Paintings and woodwork made by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu were sold at a charity auction for 40 million rubles. RIA Novosti writes about this with reference to the charitable foundation of actor Konstantin Khabensky, who organized the auction. The fund said that Shoigu himself took the initiative to hold the auction. The minister provided him with his paintings, a decorative wooden vase and a handmade wooden table.

Transcript from secretly recorded meeting shows what it’s like to be fired from Moscow’s subway for supporting Alexey Navalny Responding to last month’s protests in support of imprisoned opposition politician Alexey Navalny, the Moscow subway system fired nearly 40 employees, a union leader told the news outlet Open Media on Friday, May 14.

The Oktyabrsky District Court of St. Petersburg has registered a prosecutor's statement of claim to ban a video of kissing girls posted on Instagram by the Italian fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana. According to the press service of the courts of St. Petersburg, the prosecutor's office considered that the video contained information "denying family values ​​and promoting non-traditional sexual relations." The suit of the prosecutor's office was left without movement until June 7.

A Virginia judge has sentenced former U.S. Army Special Forces soldier Peter Raphael Dzibinski Debbins, 46, to 15 years and eight months in prison on charges of spying for Russia, the Associated Press reports. The prosecution had asked for 17 years in prison for Debbins, while the defense had asked for five years in prison.

From May 25, Russia will resume flights with Iceland, Malta, Mexico, Portugal and Saudi Arabia. Interfax writes about this with reference to the operational headquarters for the fight against coronavirus under the government of the Russian Federation. Air traffic will be resumed on a reciprocal basis. Planes from Moscow will fly to Reykjavik, Valletta, Cancun, Lisbon and Jeddah two to three times a week. Flights to Jeddah will also be operated from Grozny and Makhachkala.

Following the emergence of a new crisis at the border with Azerbaijan, Armenia’s Acting Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, says he has appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin for military assistance, Interfax reported on May 14. Pashinyan reported on May 12 that Azerbaijani forces had crossed the Armenian border near Sev Lake and advanced up to 3.5 kilometers (about 2 miles) into Armenia. Azerbaijan responded with a statement about taking measures to protect the border.

Employees of the Investigative Committee and the Ministry of Internal Affairs detained a suspect in the murder of a 12-year-old girl in the village of Bolshoye Kozino, Nizhny Novgorod Region. This was reported by the regional department of the UK. The suspect is a 49-year-old resident of the Nizhny Novgorod region. According to the IC, on May 13, he arrived by train from the city of Zavolzhye to Bolshoye Kozino and noticed an unfamiliar girl in the village.

Acting Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan said that he had asked Russian President Vladimir Putin for military assistance, Sputnik Armenia reports. Earlier, Pashinyan said that on May 12, Azerbaijani servicemen crossed the Armenian border near Lake Sevlich and advanced three and a half kilometers into the country. Azerbaijan explained this by measures to protect the border.

Russian authorities launch negligence probe after 17-year-old SMA patient dies while awaiting medication Investigators in Russia’s Novosibirsk region are looking into the circumstances surrounding the death of a 17-year-old girl, who was awaiting government-provided medication to treat spinal muscular atrophy ( SMA ). According to regional prosecutors, the girl was supposed to receive the medication on June 1 but died in the hospital on May 9.

An employee of the Moscow metro, fired due to registration on the site "Freedom to Navalny!", Recorded his conversation with the management. And handed over the recording to Meduza Because of the April rally in support of Alexei Navalny, the Moscow Metro fired about 40 employees, Vasily Shelyakov, deputy chairman of the independent trade union SUE Moscow Metro, told Open Media.

Russia declared the United States and the Czech Republic “unfriendly countries” (so far only them). Our colleagues from VTIMES also recognized the media - the "foreigner." Will vaccines cope with new coronavirus options Good evening, This is the daily newsletter of "Medusa" about important news of the day. Let's start with the best news Friday: seven hungry puppies of Samoed waited for their mother, climbed to kiss and all together weaved into one large white cloud . Perfect!

Your Browser Does Not Support the Audio Element. In the last elections, proponents of independence again won in Scotland. Does they have a chance this time? It seems that yes, if they play the cards correctly According to the results of the elections in Scotland on May 6, most places in parliament will receive deputies of the ruling Scottish National Party and their ally of the Green. They have 72 mandates of 129.

The Czech Republic and the United States were included in the list of countries committing "unfriendly actions" against Russia. The corresponding order of the Government of the Russian Federation is published on the official Internet portal of legal information. the government to create a list of "unfriendly" countries instructed At the end of April , Russian President Vladimir Putin . He limited the ability of the diplomatic missions of such countries to hire employees from Russia.

VTIMES ambassadors comment on the publication to the media list - "foreign Agents" On May 14, the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation announced the introduction of VTIMES to the register of foreign media that perform the functions of a foreign agent. VTIMES was created at the end of July 2020 by Vedomosti journalists who quit the newspaper in protest against the actions of her new leadership, including against censorship.

At the Karamovskoye oil field in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (YNAO), oil products in the amount of three thousand cubic meters were spilled. This was reported to TASS in the regional department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. The department claims that the spill of oil products does not threaten water bodies and water intakes. The spill occurred as a result of a break in an underground pipeline, a spokesman for emergency services told RIA Novosti.