The conditions necessary for Russia's return to the G7 have not yet been met. This was reported by Reuters with reference to a statement by German Chancellor Angela Merkel. “We all agreed that Russia's return to the G7 summits will not happen until there is substantial progress on the Ukraine issue,” Merkel said. The chancellor also stressed that this is the "general opinion" of the G7 member countries. Earlier, US President Donald Trump said that Russia should participate in the G7 summit.

FSB General Oleg Feoktistov, whom the media called the organizer of the arrest of ex-Minister of Economic Development Alexei Ulyukaev, asked the court to return two million dollars, which were found in the bag at the time of the ex-minister's detention. This was reported by BBC Russian Service, citing two sources. According to the interlocutors of the publication, Feoktistov made a request to the Zamoskvoretsky District Court of Moscow.

As the countries with which Russia has escalated, they are preparing for the arrival of their fans at the 2018 World Cup. Experience of the United States, Great Britain, Ukraine Photo: RIA Novosti The World Cup, in which 32 countries take part, will begin in Russia on June 14. More than half of the tickets (54%) were bought by foreigners, said FIFA representative. According to him, more than 2 million tickets have already been sold through the organization’s website.

The Ministry of Defense will not provide housing for the cancer patient captain Makarenko Family Makarenko. Photo from the archive The Ministry of Defense responded to the publication of Novaya Gazeta “There are legitimate grounds not to make homeless people” (No. 59 of June 6, 2018), in which we told the story of the patient's patient, captain II rank of the Russian Navy, Gennady Makarenko. Gennady with his family lives in a small official apartment in Sevastopol.

The legendary publishing house of the Academy of Sciences goes to the knife. State contracts and profit from the publication of the works of Russian scientists abroad will go to the owners of offshores Photo: Sergey Fadeichev / TASS The head of the Academy of Sciences, Alexander Sergeyev, called on the other day without fail to translate all scientific publications into English.

The Human Rights Center “Memorial” has recognized Anatoly Vilitkevich, a resident of Ufa, as a political prisoner. This is stated in the statement of "Memorial". “From our point of view, the charges brought against Vilitkevich solely on the grounds that he is a Jehovah's Witness are discriminatory and violate international legal acts, in particular the right to freedom of religion,” the statement said.

Roskomnadzor removed the blocking of seven million IP addresses that were included in the register, such figures follow from the blocking schedule maintained by the owner of the Escher II telegram channel. According to the schedule, at 18:45 Moscow time 10 million addresses were blocked, at 19:08 - already 3 million.

Law enforcement agencies opened a criminal case against linguist Alexei Kasyan under the article on “inciting hatred or enmity using the Internet” (Part 1 of Article 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). This was reported by the human rights "Open Russia" with reference to a lawyer.

The Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) asked the court to extend the probationary period for oppositionist Alexei Navalny, who was convicted of embezzling money from the Kirovles company. The petition was received today, writes Interfax. According to the Federal Penitentiary Service, the demand is justified by numerous administrative offenses by Navalny. The trial period is proposed to be extended until the summer of 2019.

Moscow State University rector Viktor Sadovnichiy appealed to the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs with a request not to prosecute Dmitry Petelin, a student of the Faculty of Philology, who is suspected of damaging the sign to the Fan Fest. The Rector's statement was published by the Student Council of Moscow State University.

American chef and TV presenter Anthony Bourdain has died at the age of 62. He committed suicide, writes CNN. He was found dead by a close friend, chef Eric Ripert, in a French hotel room where Bourdain was working on the new season of his Parts Unknown program. “His love of adventure, new friends, good food and memorable stories made him a unique storyteller. His talent never ceases to amaze us.

The Swedish court dismissed the claim of the Spanish shareholders of the Yukos oil company against Russia. They will have to pay $3.3 million in legal fees, Interfax reports , citing Andrey Kondrakov, head of the International Legal Defense Center, who represents Russia's interests in the dispute. According to him, Spanish investors filed a lawsuit in 2007 on the basis of the 1990 Agreement on the Promotion and Mutual Protection of Investments between the USSR and Spain.

Andrey Gorkov, managing director of Rosnano for investment activities, was charged with embezzling 198.5 million rubles from the state corporation, reports . Interfax “Gorkov was charged with embezzlement of the property of Rosnano OJSC by a group of persons by prior agreement in the amount of 198.5 million rubles, which were on the accounts of the company invested by Rosnano,” the investigator said at a meeting in the Basmanny Court of Moscow.

US President Donald Trump said that Russia should participate in the G7 summit. He stated this before traveling to Canada for the G7 summit, Reuters reports . “Russia’s worst nightmare is me, and with that in mind, I think Russia should be in this meeting,” Trump said, writes CNN journalist Jim Acosta. According to The New York Times and the Associated Press , Trump called for Russia to be accepted back into the G8.

Near the University metro station, the co -chair of the university solidarity trade union Andronik Harutyunova, who came out with a single picket in support of the freshman Faculty of Philology Faculty of Moscow State University Dmitry Petelin, was detained. According to law enforcement officers, the student wrote on the sign “No Fan Zone”.