The Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk, apparently, is trying to put pressure on President Petro Poroshenko and scare him with his resignation, but in any case Yatsenyuk is a temporary figure. This was stated by Polit.ru Vice President, head of the Ukrainian Bureau of the Center for Political Technologies, Georgy Chizhov, commenting on the development of the government crisis in Ukraine. “The government crisis continues, and the Yatsenyuk government hung in the air.

Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Vladimir Putin had already reported the details of the interview of US President Barack Obama, in which he also mentioned the Russian leader. It is reported by TASS . “I can’t tell you about some specific reaction of the president so far. Of course, the main provisions of such interviews are reported to the president in media reviews. Of course, key statements made by the US President are also reported to Putin.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine urged citizens of the country "to refrain from actions that are provocative in nature and express their civil position exclusively peacefully." The statement that appeared on the website of the ministry was made in connection with attacks on Russian diplomatic mission in Kiev, Odessa and Lviv. Activists threw consulates and the embassy with eggs, stones, green and even Molotov cocktails .

Participants in the negotiations in Syria are considered by the possibility of future federalization of this state, which will allow all existing groups to maintain influence on the territory controlled by it. This idea is supported both in Moscow and in the West.

The Russian Foreign Ministry directed the note to Ukraine, in which he drew attention to “provocative tricks of extremists” - attacks on Russian diplomatic mission in Kiev, Odessa and Lviv, said the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, TASS reports. “It is noted that their [extremists] were encouraged, sometimes sent by deputies of the Verkhovna Rada, political and public figures of Ukraine.

Investigators opened a criminal case on the fact of the mass riots in the Mozhaisk educational colony in the suburbs, TASS reports with reference to the GSU. Earlier it was reported that from February 21 to 22, 55 minor convicted colonies, acting in order to weaken the regime of maintenance, provide them with a mobile phone and tobacco products, closed the residential dormitory of the colony from the inside, and barricaded the furniture with the ladder leading to the second floor.

There are more than 60 athletes, including the Olympic champions and world champions, have found a Meldonium substance (the trade name Mildronate), banned from January 2016. This newspaper The New York Times was announced by the official representative of the World Anti -Doping Agency (WADA) Ben Nichols. He noted that this data is on March 7, and the number of positive doping tests for Meldonium is growing. Now the names of 12 athletes are known, in the body of which meldonium was discovered.

The representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, at a briefing on Friday, confirmed the veracity of information about the causes of the death of Mikhail Lesin, TASS reports. According to her, Moscow asks the United States to provide information on this issue.

Gazprom Corporation intends to release Eurobonds nominated in Swiss francs. With potential investors, Gazprom representatives will meet in Switzerland on March 14 and 15, Bloomberg reports. According to the sources of the agency, the Russian monopolist chose Deutsche Bank, UBS, as well as the Renaissance Capital and Gazprombank. Blomberg sources reported that in the future these banks can become the organizers of the release of the Eurobonds Gazprom.

The Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' Kirill at a meeting of the Patriarchal Council for Culture, which was held on March 9 in the premises of the Historical Park in the 57th Pavilion of VDNH, announced the creation of a society of Russian literature. Kirill said that Russian President Vladimir Putin asked him a few months ago. “I accepted this proposal, because we are talking about the humanitarian dimension of our life, personality, society, the state,” said the Patriarch.

The head of Colgate-Palmolive Co. Joao Pedro Rainhard resigned two weeks after he was accused of Canada of drug storage. It is reported by Bloomberg. Rainhard was charged with illegal import and storage of cocaine. He also left the post of head of Royal Bank of Canada. It is noted that Rainhard left the bank without explanation. The press secretary of Royal Bank of Canada noted that the organization cannot provide any comments.

Russia and Bolivia have signed intergovernmental agreements on cooperation in the field of the use of atomic energy for peaceful purposes and on cooperation in the construction of the Center for Nuclear Research and Technology. On the Russian side of the signature, the general director of the Rosatom State Corporation Sergey Kiriyenko, on the Bolivian side, was delivered by the Minister of Hydrocarbons and Energy Luis Alberto Sanchez.

The official representative of the World Anti -Doping Agency (WADA) Ben Nichols said that by now the prohibited drug Meldonium was found in the blood already in 99 athletes. According to Nichols, Meldonius was found in doping papers that were handed over after January 1, 2016 - that is, at the time when this substance was already included in the list of WADA for banned WADA, Associated Press reports.

“Alfa-Bank” suggests that in March the Russian currency will again fall to the level of 80 rubles per dollar, and then until the summer it will gradually rise to the value of 64-65 rubles. If this forecast is carried out, then any Russian will be able to increase his dollar savings by 10-20%in a few months. Or lose the same amount, or even more - no one gives any guarantee of the execution of the forecast, all the risks are taken on by investors.

NASA has not yet extended an agreement with Roscosmos on the delivery of astronauts by the Soyuz ships to the ISS in 2018-2019. This can create difficulties for both Americans and in general for the space station, an informed source told Interfax . In his opinion, the private companies SpaceX and Boeing Space Exploration are unlikely to have time to create spaceships by 2018, it would be advisable to extend the validity of the existing contract with the luxury of the luxury of the Americans.