What is Putin's Russia to expect from a crisis? Economists are discussed by Mikhail Krutikhin, Sergey Ivanenko ("Yabloko"). Mikhail Sokolov is broadcast

Why did the Minister of Defense of Israel resign and what consequences this resignation will have for the domestic political situation in the country? The Minister of Defense of Israel and one of the most senior representatives of the "Russian-speaking diaspora" of the country Avigdor Lieberman resigned from his post-in his own words, primarily due to disagreement with an agreement on the ceasefire , signed by the Israeli authorities and the Gamas group controlling the sector.

The military superiority of the United States has declined to a dangerous level, which could lead to the defeat of America in the war against Russia and China. This is stated in a special report of the Congress Commission, writes Washington Post. According to the report, its authors share the views of the administration of Donald Trump to Moscow and Beijing as the main threats, but indicate the lack of quick steps to implement the corresponding strategy.

The cathedral of the bishops of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate decided not to participate in the creation of a local church - a process that was initiated by the Patriarchate of Constantinople. The UOC -MP considers it impossible that the priests, bishops and laity support the decision of the Ecumenical Patriarch on Tomos.

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A group of members of the Federation Council invited the State Duma to consider a bill prohibiting the holding of accused in cells or in Aquariums during court hearings. About this writes "Interfax" with reference to the bill. As stated in the explanatory note, the ban of cells and “aquariums” should humanize the attitude to the accused.

Pupils of school number four in Gusinoozersk in Buryatia launched a flash mob on Wednesday with a photograph depicting the inscription "Putin Thief" on the school board. So they supported students of school No. 20 in the village of Tayzhny, the Boguchansky district of the Krasnoyarsk Territory. There, the teacher reported tenth graders for a similar inscription. She stated that in Soviet times, schoolchildren would have shot for this.

At least 50 people have already become victims of natural fires in the north of the state of California. This was announced on Tuesday evening by local authorities. The real number of dead may be even higher, since dozens of people are listed as missing. Almost all the bodies of the dead were found in the area of the city of Paradage. The current fires that have been going on for a week have entailed the largest number of victims in the history of California.

Migrants cross the border of Bosnia and Croatia The Czech Republic refused to sign the migration agreement of the United Nations. Such a decision was made at a government meeting on Wednesday. The Cabinet of Ministers noted that the document does not have a clear distinction between the concepts of legal and illegal migration. The UN plans to accept the "World Pact for Regulated Migration" in December 2018 at a conference in Morocco. It contains a number of measures optional to execution.

The European Union and Great Britain at the expert level agreed on the preliminary text of the Brexit agreement. This was reported by the BBC by a source in the British office of ministers. Negotiations on this issue lasted several months. On Wednesday, a special meeting of the government will be held, at which the British Prime Minister Teresa May will ask the cabinet to approve the draft document. As members of the office get acquainted with the text, May meets one on one.

Meng Hunswei France terminated the investigation in the case of the disappearance of the former head of Interpol Man Hunwei. It is reported by Associated Press with reference to a source familiar with the investigation. According to the interlocutor of the agency, the investigators did not find signs that the probable crime against Hunswei committed in France.

In Armenia, a criminal case has been instituted against Gazprom Armenia CJSC, which belongs to the Russian Gazprom. The company is suspected of non -payment of taxes in especially large sizes, according to the website of the State Purchase Committee of Armenia. Gazprom Armenia transmitted obviously false information to state bodies about the volume of gas sold in the country.

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko met several hierarchs of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate on Tuesday evening, BBC reports . At the meeting, which was held closed, there were those who plan to participate in the Unification Council for the creation of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, said the director of the National Institute for Strategic Research and adviser to Poroshenko Rostislav Pavlenko.

Andrey Babish Czech Prime Minister Andrei Babish confirmed that his son was in the annexed Crimea last year. This was reported by the site ceskenoviny.cz. Speaking today in Prague to journalists, the head of the Czech government said that Andrei Babish Jr. was legally there and was not stolen. The prime minister said that Babish Jr. has psychiatric problems, and criticized journalists for an interview with him.