Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), explained his words about Russia's entry into the top 5 economies of the world. He said that Russia is close to entering the top five in terms of purchasing power parity, drew the attention of RBC. “In terms of purchasing power parity, we are practically close to this, there was even a moment when we entered this top five.

In St. Petersburg, after an order from the prosecutor's office and a call from the FSB, the play "Torture" by the Moscow "Teatr.doc" was canceled, Zarema Zaudinova, director of "Theater.doc" and curator of the play, told Novaya Gazeta. The performance was scheduled to be shown on May 27, the day of the city, at the site of the immersive show "Faceless" on the Palace Embankment.

Incumbent Russian President Vladimir Putin, answering journalists' questions at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, said that he had always "strictly adhered" to the Constitution, which prohibits holding the presidency for more than two consecutive terms. “The Constitution clearly states that no more than two terms in a row. I am now in my second term in a row.

The state judged them for treason. We must remember them for the betrayal of the Motherland. To the 65th anniversary of the uprising in Norilsk Photo: Nikolai Nikitin / Photokhronika TASS Stalin physically has no 81 days. Today is May 25, 1953. A week later, the coronation of Elizabeth II will take place, still ruling Great Britain.

Roskomnadzor drew up an administrative report on drug propaganda against the editor-in-chief of the 7 × 7 publication Sofya Krapotkina. The reason was an interview with a member of the Libertarian Party Mikhail Svetov, in which he spoke about the legalization of drugs. The interview was published in March 2018 in one of the blogs on the 7x7 website. On behalf of Roskomnadzor, an examination of the interview was carried out.

The Russian Defense Ministry said the Russian officers featured in the Bellingcat report on the crash of the Malaysian Boeing near Donetsk "have long since been discharged from military service." The department "does not have information about their occupation outside the Armed Forces," reports .

Russian President Vladimir Putin, answering the question about the downed Boeing in Donbass at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, recalled "other tragic cases related to Ukraine." “We also had other tragic cases related to Ukraine. They once shot down a Russian plane flying from Israel over the Black Sea. And they pleaded not guilty. Then they nevertheless agreed, but the compensation was never paid, ”he said (the live broadcast was conducted by the Rossiya 24 TV channel).

Director of the Sakharov Center Sargey Lukashevsky made a video message in support of Ukrainian director Oleg Sentsov, sentenced to 20 years in Russia, and the head of the Chechen "Memorial" Oyub Titiev.

The US President canceled the "historical meeting" with the leader of the DPRK. There will be no summit, but what in return?

The Investigative Committee interrogated mathematician Dmitry Bogatov as a witness in a case in which he had previously been accused. This is reported by TASS with reference to Bogatov's lawyer Alexei Teptsov. The interrogation took place within the framework of the case of an attempt to organize mass riots (part 1 of article 30, part 1 of article 212 of the Criminal Code) and public calls for terrorism (part 2 of article 205.2 of the Criminal Code).

On May 25 at 22:00 Moscow time, Askold Kurov’s film “The Trial” about Ukrainian director Oleg Sentsov will be shown on the TV channel Current Time. The broadcast will begin on the channel's website at 22:00 . At the same time, the film will be available for viewing permanently on the territory of Russia, Ukraine and the Baltic countries on the Mediazona website and the Artdocmedia documentary film archive. Until now, it has not been shown in wide distribution.

The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal against the Moscow City Court's decision to uphold a five-year ban on entry into Russia for the editor-in-chief of The Independent Barents Observer, Thomas Nielsen. This was announced by lawyer Ivan Pavlov, head of Team 29, whose lawyers represented the interests of the journalist. “The court again refused to show the materials on the basis of which the decision was made.

The Tverskoy Court of Moscow fined the lawyer of the Anti-Corruption Fund (FBK) Ivan Zhdanov for 20 thousand rubles under Part 2 of Art. 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (repeated violation of the procedure for organizing public events). This is reported by Interfax.

The Investigative Committee of the Primorsky Territory opened a criminal case on the fact of publicly insulting the head of the Center for Combating Extremism Kandidatov (Article 319 of the Criminal Code). This was reported to Novaya Gazeta by the human rights organization of Open Russia. The criminal case was opened on February 5 because of a photo taken at the police station and later posted on an unidentified Instagram account.

Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matvienko did not support the initiative to ban officials and parliamentarians from vacationing in countries that have imposed sanctions against Russia. Matvienko said this on the air of the Rossiya-1 TV channel (VGTRK), Interfax reports . “I am against all stupid, ill-conceived prohibitions. And, in general, it is necessary to finish with the prohibitive practice.