The temporarily acting head of Dagestan Vladimir Vasiliev proposed the candidacy of the Minister of Economics of Tatarstan Artem Zdunov for the post of prime minister of the republic, RIA Novosti reports. The representative of the Dagestan parliament told the agency: "Vladimir Vasiliev introduced the candidacy of Artem Zdunov to the post of chairman of the Government of Dagestan." It is expected that the candidacy of Zdunov will be considered on February 7.

The Ministry of Health of Russia is preparing changes to the order of first aid and is going to allow the use of defibrillers not only to doctors. This is reported by Izvestia . In accordance with the order, special equipment for conducting electromy pulse therapy of heart rhythm disturbances will be included in the list of first aid measures and will soon appear in places of mass accumulation of people. According to experts, 250 thousand people die annually from a sudden cardiac arrest.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and the leaders of his administration did not visit the collegium of the Investigative Committee, which took place on February 6. This was told by the sources of " Rain ". In their opinion, this can serve as a signal that the department has disbanded or receives a new leader. According to the source familiar with Putin’s schedule, in early March the president will visit the College of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and later, most likely, the FSB college.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Igor Morgulov at a meeting in Tokyo announced the desire of Russia to create mutually beneficial conditions for economic cooperation with Japan. It is reported by RIA Novosti .

Nikolai Petrov Acting Head of the Republic of Dagestan Vladimir Vasiliev Kremlin.ru The government of the republic was resigned in Dagestan - this decision was made by the acting of President Dagestan Vladimir Vasiliev. He also appointed the temporarily acting head of the government of the republic. A number of high -ranking republican officials were detained.

The US State Department accused Russia of not fulfilling obligations to prevent the use of chemical weapons against civilians. According to RNS , the department said that the Russian Federation “covers” the Syrian regime and its crimes. “Last month in Paris, the Secretary of State noted that Russia, since the moment of involvement in the situation in Syria, is constantly responsible for the victims in the Eastern Guta and many other Syrians who suffered from chemical weapons.

The head of the Economic Policy Committee State Duma Anatoly Aksakov on Monday at the financial conference of the RSPP said that the bill, which will clarify the definition of foreign investors, could be adopted in early March 2018. This seemingly technical information actually means a lot for Russian business. All the last years, the Russian government and legislators have fought with offshores, washing money, etc.

The most popular and most expensive cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, continues to fall in price: over the past 24 hours it has lost about 15% of its value, and by this morning - about another 7%. By 8:55 Moscow time, according to the Coinmarketcap.com portal, Bitcoin cost an average of $6,537 per unit. By 8:14 am, the price of Bitcoin had dropped to $6,107. For comparison, in December 2017, Bitcoin cost about 20 thousand dollars.

When considering the arrest of the Dagestan ex-minister of education Shakhabas Shakhov, the judge of the Basmanny Court Natalya Dudar said that criminal cases against senior officials of the republic were initiated in 2015. Interfax learned about this.

Experts of the Center for Strategic Development (CSR) found sources to finance the budget deficit: this is state property. It is necessary not only to privatize large companies, but also to create a manism that complicates the preservation of companies in state property. The expansion of the public sector in Russia has become a “unambiguous” trend, it caused a decrease in the efficiency and market mechanisms as a whole and the enterprises themselves.

The publication by the media data on the income of the Russian pilot Roman Filipov is a violation of journalistic ethics in Syria and should receive an assessment by law enforcement agencies “in accordance with Russian legislation,” the Kommersant Ministry of Defense said.

The Central Election Commission on Tuesday, February 6, registered Vladimir Putin, the current president, a candidate in the March elections. The decision was supported unanimously - earlier, the CIK experts stated that the signatures handed over to the headquarters were almost ideal, only 0.39% were rejected at a permissible level of 5%. Vladimir Putin became the first candidate-nominee who was registered in this election.

Grigory Golosov Vladimir Zhirinovsky treats the party member of the party "Moscow" / Photo: Ermakov Dmitry The leader of the LDPR Vladimir Zhirinovsky will take part in the elections of the President of Russia as a candidate from his party. The political scientist reflects on whether the LDPR could nominate another candidate and why Zhirinovsky was virtually not important to the result that he will receive in the elections.

The body of the Su-25 pilot Roman Filipov, who died in Syria, was delivered in the suburbs. This was reported to RBC by sources in the Ministry of Defense and the Kremlin. The interlocutor in the military department also said that, together with the body, part of the wreckage of the downed attack aircraft was delivered to the Chkalovsky military airport.

President of Poland Andrzej Duda said that he would sign a law introducing criminal punishment for statements about the complicity of Poles in the Holocaust. At the same time, the head of the republic will transfer the law to the Constitutional Tribunal of Poland. The president’s statement is published on his website.