The exclusion of Boris Gryzlov from the permanent composition of the Security Council of the Russian Federation is related to the new tasks regarding the process of the implementation of the Minsk agreements. It is reported by Interfax with reference to its own source. “The president made a decision based on the tasks that he sets before Boris Gryzlov.

Ukrainian citizenship among the convicts in Russia directed by Oleg Sentsov and his accomplice Alexander Kolchenko is officially confirmed. This follows from the message published on the website of the Commissioner for Human Rights in Russia.

Deputy Chairman of Parnas Ilya Yashin decided to refuse to participate in the primaries of the democratic coalition, he reported this on his Facebook. The politician explained his decision by the fact that Mikhail Kasyanov refused to leave first place in the coalition list for the elections, which was provided to him without participating in the primaries. According to Yashin, he expected that Kasyanov would make such a decision after the release of NTV Kasyanov Day.

On April 12, Russians launch 108 thousand balloons into the sky - a thousand in every minute of Gagarin's flight into space. On the eve of the 55th anniversary of the historical event in the snow of the lake in the Ryazan region, a giant portrait of the first astronaut was trampled . Also, in honor of the anniversary, the country is held in the country "Space Selfies", an "space marathon" is organized, and the "space train of the metro" is launched.

Cash contributions of banks to the deposit insurance fund (FSV) can grow to 14 billion rubles in 2016. About this writes "Kommersant". The current level of the basic deduction rate in the FSV is 0.1% of the quarterly balances of individuals in the bank accounts. The publication notes that since the spring of 2015, the Fund has been a shortage of funds for calculation with depositors of banks who have lost a license.

The Fitch International Rating Agency reduced the long-term credit rating of Saudi Arabia from AA to AA- with a negative forecast, Bloomberg reports . According to the agency, the reduction in the rating is associated with the revision of oil prices for 2016 and 2017 to $ 35 and $ 45 per barrel, respectively. In March, the Moody's Agency changed the forecast for the kingdom banks from stable to negative.

The Ministry of Justice of Russia sent a request to Ukrainian colleagues to issue six Russians sentenced to deprivation of liberty in Ukraine, but expressed a desire to serve his sentence in their homeland. Kiev has not yet responded to the department, reports RBC with reference to the press service of the Ministry of Justice.

Oil prices in the next few years are unlikely to be high. This was stated by the head of the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation Alexander Novak at the Exchange Forum, reports TASS. According to the minister, in the second half of 2016, the cost of hydrocarbons can reach $ 40–45 per barrel, and by the end of the year - an average of $ 50 per barrel. In 2017, a barrel of oil can cost $ 40–60, and in 2018 - rise in price to $ 65, cites the words of Novak Interfax .

The Moscow City Court decided to block the Flybusta online library for violation of anti-pirate legislation forever. It is reported by RIA Novosti. “The court blocked access to the Flibusta.net website on an ongoing basis, two of its mirrors - Flibusta.is and Flibusta.me were subjected to primary blocking,” the representative of the court said.

The Bank of Russia intends to introduce banknotes with a face value of 200 rubles and two thousand rubles. This was stated by the Chairman of the Central Bank Elvira Nabiullina, Interfax reports. “In our opinion, the addition of the nominal series of banknotes will simplify the calculations of citizens for goods and services,” she explained. According to Nabiullina, new denominations are planned to be introduced in 2017.

All previous years, the world cosmonautics was in a deep ideological crisis. The weapons originated within the framework and sponsored by the entire state, the cosmic (more precisely, military-space) industry played a purely practical role: its task was to provide leading powers for confrontation in a potential nuclear war.

On the island of Tuzla, the first support of the bridge was erected across the Kerch Strait, according to the website of the Krymsky bridge project. For the construction of the support, 400 tons of metal structures and 250 cubic meters of concrete were needed. Another 57 supports for the bridge are under construction. In total, the design will require 595 supports. The main work on the construction of the bridge began in 2016.

Russian President Vladimir Putin excluded Boris Gryzlov from the Security Council of the Russian Federation. The corresponding decree is published on the official Internet portal of legal information. “To introduce to the Security Council of the Russian Federation, approved by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of May 25, 2012 (...), the change, excluding B. Gryzlova from it,” the report said.

The government is not ready to give importers to small batches of luxury machines Bentley, Lamborghini, Ferrari an exception to the general requirements for installing ERA-GLONASS security systems. This was written by Kommersant with reference to informed sources.

The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation refused to satisfy the complaint of the Communist Party of the Communist Party and “Fair Russia” and to recognize as unconstitutional fees for the overhaul of houses. It is reported by Interfax . “The Constitutional Court noted that from the right of ownership of residential premises there is an obligation to take care of the common property and the safety of an apartment building.