The heat guns on the territory of the Novodevichy Convent in Moscow, which were used during restoration work, were turned off at the time of the fire in the bell tower. This is stated in a statement by Deputy Minister of Culture of Russia Grigory Pirumov, published on the department’s website . According to him, the work has not been carried out since the morning of March 15 and was previously carried out without the use of fire hazardous materials.

In terms of the number of flights delayed in February, VIM Aviya took first place. Over the month, out of 577 flights, 54, or 9.36%, were delayed. This is evidenced by data posted on the website of the Federal Air Transport Agency. The second place in terms of delays was taken by IrAero airline: out of 617 flights, 57 (9.24%) departed late. In third place is Saratov Airlines: 336 flights were operated in February, of which 8.04% (or 27 flights) were delayed.

Russia expects Ukraine to return $3 billion in December of this year; there is no talk of providing a deferment or restructuring of the loan, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov told reporters. “We are now not demanding early repayment of the debt in advance, although we have grounds for this. On the other hand, we are waiting for December of this year, $3 billion, as promised,” Siluanov explained (quoted by Interfax).

Journalist Ksenia Sobchak commented on her departure from Russia. On Twitter, the TV presenter said that her friends “exaggerated a little about immigration.” Earlier on Monday, Kommersant reported that Sobchak decided to leave Russia for some time. The publication notes that the journalist announced her intention during a dinner in honor of the release of the first issue of L`Officiel under her leadership.

Mikheil Saakashvili believes that his attempts to persuade the American political elite to begin supplying arms to Ukraine are yielding results, as pressure on Barack Obama grows Adviser to the President of Ukraine Mikheil Saakashvili (Photo: TASS) Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said his efforts to persuade US politicians to arm Ukraine have begun to bear fruit as bipartisan pressure on President Barack Obama intensifies, Bloomberg reports .

On March 16, the government debt ceiling came into effect again in the United States. RBC figured out what happened to the government borrowing limit once again and what threatens America Photo: REUTERS 2015 On March 16, the US government once again over the past few years exhausted its legally established borrowing limit.

The report writer must also present a set of proposals to minimize the negative consequences of sanctions for Rosneft, the oil industry and the Russian economy as a whole. The Rosneft company is ready to pay 15.34 million rubles. for reporting on the dangers of sanctions imposed against the company and Russia as a whole.

In February, the decline in Russian consumer sentiment stopped. However, this does not mean that the bottom has already been reached. A lot depends on the next few months Consumer dilemma The approaching economic crisis presents consumers with difficult choices. One option is to buy goods “in reserve” before they become more expensive. Then a rush of demand arises, which further fuels inflation.

Zaur Dadaev spent the last six months before his arrest in Moscow, continuing to be a member of the Chechen Sever battalion.

Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk introduced a bill to the Verkhovna Rada that would allow Ukrainian courts to consider claims against Russia. The document was registered in Parliament under the title “On Jurisdictional Immunities and Responsibility of Foreign States.” The text of the bill, as well as the explanatory note, are not available on the website.

The fire that engulfed the bell tower of the Novodevichy Convent could have occurred due to the dishonesty of the contractor who was engaged in restoration work, the press service of the Moscow Department of Cultural Heritage told Interfax. An employee of the press service noted that the restoration work was carried out in violation of established rules and regulations. The Moscow Department of Cultural Heritage believes that such violations led to the fire.

The Sovetsky District Court of Kazan arrested for two months Robert Khairullin , who is the general director of ASG (the management company AS Management), the owner of the burnt Admiral shopping center. this to RBC- Tatarstan for the republic reported A representative of the ICR department . A fire in a shopping center in Kazan, which broke out on March 11 in the afternoon, claimed the lives of 17 people, including one Emergencies Ministry employee.

In the film “Crimea. The Path to the Motherland” Vladimir Putin told how, on his initiative and under his personal control, the annexation of the peninsula was carried out.

The President's May decrees will require less spending in 2015 than previously thought. Due to the decline in the economy and the announced reduction in the number of civil servants, the budget will save 20%, or more than 150 billion rubles. Photo: TASS Cut 153 billion As follows from the draft amendments to the federal budget for 2015, submitted yesterday to the State Duma, 152.9 billion rubles are subject to reduction.

Mortgage loans have become so expensive that less and less people are taking them out. When will mortgages become more affordable and at what interest rates should you take out a loan? Photo: TASS Unavailable credit According to the National Bureau of Credit History (NBKI), the number of mortgage loans issued in February 2015 decreased by 33%. The United Credit Bureau (UCB) gives an even more pessimistic picture - minus 72% (in both cases, the dynamics are compared to February last year).