Photo: Reuters/Pixstream The US decision to lift the arms embargo on Vietnam does not mean that Hanoi will automatically reorient itself towards purchasing American weapons, but it does place Russian exporters of military products “in more difficult conditions in terms of competition.” A source in the field of military-technical cooperation told Interfax about this.

Lev Shlosberg, leader of the Pskov branch of the Yabloko party (Photo: Svetlana Kholyavchuk/Interpress) The first laureate of the annual Boris Nemtsov Prize “For courage in the struggle for democratic values ​​in Russia” was one of the leaders of the Yabloko party, former deputy of the Pskov regional assembly Lev Shlosberg . This was announced by the chairman of the fund’s board of trustees, Vladimir Kara-Murza Jr., on his page on the VKontakte social network.

Sberbank conducted an investigation after the publication of the Panama Papers and did not find a single transaction related to the bank in the investigators’ database. German Gref stated this. “We are completely calm,” he said Sberbank did not detect suspicious transactions based on the results of an internal audit of the Panama Papers, said the head of the bank, German Gref. “We conducted an investigation.

First Vice-Speaker of the Federation Council Nikolai Fedorov, who was part of the government with the rank of Minister of Agriculture, proposed abolishing the positions of all deputy prime ministers in the Russian government, except one First Vice Speaker of the Federation Council Nikolai Fedorov (Photo: Artem Geodakyan/TASS) Relevant ministers should bear full responsibility for policy implementation in a particular sector, and the number of deputy prime ministers should be reduced to one.

The head of the Italian oil and gas company Eni, Claudio Descalzi, said that Nord Stream 2 will lead to an increase in gas prices in Italy, but will be beneficial to the northern states of the European Union Photo: Dmitry Lovetsky/AP Gas prices in Italy will rise if the Nord Stream 2 project is implemented, which involves expanding the gas export pipeline to Germany to double supplies from Russia.

State Duma deputy from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Denis Voronenkov may turn out to be the owner of an offshore company in the Virgin Islands.

Unidentified criminals numbering more than 100 people withdrew 1.4 billion yen ($13 million) from 1,400 ATMs across Japan in just over two hours. They used fake cards with data stolen from a bank in South Africa Photo: Reuters/Pixstream It took unidentified criminals just over two hours to withdraw ¥ 1.4 billion (equivalent to $13 million at current exchange rates) from 1,400 ATMs installed in stores, The Japan Times reported , citing the Kyodo news agency.

The head of EGO-Holding, Alexander Kashin, resigned from the shareholders of the insurance company Capital-Polis. Now the entrepreneur’s assets include mainly enterprises related to the military-industrial complex. Unnecessary finances Alexander Kashin's share in IC Capital-Polis was 50%. “I’m selling financial assets because I don’t see prospects in these businesses, and I haven’t seen them for the last seven years,” the entrepreneur told an RBC St.

A series of explosions occurred in the Syrian coastal cities of Tartus and Jabla. According to media reports, it resulted in casualties, but their number is currently unknown. In Jableh, explosions occurred near a bus stop. A series of explosions occurred in the Syrian coastal cities of Tartus and Jabla. This was reported by Reuters with reference to data from the Syrian Center for Monitoring Human Rights, which is based in London.

President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the early termination of the powers of the head of Tuva, Sholban Kara-oola. The document was published on the Kremlin website. The decree also refers to the appointment of Kara-oola to the position of acting head of the republic until a new leader of the region is elected. Sholban Kara-ool, whose term expired in March 2017, asked Putin for his resignation on Monday afternoon.

Former USSR President Mikhail Gorbachev does not plan to travel to Ukraine. He stated this in a conversation with RIA Novosti , commenting on the Ukrainian deputy’s proposal to ban him from entering the country. “Okay, I don’t go there and I won’t go there,” he said, answering the agency’s question. “I don’t even delve into all these squabbles,” the politician added. He noted that he also does not plan to go to Crimea in the near future.

The United States announced the end of the arms embargo (including lethal weapons) on Vietnam. US President Barack Obama announced this in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi on Monday. “The changes we make will ensure Vietnam has access to the equipment they need to defend their country,” Obama said. According to him, the arms embargo remained a relic, a relic of the Cold War. The United States imposed an arms embargo on Vietnam in 1984, nine years after the end of the Civil War in the country.

The Ministry of Finance announced the placement of dollar Eurobonds. Demand for sovereign securities exceeded supply five times. Experts believe that buyers of securities will mainly be Russian investors Photo: Ferdinand Ostrop/AP On Monday, May 23, Russia announced the placement of Eurobonds on the international market.

The number of startups valued at more than $1 billion has quadrupled over the past two years, to almost 160. But the prospects of dozens of them have already been called into question.

The head of Surgut, Dmitry Popov, decided to resign early. The resignation letter has already been submitted to the City Duma for consideration, RBC-Tyumen reports . The agency notes that the scheduled meeting of the Duma is scheduled for May 26, and, most likely, an extraordinary meeting will be held on the same day, the agenda of which will include the issue of Popov’s resignation and the appointment of an acting head of the city.