On March 16, the US National Intelligence Department published a report that reported new sanctions against countries that, according to the United States authorities, could intervene in the presidential election in 2020. The report states that Russia, Iran, Kube, Venezuela and the Lebanese Hezbollah Liva Party tried to influence the elections. The US authorities claim that Russia conducted a campaign “denigrating” President Joe Biden and supporting the former leader Donald Trump.

The owners of the Bota "Eye of God" through a lawyer demanded from Roskomnadzor to explain the situation with the blocking of the service, according to the Telegram channel "Network Freedom". Administrators explained that the bot was looking for contacts of people from open databases. “The service only provided a convenient possibility of automating this information and consolidating information from various sources to one structured report,” the report said.

Forbes and Bloomberg denied earlier information that Rosneft applied to the government for financing from the National Welfare Fund (FNB). Earlier, Rosneft made a special statement in connection with the publications of Bloomberg and Forbes magazine. “Rosneft did not apply to the Government of the Russian Federation on the issue of raising funds for the implementation of its projects.

The Investigative Committee recognized the actions of the riot police, who hit the Real View correspondent Fedor Medor Korno Kubinka on the head. This was reported by the lawyer of the Apology of Protest Leonid Soloviev.

Moscow called the Russian ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov for consultations, information about this was posted in the official telegram of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.

From March 18, the Icelandic authorities will allow free entry to foreign tourists who have received an EU-approved Covid vaccination. They will not need to undergo quarantine and provide a PCR test, according to the website of the country’s Ministry of Health. The vaccine must be approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA). Those who have recovered from the virus will also be allowed free entry. They will be required to provide proof that they have been infected with coronavirus.

On March 17, the Soviet District Court of Tomsk was to consider the criminal case of mayor Ivan Klein, who was accused of corruption. However, the meeting was postponed due to his state of health, Interfax reports . Judge Nikolai Khabarov said that Kleina was not brought to court. His lawyer Marina Vikhlyantseva said that the mayor is treated in the oncology clinic, and is restored after the operation.

Oleg Shumakov Publishing House "Fiton XXI" represents Oleg Shumakov’s book “The Kingdom of Cambodia. The prolonged journey of the zoologist. " This is a story about the history, culture of the country, the famous temple complex of Angkor, local residents - khmers, as well as about mountains, plains, Lake Tonsip and its floating villages, about exotic animals and plants.

Poland introduces a nationwide Lockdown since March 20, writes Reuters with reference to the Minister of Health Adam Nedzelski. Trade centers, cinemas, theaters, galleries and other entertainment institutions, as well as pools and saunas will be closed. Nedzelski added that if the trend is preserved, Poland will register more than 30 thousand new cases of coronavirus daily, starting next week.

Four children in Tatarstan burned a monument to a warrior-liberator. Local authorities claimed that the monument was made of refractory materials. The regional SK opened a criminal case upon the destruction of the monument. According to the investigation, three boys and one girl began to burn the branches on an eternal heat at the monument, and then set fire to a wreath lying nearby. From him, the fire quickly spread to the monument.

The dollar and euro exchange rates on the Moscow Exchange jumped after the words of US President Joe Biden that he considers Russian President Vladimir Putin a killer, writes RBC. The dollar rose almost to the ruble, to 74 rubles. The euro grew by 1.27 rubles, to 88.02. This happened in the first minutes after Biden's statement. Later, the dollar rate decreased to 73.6 rubles, and the euro - to 87.6 rubles.

The World Health Organization recommended continuing the vaccination against coronavirus with ASTRAZENECA, and there was no direct connection between vaccination and the formation of blood clots. The application is published on the official website of the WHO. “Vaccination against Covid-19 will not reduce the incidence or mortality from other causes. It is known that thromboembolic complications occur often.

From the beginning of the pandemic in the world by March 17, 120 645 738 people fell ill with coronavirus, statistics were collected by Jones Hopkins University. In the five leaders in the spread of a new infection are the United States (29,546,639 infected), Brazil (11 603 535), India (11,409,831), Russia (4 360 033), Great Britain (4 282 185). In total, 2,669,734 patients who were detected by Covid died.

In Adygea, a local resident was detained, who planned an explosion in a shopping center in Maykop, Interfax reports with reference to the Center for Public Relations (COOs) of the FSB. The department explained that the detainee wanted to "avenge the ISIS brothers (a terrorist organization is prohibited in Russia)." At home, a man during a search found components for making homemade explosives with damaging elements and ISIS flag.

In Moscow, the head of the Security Assistance Fund (FSB LLC), a former special services employee Andrei Pershin, was detained. The investigation believes that he demanded 24 million rubles from businessman Sergei Melin for patronage in the police, Kommersant writes with reference to the source. Melin is the general director of Laguna LLC - the company is engaged in rental and real estate management.