Unknown people killed Roman Vozniak, a deputy of the People's Council of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, said speaker Andrei Purgin. He did not rule out that there may be a “Ukrainian trace” in this. According to him, after this tragic incident, it is planned to make an addition to the law “on the status of a deputy”, giving the right to people’s representatives to have personal weapons, the Novorossiya agency reports . As Purgin clarified, the murder occurred last Thursday.

The Investigative Committee categorically rejected accusations against Russian air traffic controllers at Smolensk airport who worked on the day of the crash of Polish President Lech Kaczynski's plane.

At a startup show in Novo-Ogarevo, President Vladimir Putin advised the founder of the service for building materials suppliers Poiskstroek from Surgut to seek help from the head of Surgutneftegaz Vladimir Bogdanov Russian President Vladimir Putin (right in the background) at a meeting with Internet entrepreneurs and representatives of the Internet Initiatives Development Fund (Photo: TASS) On Friday in Novo-Ogarevo, the venture Internet Initiatives Development Fund (IIDF), created on Putin’s

Workers of General Motors and Ford factories located in the Leningrad region held a picket in St. Petersburg. They demanded compensation in the amount of 18 salaries upon dismissal Pickets of workers at General Motors and Ford automobile plants were held in Moscow and St. Petersburg (Photo: TASS) Workers of the St. Petersburg plants of General Motors and Ford held a picket. Representative of the Interregional Trade Union “Workers Association” Ivan Ovsyannikov told RBC about this.

Lufthansa will pay the relatives of the deceased passengers of the Airbus A320 that crashed in the Alps one-time compensation of up to €50 thousand. The Reuters about this. airline's press secretary told As it became known earlier, during the search operation at the crash site of the liner, were discovered from 400 to 600 fragments of human remains . According to reports, rescuers were unable to find a single intact body.

Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov made “tactical adjustments” to Vladimir Putin’s May decrees. However, he clarified to journalists that their strategic goals “are not in doubt,” Interfax reports. “Of course, certain adjustments related to the implementation of the anti-crisis plan and the economic situation cannot be ruled out.

The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, Arsen Avakov, promised to submit to the court by Saturday morning a new petition for the arrest of the detained former head of the State Service of Ukraine for Emergency Situations, Sergei Bochovsky. about this He wrote on his Facebook. Earlier on Friday, the Pechersky Court of Kiev was unable to arrest Bochovsky due to the lack of sufficient evidence. “Neither Bochkovsky nor [his deputy Vasily] Stoetsky has a chance of being released.

According to experts from the Ukrainian edition of Forbes magazine, over the past year almost all Ukrainian rich people have been in the red. The losses of the ten richest Ukrainians amounted to about $9 billion President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko (Photo: TASS) During his time as President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko became almost twice as poor.

Russia expects Exxon Mobil Corp. will file a claim in arbitration court against her this week, as the statute of limitations on their dispute expires, Bloomberg writes , citing two informed Russian officials. Exxon is looking for ways to minimize income taxes for the company's Sakhalin-1 project. The company also wants a refund of taxes paid over the last seven years. The statute of limitations for payments expires on March 28. The amount of the claim could reach $500 million.

Elections to legislative assemblies in September must be held legitimately, openly and competitively: “The main thing is not interest, but trust.” The Kremlin gave this message to the secretaries of regional branches of the United Russia party. Congress of the All-Russian political party "United Russia".

Low-cost airline Germanwings is facing lawsuits from relatives of those killed in the A320 crash.

The magistrate court in St. Petersburg sentenced actor Alexei Panin to a fine of 30 thousand rubles. for insulting police officers. As reported by RIA Novosti , the actor himself admitted his guilt, and therefore the case was considered in a special manner. “I fully admitted my guilt. But the only thing I can say is that there was no intent in this. I have an emotional state related to my daughter,” said A. Panin. The case against A.

All transactions on MasterCard cards will be processed within Russia by April 1. So far, only 31 banks have switched to processing transactions on Visa cards to the National Payment Card System (NPC). Photo: Getty Images “With MasterCard, the project took place, the banks are connected and carry out processing through NSPK. We are confident that within the framework of the MasterCard payment system, the project will be fully implemented and within the deadline established by law - March 31.

Photo: RIA Novosti Russia won a lawsuit in Holland with Yuri Shefler's SPI Group for the right to use the vodka brands Stolichnaya and Moskovskaya. Sales of vodka under these brands in the Benelux are insignificant, but the decision may become a precedent.

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued temporary guidance to airlines requiring at least two crew members, one of whom must be a qualified pilot, to be present in the cockpit of a passenger aircraft throughout the entire flight. As EASA points out, airlines must re-assess the safety risks, including those posed by flight crew leaving the cabin due to operational or physiological needs.