A rally of representatives of the All-Ukrainian Union “Freedom” and the “Party of Ordinary People” Sergei Kaplin is taking place in front of the Verkhovna Rada building in Kiev, RBC-Ukraine reports . According to agency estimates, about 300 people gathered at the rally. People came out to protest demanding the resignation of Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk. At the same time, according to LB.ua estimates , about 1 thousand people have already gathered for the rally.

Russia and three OPEC countries agreed to freeze oil production. How will this affect the ruble and is it worth selling dollars? Photo: Lori Saudi Arabia, Russia, Qatar and Venezuela have agreed to freeze the volume of oil produced by these countries at the level of January 11, Bloomberg reported . The volume of oil production in January by all OPEC countries was at about 33 million barrels per day - a record level in history, judging by the agency's data.

President Vladimir Putin, speaking at a seminar-meeting of court chairmen, positively assessed the progress of judicial reform, which began with the merger of the Supreme and Supreme Arbitration Courts in 2014. “The creation of a single highest authority made it possible to combine the potential of each of the judicial systems,” the president emphasized.

President Petro Poroshenko called on Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk for a total reformatting of the government.

Former US President Jimmy Carter won a Grammy Award in the Best Spoken Word Album category for the audio version of his autobiography, A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety, reported . ABC The memoir, “A Full Life: Reflections at 90,” was published in July 2015. The book consists of the ex-president's thoughts on public and private life. Jimmy Carter has been nominated seven times in the Spoken Word category for three different books.

A two-day mourning period has been declared in the Yaroslavl region after the collapse of a residential building, which occurred as a result of a gas explosion. February 17 and 18 have been declared days of mourning. This was announced by the head of the region, Sergei Yastrebov, Interfax reports .

Aton Capital, part of the Aton group owned by Evgeniy Yuryev, will produce butter, yogurt and other dairy products. The new business will be headed by Oleg Kuzmin, former director of the agricultural division at Wimm-Bill-Dann.

The Investigative Committee (IC) opened a criminal case into an explosion in a residential building in Yaroslavl, which led to the collapse of one of the entrances. This is reported on the UK website. The case was initiated under Part 3 of Article 238 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (performance of work or provision of services that does not meet safety requirements). Investigators conduct searches and seize documentation from the organization servicing the house.

The Petro Poroshenko Bloc has begun collecting signatures from deputies for the resignation of Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk. More than 70 signatures have already been collected. To initiate a vote of no confidence in the government, a minimum of 150 signatures must be collected.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she wants European sanctions against Russia to be lifted “better today than tomorrow.” However, she sees no reason for this yet German Chancellor Angela Merkel (Photo: Reuters/Pixstream) German Chancellor Angela Merkel, at a meeting with deputies of the Christian Democratic Union party, said that she wants the European sanctions against Moscow to be lifted as soon as possible, but so far sees no reason for this. about this .

An explosion in a five-story building occurred on the night of February 16; it led to the collapse of one of the entrances. Other residents of the house have been resettled; the building itself, according to preliminary data, is subject to demolition. The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case into the explosion under Part 3 of Article 238 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (performance of work or provision of services that does not meet safety requirements).

The Constitutional Court decided that the law preventing foreigners legally staying in Russia from leaving for their homeland should be clarified.

Russian and foreign IT companies will be required to pay VAT. Such amendments were recommended to be adopted in the first reading by the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, Information Technologies and Communications on Tuesday, February 16 Photo: DepositPhotos The relevant State Duma committee supported a bill obliging Russian and foreign IT companies that provide electronic services in our country to pay VAT.

The Ministry of Eastern Development supported the initiative of a group of deputies from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation led by Sergei Obukhov, who proposed developing a program for the voluntary resettlement of refugees from Ukraine to the territory of Siberia and the Far East, the Izvestia newspaper writes , citing the response of the ministry, which was at the disposal of the publication.

Former Deputy Prime Minister Alfred Koch was arrested in absentia and put on the international wanted list for smuggling, an Interfax source said. Former Deputy Prime Minister Alfred Koch (Photo: RIA Novosti) Former Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian government Alfred Koch has been put on the international wanted list in the case of smuggling of cultural property, Interfax reports , citing an informed source. The Lefortovo court arrested the former deputy prime minister in absentia.