At the meeting of Donald Trump Jr. with Russian lawyer Natalya Veselnitskaya in June 2016, a former officer of the Soviet counterintelligence was present . This was reported by several American media. The Associated Press reports that, apparently, it was Rinat Akhmetshin, who confirmed the agency that he was attended by Veselnitskaya with the son of the current president, his son -in -law Jared Kushner and the head of the election headquarters by Paul Manafort.

Social networks of China delete the mention of the name of the human rights activist and Laureate of the Nobel Prize Li Xiaviko, who died yesterday in the hospital. This was reported by CNN. The authorities also block the news of the death of the dissident, which are on the air of the channel. CNN notes that in local English -speaking publications the news of the death of Liu Xialo are accompanied by a certificate of his criminal past.

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The Parliament of Malta approved the same -sex marriages. The deputies voted almost unanimously. The words “husband”, “wife”, “father” and “mother” were removed from the law and replaced them with gender-neutral. The country's Prime Minister called this a historical decision on equality, which proved the maturity of the Maltese society. Same -sex marriages were allowed despite criticism from the Catholic Church. The divorces in the country were legalized only six years ago.

Siemens gas turbine The General Director of the Power Machines, Roman Filippov, was released after interrogation in the criminal case of disclosure of state secrets. Filippov has no procedural status yet. This was reported T. Interfax with reference to the source. The detention of Filippova in St. Petersburg by the Federal Security Service on Thursday was reported by Fontanka. The press service of "Power Machines" refused to comment.

Signs on the building of the Russian Embassy in the United States Washington does not give out visas to Russian diplomats, which Russia sends to the United States instead of expelled in December 2016. This was stated by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova.

And he noticed the largest number of employees before the rally on June 12. Navalny was then detained and sentenced to 25 days for violation of the rules of the rally. In addition, Navalny expressed confidence that he would be registered with a candidate in the presidential election.

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Dmitry Glukhovsky - about the believing Putin and the forbidden "Nureyev" Why is President Putin baptized more often than Patriarch Kirill? As well as the passion of the people to the relics, the defeat of Nureev’s authorities, the legitimation of Navalny Girkin and other relevant topics, including the new book of the guest - writer Dmitry Glukhovsky. Elena Rykovtseva: I present to you our current event - Dmitry Glukhovsky.

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Evgeny Deidey In the Donbass, the deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Evgeny Deidey was wounded. According to Interfax , referring to the Ukrainian Prosecutor General and the military, the deputy of the Popular Front faction received a fragmentation wound near Avdeevka, in the zone of military operation against the separatists. It is hospitalized, an operation has been done. Doctors evaluate the condition of the wounded as stable.

The court in Manchester (Great Britain) sentenced Benjamin Stimson to 5 years and 4 months of prison in connection with his participation in the conflict in the Donbass on the side of the separatists. According to the Russian BBC Service, he was found guilty of terrorist activities for being part of the armed groups of self-proclaimed DPR and LPR. The judge clarified that he was saying Steamson by eight years in prison, but reduces the term by a third for his guilt.

The nationalist Vyacheslav Maltsev instructed the case under the article “Public calls for extremist activity” because of his statements at a rally on Sakharov Avenue on May 6, 2017. This was reported by Open Russia with reference to the lawyer of Maltsev Igor Elifkhanov.

Head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, called the verdict in the case of the murder of Boris Nemtsov, emphasizing that he was issued with dubious evidence of guilt. This was reported on the official portal of the government of the republic. Kadyrov’s perplexity caused the appeal of the state prosecution to the court with a request to appoint a lifelong punishment to one of the defendants, the statement said.

The overthrow of Bashar al -Assad is no longer a condition for negotiations on the Syrian settlement - Emmanuel Macron announced the federal antimonopoly service of Russia is concerned about the upcoming Association of Uber and Yandex.Taxi *** The International Confederation of the Union of Artists prepares an appeal for the decision of the Supreme Court of Russia on its liquidation.