The Federal Department of Shipping and Hydrography of Germany allowed to continue the construction of the North Stream - 2 gas pipeline in the exclusive economic zone of Germany. The message about this is published on the website of the department. Construction was suspended in early May during the consideration of the claim of ecologists.

In Poland, on charges of espionage in favor of Russia, 43-year-old Polish citizen Markin K. was detained as reported by the Polish internal security agency, he pleaded guilty for the charges against him. According to the agency, he was engaged in collecting information about military structures and Polish citizens and transmitted this data to Russian intelligence. The Polish special services conducted the detention of a suspect in the Russian spy in favor of Russia on May 5.

In Georgia, opponents of LGBT burn the flag of movement for gender equality (archive) In Georgia, the leaders of the fifteen political parties pledged to protect the rights of representatives of the LGBT community. Politicians signed the appropriate memorandum compiled with the participation of the American non -governmental organization - the National Democratic Institute (NDI), the Voice of America reports .

The head of the Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, said that the “backbone of the participants” of the protest rally on April 21 in St. Petersburg consisted of unemployed, visitors from other regions and schoolchildren. He made such a statement at the Law Forum, reports RIA Novosti.

Former prosecutor general of Russia, now the envoy of the President of Russia in the North Caucasus Yuri Chaika Russian President Vladimir Putin extended the life of his plenipotentiary representative in the North Caucasus Federal District Yuri Chaika. It will be in the post at least until May 21, 2022.

Interview with sociologist Alexander Filippov about the concepts of Karl Schmitt The dispute about the correct state structure has millennia, and it is not over. What is a good rule, what decisions can be considered a blessing for a society consisting of people with very different views and interests, is it true that in extreme circumstances it is necessary to stop the discussion and act, or does it open the way to abuse of power?

On Monday night, military aviation of Israel inflicted a massive missile blow to the gas sector. Reuters correspondent on the scene of the event transfers about more than 100 airstrikes for this night. On Twitter of the Israeli defense army, it is reported that the attacks were struck "on the objects of terrorists" in Gaza. In particular, for nine houses, which, according to the Israeli military, were the headquarters of the radical Palestinian group Hamas. In some houses, weapons were found.

A group of scientists found suspicious data in the results of the clinical study of the Russian vaccine "Sputnik V". The developers of the vaccine explained some of them with typos, others suggested simply believe, but once again refused to provide unprocessed information about the study.

Four State Duma committees gave a positive conclusion on the bill on the ban on public identification of the role of the USSR and Germany in the Second World War, Kommersant writes . Deputies note that amendments are developing a new state of the Constitution on the protection of historical truth, and will also allow you to effectively defend the truth about the war in the international arena.

Launch of the Proton-M rocket, which is produced by the Khrunichev Center The court in Moscow sentenced the former head of the Khrunichev Space Scientific and Production Center by Alexander Seliverstov to five years in the colony in the embezzlement case using his official position. The prosecution asked to deprive him of his freedom for six years.

The Moscow government did not agree on a photo exhibition for the 100th anniversary of the birth of a Soviet scientist and human rights activist Andrei Sakharov, which was supposed to open on clean-up Boulevard on May 17. About this writes The Insider with reference to the organizers of the exhibition. "On March 23, 2020, we received a letter from the City Department of Culture about readiness to provide photo design on clean -up boulevard for the exhibition.

A survey of passers -by on the streets of Moscow

Nikolai Bogomolov. Searches in the field of Russian literature of the twentieth century. From Fin de Siecle to Voznesensky. In 2 volumes. - M ,: New Literary Review, 2021. Nikolai Bogomolov. Collector. Ivan Nikanorovich Rozanov and his time. - M.: ABC, 2021. The light was sent to the Babel camp-near and with a soft regime: near Rybinsk, with some small construction. People from the circles of literary and artistic bohemia, guilty of any trifles were sent to this camp quite often to this camp.

Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin The publication "Kommersant" reported with reference to its sources that the meeting of the presidents of Russia and the USA, Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden, scheduled for June, could take place in Switzerland. According to Kommersant, the Kremlin refused to comment on information about the possible place of the summit.

The logo of the publication VTIMES On May 14, it became known that the official Russian list of the media - "foreign agents" was replenished with another publication. "Ino-agent" recognized the online newspaper VTIMES. Masha Zheleznova Following the Meduza, the Ministry of Justice made VTIMES, founded by my colleagues from Vedomosti, to the list of foreign agents. They started only last summer. No words. Hold on, colleagues.