One of the most famous abductors of people has been detained, having connections among high -ranking special services employees One of the most famous abductors of people has been detained, having connections among high -ranking special services employees Denis Shilin in Uruguay In the suburbs, the leader of the gang of people's abductors Denis Shilin, nicknamed Shilo, was detained in the international wanted list, which was repeatedly described by “New”.

The militias offer to change the American journalist to the arrested separatists. Representatives of the “Donetsk People’s Republic” told the Novye specialist that they were ready to exchange the American correspondent Simon Ostrovsky for the “People’s Governor” of the Donetsk region Pavel Gubarev and his colleague from Lugansk Alexander Kharitonov. Vice News correspondent Simon Ostrovsky has been captured by the militias of Slavyansk from Monday, April 21.

As Mikhail Ratgauz, deputy editor-in-chief of the Colta.ru website, one of the organizers of the show, told Novaya Gazeta, 40 minutes after the start of the show, people appeared at the entrance to the cinema hall with posters “Sodom, get out of Russia” and video cameras.

The leader of the Batkivshchyna party, Yulia Tymoshenko, met with a US Congressional delegation led by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce. This was reported by the press service of the party. The main topic of discussion was the situation in Ukraine, in particular, in the southeastern regions. "Now we really need the help of the country, which is our strategic partner," Tymoshenko addressed the delegates.

The court arrested for two months Alexander Vdovin, who is suspected of taking hostages in a branch of the Zapadny bank in Belgorod, RIA Novosti reports . "The court chose a measure of restraint in the form of arrest against the suspected Vdovin, as he may continue to engage in criminal activities," said Judge Vladimir Semin. Also, the court did not provide an opportunity to release Vdovin on bail.

The Right Sector is moving its headquarters from the Ukrainian capital to Dnepropetrovsk, ITAR-TASS reports . According to the organization's leader Dmitry Yarosh, "from Dnepropetrovsk it is easier to monitor the situation in Donbas." Yarosh also said that a "special battalion" Donbass "is being created in the Donetsk region.

From March to April 2014, parents daily tied their children - boys born in 2008 and 2010 - with ropes and metal chains to the bed and the wall by the leg and neck, Interfax reports . At present, the mother has been detained, the whereabouts of the father is being established. The children were removed from the family and placed in a center for social rehabilitation of minors.

The UDAR party nominated Vitali Klitschko as a candidate for the post of mayor of Kyiv. This was reported on the website of the party. During the conference of the metropolitan branch of the party, Klitschko said that the main task for him is the destruction of barriers to the development of the city, in particular, they talked about corruption. "Our first priority is the fight against corruption. This is both a transparent budget for Kyiv and the release of corrupt officials.

Vyacheslav Ponomarev, the "people's mayor" of Slavyansk, is not going to let the American journalist Simon Ostrovsky from Vice News go. As Gazeta.ru writes , Ponomarev told this to a correspondent of the online publication. “We need prisoners. The "people's mayor" also told the Interfax agency about Ostrovsky's detention . "This journalist, and according to our information, he has dual citizenship - the United States and Israel, was indeed detained by the self-defense forces.

A man suspected of stealing hanged himself in the Moscow police department, Interfax reports . "Today, a man, who was detained on suspicion of committing a theft, hanged himself in the Shcherbinsky police department using outerwear," the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the capital told the agency.

Russia will apply economic sanctions against Canadian companies in response to Canadian actions that may affect the activities of Russian banks, RIA Novosti reports citing a statement by Russian Ambassador to Canada Georgy Mamedov. Earlier, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said that Canada could apply sanctions against Russian banks. In response, Georgy Mammadov said that if the situation develops like this, Russia will impose sanctions on Canadian firms.

The State Duma adopted in the third, final, reading a law banning the use of obscene language on TV, theater, cinema, literature, the media, as well as at concerts, Interfax reports . For obscenity during the public performance of a work of literature, art, folk art, through theatrical, cultural and educational events, a fine of 2 to 2.5 thousand rubles for individuals and from 40 to 50 thousand rubles for legal entities can be awarded.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed condolences to the descendants of Armenians who were subjected to genocide in the Ottoman Empire during the First World War, Interfax reports . “We wish the Armenians who lost their lives at the beginning of the 20th century to rest in peace, and we offer our condolences to their grandchildren. The tragedy of the First World War is our common pain," the agency quoted the prime minister as saying.

Today, the State Duma in the second and third readings adopted a law on the introduction of criminal penalties for the rehabilitation of Nazism, RIA Novosti reports . The authors of the bill were a group of deputies, among whom was the head of the State Duma Committee on Security and Anti-Corruption Irina Yarovaya.

European Commissioner for Energy Günther Oettinger sent letters to the Ministers of Energy of Russia and Ukraine - Alexander Novak and Yuriy Prodan - with a proposal to hold a trilateral meeting of the European Union-Russia-Ukraine on the gas issue, Interfax reports . As the representative of the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation told the agency, in the letter Ettinger invites the parties to discuss the date and place of the meeting.