Russia's relations with China reached a high, unprecedented level, said Russian President Vladimir Putin in the announcement of the documentary “Russia and China. The heart of Eurasia ”, which will be released on the TV channel“ Russia 1 ”. “These relations have reached a very high level, relations between our countries, perhaps, as we often say, an unprecedented level,” the head of state said in an interview given for the film.

The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIPI) and China Construction Bank Corporation agreed to create a fund, RBC reports. The purpose of the fund is to increase the lending of Russian companies by Chinese banks several times. “We hope to attract $ 20 billion to the Russian economy for three years,” said Cyril Dmitriev, head of the Premium Premier League. The fund will provide money to the capital of companies in the form of lending to a small part.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Xi Jinping will sign a statement of cooperation in the Sostovka construction of the Eurasian Economic Union and the Economic Sillery Economic Belting, Interfax writes with reference to Putin’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov. According to Peskov, between the two parties it is planned to sign a large number of important documents.

Neither peace, no war

The President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov considers the relations between Russia and the United States to be abnormal and advocates restoring trust between countries to resolve the situation in Ukraine. It is reported by Interfax . According to Karimov, now there is a return of the confrontation between Moscow and Washington. “This is an absolutely abnormal state of affairs.

The cost of the first stage of the Patriot Military-Patriotic Park of Culture and Rest, which is building the Ministry of Defense for the Army-2015 International Forum in Kubinka, from the beginning of this year, amounted to more than 10 billion rubles, Kommersant writes.

Victory of the Conservative Party in the parliamentary elections in Great Britain Photo: bnd.com In the general parliamentary elections in Great Britain on May 7, the Conservative Party won a landslide victory.

The Finnish charitable organization Pelastakaa Lapset Ry (“Save the Children”) announced the termination of activities aimed at helping in the adoption of Russian children in Finland. It is reported by Yle . According to the organization, the process of adoption of Russians in Finnish families has already stopped. The reason for this was the law on genderly neutral marriages adopted in Finland.

China will finance the construction of a high-speed highway (VSM) Moscow Kazan worth 1.07 trillion rubles, Kommersant reports. According to the publication, the main condition for the conclusion of a memorandum between Russia and China was the construction of a highway using equipment and technologies of Chinese -made. Note that China has extensive experience in building high -speed railways. However, so far there is no exact funds that the Chinese side invest in the project.

US Secretary of State John Kerry can come to Russia on a visit next week. It is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to a diplomatic source. According to the interlocutor of the agency, "the possibility of Kerry's visit to Russia is being worked out to Russia next week." On the eve of the media reported that Kerry intends to negotiate with the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on May 12 in Sochi. It was noted that the meeting will take place on the initiative of the American side.

The convicted person in the case of Oboronservice Yevgeny Vasiliev will be able to use the services of a hairdresser in a pre -trial detention center. It is reported by the " Russian News Service ". In pre-trial detention center No. 6 in the printer, where Vasiliev was taken away after the verdict was announced, the ex-official for a fee will also be able to go to the gym and order food from public catering points.

The causes of the accident of the Russian cargo spacecraft "Progress", which sank today in the Pacific Ocean, are still unclear. This was stated by Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian government Dmitry Rogozin, Interfax reports. According to him, there is no clarity yet, which is why an abnormal situation arose with "progress". “We are waiting for the work of the State Commission,” Rogozin noted. The Soyuz-2.1A launch vehicle started with the "truck" "Progress M-27M" on April 28.

France can sell helicopter carriers of the Mistral type to third countries if their transfer to Russia does not take place. This was stated by the former chief inspector of the Navy and deputy chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of France Alain Coldiff, RIA Novosti reports.

In Lipetsk, a monument to Joseph Stalin, doused with pink paint, was opened, according to LipetskMedia . The monument is installed near the building where the headquarters of the Lipetsk Communists is located. At the opening ceremony were members of the Communist Party and veterans of the Great Patriotic War. Due to the rubbing of the paint, the ceremony was postponed for 45 minutes.

The State Duma Committee on Regional Policy and the Problems of the North and the Far East at the next meeting, which will be held on the 20th of May, will discuss the issue of reducing salaries to the heads of regions, the Izvestia newspaper reports. There is no consensus on this issue among deputies, but it is proposed, in particular, to reduce the governor's rewards by 10% or to limit them 10-15 minimum wages (minimum wage).