The release of the Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko is the fulfillment of an “important part” of the Minsk agreements. This was stated by US Secretary of State John Kerry. “Her release after a long ordeal during which she was in solitary confinement is the fulfillment of an important part of the Minsk agreements by Russia, and this should show the momentum towards their full implementation,” the State Department website said in a .

The Investigative Committee for the Novosibirsk Region has completed an investigation into the case against a 21-year-old resident of Berdsk, who is accused of inciting hatred against Orthodox Christians due to the publication of a picture on the VKontakte social network.

The Leninsky District Court of Yaroslavl overturned the decision to impose a fine on the chairman of the regional branch of the Parnassus party, a deputy of the Yaroslavl Regional Duma, Vasily Tsependa, for installing a memorial plaque to politician Boris Nemtsov, RIA Novosti . reports According to Tsependa, the ruling was overturned after he challenged it in court. The deputy also turned to the police with a request to find the previously dismantled plate.

The Federation Council proposed to exempt the category of Russians whose income does not exceed the minimum wage (minimum wage) from paying income tax, reports .

Nadezhda Savchenko flew to the Kyiv Airport Borispol, and Alexander Alexandrov and Evgeny Erofeev landed in Vnukovo Photo: "New Gazeta" Photo: RIA Novosti The Kremlin that preserved until this moment has finally officially confirmed the information. The press secretary of the Russian president Dmitry Peskov told how the situation developed. Dmitry Peskov : “( the plane - ed. ) Delivered to Moscow, to Vnukovo Airport, two Russian citizens - Erofeev and Alexandrov, who were in Kiev.

The Department of History of Novaya Gazeta represents Emigration met a non -aggression pact with doubt and disgust. Some, sympathizing with Hitler, believed that he was changing the ideals of anti -communism, others, convinced democrats, saw in the Union of two tyrants a threat to civilization.

The Federal Court of New York sentenced the former deputy head of the representative office of Vnesheconombank Yevgeny Buryakov to 2.5 years in prison on charges of spying for Russia, reports . RIA Novosti As noted in the verdict, Buryakov will be credited for the 16 months he spent under arrest. After the expiration of the term, he will be deported to his homeland. Earlier in court, the Russian fully admitted his guilt. Recall that Yevgeny Buryakov was detained in January 2015.

The European Union may partially lift sanctions on Russia by the end of this year. It is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to a diplomatic source in Brussels. “It is likely that the EU will extend the sanctions for the last time, and at the end of the year they may be partially lifted,” he said, noting that now the differences in the issue of sanctions policy among the EU countries are “obvious”.

An assistant to the former mayor of Yaroslavl, Yevgeny Urlashov, who is a defendant in a bribe case, announced an indefinite hunger strike in a pre-trial detention center. This was announced by lawyer Yevgeny Shprits, reports . RIA Novosti According to the lawyer, Alexei Lopatin, Urlashov's former assistant, for whom the prosecutor's office requested eight years in prison, went on a hunger strike on the day the debate began, May 23.

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko promised to return Donbass and Crimea following the return of Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko to her homeland. He stated this during a speech broadcast by the 112.Ukraine TV channel. “We will return Crimea and Donbass to Ukrainian sovereignty just as we returned Nadezhda,” the Ukrainian leader said, stressing that he was waiting for the return of other Ukrainians convicted in Russia – Oleg Sentsov, Gennady Afanasyev and Yuriy Soloshenko.

The Department of History of Novaya Gazeta presents a lecture by Professor Andrei Zubov

The Supreme Court of Azerbaijan has changed the measure of restraint for Radio Liberty journalist Khadija Ismayilova to a suspended sentence, reported . APA news agency Having considered the cassation appeal of the journalist, the court changed the real term for Ismailova to a suspended sentence with a probationary period of five years. Ismailova was acquitted under the article “incitement to suicide”, since the charges against her were not fully proven.

Law enforcement agencies opened a criminal case into the murder of Russian Su-24 pilot Oleg Peshkov on the Turkish-Syrian border. This is reported by Interfax, citing an informed source. “Based on the results of the pre-investigation check, a decision was made to initiate a criminal case under the article “murder” in connection with the execution of the Russian military pilot Oleg Peshkov,” the source said, adding that investigative and operational actions had already begun in the case.

Russia has appealed the decision of the European Court of Human Rights, which ruled to pay compensation to politician Alexei Navalny in the Kirovles case. this Navalny announced on his blog. “Russia nevertheless appealed against the decision in the Kirovles case, which was lost to me on February 23, 2016. Then the court decided that the verdict was political and unjust, therefore it should be canceled.

Deputies and the professional community did not support Mizulina's proposal to tighten laws on the Internet Deputies and the professional community did not support Mizulina's proposal to tighten laws on the Internet Photo: RIA Novosti The proposal of Senator Elena Mizulina to introduce punishment for owners and leaders of social networks, in which the so -called “suicidal groups” are created, until they have found public support among other members of the Federation Council and State Duma