Bank records contained in the Panama Archive show that cellist Sergei Roldugin entered into a deal with an offshore company that could be used to siphon money from the Russian budget in the Sergei Magnitsky case. Lawyer of the Hermitage Capital investment fund Sergei Magnitsky (Photo: AP) The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) has published new material based on a large-scale leak of internal documents from the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca.

The German airline Lufthansa announced possible cancellations of flights in the next two days due to a strike by ground service employees at German airports. The Association of German Trade Unions announced strikes on Tuesday, April 26, at Bremen Airport and on Wednesday, April 27, at the airports of Frankfurt am Main, Munich, Düsseldorf, Cologne, Bonn, and Dortmund. The actions are carried out by ground service employees, including check-in staff, security personnel and firefighters.

28% of Russians have a foreign passport, according to a survey conducted by the Levada Center. Its results are published on the organization's website. Since March 2014, the number of people who have a foreign passport has not changed. At the same time, the number of those who do not have it has increased slightly over two years - from 71 to 72%. Most Russians have never been outside the former USSR, the study says.

A truck crane rammed a pedestrian bridge on the Moscow Ring Road. this to TASS . A representative of the State Traffic Inspectorate reported He explained that the crane collided with the post of the elevated pedestrian crossing. The accident occurred on the inner side of the 12th km of the Moscow Ring Road. The cause of the collision has not yet been established. Photo from the scene. (Photo: AGN “Moscow”) The driver of the truck crane was injured as a result of the accident.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law according to which the number of cigarettes in one pack should not exceed 20 pieces, according to a message on the official Kremlin website. Amendments to limit the number of cigarettes in one pack were introduced into the law “On protecting the health of citizens from the effects of environmental tobacco smoke and the consequences of tobacco consumption.” The State Duma approved these changes on April 15, 2016.

The Crimean Prosecutor's Office will give a legal assessment to the words of the leader of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatars (an organization banned in Russia) and Verkhovna Rada deputy Refat Chubarov. Crimean Prosecutor Natalya Poklonskaya announced this, RIA Novosti reports . Earlier, Chubarov called not to exclude the “military factor” when discussing the issue of returning Crimea to Ukraine. “These calls are criminal in nature.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree establishing a prize for contributions to strengthening the unity of the Russian nation. The corresponding document was published on the Kremlin website. “To establish a prize of the President of the Russian Federation for contribution to strengthening the unity of the Russian nation in the amount of 2.5 million rubles,” the decree says. The first award ceremony will be held in 2016.

Small shareholders of YUKOS consider the current scheme of distribution of funds received from the sale of foreign assets of YUKOS to be unfair. Minority shareholders intend to seek the removal of directors of these funds Head office of the oil company Yukos.

Savik Shuster’s license to work in Ukraine was revoked due to the fact that the employment center received information about a criminal case in which the TV presenter appears. He himself submitted a certificate of no criminal record Ukrainian TV presenter Savik Shuster (Photo: Viktor Kushchenko / "InA" Ukrainian Photo) Famous Russian and Ukrainian TV presenter Savik Shuster had his work permit in Ukraine revoked due to providing false data.

Former Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces Vladimir Chirkin, whose criminal record in a bribery case was cleared, may head the Armaments Council, Kommersant has learned.

Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Refat Chubarov (Photo: Alexey Chumachenko/InA "Ukrainian Photo") The leader of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, Verkhovna Rada deputy Refat Chubarov called not to exclude the military factor when discussing the issue of returning Crimea to Ukraine. “The military factor cannot simply be discarded. We must do our part of the “homework” - strengthening the army.

A Porsche Panamera sports car with license plate number 666 was stolen in Moscow. RIA Novosti reports this , citing a source in law enforcement agencies. The car, according to the agency's interlocutor, was stolen near house 16 on Leninsky Prospekt. The capital department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs confirmed the fact of the theft, but refused to give the license plate number of the car.

Savik Shuster said that he would work in Ukraine “without permission.” It was canceled by the employment service due to information about the criminal case in which Shuster appears. The TV presenter believes that the authorities are afraid of criticism TV presenter Savik Shuster (Photo: Alexander Kosarev / InA "Ukrainian Photo") TV presenter Savik Shuster promised to continue working in Ukraine, despite the fact that the employment center canceled his work permit.

In Odessa, on the night of Tuesday, April 26, attackers fired at a bank building with a grenade launcher, reports the Timer publication. Earlier it was reported that an explosion occurred near the Pivdenny bank building. Later, Timer clarified that the bank was fired at from a Mukha grenade launcher.

Manufacturers and ordinary consumers will pay to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. The fight for the environment will inevitably result in an increase in utility bills and the collapse of the coal industry Caring or lobbying? Last week, on April 22, Russia signed the Paris Climate Agreement, which should replace the Kyoto Protocol after 2020. The new document does not contain country commitments to reduce emissions, but marks the beginning of a new stage in global climate policy.