Did the Kremlin break the western blockade? Is the leaders of the three Western European countries with Vladimir Putin a sign of the Western retreat in the confrontation with the Kremlin around Ukraine? American experts are discussing.

Water on the streets of Barnaul In Barnaul, over the past day, the water level in the Ob River rose significantly and approaches the canvas of the Novosibirsk highway. There were several Barnaul streets under water. Today, the discharge of water of the Novosibirsk reservoir through the dam of the Novosibirsk hydroelectric power station has been significantly increased.

On the day of the inauguration of the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, a military parade was held before the Sofia Cathedral in Kyiv in Kyiv

In Barnaul, over the past day, the water level in the Ob River rose significantly and approaches the canvas of the Novosibirsk highway. There were several Barnaul streets under water. Today, the discharge of water of the Novosibirsk reservoir through the dam of the Novosibirsk hydroelectric power station has been significantly increased.

One of the detainees on an unauthorized action on Manezhnaya Square in defense of "Prisoners of Bolotnaya" Pavel Kuznetsov was arrested for seven days. As reported on the website of the OVD-Info, such a decision was made by the judge of the Tver District Court Tatyana Neverova. It is noted that Pavel Kuznetsov turned out to be the only detainee to whom the police paid an article on resistance to the legal request of a police officer.

Telonius Monk The historian Jazz Scott Janou called the pianist Barry Harris one of the giants of Bibop. But most of the fans Harris are practically not known. “Jazz Time” this week is dedicated to Harris, but even at our frequencies, Telonius Monk dominates Telonius Monca was 57 years old, when, in 1974, he agreed to participate in a concert in Carnegie Hall. The concert in this temple of American music was scheduled for the sixth of April.

In the west of Iraq in the city of Ramadi on Saturday evening, the university took up security forces, which attacked the Islamist detachment in the morning of the same day. The militants belonged to the radical Sunni group "Islamic state in Iraq and Levante." During the army operation, according to the BBC, "many militants" were killed. It is also reported about the death of two guards of the university. The territory of the university is cordoned off by security forces.

Franz Kafka (1883 - 1924) Riddles of Franz Kafka: an incomprehensible modernist and an unexpected pop symbol 90 years ago, Franz Kafka died. Everyone knows about this writer, the expression “Kafkianism” was included in European languages, but Kafka still remains, on the one hand, the source of all new secrets and riddles, and on the other, the subject of a kind of mini-pulto who made this person who avoided all publicity, part of pop culture and one of the tourist symbols of his hometown-Prague.

In the Donbass, when shelling by the separatists of the checkpoint, there were two Ukrainian troops were injured near the Donetsk region). This was announced on Facebook by the head of the Center for Military-Political Studies, the coordinator of the Information Resistance group Dmitry Tymchuk. In addition, the separatists fired at the column of the military involved in the anti -terrorist operation (ATO). There are no victims among the security forces. The military responded fire.

Peter Poroshenko and Vladimir Putin during celebrations in France on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the allied landing in Normandy In Kyiv, the inauguration of the newly elected President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko will take place today. The head of state will perform in the Verkhovna Rada and on Sofia Square. At the official ceremony, the presidents and prime ministers of at least 20 countries will be present.

Mustang and skyscraper Rufer Mustang - about the height, fearless and Maidan “Ruffers are like a Maidan,” Mustang explains. “In general, everything is like a Maidan.” A few hours ago, he tried to climb to the Prague Cathedral of St. Witt, but there were dull rain and the police against the peace of state: the residence of the Czech President Zeman is nearby.

In the program of Vitaly Portnikov “Roads to Freedom”, journalists Oleg Bazar and Sergey Vysotsky - about the challenges that are facing the new President of Ukraine Peter Poroshenko.

I was born in a state that is no longer. I do not feel any nostalgia for it: it was too cruel to my close and distant. But I don’t feel an orphan. I have a "small homeland" - Chernivtsi. I was lucky with this city. His houses, streets, squares quoted another-Austro-Hungarian-an era, and I grew up in these quotes. After in verses and prose, I quoted my city for decades: My town is not smoke from pipes, but a smoke. So he flies with a grin and a tear.

Joe Biden US Vice-President Joe Biden, who participated in the inauguration of the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, met in Kyiv with Moldova President Nikolai Timofti. Vice President said Washington intends to provide Moldova with additional financial assistance in the amount of eight million dollars. The American authorities believe that these funds will help to support the “European choice” of Moldova and reduce the “vulnerability” of Chisinau in the face of external pressure.

Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin on screens during a ceremony dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the landing in Normandy The main topic of discussions during the European tour of Barack Obama was relations with Russia Participation in the celebrations dedicated to the seventh anniversary of the landing of the Allied forces in Normandy, on Friday the four -day European tour of US President Barack Obama ended.