In St. Petersburg, a colonel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was detained, who may be involved in the ten custom -made murders, including journalist Maxim Maksimov On May 31, retired police colonel Mikhail Smirnov was arrested in St. Petersburg. As follows from the message of the Investigative Committee in St. Petersburg, he is suspected of organizing a car explosion with businessmen in 1998.

The Presidential Plenipotentiary Representative in the Urals Federal District Vladimir Yakushev was appointed acting Secretary of the General Council of United Russia. The corresponding order was signed by the head of United Russia Dmitry Medvedev. The party clarified that Yakushev will fully assume office after the congress and renewal of the governing body of United Russia. Vladimir Yakushev has held the position of Presidential Representative in the Urals Federal District since 2020.

"Terrible News" with Kirill Martynov Every Saturday, Kirill Martynov, editor -in -chief of Novaya Gazeta Europe, comments on the most important news that happened in Russia and the world over the past week. * On the eve of the peace summit in Switzerland, which takes place on June 15-16, Putin listed his conditions in which Russia promises to overcome the war in Ukraine.

Moscow and Kyiv are competing for the “oscillating countries”, the withdrawal of Russian troops is not yet discussed, Putin’s plan is considered a provocation President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and Federal President of Switzerland Viola AMHERD during the world summit in Ukraine, Switzerland, June 15, 2024.

The New York Times published a draft peace treaty between Russia and Ukraine, which was the result of negotiations between the parties from February to April 2022, but in the end was never signed. Journalists claim that they received documents from Ukrainian, Russian and European sources. Their authenticity was confirmed by the participants in the negotiations and close to the topic of the person.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has published a list of 14 Russian citizens who have been allowed to participate in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris as neutrals. The following will take part in cycling competitions: Tamara Dronova, Alena Ivanchenko, Aleksandr Vlasov. In wrestling — Nachyn Mongush, Shamil Mamedov, Arslan Bagayev, Abdulla Kurbanov, Alan Ostayev, Magomed Murtazaliev, Natalya Malysheva, Veronika Chumikova, Alina Kasabieva, Elizaveta Petlyakova.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Swiss Federal President Viola Amherd during the Summit on Peace in Ukraine, 15 June. Photo: EPA-EFE/MICHAEL BUHOLZER / POOL A two-day Summit on Peace in Ukraine began in Switzerland near Lucerne on Saturday, where delegates intend to map out a peace plan for Ukraine despite the absence of both Russia and China.

Leonid Gozman - about how in the Kremlin they stopped worried and fell in love with a bomb The second stage of tactical nuclear teachings of the Armed Forces of Russia and Belarus. Photo: Information material for the press of the Ministry of Defense of Russia / EPA-EFE “In the beginning was a word” - not only at that beginning. The word at the beginning of all - the word precedes any business and any nightmare.

Photo: the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations Photo: the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations Five people were killed and another six were injured after an apartment building collapsed in the town of Shebekino in Russia’s Belgorod region near the Ukrainian border on Friday, Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on Saturday.

The Khudruk of the Vienna festival Milo Rau - about the abolition of the performance of Theodore Krentzis, the political theater and the return of authoritarianism The director is Milo Rau. Photo: Jörg Carstensen / DPA / Alamy Live News / Vida Press Since this year, the intensity of the Viennese festival - one of the main world theatrical views - became the Swiss director Milo Rau.

As the Prime Minister of Italy and the star of the ultra -right Georgia Melony became the main beneficiary of the right turn in the EU and why the future of Europe depends on her choice Italian Prime Minister Georgia Melony. Photo: Riccardo Antimiani / Epa-EFE The leaders of the leading Western countries gathered at the end of this week to Apulia, the southeastern region of Italy. Here passes the anniversary, 50th Summit "Big Seven".

As a result of the collapse of the entrance of an apartment building in Shebekino, five people died, Belgorod Region Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov reported . According to him, four more bodies were pulled out from under the rubble, six people were injured. Search and rescue operations have already been completed. According to Gladkov, another victim was a woman. "Her heart stopped several times, and doctors performed resuscitation measures.