Presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said that Russia would not make transactions with the United States about the Ukrainian conflict, Interfax reports. “Of course, this intra-Ukrainian conflict is unlikely to be the subject of some kind of transaction and, of course, this information in no way is true,” Peskov said. The deal cannot conclude about the “fate of people who live in the Donbass, and who are now de facto torn by their own state,” Peskov emphasized.

The Bank of Russia is working on the opportunity to provide law enforcement agencies with information constituting a banking secret. This was in an interview with TASS was told by the head of the regulator Elvira Nabiullina.

While in the West they get used to the era of post -truths , North Korea remains a stronghold of the good old straightforward propaganda with all its features, which actually have their own (albeit strange for residents of other countries) reasons. And most importantly - this propaganda works great. "Gnutless Besteria" The constant use of the most sharp expressions is probably the most famous feature of the DPRK propaganda.

Tour operators refuse to sell burning tours due to a crisis in the tourist market. This was written by Kommersant with reference to representatives of the industry. If until 2014 there were about 15% of sales for burning tickets, now they are “practically none,” said Igor Blinov, a representative of the onlineTur company. According to the director of the Association of Tour operators of Russia Maya Lomidze, such proposals now account for 3-5%.

The Ministry of Culture called the "excessive" institution of the Day of Patriotism. This was announced by Interfax by Deputy Head of the Ministry Vladimir Aristarkhov. “Based on the results of the study of this issue, the department came to the conclusion that the introduction of this holiday is excessive. In this regard, the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation does not support this initiative, ”he said.

The arrested leader of the Shaltai-Boltai hackers group Vladimir Anikeev stipulates other defendants in the case. This was stated by the lawyer of another arrested in the case of Alexander Filinov Merab Shamdinov, reports REPULIC from the Mosgorsud hall, where a complaint about extension of his arrest is being considered. “In order to facilitate his punishment for his deed, Anikeev stipulates all his friends,” the lawyer said.

The campaign of “other Russia” activists at the Moscow office of Rosneft is explained by the provocations of the structures of Mikhail Khodorkovsky. This is stated in a press release from the oil company on February 9. “Effective actions to prevent provocation have become possible due to the availability of information on the preparation of a series of shares in order to discredit state power ordered and paid by the structures of Mikhail Khodorkovsky,” the release notes.

Rosselkhoznadzor canceled the inspectorate of enterprises in Belarus due to fears of provocations. This was reported on the website of the service. “The Rosselkhoznadzor was forced to make such a decision, due to the existing fears of a number of inspectors in possible provocative actions from the Belarusian side,” the report said. The visit of inspectors, who was scheduled for February, was postponed indefinitely before stabilizing the situation, explained in Rosselkhoznadzor.

At the nuclear power plant, Fleminil in the northwest of France, an explosion occurred, reports the Ouest France. The explosion occurred at about 10 a.m. local time. According to the publication, several people could suffer as a result of the incident. The authorities report that there are no threats to the release of radioactive substances, since the explosion did not affect the part of the station where the nuclear reactor is located.

The world's largest Jose Cuervo manufacturer during an IPO placed its shares along the upper border of the price range, offering their investors 34 pesos. It is reported by Reuters with reference to unnamed sources. As a result, when entering the exchange, the company was able to attract at least 16.2 billion pesos ($ 791 million). At the same time, according to the agency, the demand for Jose Cuervo shares exceeded the proposal by more than eight times.

US President Donald Trump, in a conversation with Vladimir Putin, criticized the 2010 agreement on reducing strategic offensive weapons (START-3, English New Start), Reuters reports with reference to the sources of the presidential administration familiar with the conversation. During the conversation, Putin asked the American leader about the extension of the contract, to which Trump was interrupted and specified the advisers about what was at stake, the agency writes.

The coordinator of Open Russia Vladimir Kara-Murza Jr. was taken out of an artificial coma. This was announced by his lawyer Vadim Prokhorov in Facebook. “I would like to warn against excessive premature optimism - while the condition continues to be difficult,” Prokhorov said. At the same time, according to the lawyer, the work of the heart was almost completely restored, hemodialysis is disconnected, for some time Kara-Murza Jr.

Megafon closed the purchase of 63.8% of voting shares or 15.2% of the authorized capital Mail.ru Group. This is stated in the statement of the operator. In total, Megafon will pay the Internet company $ 740 million, of which $ 640 million-at the time of the transaction closing and $ 100 million in a year.

Investigators of the Ministry of Internal Affairs opened a criminal case of fraudulent embezzlement of 2 billion rubles from Gazprom Neft, Kommersant reports . The investigation is carried out against “unidentified persons” among the management and employees of the Service-Terminal company, the publication notes. According to investigators, in 2011 the company received more than 58 billion rubles from Gazprom Neft as part of a long -term contract for the provision of customs broker services.

Russia and Turkey will not create a commission for the investigation of the Air Force of the Russian Air Force, leading to the death of three Turkish military personnel, TASS reports with reference to sources in the Turkish Ministry of Defense. “The creation of such a commission is not on the agenda,” the agency’s interlocutor said. Representatives of the defense departments of both countries also do not plan emergency meetings due to the incident, another source of TASS in Ankara said.