Up to a third of hotels and guest houses in Crimea annexed by Russia may not open in the summer due to a sharp drop in demand against the background of war. Representatives of the tourist industry told about this newspaper Kommersant. The head of the local tourism association told the publication that the expected loading for summer is 30–40 percent, while 70–80 percent is considered a good indicator for Crimea.

The court in Moscow sentenced the former Colonel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Dmitry Zakharchenko to 16 years in a maximum security colony in the case of bribes for 1.4 billion rubles. The court also fined Zakharchenko for 500 million rubles. The new punishment of Zakharchenko is assigned by aggregate with the punishment by the first sentence issued in 2019. According to investigators, Zakharchenko for 10 years took bribes for the protection of an organized criminal group.

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Buses with the Ukrainian military are leaving under the escort of the pro -Russian military, May 17, 2022 At least seven buses with Ukrainian military left the Azovstal plant in Mariupol, accompanied by the pro -Russian armed forces, writes Reuters. According to the agency, a witness to the military, not all on buses looked wounded.

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A video message of the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky at the opening of the 75th Cannes Film Festival, May 17, 2022 At the opening ceremony of the 75th Cannes Film Festival showed a video message from the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky. It is reported by The Guardian. Zelensky said that Ukrainians will continue to fight for their freedom, because they have no other choice.

Putin in the Renault Formula One Bolid The Renault Corporation will give its Russian assets in state property. At their Moscow plant, according to Sergey Sobyanin, they will produce cars under the Moskvich brand. It is interesting that the media have already been predicted - more precisely, a website of parody news! AAAAAAOCHISED PANOORAMA a few months ago there was a joke that Muscovite Pic.twitter.com/s6PXIKA8VE began to produce at the Renault factory.

Bloody Russian armored personnel carrier near Kutuzovka, May 13, 2022 The court in Buryatia fined 40 thousand rubles to a pregnant English teacher Elena Bagaev for a conversation with students about the war in Ukraine. This was reported by the magazine "People of Baikal". The 31-year-old teacher was found guilty of public discrediting the Russian army. According to the magazine, on March 23, Bagaeva heard that schoolchildren "emotionally talked" with each other about the events in Ukraine.

The Russian government proposed introducing a recycling in the country to electronics. It will be included in the price of new household appliances, increasing its price for the buyer. It is planned to send money to the national project for the development of the electronic industry, the newspaper Kommersant writes with reference to the text of the project available to the editorial office.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden Ann Linde signed an application for the country's entry into NATO. On May 17, the public television and radio company Sveriges Television led the live broadcast. Before signing the document, Stockholm adhered to a neutrality policy for more than 200 years. On Tuesday, the parliament of Finland voted almost unanimously for the connection to the block, the Yle channel was broadcast. .

Aikhal Ammosov (real name Igor Ivanov) on the anti -war action "The Bridegroom arrived" The court in Yakutsk set a fine of 30 thousand rubles to the local activist Aihal Ammosov (real name Igor Ivanov) for graffiti "No war!" in three languages. He was found guilty of "discredit" by the Russian army. It is reported by "Mediazona". The reason for the fine was the graffiti "Suokh Buallun Saria! No to war! No war!", Which Ammosov made.

Up to a third of hotels and guest houses in Crimea annexed by Russia may not open in the summer due to a sharp drop in demand against the background of war. Representatives of the tourist industry told about this newspaper Kommersant. The head of the local tourism association told the publication that the expected loading for summer is 30–40 percent, while 70–80 percent is considered a good indicator for Crimea.

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Good morning! Russian assets of the Renault group passed into state property. The Moscow authorities received the Renault Russia plant and promised to establish the production of Moskvich cars there. But it was not more fun to live from this: According to the Institute for the Study of War, Russia focused all efforts on the capture of Severodonetsk and the capture of the Luhansk region. On Tuesday night, the Lviv region was shelling.

Archive photo The Finland Parliament at a meeting on Tuesday approved the application for the country's entry into the North North Atlantic Union. “For” 188 deputies voted, 8 - “Against”. The broadcast was led by the Yle channel. Earlier, President Sauli Ninisto and the government have already stated that the fundamental decision was made. It is assumed that in the near future he will approve the results of a parliamentary vote. Finland was neutral after the end of the Second World War.