The chairman of the Yabloko party, Emilia Slabunova, was detained by the police after a rally in Moscow. “Detained at a rally against the construction of a Ferris wheel in the VDNKh security zone. The police did not like that I said that the elections were coming soon. Now in the Ostankino police department," Slabunova wrote on Twitter.

So in Soviet times, punitive operations were called the elimination of defectors. History with poisoning in London ex-GRU employee Sergei Skripal resembles a lot Photo: Telegraph.co.uk In the world of special services, the subject of special interest was defectors. In the east, fugitives from the west were solemnly accepted. In the west, hugs were opened before refugees from the east.

An administrative protocol was drawn up against the chairman of the Yabloko party, Emilia Slabunova, after the arrest, Interfax reports . “On March 11, in the Ostankinsky district of Moscow, three citizens were detained: Slabunova, Tsukasov and Sulakadze, who tried to use the site of the festive event dedicated to Mother’s Day, agreed in the prescribed manner, to bring political information to citizens.

On March 11, a film by VGTRK journalist Andrey Kondrashov about Russian President Vladimir Putin was posted on the Internet. The video, in particular, was published by TV presenter Dmitry Kiselev. The documentary is based on interviews with Putin and a number of his friends and associates: Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, head of Rosneft Igor Sechin and others. At the end of the film, its second part is announced.

China's parliament has approved a constitutional change that would allow incumbent Xi Jinping to run for a third term, South China Morning Post reports . When voting, only two deputies were against and three abstained, 2995 parliamentarians were in favor of the amendments. The two-term limit was introduced by Deng Xiaoping in 1982 to prevent a repeat of Mao Zedong's long reign, which ended only with his death.

An administrative protocol was drawn up against the chairman of the Yabloko party, Emilia Slabunova, after the arrest, Interfax reports . “On March 11, in the Ostankinsky district of Moscow, three citizens were detained: Slabunova, Tsukasov and Sulakadze, who tried to use the site of the festive event dedicated to Mother’s Day, agreed in the prescribed manner, to bring political information to citizens.

U.S. President Donald Trump said the country could lift tariffs imposed on March 9 on steel and aluminum. To do this, the countries of the European Union must remove barriers and tariffs on American goods, Trump wrote on Twitter. “The European Union, great countries that treat the US very badly in trade, are complaining about tariffs on steel and aluminum. If they remove their monstrous barriers and tariffs on US products, then we will cancel ours in return.

The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation in the Saratov region prevented a terrorist act planned by members of a secret terrorist cell, reports the FSB Interfax . “On March 11, 2018, while trying to detain the criminals who were following in a car, they offered armed resistance to security officers and received injuries incompatible with life during the ensuing clash,” the report says.

The crew of the MiG-31 fighter of the Aerospace Forces performed a practical combat training launch of a hypersonic missile of the Kinzhal high-precision aviation missile system, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported . “The launch went smoothly, the hypersonic missile hit the target at the test site. During the launch, the tactical and technical characteristics and time indicators of the Kinzhal high-precision aviation missile system were confirmed.

The obscene language of the presidential candidate Vladimir Zhirinovsky against the candidate Ksenia Sobchak became the reason for the appeal of the Central Election Commission to the Prosecutor General's Office. Zhirinovsky insulted Sobchak during a televised debate. “Yes, one of the candidates allowed himself this disgrace – foul language. And we immediately reacted - the corresponding letter was sent to the Prosecutor General's Office.

According to the forecast of the All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center, the turnout for the presidential elections on March 18 will be in the range of 63-67%. For the incumbent President Vladimir Putin, according to the forecast of sociologists, 69-73% of voters will vote. The result of Pavel Grudinin will be 10-14%, Vladimir Zhirinovsky - 8-12%, Ksenia Sobchak - 2-3%, Grigory Yavlinsky - 1-2%, Sergei Baburin, Boris Titov, Maxim Suraikin - less than 1%.

Russian officials involved in corruption and human rights violations should be subject to tough sanctions from the UK, writes The Telegraph . Foreign Minister Boris Johnson and Home Secretary Amber Rudd have agreed that the UK will introduce the British version of the "Magnitsky Act" - the sanctions list will include 49 Russians who violate human rights, including extrajudicial executions and torture. The bill is currently under consideration in the House of Commons.