The deputy from the LDPR faction Mikhail Degtyarev invited Crimean lawmakers to give his peninsula the second name, namely, to return the name of Tauris. According to the Russian deputy, in this way continuity will be restored between different periods of the history of Crimea. “Crimea is the Earth with a unique history, where many nations side by side live and work peacefully.

The passenger plane of the Chilean airline Lan made an emergency landing in Argentina due to a bomb call, reports Associated Press . An unknown man reported by phone about a bomb allegedly laid on board the aircraft. The airliner, who followed the flight of Buenos Aires-Santiago, made a forced landing in the Argentine city of Mendos. During the inspection of the plane, explosives did not find explosive or other dangerous devices.

In the apartment of one of the leaders of the nationalist association "Russians" Alexander Belov is a search. This was announced by Interfax by the head of the movement Dmitry Demushkin. “Today in the morning, Belov has a search at home,” Demushkin said. According to the nationalist, a group of men who introduced themselves to the employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs presented the wife of Belov Order for the search.

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine turned to the world community with a request not to recognize the inclusion of Crimea and Sevastopol in Russia. This is stated in the declaration "On the struggle for the liberation of Ukraine", Interfax reports . The declaration introduced by the chairman of the parliament of the acting President Alexander Turchinov, at a meeting on March 20, was supported by 274 people's deputies out of 303 registered.

The FSB of Russia blocked the channel of smuggling weapons from Europe to Russia through the territory of Ukraine, Interfax reports, referring to the Center for Public Relations of the FSB of Russia. The criminal group included Russians and Ukrainians. They were detained in the Rostov Region on March 17 at the Donetsk-ovarino checkpoint on the border with Ukraine.

A strong explosion occurred at the Serena Hotel in the center of the capital of Afghanistan Kabul. In addition, unknown armed people attacked the hotel, reports Reuters . Foreigners and Afghan officials usually stay in Serena. Earlier it was reported that the Afghan authorities released 77 prisoners from prison, although the United States and other NATO countries, which are part of the international security forces in Afghanistan, objected to this.

The work of the Russian confectionery factory of the Ukrainian concern "Roshen" in Lipetsk is suspended, according to the Lipetsk portal Gorod48 . As Olga Pershina, the head of the LCF production department, explained, the possible reason is the lawsuit of the United Confectioners holding, who accused Roshen that the company used their trademarks on the “Swallow -Pevunya”.

The Moscow Confectionery Factory "Red October" refused to extend the rental agreement for the Rain television channel, the television channel investor Alexander Vinokurov said on his Twitter. “Rain received a warning from Red October that the lease will not extend,” Vinokurov wrote and published a scan of the document received from the owner of the premises. According to the published document, the lease term expires on June 20, 2014.

Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk proposed “not to rush” with the introduction of a visa regime with Russia. It is reported by RIA Novosti . In addition, Yatsenyuk proposed to postpone the issue of admission of citizens of the Russian Federation to the territory of Ukraine only by passports. “ Here it is necessary to measure seven times, and once cut it off,” said Yatsenyuk.

Russia will demand from France to pay a penalty if the Mistral helicopter transaction will be disrupted, the deputy minister of defense Yuri Borisov said, RIA Novosti reports. “Of course, the Russian side will defend all its rights to the end in accordance with the concluded agreements and demand compensation for all losses that we can bear in the event of a break in the Mistrals contract,” Borisov told reporters.

The Federation Council on March 21 will hold an extraordinary meeting at which the issue of the entry of Crimea and Sevastopol should be resolved in Russia. It is reported by Interfax . The meeting will begin at 12:00. The main topics on the agenda will be issues on ratification of the contract between Russia and Crimea, as well as the consideration of the Federal Constitutional Law on the adoption of Crimea and the formation of two new entities.

The tax service employees came to the office of the Rain television channel and carried away copies of renting premises on Red October, the television channel investor Alexander Vinokurov said on Facebook. “The tax service came today [March 20] to check the location of the organization LLC Rain LLC.

Deputies of the State Duma of the Russian Federation approved the constitutional bill on the accession of Crimea and Sevastopol to Russia. It is reported by ITAR-TASS . The document involves the formation of two new subjects in the form of the Republic of Crimea and the city of federal significance Sevastopol in the Russian Federation. The bill was supported by 444 deputies, one spoke out against. The deputy from Fair Russia Ilya Ponomarev said that he considers Crimea to join a hasty step.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the legal process on the entry of Crimea and Sevastopol will be completed at the end of this week. It is reported by Interfax . According to Lavrov, practical steps are being taken on the implementation of an agreement signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and the head of the Supreme Council of Crimea Vladimir Konstantinov on the accession of the republic to the composition of the Russian Federation.

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