In Krasnoyarsk, a discussion of the salary of deputies of the Legislative Assembly of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, which the people's deputies themselves doubled at one of the last meetings in the year, is not subsided in Krasnoyarsk. The scandal erupted after the present air program of the local television channel, the presenter congratulated deputies with chic capabilities: get a job, and then increase the amount of wages.

Why is the Renovation Law in Moscow not only in the inhabitants of the Russian capital? Maryana Torocheshnikova: In early July, President Vladimir Putin signed a document known as the Law on Housing Renovation in Moscow , which involves demolition of about four and a half thousand houses and resettlement of residents in new buildings. This law excited Muscovites.

The tactics of one of the opposition leaders were discussed by the ally of Alexei Navalny Vladimir Ashurkov, politician Konstantin Yankauskas ("Party December 5"), deputy of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg ("Yabloko"), Boris Vishnevsky, chief editor of the journal "Questions of Nationalism" Konstantin Krylov, historian and political scientist Vasily Zharkov. https://wwww.svoboda.org/a/28612336.html

The United States and Russia intend to resume a high -level negotiations aimed at overcoming the "serious irritants" between the two world powers, the US State Department said on July 11. The press secretary of the State Department, Heather Neurt, said that negotiations would be resumed.

The meeting of Donald Trump Jr. with a lawyer from Russia Natalya Veselnitskaya took place a year ago. The Veselnitsky connection with the Kremlin itself denies. The head of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Sergei Lavrov, said that with this story they "make an elephant from a fly."

The situation in Iraq and Syria and the role of Russia in the region are discussed by political scientists Alexander Shumilin, Zeev Khanin (Tel Aviv), journalist Andrei Ostalsky (London).

The US administration excluded the Kaspersky laboratory from the lists of companies from which it is allowed to purchase software for American state structures. This is reported on Wednesday by Reuters. This decision was made after a “thorough investigation” because of the fears that Russian special services can use the Kaspersky Laboratory to gain access to American government systems and networks.

The Iraq army proclaimed the victory over the Islamists in Mosul, and the leader of the Islamic State terrorist group Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is probably killed, although this has not been confirmed . However, the assault on Mosul led to huge victims among the civilians and a monstrous humanitarian catastrophe. At the same time, the Islamic State group (prohibited in Russia and other states) retains combat and, most importantly, ideological potential.

Ed Royce The US Congress may resume work on the draft law on sanctions against Russian citizens and Russian companies in the coming days, Reuters information agency reports.

Alexey Pichugin Ksenia Kostromina, the lawyer of the former head of the economic security department of Yukos Alexei Pichugin, denied the information that her client allegedly testified to Mikhail Khodorkovsky in the case of the murder of the former mayor of Nefteyugansk Vladimir Petukhov. Pichugin has previously repeatedly reported some “testimony” of Pichugin's Prochrevsky Internet publication Politonline. The origin of this information is unknown.

A huge iceberg broke off from the Antarctic shelf and began to move north. According to scientists, the iceberg with an area of 5800 square kilometers was formed from June 10 to July 12 as a result of a split on the Larsen Si glacier , which developed for years. An ice block of 175 kilometers in length and about 50 kilometers in width is one of the largest icebergs observed over the past 30 years. This giant weighs more than a trillion of tons. It will take several years to melt.

In the Italian city of Trieste, the fourth EU summit is held - Western Balkans . It is expected that the European Commission will announce a new package of financial assistance to the region, and the leaders of the Balkan countries will sign an agreement on the integration of transport systems and will accept a plan for creating a regional economic zone.

Michel Barnier (Archive photo) Negotiations between Brussels and London on Brexit can begin only after progress on three main issues is reached - the status of EU citizens in the UK, Northern Ireland and financial claims to the UK, said the head of the EU delegation Michel Barnier. Barnier noted that financial claims against London are not a requirement of "ransom" or "punishment".

Disputes about the election tactics of the opposition policy Alexei Navalny accepted a call to the debate from the head of the Novorossiya movement Colonel Igor Strelkov (Girkin). This decision caused fierce disputes .