Vnesheconombank admitted that the detainee in the United States in connection with the accusation of espionage, Yevgeny Buryakov, is really an employee of the bank, deputy head of the representative office in New York. The exact information about the details of the incident, however, is not located in the bank. Last night, another espionage scandal erupted between the United States and Russia.

In London, a public investigation began in the case of the death of a former employee of the Russian special services of Alexander Litvinenko, BBC reports. The meeting was headed by Judge Robert Owen, who in his introductory word noted that Litvinenko died of poisoning with a deadly dose of Polonia. The investigation in the case lasted eight years. The main goal of the investigation is to answer the question of whether the Russian authorities are involved in the death of Litvinenko.

In the semifinals of the Australian Open Championship (Australian Open), Russian tennis players Maria Sharapova and Ekaterina Makarova will meet, Associated Press reports. Sharapova in the quarterfinals beat the Canadian Eugene Bushar with a score of 6: 3, 6: 2. Makarova defeated Romanian Simon Halep - 6: 4, 6: 0. Now, by the will of the tournament grid, the Russians will meet each other in the semifinals.

Fierce clashes flared up again in one of the areas of the Egyptian capital, Mena reports about this. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Egypt, employees are pursuing the riots of supporters of the prohibited and recognized terrorist in the country of the Muslim Brothers. Islamists firing the security forces from various types of firearms, and also throw them “Molotov cocktails”.

The vice-governors of St. Petersburg and the head of the administration committees are now obliged to inform the head of the city of Georgy Poltavchenko about the bribes that they offered to them. This was reported on the official site Administration of St. Petersburg.

Evgeny Buryakov, whom the US authorities accused of espionage, is indeed an employee of Vnesheconombank. According to the VEB press service, he works as deputy bank representative in the United States, Interfax reports. At the same time, Buryakov, most likely, was not an employee of the foreign intelligence service. According to the agency, the VEB representatives in New York under the cover do not work employees of Russian special services involved in the collection of intelligence information.

Vladimir Filippov V.M. Filippov from the website of St. Petersburg Polytechnic University Interview with the Doctor of Physics and Mathematics, Chairman of the Higher Certification Commission, Academician of RAO, Ridn Rector Vladimir Filippov . Talked by Natalia Demina. The first part. Vladimir Mikhailovich, let's imagine for a minute that there is no scientific certification system in Russia, and you create it from scratch. What do you see it for yourself? What should it be?

The Moscow authorities refuse to extend to the funeral services, premises lease agreements in hospital morgues. Participants in the ritual services market believe that in this way the city hall frees the area for its Ritual State Unitary Enterprise, which now controls cemeteries, the distribution of graves, as well as directly burial or cremation.

The State Duma adopted a bill in the second and third readings, which allows paid television channels to broadcast advertising. This was reported on the website of the lower house of parliament. In accordance with the amendments accepted by the parliament in the second reading, paid channels will be able to broadcast advertising only if 75% of the non -member content will fall under the concept of “national products”.

The authorities of New York will completely stop the work of public transport, CNN reports. From 23:00 local time (7:00 Moscow time) in the largest metropolis of the United States, the movement of buses and trains, as well as the work of the metro, will be completely stopped. According to weather forecasts, up to 300 mm of precipitation may fall in the city in the near future. Currently, urban public transport is working with serious interruptions. Buses arrive late for an hour or more.

The press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov called the Angressed and directive decision of the international rating agency Standard & Poors, which reduced the sovereign credit rating of Russia to the “garbage”. It is reported by RIA Novosti . According to Peskov, such a decision has a minimal attitude to the economy. “Serious companies are unlikely to focus on such ratings that do not reflect the real situation,” Peskov noted.

Russia will help Tajikistan strengthen the armed forces and strengthen its 201th military base in the republic. This is stated in a press release from the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. “We are convinced that, strengthening Tajikistan, strengthening the Armed Forces of Tajikistan, we strengthen the security of Russia,” said Anatoly Antonov, deputy minister of Russian Ministry of Defense.

Ilya Karpyuk New York police Vnesheconombank admitted that the detainee in the United States in connection with the accusation of espionage, Yevgeny Buryakov, is really an employee of the bank, deputy head of the representative office in New York. The exact information about the details of the incident, however, is not located in the bank. Last night, another espionage scandal erupted between the United States and Russia.

In Irkutsk, a 34-year-old leader of a small tourist agency committed suicide, Interfax reports. According to the preliminary version, this happened due to debts-she took money to develop a business, but due to the growth of the dollar, she could not repay the debt in time. “The dead woman with the traces of suicide was discovered by her husband in their apartment.

The Security Service of Ukraine announced the wanted list of Russian actor Mikhail Porechenkov. This was reported on the website of the country's Ministry of Internal Affairs. It is also reported that the court gave permission to detain the suspect with the aim of the drive. Porechenkova is suspected of committing a crime under Part 3 of Article 258 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (a terrorist act or a threat of its commission).