Former governor of the Belgorod region Vyacheslav Gladkov, who has become a popular politician in the front-line region, will soon be appointed Russian ambassador to Abkhazia, RBC writes , citing a source close to the presidential administration. The media named the post of Deputy Minister of Economic Development among the options for Gladkov’s future career, but in the end this option was dropped, sources told RBC.

The Bank of Russia recommended that credit institutions be more attentive to customer transactions for depositing large amounts of cash, as follows from the information on the regulator’s website. Such operations may be carried out to launder money obtained from crime and pursue other illegal purposes, the Central Bank warned.

Photo: press service of Alexander Lukashenko Alexander Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin, together with the general staff and defense ministers, discussed the progress of the three-day joint nuclear exercises. Photos from the events were shown by the BELTA agency.

Once again there are those who are dissatisfied with the fact that Match TV is broadcasting matches of the World Hockey Championship, where the Russian national team is not present Photo: Pelageya Tikhonova / Kommersant It’s time to get used to it - the World Championship is taking place without Russia for the fifth year, it began in the 2022 Olympic year, so without big hockey we have gone through the full Olympic cycle.

The Russian Figure Skating Federation has approved the transfer of 13-year-old Alexander Plushenko to the Azerbaijani national team, RIA Novosti and TASS report , citing sources. On May 21, the FFKKR gave the athlete an exemption. He will be able to represent Azerbaijan starting next season after receiving a special document from the International Skating Union. Alexander Plushenko is the son of figure skater and Olympic champion Evgeni Plushenko and producer Yana Rudkovskaya.

Russian authorities have decided to postpone the introduction of fees for using over 15 GB of international traffic per month, Forbes, RBC and Kommersant write , citing sources. The decision is due to the fact that such functionality is technically difficult to implement, a source close to one of the telecom operators told Forbes. According to him, the introduction of fees for international traffic will be postponed until the end of the year.

Petrovskaya and Malkina about the flood, fear and silence In the new episode of the “Chronicles of the Flood” podcast, Irina Petrovskaya and Tatyana Malkina discuss the fecal flood in Engels, arrests, repressions, slow YouTube, the habit of prohibitions and the strange silence in Moscow after Victory Day.

The main question for the post-Putin reform project: is normalization possible without democratization? Let's continue the discussion Photo: Evgeny Pavlenko / Kommersant (18+) THIS MATERIAL (INFORMATION) IS PRODUCED, DISTRIBUTED AND (OR) SENT BY FOREIGN AGENT IRINA MARKOVNA BUSYGINA OR CONCERNES THE ACTIVITIES OF IRINA MARKOVNA BUSYGINA.

How the Slovak leader is adjusting to European loneliness after the departure of Viktor Orban Robert Fico. Photo: AP / TASS “When you enter the room, you won’t notice him. But he will notice and remember everyone,” this is how an acquaintance from his student days once described Robert Fico.

A court in Kazakhstan allowed Ukraine to search and seize Gazprom's assets in the country to recover $1.4 billion - according to an arbitration award previously made in Switzerland. Naftogaz said that this is the first known case when a foreign court allowed the recovery of assets from a Russian monopolist in this case.

Is there a literary space of emigration? Book fair of Russian-language literature Berlin Bebelplatz. Photo: social networks A week ago in Berlin, at the large book fair of Russian-language literature Berlin Bebelplatz, the event “Non-Russian literary magazines today - format and mission, tasks and opportunities” was held. Publishers of emigration magazines flocked from all over the world to discuss how geography relates to literature.

The Russian National Reinsurance Company (RNRC), which belongs to the Central Bank, is preparing changes to the rules for reinsurance of risks of terrorist attacks and sabotage. As Kommersant writes , companies may lose the opportunity to insure losses from production stoppages and supply disruptions after drone attacks. According to the publication, an option is now being discussed in which insurance will cover only direct damage to property - for example, damage to a building or equipment.

Judge Oleg Nefedov is fighting them - we tell his story Judge Oleg Nefedov during the announcement of the verdict on suspending the ban on the activities of the Taliban movement in Russia. Photo: AP / TASS On May 26, the High Qualification Board of Judges will consider (and probably approve) the candidacy of Oleg Nefedov for the post of head of the board for civil cases.

The Federal Tax Service has tightened security measures against businesses: now not only accounts, real estate and cars, but also intangible assets - trademarks, patents, databases and even rights of claim against counterparties may be subject to restrictions. Izvestia writes about this with reference to a letter from the Federal Tax Service.

Raul Castro. Photo: Granma.cu The United States has charged Fidel Castro's younger brother and former Cuban leader Raul Castro with murder and conspiracy against Americans, CNN writes . At the same time, a strike group led by the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz entered the Caribbean. Formally, it is for exercises, but in Havana this is regarded as preparation for possible aggression.