The Netherlands authorities announced the temporary suspension of cooperation with the Russian side in the field of defense. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Holland with reference to the head of the department Zhanin Hennis-Plasshert. The press release indicates that the action of the appropriate measure will last up to “before the new notice”.

Albania, Iceland, Norway, Ukraine and Montenegro joined the sanctions of the European Union in relation to persons threatening the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine, Interfax reports with reference to the statement of the EU High Policy and Security Katherine Ashton.

The acting President of Ukraine, the speaker of the Verkhovna Rada, Alexander Turchinov, excluded the possibility of federalization of the country, so, in his opinion, this will lead to the break in Ukraine into parts. The politician told about this during a meeting with the Secretary General of the OSCE Lamberto Zanier, the press service of the head of state reports .

The Kiev District Court of Kharkov decided to take into custody 62 out of 65 suspects in the riots in the city. This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the press service of the Kharkov Ministry of Internal Affairs. The court decided to let three suspects be released under house arrest, a preventive measure in the form of detention for 60 days was chosen in relation to 59. In most cases, when choosing a preventive measure, the court also determined the pledge.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the appointment of Anton Kobyakov by the new adviser to the head of state. This was reported by the Kremlin press service . “To appoint Anton Anatolyevich Kobyakov as an adviser to the President of the Russian Federation, relieving him from his position,” the press release said. The record explains that this decree comes into force from the day of its signing.

The Central Electoral Commission of Ukraine has not registered a single observer from Russia for early presidential elections, which will be held on May 25, RIA Novosti reports. As the head of the press service of the CEC Konstantin Khivrenko explained, Russian observers did not submit a single application. According to him, while 144 official observers from international organizations have been registered.

US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle earned 503 thousand dollars in 2013, Reuters reports with reference to a declaration of four income published by the White House. The adjusted gross income of the presidential couple, taking into account tax benefits, amounted to 481,098 dollars. 20.4% of this amount of Barak and Michelle Obama was paid as federal taxes. The presidential couple sent 60 thousand dollars to charity.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the dismissal of the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Tyumen region Mikhail Korneev. This was reported on the presidential website . The deputy chief of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Seregy Sidash was appointed temporarily using the head of the department.

The Khamovnichesky District Court of Moscow refused Fedor Voropaev in a lawsuit against the Russian Federation of basketball on making the post of general manager of the Russian national team of Russia in his work book. This will be increased by Interfax with reference to the press service of the RFB. The court confirmed that the plaintiff Voropaev did not work in the RFB in the position of general manager of the male team of Russia.

The International Monetary Fund evaluates the financial needs of Ukraine at about $ 27 billion, transferred within two years, Interfax reports with reference to the words of the Director of the European Department of the IMF Reza Mogadam. The director also said that the IMF does not plan to review this assessment in the near future, calling the position of the Fund “rather solid”.

The Government of Ukraine is preparing a lawsuit for the Russian company Gazprom to revise the gas contract. This was stated by the Minister of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine Yuri Prodan, reports ITAR-TASS . “ We are preparing such a lawsuit and attract European specialists with the necessary experience for this ,” Sold said. According to him, Ukraine wants to reconsider the unprofitable conditions prescribed in the contract.

Russia has no intention of collecting $ 35.4 billion from Ukraine, which, according to the Kremlin, were spent by Moscow on the support of the economy of the country's country. This was announced in an interview with Kommersant by a press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov. Peskov specified that this previously voiced by President Vladimir Putin was the amount of the amount to illustrate the volume of Russian subsidies to Kiev.

Passenger railway communication between Russia and Ukraine may stop in a month and a half in a month and a half. In any case, according to Kommersant, Ukrzaliznytsia sent its colleagues from Russian Railways in the evening on Wednesday in the evening of a telegram with a request not to start selling tickets for all trains following the territory of Ukraine from May 27. The reason for such a request, allegedly, was the “mismatch” of the schedules for the movement of train to the Crimea.

In the first three to four years of gas production from combustible shale in Lithuania, its production will not be taxed; Subsequently, the tax rate will be 15%. This decision was made by the Strategic Committee of the Government of the country, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Minister of Environmental Environment Valentineas Mazuronis. According to him, the committee instructed him to create conditions attractive to foreign investors in the sphere of shale gas production.

The European Union is looking for ways to solve economic problems in Ukraine, which was identified by Russian President Vladimir Putin in a letter to the heads of several European states on Thursday. It is reported by Interfax with reference to the words of a senior EU official who wished to remain unnamed.