The Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who is on an official visit to Beijing, after a meeting of foreign ministers of the SCO member countries, and also after a meeting with Xi Jinping, held a press-breaking for journalists. The first question concerned official comments about yesterday's statements by US President Donald Trump, who put forward the ultimatum in the event of a peaceful transaction in Ukraine in 50 days, and also allowed NATO countries to arm Ukraine with American weapons.

Amendments are made in Art. 330.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, which prescribes a punishment for the failure to fulfill the duties of "foreign regents". Changes cancel the condition that criminal liability for “foreign agents” occurs after two administrative offenses under Art. 19.34 Code of Administrative Offenses (violation of the procedure for the activity of a foreign agent) within one year.

We are talking about amendments to the laws “On Combating Extremist Activities”, “On the Media”, in the Code of Administrative Offenses and the Criminal Code. In particular, they will allow the authorities to recognize any community as an extremist organization if one of its organizers or participants was convicted by an extremist article (282.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). Amendments equalize extremist organizations and communities.

The lawsuit of the Prosecutor General’s Office has already been filed in the spring district court of the Ivanovo region, writes Kommersant. Prosecutors demand to recognize as extremist the association of bakers, which controls 50% of the share of Riga Bread LLC.

“Gorky Fest” pleased with absurd successes. Of the best - "Shadows of Moscow" Valery Pereverzev Frame from the film "Shadows of Moscow". Photo: kinomania.ru “Gorky Fest” in Nizhny Novgorod will complete the work tomorrow. A festival with a special competition in which full -length game paintings compete with a short meter and dock.

The amendments adopted today by the deputies of the Duma are made in Art. 243.4 of the Criminal Code. Criminal liability will occur, including for crimes on it outside Russia, said the State Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin. The “desecration” of military graves and memorials <...> will be punishable by a fine of up to 3 million rubles or imprisonment for up to 3 years. If the “desecration” is committed with aggravating circumstances, then the responsibility will occur in the second part.

Thus, they are encouraged for an “anti -corruption position”, the head of the Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Rostov Region Alexander Rechitsky admitted . “Recently, we have introduced into practice: for a persistent anti -corruption position, we have returned money to the police that were offered to bribe giveers during the period of unlawful actions,” said Rechitsky. At the same time, according to him, in relation to those who offered a bribe, the case will start anyway.

What is the trick of the agreement, which at first glance gives the New Caledonia a “chance” for independence from France Photo: Sebastien Bozon / AFP / East News The 270,000th new Caledonia is an archipelago in the southern part of the Pacific Ocean-one of the twelve overall territories of France. And the most troubled. A little over a year ago there were riots here, leading to the death of 14 people.

Student protests in Serbia went to re -examination and vacation The protest of the opposition involving students in Belgrade. Photo: AP / TASS At first glance, protests in Serbia were radicalized after a massive speech on June 28, but in fact, social discontent has not subsided since December 2024. At the same time, the protesters have not yet been able to have a significant impact on power in the country.

The State Duma is about to approve continuous logging along the shores of the lake. One of the goals is an abnormal expansion of cemeteries Baikal state natural biosphere reserve. Photo: Andrey Ogorodnik / TASS The government commission approved the amendments to the Law on Lake Baikal, which allow continuous logging along the shores of the lake. Soon the bill may be passed by the State Duma. The document had already passed the first reading in parliament two years ago-in July 2023.

The operator of the National Information Exchange Service selected a subsidiary of the VK Communication Platform holding, the Cabinet said in a statement. She will be responsible for ensuring the work and the development of the messenger. “Max provides safe communication in the messenger and access to convenient digital services from the state and business.

One -act tragicomedy about how the trial of the writer passed - more precisely, over his words Boris Akunin.

The Kremlin began to comment on yesterday's statements by US President Donald Trump to allow European countries to transfer American weapons to Kiev, as well as the ultimatum Trump Vladimir Putin-to conclude a peace transaction in Ukraine within 50 days. Dmitry Peskov called Trump's statements “very serious”. “Something in Trump's statements is addressed personally by President Putin. We need time for the analysis, said.

Trump's “important statement” in Ukraine: the ultimatum was delivered to Putin, and Kyiv was promised the allied technique Photo: AP / TASS Donald Trump gave Russia 50 days to conclude a peace agreement with Ukraine, promising in case of failure to fulfill this “recommendation” to introduce tough trade tariffs that will affect countries buying Russian oil and gas. He promised Kyiv the latest American weapons, primarily the Patriot system.

On July 8, the Governor of the Voronezh Region fired the Minister of Entrepreneurship, Trade and Tourism of the Voronezh Region Gennady Shvyrkov with the wording of "one of his own free will." The next day, the ex-minister was detained, and on the same day, July 9, a preventive measure was elected to him in the Central District Court of Voronezh-until August 9, the Shvyrs would be in jail.