Activist of the opposition party PARNAS Leonid Volkov was charged with obstructing the activities of journalists of the LifeNews TV channel (Part 3 of Article 144 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, obstructing the legitimate professional activities of journalists), he said on his Twitter. A preventive measure has not yet been chosen for him. Mr. Volkov faces up to six years in prison. I came for questioning, and they immediately charged me with 144ch3.

The foreign ministers of the EU countries will hold an informal meeting in Luxembourg on September 4-5, during which they will consider the possibility of suspending sanctions against Belarus, TASS reports, citing a source in EU institutions. “The decision of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to release imprisoned opposition leaders creates conditions for the suspension of sanctions. This will be discussed on September 4-5,” the agency’s interlocutor said.

The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case into the death of a worker during the collapse of ceilings at a construction site in Nizhny Tagil. The case was initiated under Part 2 of Article 216 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (violation of safety rules during construction or other work, resulting in the death of a person through negligence).

Place On August 25, the rock band of the same name will perform at the Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex with the only show in the city, Metallica in Concert. The members of Metallica included in their program not only hits known to all fans, but also new songs: the group’s arrival in Russia is associated with the upcoming release of a new disc this year - Metallica’s first since 2008. Her second concert is scheduled for August 27 at the Olimpiysky sports complex in Moscow.

Problems related to employment and wages currently worry Russians much less than at the beginning of the year, and for most they seem extremely unlikely. About a third of respondents (32% and 30%) feared troubles associated with salary reductions or delays in payments in July, while in January there were about 40% (40% and 37%), according to the VTsIOM website .

Ufa International Airport (UIA) will sign a contract worth 17.3 million rubles. with the Bashkir directorate of the Nizhny Novgorod branch of VTB Bank. The contract provides for the opening of a revolving credit line for the airport in the amount of 140 million rubles, as follows from the message on the government procurement portal. The company plans to purchase aviation kerosene using the loan funds. The contract is concluded for one year, the maximum loan rate is 13.5% per annum.

The former director of the Russian Scientific Center (RSC) “Applied Chemistry” Alexander Shapovalov violated the terms of house arrest and disappeared before sentencing in a criminal case of fraud. "A. Shapovalov disappeared before the announcement of the verdict in the fraud case and did not appear at the court hearing. Meanwhile, the court at the hearing sentenced A. Shapovalov to 10 years in prison and a fine of 1 million rubles.

Partly cloudy weather and no precipitation are predicted in the capital region by Roshydromet weather forecasters. “The air temperature in Moscow will be 19-21, in the region it will be from 16 to 21 degrees,” the weather service said. Northeast wind 3-8 m/s. In St. Petersburg it will be up to 24 degrees Celsius, partly cloudy and no precipitation, and in Novosibirsk it will be up to +19°C, also partly cloudy and no precipitation.

Svetlana Yastrebova found out what and how Russians prepare for the winter During the harvest season, Ogonyok found out what Russians are harvesting and what they are rich in “A little bit of everything, so you don’t have to run to the market” Photo: Viktor Korotaev, Kommersant Server Suleymanov, 79 years old, Crimea, pensioner, worked as a driver How did you start making preparations? Our family was deported a long time ago, but in the 90s we returned to Crimea.

Genre On August 27, the cartoon “Song of the Sea” will be released in Russia. This is the second work by British director Tomm Moore to be nominated for an Oscar. "Song of the Sea" was created in the same style, reminiscent of Celtic ornaments and drawings from medieval manuscripts, as "The Secret of Kells".

Sergey Klimenko specializes in commercial law. He worked for more than 6 years of his professional career in Russian companies engaged in the production of consumer goods and pharmaceutical companies (including start-ups). Sergey has extensive experience supporting the strategic and operational commercial activities of such companies.

Leonid Maksimenkov - about the 70-year history of disputes on this issue Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky proposed returning the remains of composer Sergei Rachmaninov to Russia. As Ogonyok found out, this is not the first battle for the ashes of a famous compatriot Previous photo Next photo 1 / 2 Rachmaninov was the last non-commercial composer.

Vice President of Opora Russia Alexander Zharkov talks about what is behind the ban on the import of Dutch flowers. Interviewed by Svetlana Sukhova Last week, the list of agricultural products prohibited for import into the Russian Federation was replenished with Dutch flowers, to which supervisory authorities suddenly had complaints The flower business found itself under the radar of supervisory structures on September 1st.

The head of the Investigative Committee of Russia (ICR), Alexander Bastrykin, ordered the organization in Tatarstan of a “procedural verification of events” related to the head of the Tatarstan organization “Law and Order,” an activist of the “Young Guard of United Russia” and the curator of its “Agents” project, Eduard Salakhutdinov. Official representative of the department Vladimir Markin announced this today.

Ex Auto's subsidiary, Next Auto LLC, is no longer listed as a Skoda car dealer on the automaker's official website. Information about the absence of a Business Class dealer agreement was confirmed both by Skoda and by the auto center itself. Next Auto said that they do not sell the Czech brand and only provide service services. Today there are two official Skoda dealers in Perm - Avtorespublika and Prague Motors.