The editor -in -chief of Echo of Moscow Alexei Venediktov said that he was regretting the departure of one of the founders of the radio station Sergei Korzun. In an interview with RIA Novosti , he explained that Korzun against young journalists on the air. He also recalled that he leaves Echo for the fourth time, and the editor -in -chief hopes that there will be a “fifth parish”.

The State Department of the United States and the Foreign Ministry of Great Britain criticized the law on unwanted organizations , which was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin the day before. The foreign policy departments of the two countries fear that he will undermine the activities of international human rights organizations in the Russian Federation.

The victory at the 60th Eurovision Contest was won by the Swedish singer Mons Zelemerlev, who performed the song Heroes (Heroes). Russian performer Polina Gagarina with a song a Million Voices ("Million of Votes") took the second line. The winner of the competition became known before the end of the voting results. The broadcast of the final in Vienna led the first channel . Zelerlev received 365 votes, and Gagarin - 303. The third place was taken by the Italian trio Il Volo - 292 points.

In the match of the 29th round of the Russian Football Championship, Krasnodar, with the support of its fans, defeated Rostov and increased the chances of getting to the Champions League. The landlords went forward thanks to the exact blow of Roman Shirokov (10 '), and then doubled the advantage, based on Vanderon's skill (33') - 2-0. In the second half, the guests looked more active, but could only score once: Vitaly Dyakov (75 ') distinguished themselves.

On Saturday, May 23, in the city of Buzhumbur - the capital of Burundi - the leader of the opposition party for peace and development (UPD) of Jedi Feruzi and its bodyguard were killed, reports Reuters with reference to local residents. Men shot a politician near the house. The Al-Juzira channel with reference to AFP indicates that, according to preliminary data, a policeman who was instructed to guard Feruzi was very wounded. According to local residents, in total they heard about 20 shots.

Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin explained the failures in space with outdated methods of work. “In Roscosmos, they still work on the culmin, with drawings, they work on a hunch. Instead of modeling situations, all that then happen mathematically,” the official said in an interview with the program of NTV “Results”.

The militants of the Islamic State terrorist group arranged a massive massacre in the captured city of Palmir in the province of Homs: about 400 civilians were killed, Reuters reports a message from state Syrian TV. Messages about hundreds of bodies that lie on the streets of the city were also confirmed by opposition activists in social networks, the agency points out. According to Syrian state TV, there are many women and children among the dead.

The head coach of the St. Petersburg football club "Zenit" Andre Villash-Boash is considered by the leadership of the London West Ham, among the candidates for the post of head coach of the "Molotoboyans", reports Daily Star . According to British journalists, West Ham on Monday will announce the departure from the post of head coach of the team Sam Ellardais.

The Chicago club hockey players, for which the Russian national team, Artemy Panarin, will play from the next season, defeated the Anahaim in the fourth match of the semifinal Stanley Cup in the second overtime. By the middle of the third period, the owners of the ice led 3: 1, but then they managed to skip three goals in 37 seconds and be in the role of catching up.

The second round of presidential elections takes place in Poland on Sunday. The current head of Poland Bronislav Komorovsky (with the support of the ruling party of the Civil Platform in the country) and a candidate from the largest opposition party and justice in the country, Andrzej Duda, were included in the voting ballot. In the first round of May 10, Komorovsky lost only one percent to Duda.

“Radio Liberty” deleted an interview with entrepreneur Maxim Freudson, who talked about a bribe, which he allegedly gave in St. Petersburg to the current President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, as well as about the relations of urban business with criminal authorities. The site at the address where the interview was published said: "The publication was deleted at the request of the interlocutor of Radio Liberty.

Togliatti policeman Sergey Tyulkachev told how the boy saved a car from under the wheels of a car: Lifenews reporters visited the lieutenant hospitalized with a concussion in the hospital. He said that he acted without hesitation and refused the reward that his father, who had not had that had not had a muddy behind the boy, suggested. The emergency occurred early in the morning on Sunday. Dad and his 7-year-old son walked along the sidewalk of Kirov Street in Togliatti.

The captain of the Russian team in Rugby-7, Nadezhda Kudinova entered the symbolic team of the world series following the 2014/15 season, reports the official account of the World Rugby World Council. The Russians finished in a season ending on Saturday in Amsterdam in seventh place.

The German Mercedes pilot Niko Rosberg became the winner of the Grand Prix of Monaco Formula 1, the Russian rider of the Red Bull team Daniil Kvyt took fourth place. Rosberg was the first to overcome 78 circles, the second was the Ferrari pilot Sebastian Vettel, another pilot of Mercedes British Lewis Hamilton closed the three strongest. “I am very happy. I understand that today the luck was on my side. Lewis piloted delightfully. He also deserved victory. But this is races.

The program of the founder of "Echo of Moscow" Sergei Korzun, who on the eve of his radio station on the air, will replace the program of Sergei Buntman "Everything is so", the editor -in -chief of the radio station Alexei Venediktov told Interfax . “The author has left, this is his program and she cannot go out without him. So he (Korzun) closed her,” Venediktov explained.