Arkady Rotenberg, who is under EU and US sanctions, is believed to be investing in large properties in Berlin, Munich, Frankfurt and Hamburg. This is stated in the joint investigation of the SWR and the Berliner Zeitung, reports DW . Journalists associate Rotenberg with the Kudamm-Karree building complex in the center of Berlin, which includes a high-rise building, a shopping center, a theater and offices.

In 2050, the population of Russia will decrease to 132.7 million people, predict the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Compared to 2015, the country's population will decrease by almost 20 million people. More than 110 million by 2050 will live in cities. According to Meduza , in recent years, the UN projections for reducing the population of Russia by 2050 have been revised upwards several times.

Chairman of the Human Rights Council Mikhail Fedotov criticized the draft law on amendments to the Criminal Code, which introduce punishment for helping other countries develop anti-Russian sanctions and their implementation in Russia. Fedotov promised to give the deputies recommendations to amend this one for the second reading, which will take place today, May 17, according to the HRC website .

On the afternoon of May 17, Roskomnadzor entered more than 300 IP addresses of the WhatsApp messenger into the register of banned ones. After media attention was drawn to this, the block was lifted. about the blocking of the messenger addresses reported Activist Philip Kulin, who monitors the unloading of the registry, .

The Eurasian Economic Union and Iran signed an interim agreement on a free trade zone during the economic forum in Astana. “Now the agreement includes an initial list of goods for which import duties in mutual trade will be reduced or eliminated after the entry into force of the agreement. The coverage of the agreement is 50% of the volume of mutual trade,” quoted TASS as saying that the volume of trade between the EAEU and Iran in 2017 amounted to $2.7 billion.

Russian users of the App Store complain about problems in the app store. For some of them, the service reports a connection failure. As Meduza writes , for some users the App Store does not work not only on iPhone and iPad, but also on computers. At the same time, problems are not reported on the site with data on the status of Apple services . The reports of problems coincided with the blocking of the IP addresses of WhatsApp, Facebook and a number of companies.

Updated: During the interrogation, Grigory Pirumov was charged with embezzlement of funds allocated for the construction of the State Hermitage building complex. In the near future, the investigation will petition for the election of a preventive measure for him. In Moscow, the former deputy head of the Ministry of Culture was detained. Grigory Pirumov is suspected of stealing 450 million rubles allocated for the construction of the buildings of the State Hermitage.

Traders of the Russian Fuel Union are asking Dmitry Medvedev to introduce emergency measures on the country's fuel market. In their opinion, this is the only way to stop the rise in prices for oil products. An open letter to the prime minister has been published on the RTS website.

50 Palestinians killed on the border between Gaza and Israel during protests against the relocation of the US embassy to Jerusalem earlier in the week were Hamas members, Salah Bardaweil, a member of the Hamas Politburo, said on Wednesday, May 16. His words are quoted by the English-language Jerusalem Post . According to the speaker of the Ministry of Health of the Palestinian Authority, in total, 61 Palestinians died in recent protests at the border, of which 5 were suicide bombers.

Today, May 17, the government will discuss the issue of raising the retirement age. According to Kommersant , following the meeting, which will be held by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, the Ministry of Labor may be instructed to prepare a bill on raising the retirement age for consideration by the State Duma in the current session. The proposals of the Center for Strategic Research of Alexei Kudrin are taken as the basis for the new parameters of the retirement age.

The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Labor have proposed their options for raising the retirement age. The Russian government began to discuss this issue. According to RBC , citing its own sources, the Ministry of Finance proposes the government to raise the retirement age for women to 63 years, for men - up to 65. The amendments to the Ministry of Labor - 60 years for women and 65 for men.

What political capital will the ex-Minister of Finance receive along with the Accounts Chamber, how its powers expanded and what resonant affairs affected auditors' checks Counting Chamber of the Russian Federation Photo: svopi.ru The Accounts Chamber, which will now be headed by Alexei Kudrin, is a unique department.

State Duma deputies postponed the second reading of the bill, which introduces criminal liability for compliance with anti-Russian sanctions. Consideration of the document was to take place today. According to Interfax , the deputies decided to postpone the second reading of the bill after the document was criticized by business representatives. “We have received a large number of requests from the business community.

Sergey Sobyanin Roots new trenches and anti -deposition ditches A deeply embedded defense: it is her Sobyanin who lies in the upcoming elections. The first line is the municipal filter, the mouse will not run, the fly will not fly. But if suddenly - you never know, just in case - you need to dig new trenches and establish anti -deposition ditches. Today's mayor's bill is about this.

US President Donald Trump has ordered the preparation of a plan to impose sanctions against Russia for violating the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty.