Police detained a taxi driver suspected of shooting in the center of Moscow. This was reported to TASS by the press service of the capital police. A representative of the department said that the previously wanted Hyundai Solaris was stopped on Bolshaya Yakimanka Street. The driver has now been taken to the police station. On the afternoon of February 15, a traffic conflict occurred in the Sushchevsky Val area in the center of Moscow.

The French Engie SA initiated arbitration proceedings against Gazprom Export LLC in accordance with the rules of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce with a requirement to revise prices under the contract for the supply of natural gas. This is stated in the report of the Russian company. The lawsuit was filed on December 23, 2015.

Moscow authorities are looking for a contractor for work that will ensure the uninterrupted operation of photo and video recording systems for traffic violations. The city is ready to spend almost 2 billion rubles on this. Photo: "RIA Novosti" Moscow authorities are going to spend almost 2 billion rubles. for work designed to ensure uninterrupted operation of the automated photo and video recording system for traffic violations.

The terrorist “Islamic State” has claimed responsibility for the explosion at a traffic police post in Dagestan, media reports citing a Twitter account associated with the group.

At the Domanovo-Mokrany checkpoint, Russian trucks going from the territory of Ukraine to Belarus began to be allowed through. This was reported by the Association of International Road Transport (ASMAP) with reference to Russian carriers. According to their information, the passage of Russian vehicles at this point began on Sunday, February 14, in the afternoon.

Russia is not going to start an air operation in Iraq, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said in an interview with Kommersant. Last week, a meeting of the intergovernmental commission was held in Iraq with the participation of Russia, Rogozin is its co-chairman.

The Libyan Presidential Council has agreed on the composition of the government of national unity. One of the council members, Fathi al-Mazhbouri, stated this in a televised address, Reuters reports . According to him, the council will consist of 13 ministers and five ministers of state, the latter including three women. The composition of the government must be approved by the Libyan parliament.

The proposal to admit non-state pension funds (NPFs) to the planned “big privatization” deserves attention, but needs additional study, says Russian President Vladimir Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) Alexander Shokhin (from left to right) during a meeting at the Novo-Ogarevo residence (Photo: Alexey Druzhinin/press service of the President of the Russian Federation/TASS) The issue of NPF participation in

The active phase of the search for two foreign ships with Russian crews in the Sea of ​​Okhotsk has ended, Interfax was told at the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Marine Rescue Coordination Subcenter of the Russian Ministry of Transport. “Active searches have been suspended pending further information and due to storm conditions in the area,” a sub-center spokesman said. The fishing fleet operating in the area will continue the search as soon as the weather permits.

Two Russian entrepreneurs suffered multimillion-dollar losses from the actions of the private investment manager of the Swiss bank Credit Suisse, writes Le Temps. According to the publication, they will soon go to court Photo: Reuters/Pixstream Georgiou Campu, that two Russian entrepreneurs could have suffered losses from the actions of the private investment manager of the Swiss bank Credit Suisse The Swiss newspaper Le Temps writes , citing a statement by lawyer .

A man fell into the river from the Bolshoi Moskvoretsky Bridge in the center of Moscow, according to the website of the capital’s emergency department. The incident occurred in the area of ​​Raushskaya embankment. Rescuers received a report of the fall at 10:40 p.m. Four minutes later they arrived at the call site and began rescuing the man. At 22:47 he was pulled out of the water using an assault ladder and handed over to emergency personnel.

The day before, a 78-year-old pensioner from Belarus was detained on Red Square for throwing a bottle of green paint at Lenin’s mausoleum, a law enforcement source said. Mausoleum of Vladimir Lenin on Red Square (Photo: RIA Novosti) An elderly man from Belarus was detained yesterday on Red Square in Moscow after he threw a bottle of paint at Lenin's mausoleum, a law enforcement source told Interfax.

Artist Ai Weiwei covered the columns of the Berlin Concert Hall with thousands of life jackets from migrants who fled to Europe, CNN reports . The vests were provided by the authorities of the Greek island of Lesbos, through which many refugees arrive in Europe. The artist has visited the island several times; he is making a documentary about refugees from the Middle East.

Pentagon spending in 2017 to contain Russia in Europe will quadruple, while fighting ISIS will only double. Thus, the US and NATO are pushing Moscow to build up its countergroup, the expert says NATO military exercises, October 2015 (Photo: Reuters/Pixstream) The military support program for US allies in Europe could be quadrupled next year. Last week, the Pentagon announced the parameters of the draft defense budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2017.

An unknown person opened fire from a taxi in the center of Moscow, now the “Interception” plan has been announced in the city. this to TASS . A law enforcement source reported He said that at about 11:30 Moscow time a man opened fire from a Hyundai taxi on Sushchevsky Val. According to the agency's interlocutor, the car is now moving along the Third Transport Ring. According to preliminary data, no one was injured as a result of the incident.