Former GRU officer Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were first exposed to a poisonous substance in the home of an ex-spy in Salisbury. This was reported by the British police. The police found that the highest concentration of this substance was found on the front door of the building where Skripal lived. Traces of the nerve agent were also found at several other locations, but in lower concentrations, Deputy Assistant Commissioner of Police Dean Haydon said.

The Moscow City Court considered an appeal against the sentence against the nationalist Alexander Belov (Potkin), convicted of extremism and embezzlement from BTA-Bank depositors, and commuted the sentence. This was reported by the press secretary of the court Uliana Solopova, RBC reports . Potkin was found guilty under Part 1 of Article 282.1 of the Criminal Code (organization of an extremist community) and under Part 2 of Article 280 of the Criminal Code (calls for extremist activity).

CONTINUE&NBSP Ilya Varlamov & said that he was released. & "Refused & the proposed communication, took 51 articles," he said, naming the article of the Constitution, which gives the right not to testify against oneself. He added that his passport was returned to him. Blogger Ilya Varlamov was detained in the center of Moscow during an interview for RBC. this He announced on Twitter. The reason for the detention is unknown. “During the live broadcast, I was detained by FSO officers.

The Ecuadorian government has deprived the founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, who has been hiding in the country's embassy in the UK since 2012, the means of communication with the outside world and the right to receive visitors. This was reported on Twitter by the Ministry of Telecommunications of Ecuador.

The actor and singer Oleg Anofriev did not become Photo: RIA Novosti Oleg Anofriev left, he has a huge number of roles in filmography, there are memorable ones. Like, for example, the old pioneer Petya teeth in the "Tale of Lost Time" Ptushko. Photo: RIA Novosti But the voice. He will remain. Some of the wise said about the sounds of voice, capable of breaking hearts. Today everyone will write about the “moment” between the past and the future.

IX International Festival of Mstislav Rostropovich opened in Moscow Symphony orchestra of Berlin radio. Photo: Rostropovichfestival.ru The IX International Festival of Mstislav Rostropovich opened on March 27, on the birthday of an outstanding musician, in the large hall of the conservatory. The artistic director of one of the largest music forums in the country is Olga Rostropovich.

In the near future, Vladimir Putin will not dismiss the governor of Kuzbass, Aman Tuleev, so that the resignation does not look “demonstrative” against the backdrop of a fire in the Kemerovo shopping center, which killed 64 people. It is reported by RBC with reference to sources close to the Kremlin. According to the publication, the Kremlin decided that if Tuleev was dismissed "in hot pursuit", it would look like a decision made under pressure.

The Basmanny Court of Moscow, at the request of the Investigative Committee of Russia, arrested in absentia a Ukrainian prankster who deliberately spread rumors about “hundreds of victims” of a fire in the Zimnyaya Cherry shopping center, RIA Novosti reports citing the press secretary of the Basmanny Court of Moscow, Yunona Tsareva . “The court granted the petition of the investigation,” she said.

About twenty people were detained in Kolomna, where local residents have been protesting for the fourth day against the Volovichi landfill. This was reported to Novaya Gazeta by activist Irina Nalyotova. “Another bus with riot police arrived. They put a special gazelle with a communication jammer. A 5-meter boom camera captures everything that happens. After that, provocations by the police began. Twenty people have already been taken,” she said.

SpaceX founder Elon Musk said that two astronauts in a private spacecraft Crew Dragon will go to the ISS in April 2019. This follows from the NASA report. According to the document, the second test flight is scheduled for November 2019. The ship in which the astronauts will fly was developed as part of the Commercial Crew Development program. It will be launched by a Falcon 9 launch vehicle.

The office of "Binbank" in Moscow was attacked by five people in camouflage uniforms. They stole a large sum of money, RIA Novosti reports citing a source. “On Sokolnicheskaya Square, five unknown men in camouflage uniforms with weapons attacked a bank and stole a large amount of money, hiding in a car,” the agency was told. TASS writes that we are talking about 100 thousand dollars. According to RIA Novosti, an "interception" plan was announced, a chase was organized for the robbers.

The International Football Federation (FIFA) has begun searching for evidence that during the Russia-France match, racist cries were heard from the stands of the fans against the black players of the French national team, the reports . Championship “FIFA is gathering various match reports and potential evidence in relation to the discriminatory incident reported by the Fare Network [Football Against Racism in Europe] watch . ] and the media.

Events around "Yadrovo" brought the problem of landfills to the federal level and gave a signal to cities that have long been fighting for their right to breathe Photo: Stanislav Krasilnikov / TASS The geography of landing protests is growing: Kolomna, Klin, Smolensk region, New Moscow. Protests against landfills marked a new tendency for Russia. People do not just put signatures under petitions on the Internet - they are ready for lively protest.

Interview of the ex-president of Catalonia Carles Puchdemon, taken the day before his arrest Photo: EPA Former Catalonia President Carles Puchdemon was in Finland at the invitation of one of the country's parliament groups. The day after leaving Finland, he was detained by the German police in connection with the European arrest warrant. He faces a deportation to Spain, a court on charges of inciting to rebellion and participation in the rebellion. Property means a conclusion for up to 30 years.

CONTINUATION The court arrested for two months the head of the System Integrator company, Igor Polozinenko, as well as an employee of the company, Alexander Nikitin. The company was engaged in the maintenance of the shopping center & fire alarm. The technical director of the Kemerovo shopping center "Winter Cherry" Georgy Sobolev has been arrested until May 25, reports . RIA Novosti Earlier, Sobolev stated in court about numerous problems in the building of the shopping complex.