US President-elect Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko spoke by phone. This was reported by the press service of the head of the Ukrainian state. Petro Poroshenko noted the importance of Washington's continued strong support for Ukraine in countering Russian aggression and implementing the necessary reforms. The head of the Ukrainian state invited the President-elect of the United States Donald Trump to visit Ukraine at a convenient time.

Former Russian Economic Development Minister Alexei Ulyukayev, who was fired on November 15 after being charged in a bribery case, submitted his resignation three weeks ago. It is reported by RBC with reference to a source familiar with Ulyukaev.

Vladimir Slepak, Chairman of the Commission of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation on Social Policy, Labor Relations and the Quality of Life of Citizens, proposed limiting travel abroad for citizens registered in narcological dispensaries.

Alexei Ulyukaev was sent under house arrest. Report "Medusa" from the Basmanny Court Photo: Artem Geodakyan / TASS / Scanpix / Leta Alexey Ulyukaev in the Basmanny Court of Moscow, November 15, 2016 The Basmanny Court sent under house arrest the Minister of Economic Development Alexei Ulyukaev - on the night of November 15, the Investigative Committee detained him and accused him of extorting and receiving a bribe of two million dollars to assist the shares of Bashneft.

The Russian national football team defeated the Romanian team with a score of 1:0 in a friendly match, which took place on the evening of November 15 in Grozny. The only goal was scored in added minutes by Rubin midfielder Magomed Ozdoev. In August 2016, Stanislav Cherchesov became the head coach of the Russian national football team.

Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed Alexei Ulyukaev from the post of Minister of Economic Development "due to loss of confidence." This was reported by Interfax with reference to the press secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov. interim head of the ministry Earlier, Ulyukaev's deputy Yevgeny Yelin was appointed .

At the St. Petersburg Pulkovo airport on the afternoon of November 15, a citizen of Tajikistan, Umar Mirzoev, who was put on the international wanted list in the case of recruitment into the terrorist organization “Islamic State,” was detained. Fontanka reports this. According to Interfax's source in law enforcement agencies, Mirzoev is also charged with organizing terrorist attacks.

The path of Alexei Ulyukaev - from the assistant to the first Russian prime minister to the accused Photo: Sergey Karpukhin / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta On November 14, employees of the Investigative Committee detained the Minister of Economic Development Alexei Ulyukaev - he is accused of receiving a bribe on an especially large scale.

The Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev said that the detention of the Minister of Economic Development is "beyond the grade of [his] understanding." “Of course, this is a difficult event for both the authorities and the government. What happened is beyond my understanding, ”he said, adding that President Vladimir Putin had the same opinion.

The judge of the Basmanny Court of Moscow, Artur Karpov, sent the Minister of Economic Development Alexei Ulyukaev under house arrest in the case of taking a bribe for approving a deal to sell Bashneft shares. This is reported by a Meduza correspondent from the courtroom. Karpov agreed with the arguments of the investigation that only house arrest would not allow Ulyukaev to influence the course of the investigation. The minister will be under arrest until January 15, 2017.

New Yorker Erin Shafran once met Irish mixed martial artist Conor McGregor on the street and took a picture with him. Saffron posted a photo on Instagram, signing it as "Three Legends" (she meant McGregor, herself and her younger brother Sean). Apparently, the fighter noticed the photo and decided to post it on his account. Just before that, he slightly cropped the picture. “If you are having a bad day, just remember that Conor McGregor cropped me in our photo,” Shafran wrote after that.

The investigation dropped the criminal case against Sergei Akhmetov, who was accused of using violence against a representative of the authorities at a rally in support of Alexei Navalny in 2013. This was announced by his lawyer Sergei Badamshin. The criminal prosecution of Akhmetov was terminated due to the expiration of the statute of limitations.

Russian music service Zvooq has filed a lawsuit against Yandex. The company is demanding $29 million from the search engine for poaching two employees. According to a Vedomosti source in the service, Yandex violated "written agreements" by hiring Zvooq technical director Konstantin Ryabinin and marketing director Varvara Semenikhina. Ryabinin became the head of Yandex search projects, and Semenikhina headed marketing at Yandex.Music.

Daniil Turovsky’s report from the Red Strike, where teenagers shot the police Photo: Daniil Turovsky / "Medusa" On November 14, the two teenagers who were ruining from the house in the village of Strugi Krasny Pskov region locked themselves in a private house and shot from it - then just in the air, then in a police car. In parallel, they conducted a video broadcast of what is happening. The house was blocked, the police began to storm.

The lawyer of the Minister of Economic Development, Alexei Ulyukaev, Timofey Gridnev, said in the court of the official that his premises could destabilize the work of the ministry. In this regard, Gridnev asked the court to leave Ulyukaev at large “in the interests of the state”, the Medusa correspondent from the hall of the Basmanny court reports. According to Interfax, Gridnev also stated that Ulyukaev could remain free in connection with the economic situation in the country.