There was a time when Putin was not yet president. Bad, very bad time, he assures Chairman of the Central Election Commission Alexander Veshnyakov presented to Vladimir Putin a certificate of election to him by the President of the Russian Federation, 2000. Photo: Vladimir Rodionov / RIA Novosti The other day, Vladimir Putin once again reminded the Russians of the dashing nineties.

The failed explosion in Oslo and the terrorist attack in Stockholm replenished the list of terrorist attacks and their victims in European cities. The use of transport as a weapon to kill people in places of their mass accumulation was recommended by Al-Qaeda back in 2010. On suspicion of attacks in Stockholm, two people were detained.

Businessman Alisher Usmanov will sue the founder of the Corruption (FBK) Fund Alexei Navalny for slander and the publication defamed billionaires. This was reported by Usmanov by TASS. “Navalny misleads people and his statements - slander. For a long time I did not pay attention to his false statements so as not to create an extra PR, but in the case of the last stuffing of slander, he crossed the red line, accusing me of a crime, ”the businessman said.

The Holding EN+ Oleg Deripaska plans to place 20% of the shares on the exchange and get about $ 2 billion. The holders and investors of the holding agreed on this at the meeting, Vedomosti writes with reference to four people, familiar with negotiation participants. According to the newspaper, an IPO can take place in May in the case of a “favorable conditions”. The holding plans to place papers on the London Exchange, but listing in Moscow is also not excluded.

Another was injured In Syria, two Russian troops were killed, another suffered. This was reported by the Russian Ministry of Defense, Interfax reports. The military department reported that they were subjected to mortar shelling from the militants. “As a result of the explosion, two Russian troops died. Military doctors continue to fight for the life of a wounded Russian soldier, ”it was reported. The dead military are presented for awards.

Mathematics teacher Dmitry Bogatov, arrested in the case of calls for riots in Moscow on April 2, turned out to be the administrator of the output node of the Tor network. One of the users came to this conclusion, Geektimes reports . The publication drew attention to the Mediazon. The user Leonid Evdokimov analyzed the data of the Atlas service, which monitors the state of the Tor network.

Russia should decide with whom she wants to ally: with the USA or regime of Syria President Bashar al -Assad, Iran and Hezbollah. This was stated by US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, reports Associated Press.

US President Donald Trump ratified the agreement on the entry of Montenegro in NATO. He notified the Senate about this, reports Reuters with reference to the Press Service of the White House. https://twitter.com/pressec/status/851811393548541952 The Senate approved the connection of Montenegro to NATO at the end of March. The country itself officially agreed to join the alliance in December 2015.

Mediazon filed a lawsuit against the Presnensky court of Moscow against the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. This was reported by RBC, at the disposal of which there is a statement of the publication. As explained by the editor -in -chief of Mediazons Sergey Smirnov, the lawsuit was sent to court on April 7. The Foreign Ministry has not yet commented on the situation.

“There are things more important than the stock market” - this graffiti for the past few years has become the leitmotif of relations between Russian political and monetary authorities. The Central Bank and the financial and economic block of the government (the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Economy) have repeatedly been put before the fact of political decisions and were forced to minimize their consequences for markets and economics.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on April 12. This was reported by RBC with reference to sources close to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and another, familiar with the course of the organization of the visit. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov told RIA Novosti that he could not yet confirm information about Putin's meeting with Tillerson. Tillerson will come on a two -day visit to Moscow on April 11.

“Foreign policy should be adjusted. We must be friendly in our foreign policy, without this we will not be able to implement our plans to increase the growth rate, ”Alexei Kudrin unexpectedly admitted in the key report of the conference of the Higher School of Economics, which opened today.

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the preparing new chemical attacks in Syria, which, in his opinion, will become a provocation of the current authorities of the state. The broadcast of the president’s press conference was published by Russia Today.

The ONEXIM group Mikhail Prokhorova resumed negotiations on the sale of RBC. This was reported on April 11 by RNS with reference to sources familiar with the negotiations. According to the publication, consultants “VTB Capital” take part in the current assessment of the asset. The transaction can be signed within a month; Its possible amount is not called. The press service of RBC advised RNS to seek comments at ONEXIM. In the group of Prokhorov, they refused to comment.

US President Donald Trump is ready to “additional” blows to Syria in the event of a new use of chemical weapons in the country, the White House spokeswoman Sean Spaiser said, Reuters reports. “If we see such actions again [chemical attacks in Syria], we will be open to further decisions,” Spicer said. He also added that the fight against the Islamic State and terrorism is priority for Trump's policy.