Citizens with Crimean registration cannot make currency transfers through the SWIFT system due to the refusal of foreign banks. This also happens in cases where the money goes not through Crimean, but through Moscow banks Photo: RIA Novosti “If Crimea is indicated in the passport, foreign banks will not allow foreign currency payments,” an employee of the Russian payment system told the Vedomosti newspaper.

During his acquaintance with Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev, Swiss art dealer Yves Bouvier sold him almost 40 works of art worth more than $2 billion, Bloomberg reports in its investigation. Billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev (Photo: Getty Images) Rybolovlev accuses Bouvier of deception.

The chief narcologist of the Ministry of Health, Evgeniy Bryun, proposed testing work teams for addiction to alcohol and drugs. According to him, only Mosgortrans cooperates with the Moscow Scientific and Practical Center for Narcology on an ongoing basis, reports . the Moscow agency “We need a law that would allow us to enter labor collectives and carry out preventive measures there. A direct law to oblige labor management to cooperate with us in terms of testing employees,” Brun said.

Photo: Bloomberg As RBC found out, on Tuesday First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov will hold a meeting on amendments to the law “On Trade”. The day before, the Vesti Nedeli program released a story about inflated prices for products in retail chains.

Photo: Oleg Yakovlev/RBC The relevant committee of the Duma passed a bill giving the government the right to propose to the president to dismiss governors for failure to fulfill federal powers. The State Duma Committee on Local Self-Government intends to return to consideration of a bill that would give the President and the government the right to delegate federal powers to the regions through regulatory legal acts.

The investigation brought charges in the final version against the deceased general of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, ex-deputy GUEBiPK Boris Kolesnikov, a RIA Novosti source close to the investigation reported. Kolesnikov was one of the defendants in the case of abuse of power by representatives of the leadership of the anti-corruption department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

A military parade will not be held in Kiev on May 9, Deputy Chairman of the Kiev City State Administration (KCSA) Pyotr Panteleev told reporters, RBC-Ukraine reports . “As far as I know, there will be no parade. There will be many holidays dedicated to celebrating the memory of those who laid down their lives for victory. These are holidays with the participation of top officials of the state,” Panteleev said.

The Verkhnechonskneftegaz company is trying through the court to lift the ban on providing it with export duty benefits. In case of victory, the Rosneft subsidiary will be able to receive more than 60 billion rubles from the budget. Photo: Getty Images The company Verkhnechonskneftegaz (VCNG, more than 99% of its shares is controlled by Rosneft) filed a lawsuit against the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation and the Federal Agency for Subsoil Use (Rosnedra).

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said that war in the country could start “at any moment.” There has been a ceasefire regime in Ukraine for more than two months, but the parties almost daily accuse each other of violating it President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko (center) during an exercise near the city of Nikolaev.

Chairman of the State Duma Sergei Naryshkin considers it timely to begin consultations on the integration of the Eurasian Economic Union and the European Union. This is stated in his column published by the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper. Sergey Naryshkin The chairman of the lower house of parliament recalled that recently Czech President Zeman said that Europe and Russia have a common future, and did not even rule out the EU joining Russia.

In the area of ​​the village of Kuzminki in the Rostov region on the morning of April 28, a self-propelled artillery installation exploded. This was announced by the head of the press service of the Southern Military District, Colonel Igor Gorbul, Interfax reports . He said that the incident occurred when the equipment of one of the units left the field camp for scheduled combat training. As a result of a short circuit in the electrical wiring, the installation caught fire. No harm done.

Photo: RBC Car imports to Russia fell by 45% in the first quarter, but showed better dynamics than car sales over the same period. Importers worked at the warehouse. Three grew up In the first quarter, 87.3 thousand passenger cars were imported into Russia - 45.4% less than in January-March last year, Autostat reported. The share of used cars in total imports accounts for about 2%. The reason for the decrease in supply is a bad market.

As a result of the riots in Baltimore, 200 people were arrested, Reuters reports , citing data from the city hall. Rioters also set fire to 15 buildings and 144 vehicles. According to police, 15 law enforcement officers were injured, including 6 seriously injured. As reported, riots began on Monday. The pogroms were led to by the death of a local black resident at the hands of the police. A state of emergency and curfew have been declared in the city for a week.

Incumbent President Nursultan Nazarbayev won the early presidential elections. According to the final results, 97.75% of voters voted for him. Such data were presented by the Chairman of the Central Election Commission Kuandyk Turgankulov, RIA Novosti reports. Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist People's Party Turgun Syzdykov received 1.61% of the votes. Self-nominated candidate and chairman of the Federation of Trade Unions Abelgazi Kusainov secured the support of 0.64%.

American billionaire Donald Trump noted Barack Obama's inaction in the events taking place in Baltimore. He called on the head of state to personally go to Baltimore to “reconcile the parties” The famous American billionaire Donald Trump blamed US President Barack Obama for the events taking place in Baltimore. In addition, the billionaire blames the mayor of Baltimore for what is happening.