Although the club management did offer the player to extend his contract Representatives of the St. Petersburg football club Zenit denied information that the club's management offered Miguel Danny to extend his contract with a salary reduction of 1.5 million euros. In particular, TASS previously wrote that Zenit offered the Portuguese midfielder a new contract, providing for a lower salary than in the current agreement, which runs until June 30, 2015.

The media have released new details of the investigation into the A320 crash in the French Alps.

The Investigative Committee suspected Yuri Bobryshev of failure to comply with a court decision, as a result of which ten orphans were left homeless. If convicted, the mayor could face up to two years in prison. Mayor of Veliky Novgorod Yuri Bobryshev (Photo: TASS) A criminal case has been opened against the mayor of Veliky Novgorod, Yuri Bobryshev, under Article 315 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, said in a statement the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation .

The head of the Ministry of Economic Development, Alexey Ulyukaev, proposed suspending the implementation of a government resolution providing for subsidies to maintain employment in the regions, Interfax reports with reference to a letter from Ulyukaev to Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. Ulyukaev refers to the fact that unemployment rates in Russia are at a low level - it amounts to 4.4 million people (5.7% of the economically active population).

In the first quarter of 2015, supplies of personal computers to Russia fell by almost 44%. This is evidenced by data from the analytical company IDC. In January-March, about 1 million desktop and laptop computers were supplied to Russia, which is 43.6% less than in the same period in 2014. Deliveries of desktop computers decreased by 35.8%, to 464 thousand units, deliveries of portable PCs - by 48.9%, to 536 thousand units.

The Federal Service for Drug Control (FSKN) ordered the supply of an acoustic system, an arrangement station and a button accordion for a total amount of 944 thousand 464 rubles. Information about the contract is published on the government procurement website.

The ambulance doctors did not hospitalize the Ukrainian military Nadezhda Savchenko and allowed her to participate in the court hearing, TASS reports citing judge Natalya Mushnikova. Earlier it was reported that the Ukrainian woman needed medical help because she felt chest pain. The Basmanny Court is to decide today whether to extend her arrest. In Russia, Savchenko is accused of complicity in the murder of Russian journalists and illegal crossing of the Russian border.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that German companies operating in Russia are concerned about EU sanctions. According to him, they express their readiness to cooperate with Russian partners Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (Photo: AP) German companies operating in Russia are concerned about the anti-Russian sanctions of the European Union.

The territory of VDNKh is excluded from the list of specially protected natural areas. This innovation will allow the construction of real estate on the territory of the exhibition complex VDNH, view of pavilion No. 1 “Central” (Photo: TASS) The Moscow authorities excluded VDNKh from the list of specially protected natural areas (SPNA) “Natural and Historical Park “Ostankino”. The corresponding resolution was adopted by the city government on April 14, writes Vedomosti .

In April 2015, banana prices decreased by 13% compared to March figures. Buckwheat groats fell in price by 1.4%. This follows from the consumer price index published by the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat). According to the department, the overall decrease in prices for fruits and vegetables over the month was 3.7%, taking into account the fact that since last year, vegetables and fruits have collectively risen in price by 30%.

The Magellan company, the owner of the trawler Far East, which sank on April 2 in the Sea of ​​Okhotsk, was brought to administrative responsibility for violating labor safety requirements in the form of a fine in the amount of 6 million 50 thousand rubles. The press service of Rostrud reported this. During an inspection of Magellan LLC, the territorial body of Rostrud in the Sakhalin region identified a number of violations of labor legislation.

The idea of ​​sinking the Mistral helicopter carriers could only have occurred to a sick person, says Admiral Vyacheslav Popov, a member of the government’s Maritime Collegium and ex-commander of the Northern Fleet. In his opinion, “not a single sensible leader of any scale will sink such engineering structures.” “Such thoughts could only come into a sick head,” Interfax quotes him as saying.

Presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said that on May 9, the president will personally declare a minute of silence in memory of those killed in the Great Patriotic War. Peskov noted that the president had not done this before. According to Peskov, the upcoming May 9 Parade on Red Square will be one of the largest parades in the entire Victory celebration, press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

French newspaper Le Figaro reported that French authorities may sink or dismantle the Mistral-class helicopter carriers. According to the newspaper, this will happen if the contract with Russia is terminated One of two Mistral-class ships (Photo: AP) French authorities are considering dismantling or scuttling on the high seas two Mistral-class ships built for Russia. This could happen if the contract is broken, writes Le Figaro .

Oil prices rose by more than a dollar on Wednesday and reached a 2015 high, writes Reuters . This happened at 11:55 Moscow time, when the price of Brent jumped by $1.36 to $68.88. WTI at the same time was trading at $61.91 (+$1.51). At 13:06 Moscow time, the Brent price reached $69.05 per barrel, which is $1.53 higher than the previous close. In 2015, the Brent price exceeded $69 per barrel for the first time. At the same time, WTI is trading at $61.92 ($1.52).