Supporters of the opposition policy of Boris Nemtsov, who was killed in Moscow a year ago, will hold two memory promotions in Kiev, according to Facebook by the Euromaidan SOS Civil Initiative. The first action will be held on independence, a picket will also be held by the Russian Embassy in Kyiv.

The Vice President of Iran for Women and the Family, Shahida Maraverdi, reported that all adult men who lived in one of the villages in the south of the country were executed for crimes associated with drugs. There is no exact information about what happened, writes the British newspaper The Guardian with reference to the Iranian official. According to Maraverdi, such cases - mass executions for narcotic crimes - took place in villages in the provinces of Sistan and Belujistan.

President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the appointment of Sergei Gorky by the new head of Vnesheconombank. Until this day, Gorkov was one of the leaders of Sberbank, and even previously worked with Mikhail Khodorkovsky. The resignation of Vladimir Dmitriev, who headed the VEB since 2004, was expected as part of the reform of this structure.

April oil futures of the Brent brand at today's auction for a short while rose to 37 dollars per barrel, Bloomberg reports. According to the agency, such an increase occurred for the first time since January. By 18:20 Moscow time, the Brent variety was already traded at $ 36.09 per barrel (+2.3% to the closure level of the previous trading session). The WTI variety cost an average of $ 33.42 per barrel, adding 1% to yesterday level.

Boeing 767-300 of the Russian Azur Air airline, flying along the Moscow-Phuket route, made an emergency landing in Tashkent, according to the website of the West Siberian Transport Prosecutor's Office. The liner, transporting more than 300 passengers, landed in the capital of Uzbekistan on the night of February 26. As noted in the prosecutor’s office, according to preliminary data, a low -level oil sensor in the engine worked on board.

The head of the Russian Ministry of Finance Anton Siluanov commented on rumors that Vnesheconombank (VEB) could "cease to exist or change his form." According to the minister, these rumors are groundless, Interfax reports .

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, commented on publications in the media about a fight in a military unit in the village of Borzo Shatoysky District. He denied reports that civilians participated in the conflict and that the fight had national soil. “It is reliably known that talking about the participation of civilians in the fight is not true. There is also no reason to say that the quarrel occurred on the basis of interethnic hostility, ”Kadyrov said on Instagram.

Anna Sakoyan CITIGROUP Office in New York Wally Gobetz Citigroup once again made gloomy economic forecasts . In the current version, the economists of the group indicate a high probability of a global recession, and the slow -out growth in developed economies is indicated as the main reason. Earlier, Citigroup has already talked about the growing probability of a global recession, however, it motivated this, first of all, by a slowdown in developing economies.

In Yakutia, a presentation of the Oscar silver analogue made for the Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio took place, Yakutia.info reports. A 30-centimeter figurine, which, in appearance reminiscent of the American film aid, was made of jewelry of 144 residents of Yakutia, who donated them for the sake of the action. The figure "Oscar for Leo" was cast from 1.5 kg of silver. In front of it was added an insert of gold.

On February 26, elections of the President of the International Football Federation (FIFA) were held. The winner was the Secretary General of UEFA Gianni Infantino. Guardian stipulates that Infantino became the winner of the four elections of candidates, among which, in addition to him, also included Salman Bin Ibrahim al-Khalifa, Prince Ali Bin Al-Hoisein and Jerome Shampan. The South African candidate Tokyo Sexwil drew just before the voting.

The ban on the savings of the bearer is a purely technical measure that is really capable of destroying one of the tools convenient for laundering, so this decision will most likely be made. This was in an interview with Polit.ru was stated by the chief economist of the Rus Rating agency, Associate Professor of the Higher School of Economics Anton Tabakh, commenting on Sberbank's objections to eliminate such certificates. “The ban on the savings of a bearer is a purely technical measure.

The United Russia party gradually begins the distribution of candidates in one of the most difficult, but at the same time, and the most important regions of the country - the city of Moscow. Many influential United Russia plan to re -elect into parliament in September, but, most likely, the composition of the party’s representatives will be noticeably updated. 27 deputies were elected from Moscow to the sixth Duma, including 15 United Russia.

The Russian Federation and the United States distributed a draft resolution in support of a ceasefire in Syria in the UN Security Council, TASS reports with reference to the chairman of the Council of Rafael Ramirez. “We received a draft resolution from the delegations of Russia and the United States in support of the political process and the ceasefire. We are working hard to adopt this resolution before Saturday to support the agreed ceasefire, ”said Ramirez.

Vladimir Dmitriev was dismissed by the Chairman of the State Vnesheconombank (VEB), the corresponding decree was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin press service reports . Sergey Gorkov was appointed chairman of VEB. Sergey Gorkov was born on December 1, 1968. He graduated from the FSB Academy as a jurist, then the Russian Economic Academy. Plekhanova. From 1997 to 2005, he was in senior positions in the personnel service of Yukos.

The popular Belarusian singer Max Korzh was banned from entering Ukraine without explanation. In his Instagram, the artist published a photo of the press in a passport delivered by Ukrainian border guards. “I am not forbidden in the official lists, but still the entrance is closed. These are the things. But ... life in a buzz without Kyiv and other cities is definitely not possible, and the fact that we will swing more than once is a matter of time! ” - wrote the performer.