President Vladimir Putin, following negotiations with German Chancellor, Angela Merkel in Sochi, said that Germany remains a leading economic partner for Russia. It is reported by Gazeta.Ru . In addition, the Russian leader noted that work in the Norman format will continue after the presidential election in France. “The Norman Four, undoubtedly, should continue to actively engage in the settlement of the Ukrainian crisis.

The Russian Ministry of Defense denied the information of Human Rights Watch Human Rights that, when attacking the Syrian city of Khan-Sheikhun, Soviet air bombs with Zarin Khab-250 and Hab-500 were used. “The Soviet ammunition of the Khab-250 was never exported outside the USSR and all to one were disposed of in the 60s of the last century,” said Igor Konashenkov, official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense (quote for TASS ).

The State Duma introduced a bill on the newsletter of the summons to the military registration and enlistment office by e -mail. This was reported on the website of the lower house. The document was entered by a group of senators led by Viktor Ozerov. According to the bill, it is proposed to oblige citizens when registering military registration with email address.

Moscow Lokomotiv defeated the Urals from Yekaterinburg and became a seven -time owner of the Russian Cup, TASS reports. The meeting took place at the Fisht stadium in Sochi and ended with a score of 2: 0. The goals in Lokomotiv were scored by Igor Denisov (76th minute) and Alexei Miranchuk (90s). In terms of the number of Russian Cups, Lokomotiv was equal to CSKA - the most successful team in the history of this tournament.

Simon Zhavoronkov Dmitry Medvedev makes a government report in the State Duma Anna Isakova / Duma.gov.ru Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev instructed the Ministry of Labor, Finance and Economic Development to prepare the draft law that equates the minimum wage (minimum wage) to the cost of living. The document about this was published on May 2 on the government’s website, the bill should be prepared and submitted to the government by May 20, 2017.

The Expert Council, formed under the Duma Committee on Education and Science, on April 26, in closed mode, discussed the new bill “On Scientific, Scientific, Technical and Innovation in the Russian Federation”. This was announced by the director of the Department of Science and Technology of the Ministry of Education and Science Sergey Matveev.

Vasily Izmailov Moscow Kremlin Alex Naanou Recently, political scientists have been discussing a lot about whether there will be any surprises in Russia in the 2018 presidential election and which ones are likely. Analyst Polit.ru Vasily Izmailov comments on the situation. According to him, the political process of recent months looks inexplicable if you do not make one assumption. “The political process often looks like a collection of inexplicable facts.

The DPRK said that the teachings of American strategic bombers on the Korean Peninsula are “pushing the situation” on the brink of nuclear war. This is stated in the statement of the Central Telegraph Agency of North Korea, reports Reuters . “This reckless military provocation pushes the situation on the Korean peninsula closer to the verge of nuclear war,” Tsak notes.

The 33-year-old son of Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin Alexei became the general director of the company Il, one of the largest enterprises in the country for the development and production of aircraft. Since March, Alexei Rogozin has already oversaw the vice president in the position of Vice President, the OAC transport aviation direction-and he will save this post.

The Presnensky court of Moscow for the second time refused to accept the lawsuit of the mediazon publication against the Russian Foreign Ministry. This was reported to RBC by a lawyer of the international human rights group "Agora" Damir Gainutdinov. Mediazon is required to oblige the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to disclose the details of the contacts of Russian diplomats with members of the US President Donald Trump.

The Ukrainian consul in Rostov-on-Don Vitaly Konarsky denied information about the death of a citizen of Ukraine Arthur Panov in the Rostov pre-trial detention center, Radio Liberty reports. According to the diplomat, Panov is “alive and well”.

In Luxembourg, in the 93rd year of his life, the famous children's writer Anatoly Aleksin (Goberman) died. This was announced by journalist Dmitry Likhanov on his Facebook. Aleksin lived in Luxembourg since 2011, before that he lived in Israel for another 18 years. The writer became famous for such works as “in the country of eternal holidays”, “my brother plays the clarinet”, “Call and come”.

The team of African and British researchers found in Tanzania two new species of mammals from the Bathyergidae family and compiled their description. Both of them belong to the family of Fukomys , in 2006 separated from the genus Cryptomys . Found diggers received species names Fukomys Hanangensis and Fukomys LivingStoni . The first species was named after the Tanzani Mount Hanang - the fourth in height in the country, if you count all the peaks of Kilimanjaro with one mountain.

Archaeologists have discovered evidence of the growing grapes in Denmark of the Late Iron Age and the early Middle Ages. Two charred seeds were found during excavations on the shores of Lake Tissue in West Zealand, at one of the most extensive settlements of this era in the country, which has been examined since the 1990s.

The Moscow City Hall agreed on the opposition rally on May 6 on Sakharov Avenue. This was announced by one of the applicants of the action Mikhail Schneider on his Facebook. Thus, the action will be held "from 13:00 to 15:00 on the roadway of the inside of Akademika Sakharov Avenue on the site from Sadovaya-Spaspani Street to the Boulevard Ring." It is assumed that up to 10 thousand people will take part in it.