The actions of Russian warships off the coast of Syria contributed to the beginning of political settlement in the republic. Such a statement was made by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Interfax reports. According to the head of state, the campaign of the ships was his personal initiative.

The government introduced a bill of administrative supervision of a minor crimes under the "narcotic" articles to the State Duma. This was reported on the website of the Cabinet of Ministers. As noted in the message, those who have committed serious and especially serious crimes under articles on the illegal circulation of narcotic and psychotropic substances, such supervision is established after liberation.

Russia asks world powers to allocate billions of dollars to restore Syria, the unnamed European diplomat told Financial Times (FT). According to the newspaper, this issue will be discussed on February 23 at Intersisian negotiations in Geneva. “They [Russia] came, turned everything upside down there, everyone broke and want everyone to pay for it,” said FT interlocutor.

Photo: David Gray / Reuters Our brother is fooling - so you can briefly convey the leitmotif of the book “Hunting for a simpleton. The economy of manipulations and deception ”(comes out in the spring in the publishing house“ Mann, Ivanov and Ferber ”).

The acting permanent representative of Russia at the UN became the First Deputy Vitaly Churkin Peter Ilyichev. It is reported by Interfax . The agency notes that Ilyichev will temporarily take the position before the appointment of a new permanent representative. The previous Permanent Representative of Russia at the UN Vitaly Churkin died on February 20 in New York the day before his 65th anniversary. A preliminary cause of his death is a heart attack.

In Yekaterinburg, nine migrants barricaded in one of the rooms of the Temporary Containment Center, protesting due to deportation. This was reported to the Interfax in the prosecutor's office of the Sverdlovsk region. As explained in the department, migrants do not agree with the decision on expulsion.

There is a tradition in NASA: when a new outstanding exoplanet is found, the agency orders the artist an advertising poster for an imaginary travel agency selling tours there. “Night life around the clock” is, for example, about a planet without its own sun, freely walking through the galaxy.

The New York Police Department (NYPD) demanded that Congress reimburse $ 24 million for the protection of the Trump Tower owned by the US President. It is reported by Reuters . NYPD noted that Donald Trump and their son continue to live in a skyscraper. According to police officers, the protection of the tower costs $ 308 thousand per day, when Trump itself is in the building. When it is not there, security expenses amount to $ 127 thousand to $ 145 thousand daily, the police said.

Review of the sentence to Ildar Dadin (on the monitor screen) in the Supreme Court of Russia. Photo: Anatoly Zhdanov / Kommersant In the classic story, O. Genri two gangsters abducted a little boy who decided that the bandits play with him in the Indians, and joined the game with pleasure.

Theater and film actor Alexei Petrenko died at the age of 78. This is stated on the website of the Union of Cinematographers of Russia. “The Union of Cinematographers of Russia grieves along with the relatives and friends of the outstanding Russian actor Alexei Petrenko. Colleagues of Alexei Vasilyevich bring sincere condolences to his relatives, ”it was said. The cause of death in the Union was not specified. The actor has more than 70 roles.

The Alphabet division to create a car with a Waymo autopilot sued Uber and its OTTO project, which is engaged in similar developments. It is reported by Bloomberg. The reason for the lawsuit was the alleged theft by OTTO autopilot technologies owned by Waymo. According to Alphabet, the former engineer of her project Anthony Lewandowski, who later transferred to Uber, stole 14 thousand secret documents regarding the development of the autopilot system.

The Russian branch of the anti -corruption organization Transparency International has published a report on possible conflicts of interest in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. They also relate to the procurement for the military department of Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) aircraft. As follows from the report, the son of the First Deputy Minister of Defense Daniel Tsalikov heads the sales department of “Sukhoi Civil aircraft” (GSS, manufacturer SSJ100).

The World Trade Organization (WTO) rejected Russia's appeal to a decision to recognize illegally introduced in 2014 a ban on pork imports from the EU. It is reported by Reuters . “Today's verdict confirms that measures taken by Russia against the EU have little in common with any real sanitary risks. European products from uninfected areas are safe, ”the European Commission said.

US Senator John McCain “secretly” met with the American military and Kurds in Syria. Officials told the Wall Street Journal about this. According to the newspaper, McCain visited the city of Kobani, where he discussed ways to combat the Islamic State.

The DPRK Embassy Employee came to Malaysia Airport on the day of the murder of Kim Jong Nam and contacted the detainees in this case. The source in the Malaysian police told Channel Newsasia about this. “The diplomat was recorded by video surveillance cameras at the airport. He escorted four DPRK citizens who are suspected of involvement in this matter, ”the source said.