US President Donald Trump at the NATO summit in Brussels called on the countries of the North Atlantic Union to increase defense costs not to 2, as they pledged, but up to 4 percent of the gross domestic product. Messages that Trump raised this topic during the discussions was confirmed by the press secretary of the White House Sarah Sanders.

How will the US President’s visit to Europe affect the relations of Russia and the West? Donald Trump participates in a meeting of the NATO Council in Brussels, then he will visit the UK, and on July 16 he will meet in Helsinki with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Donald Trump has already made a number of vivid statements. In particular, he advocated an increase in the military expenses of European countries and against German cooperation with Russia in the gas industry.

Why are museums fighting "illegal excursions"? The Tretyakov Gallery announced that illegal excursions, as well as a discussion of the gallery seen in the halls from now on. Violations of this rule are expelled from the museum. They are fighting illegal excursions around the world, but it is worth distinguishing an illegal guide from a mother who wants to tell her children about the museum.

Vladimir Putin in the Transfiguration of the Valaam Monastery of St. Sergius and Hermann, July 2016 A few days before meeting with US President Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin arrived at Valaam. His visit coincided with the day of memory of the founders of the Transfiguration of the Valaam Monastery of St. Sergius and Herman. A year ago, the President of Russia also visited a prayer dedicated to the memory of the Monk, and spent several days in the monastery.

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Since May 2018, it is forbidden to talk about the paintings even to its loved ones and friends in the halls of the Tretyakov Gallery - this is considered an “illegal tour”, and the violators have been expelled. A similar practice exists in other museums. Where do these prohibitions come from? What is a museum today: a temple of art or an open space of public communication?

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On Tuesday, the US Congress Senate with an overwhelming number of votes - 97 versus 2 - approved the resolution in support of NATO. The resolution contains NATO support and the call to the Donald Trump administration to finish the development of a large -scale strategy in order to neutralize the hostile efforts of Russia, aimed at undermining the faith in Western democratic institutions. The resolution was adopted on the eve of the summit of NATO members.

Why are museums fighting "illegal excursions"? What is a museum today: a temple of art or an open space of public communication?

Photographer Brian McCarthy takes pictures of toys in the war zone

Three survivors and one deceased: this is today the bill of victims of the poisonous substance "Novice" in the British county of Wiltshire. Due to the fact that one of the surviving citizens of Great Britain, who was poisoned by the "novice" on June 30, came into consciousness, the police can make a breakthrough in the investigation of the poisoning of Sergei and Julia Skripal, which occurred more than 4 months ago and caused the sharp cooling of Russian-British relations.

A survey of passers -by on the streets of Moscow

In Saratov, the police check for extremism the words of the deputy of the regional Duma from the Party of the Communist Party of Nikolai Bondarenko to increase the retirement age in Russia. This was reported by the publication "Public Opinion". According to the deputy, on July 9, police officers came to his house, who reported that he was checking his speech at one of the meetings of the regional Duma, on which he criticized the pension reform.

Zakhar Prilepin ended the scores with the war, took the overcoat and went home. In any case, he still leaves his battalion and tells about this in the "Free Press" as follows: The battalion has already replaced a dozen advanced ones along the entire line of contact, carried losses; And what we managed to do - I think, over time will be revealed when internal documents of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the goodobats who were opposite us are available.