Six immigrants from the Chechen Republic were arrested in the south of France on charges of recruitment and sending terrorists to Syria. This was reported by the Figaro newspaper with reference to a source in the judicial authorities. During the operation in the city of Albi and the suburbs of Toulouse last Sunday, six people aged 32 to 38 were detained.

The decision of the European Union to introduce additional anti-Russian sanctions from February 16 remains in force, reports the Internet publication EU Observer with reference to a source close to the EU leadership. Information about the absence of a decision to postpone the entry into force of additional sanctions against Russia was confirmed by the German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Last Thursday, answering the corresponding question of journalists in Brussels, she answered “yes” briefly.

Two portraits of the striker of the Spanish club Barcelona and the Argentine national football team Lionel Messi went to the new owners at the Sotheby's auction in London for 923 thousand euros. This was reported by the Spanish edition of Marca.

The official representative of the Investigative Committee of Russia Vladimir Markin said that the Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko could not be released from custody due to the fact that the investigation has evidence of her guilt. It is reported by Interfax . “All sorts of rumors distributed about a certain liberation of the accused Savchenko have no reason,” he said.

The ex-head of the Ministry of Finance Alexei Kudrin said that at a meeting on economic issues with the participation of President Vladimir Putin, among others and the issue of raising the retirement age was discussed. It is reported by Interfax . “The meeting participants raised this question - about the need, about the parameters,” he said.

In the city of Kuibyshev, the Novosibirsk Region, the farmer poured a manner of manure before the Sberbank’s separation in protest against the policy of credit organizations. It is reported by Interfax . According to the publication, on the night of Friday, a resident of the Novosibirsk region adjusted the tractor with a cow man's body and unloaded it before entering the bank’s office.

The next humanitarian column of the Russian Ministry of Emergencies will deliver textbooks and methodological manuals to the Donbass for students of the Donetsk National University, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the press service of the Russian Ministry of Emergencies. According to the report, in addition to food and essential items, the inhabitants of Donbass will receive more than 80 tons of books collected by M.V.

In 2015, the Russian branch of Société générale will be reduced by 1,500 employees. It is reported by Bloomberg . Higher management made such a decision in connection with a decline, which led to a decrease in business profitability in the country. It is noted that the same number of employees was reduced in Russia and last year. Currently, spokesman for Rosbank Polina Chuvilina refused to comment on the issue of reduction.

French President Francois Hollande said that the leaders of the Norman Four, who took part in the meeting in Minsk, plan to discuss the agreements on the phone next week, and can be met in person for a few more weeks, RIA Novosti reports. “We thought that if the ceasefire is carried out according to the plan, that is, from 00:00 Sunday, then it would be necessary to hold at least a telephone conference next week,” the agency quoted the French leader quoted.

Ekaterina Inozemtseva The All-Russian startup tour , the largest Russian project to search for promising innovative developments and the development of competencies of beginner startup teams in the field of high technology, visited Tomsk. An innovative route began in Rostov-on-Don, ahead of three months and 11 cities, including Minsk and Alma-Ata.

The Russian national team guaranteed a victory in the medal standings of the Winter Universiade, which is held in the Spanish Granade. It is reported by RIA Novosti . The national team has 19 gold, 15 silver and 17 bronze awards after the victory of the Kerling women's team in the final over the Canadian team. In second place in the standings is the national team of Kazakhstan (5, 5, 0).

The head of the People’s Council of the self -proclaimed DPR Andrei Purgin stated that some provisions of the Minsk Agreement may be changed in the process of its implementation. About this writes Financial Times . According to Purgin, some clauses of the contract do not suit the militia and can be processed in the next few months. “The Minsk agreement does not yet exist. The Minsk Agreement is a piece of text. According to the plan, the Minsk memorandum should become a phased plan.

The metro station "Kyiv" Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line temporarily operates only to exit. This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to a source in law enforcement agencies in Moscow. The entrance to the station is closed due to smoke. “Smoke in the utility room due to a short circuit. The fire was liquidated at 16:43, ”he said. At the same time, trains follow the station according to the usual schedule.

In the capital of Nicaragua Managua last Thursday, an intergovernmental agreement was signed on a simplified procedure for entering Russian warships into the ports of this republic, TASS reports. On the Russian side, the agreement was signed by the Minister of Defense Sergey Shoigu, who these days making a number of official visits to the countries of Latin America.

According to the Federal Treasury, in 2014 the consolidated budget of the Russian Federation was executed with a surplus of 844.892 billion rubles. This was reported on the website of the department. The deficit of the consolidated budget in 2014 amounted to 844.9 billion rubles. Compared to 2013, it decreased by 0.5%. Note that in 2013 the deficit amounted to 849 billion rubles.