On Thursday, October 12, a deputy of the Pskov regional assembly from the Yabloko party, Lev Shlosberg, announced on his website that he intended to run for governor of the region. “I don’t believe in Varangian governors,” the deputy wrote, referring to the acting president appointed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. head of the region Mikhail Vedernikov, who previously worked as deputy plenipotentiary representative of the president in the Northwestern Federal District.

Next week, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Arkady Dvorkovich, head of Rosneft Igor Sechin, FSB detective Kalinichenko and witnesses will be declared as defense witnesses in the court in the Ulyukaev case, reports The Bell . Whether the court will satisfy the petitions of Ulyukaev's lawyers to call these witnesses is still unknown.

From October 12, banknotes began to go into circulation. Mass receipt of new cash is planned in December, after setting up the equipment, said the chairman of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation Elvira Nabiullina. The presentation of banknotes was held in the format of a teleconference Moscow - Vladivostok - Sevastopol. It is in these cities that the cash will go in the first place.

on Thursday, October 12, US Senators John McCain and Ben Cardin published a joint statement on McCain's website in which they accused the administration of US President Donald Trump of unwillingness to impose new sanctions against Russia. According to the senators, Trump should have announced the introduction of new sanctions by October 1. The document said the delay called into question the administration's commitment to the bill.

TV channel The Rossiya 24 prepared a story about Ekho Moskvy, in which the radio station was accused of working for the State Department and collaborating with Western non-profit organizations (NPOs) ahead of the 2018 presidential election. The plot is called "Echo of the State Department." In it, the radio station is accused of carrying out propaganda in Russia, collecting information and trying to form a pro-Western position.

From October 12, banknotes began to go into circulation. Mass receipt of new cash is planned in December, after setting up the equipment, said the chairman of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation Elvira Nabiullina. The presentation of banknotes was held in the format of a teleconference Moscow - Vladivostok - Sevastopol. It is in these cities that the cash will go in the first place.

The United States has decided to withdraw from UNESCO, the Associated Press reported on Thursday, October 12, citing a representative of the American authorities. The decision is connected with a series of UNESCO resolutions, which are regarded in Washington as anti-Israel. Agency sources involved in the withdrawal decision added that it is not yet known when the US will formally leave the cultural organization.

Actor and husband of TV presenter Ksenia Sobchak Maxim Vitorgan answered businessman Yevgeny Chichvarkin. In his video message, he said: “Dear Zhenya Chichvarkin. Unlike you, I have never played match-fixing and I have nothing to look forward to. Therefore, I tell you right away: go ahead yourself ***. That's all. God save the Queen and good groom to you.

The Russian embassy in North Korea said that North Korea considers Crimea "an integral part of the Russian Federation." “The North Korean publishing house Scientific Encyclopedia has released a new political Atlas of the World. The Crimean peninsula is painted in Russian colors.

The Russian flag was “torn off” from the building of the trade mission of the Russian Federation in Washington, the Russian Embassy said on Thursday, October 12, on its Twitter . The embassy added that they demanded an end to provocative anti-Russian actions. Earlier Thursday, October 11, the embassy demanded that the US authorities return the flags of the diplomatic property of the Russian Federation in San Francisco.

Updated: Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, who heads the United Russia party, has appointed Andrey Turchak acting secretary of the party's general council, TASS reports on Thursday, October 12 . reports on Thursday, October 12, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the resignation of the governor of the Pskov region Andrei Turchak, TASS citing Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov.

reports on Thursday, October 12, citing a source close to the investigation The leader of the "Christian state" Alexander Kalinin opened a criminal case under Article 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (extremism) for insulting Muslims, Interfax . Investigators opened the case after checking a video featuring Kalinin, which contained insults against people who profess Islam.

At a meeting of the Zamoskvoretsky District Court of Moscow in the case of the former Minister of Economic Development Alexei Ulyukaev today, October 12, they showed a video in which the head of Rosneft, Igor Sechin, gives him a bribe, Dozhd reports . The video shows Sechin personally waiting for Ulyukayev outside the garage of the Rosneft office in Moscow.

The State Duma approved in the first reading a bill that provides for fines for search engine operators for links to anonymizers and VPNs, according to the website of the parliament on Thursday, October 12. Individuals will be fined 5 thousand rubles, officials - 50 thousand rubles, legal entities - from 500 to 700 thousand rubles. The bill also provides for a similar penalty if the operator does not stop issuing links to blocked sites at the request of users.

The My Street program was extended by the city authorities until 2020, increasing spending to 200 billion rubles. makes such conclusions from the draft city budget RBC . In 2018, spending on My Street will amount to 33.3 billion rubles, in 2019 - 30.6 billion rubles, in 2020 - 30.5 billion rubles. Initially, the program was calculated for 2015-2018. Over the first two years, more than 100 streets were repaired, by the end of 2017, work should take place on 80 streets.