminal case against the director of ZAO Saratovgesstroy, Alexey Panagushin. A top manager of a construction company is suspected of concealing funds from which taxes should be collected.

In his interview, he said that Kyiv recognizes any choice of residents of Donetsk and Lugansk, subject to Ukrainian laws Petro Poroshenko gave an interview to the Ukrainian television channel Inter, in which he announced the “firm hope” of Kyiv for a peaceful settlement of the conflict in the Donbass, as well as a clear implementation of the Minsk agreements. In addition, the president hopes that elections on Ukrainian laws in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions may take place this year.

Russia and Liechtenstein will simplify the procedure for issuing visas from April 1, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported on March 21. As the department explained, on April 1, an agreement between the governments of Russia and the Principality of Liechtenstein on simplifying the procedure for issuing visas to citizens of these states, signed on November 12, 2013 in the city of Vaduz, comes into force.

Tatarstan proposes to increase the number of inspections through the Ministry of Emergency Situations A week after the tragedy in the Admiral shopping center, Tatarstan comes out with a proposal to tighten legislation on fire safety control at facilities with large numbers of people. Regional authorities propose to increase the number of inspections by the Ministry of Emergency Situations (including at the construction stage) and make them unscheduled.

Nissan PR Director Roman Skolsky: “We do not plan to lure away customers of so-called outgoing brands; we are ready to fight for them within the framework of normal market competition, showing the advantages of our brand at the moment. First of all, this is a model line that Nissan completely updated in 2014, now there are very interesting offers in each segment. Secondly, this is the dealer network that we have from Kaliningrad to Vladivostok.