The man who doused Ksenia Sobchak with water is a Moscow City Duma trainee, Aleksey Shaposhnikov, chairman of the city legislative assembly, said on Facebook. According to him, the attacker is neither a full-time employee of the Moscow City Duma Administration, nor his assistant. However, Shaposhnikov apologized to Sobchak. “I offer my sincere apologies to Ksenia Anatolyevna. What happened today is a provocation and hooliganism.

Nine volunteers from Ksenia Sobchak’s headquarters in St. Petersburg were detained on the night of March 4 for the inscription “Against Putin” made on the ice of the Fontanka River. Natalya Gryaznevich, coordinator of the local headquarters Sobchak, reported this in an interview with Ekho Moskvy radio. By morning, all detainees were released without drawing up reports. The volunteers were detained near the Belinsky Bridge.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an interview with NBC News, said that the Russian citizens accused of interfering in the US elections "did not represent the Russian state." “I know that they did not represent the Russian state and the Russian authorities. And what they did specifically, I have no idea, ”Putin said in an interview with NBC News, another excerpt from which the channel published on March 4.

The Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) has approved the formation of a coalition government with the CDU/CSU bloc led by Angela Merkel, Reuters reports. A new German cabinet could be formed in the coming weeks. Acting head of the SPD Olaf Scholz said that it will include six representatives of the party. In which ministries they will receive posts is still unknown.

In the Polish city of Poznan on March 4, an explosion partially collapsed a four-story residential building. Four people were killed and 24 others were injured, according to the Associated Press, citing local authorities. The exact cause of the incident is still unknown. The head of the Greater Poland Voivodeship (Poznan is located on its territory) Zbigniew Hoffman suggested that the collapse could have been caused by a gas explosion.

Update . Sobchak, who attacked Ksenia, is not an official aide to Moscow City Duma Chairman Alexei Shaposhnikov, Polina Orekhova, Shaposhnikov's press secretary, told Meduza. Presidential candidate Ksenia Sobchak was attacked by a man on March 4; shouting "This is for Zhirinovsky," he doused her with water and pushed her to the ground; she fell. Sobchak herself announced this on Twitter.

Weather forecasters expect another heavy snowfall in Moscow on March 8, Petr Biryukov, deputy mayor of the city for housing and communal services and landscaping, told Interfax. Snowfall in the capital will begin on the evening of March 7 and last all the next day, Biryukov said. “Forecasters predict that these two abnormal snowfalls, one after the other, will bring about a month's rainfall,” the deputy mayor said.

Vasily Sychev - about the latest military development from the message of Vladimir Putin Marat Abulkhatin / Photo Service of the State Duma of the Russian Federation / TASS / Scanpix / Leta Russia. Moscow. March 1, 2018. Russian President Vladimir Putin during a speech with the annual message to the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation in the Central Exhibition Hall "Manege".

On the night of March 4, defender and captain of the football club Fiorentina Davide Astori died. His death was reported by the club's press service. Astori was 31 years old. Fiorentina's press service called the player's death "a sudden illness," without giving details. Astori died in his sleep, the Udine Today newspaper writes . The death could have been due to cardiac arrest, La Gazzetta dello Sport reports without citing a source.

On the night of March 4, a heavy snowfall began in Moscow. According to weather forecasts, it will last more than a day, and during this time about 14 centimeters of snow will fall in the city. Meduza has collected photos from Instagram that prove that snow-covered Moscow in spring looks very beautiful. And most of all, children and dogs enjoy the snow!

The leader of the Aquarium group, Boris Grebenshchikov, was hospitalized in St. Petersburg, musician Andrei Makarevich confirmed to RBC. The Rosbalt agency previously wrote about Grebenshchikov’s hospitalization, citing a source. The St. Petersburg TV channel, without citing a source, reported that the musician has heart disease. Later, a refutation of this information appeared on Grebenshchikov’s official Facebook page. “Boris caught a bad cold, like many people this winter,” it says.

"Medusa" chose 10 best songs and clips of the week Every week, Medusa employees listen to new songs and watch new clips to select the best from them - and explain what they are notable for. This time is good Yuri Shevchuk, evil The Kills, young Amy Winehouse, sad Chvrches, as well as the best Russian concert group and the best Russian guitarist. Subscribe to updated playlists in Apple Music and Yandex.Musik !

In France, Swiss businessman Alexander Studhalter, who was arrested in the case of Russian Senator Suleiman Kerimov, was released from custody. Studhalter was released on bail of five million euros. The businessman is forbidden to leave France. As long as he remains in the district of Nice, Studhalter's lawyer Stefan Werenberg told the Swiss publication Luzerner Zeitung. The businessman denies all charges against him, the lawyer said.

The Moscow Department of Transport asked the capital's drivers on March 4 to refuse to travel by private cars due to snowfall, Interfax reports. Motorists were asked to use public transport. He is ready to work in bad weather, assured the press service of the department. In particular, the Moscow metro has switched to an enhanced mode of operation, reported .

Five paintings nominated as the best film in a foreign language in 2018 The Oscar award ceremony will be held in Los Angeles on March 4. The current Oscar is interested primarily because Andrei Zvyagintsev is a “dislike” - a nominee for a prize in the category “Best Foreign Language Film”. The film critic of Medusa Anton Dolin talks about the competitors of the "dislike" and evaluates the chances of all five paintings (the films are listed in alphabetical order).