Channel One refused to broadcast Eurovision because of the ban on entry into Ukraine Russian singer Yulia Samoilova. This was reported in the evening issue of news, reports Interfax . On April 13, the Channel One received a letter from the organizer of the competition, the European broadcasting union, which stated that Es could not resolve the issue of the participation of Samoilova.

Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov supported the speech of the deputy constant representative of Russia at the UN Vladimir Safronkov. It is reported by Interfax . “Nothing offensive was said. Indeed, the topics of discussion are very acute in the Council of Councils. Often they relate to the essence and future international relations. And the manifestation of softness is fraught with very deplorable consequences in the future, ”Peskov noted.

The US intelligence intercepted the negotiations of the Syrian military and chemical weapons experts who discussed the attack with the use of Zarin in Idlib. About this CNN was told by a high -ranking American official. He specified that Washington did not know about the impending attack before it happened.

In recent years, a number of mysterious stories have arisen in Russian (and near -Russian) politics that did not have a clear explanation. Attempting a coup in Montenegro. The shot down Boeing over Donbass. The murder of Nemtsov was in the Kremlin. The Kremlin’s relatively soft attitude to the main oppositionist Navalny. The resignation of Sergey Ivanov. The arrest of Ulyukaev. Strange ends of Berezovsky and Lesin involved in the formation of the regime.

The Ministry of Justice of Russia called the statement of the ECHR that Russia used heavy weapons to free hostages in Beslan in 2004. It is reported by Interfax . The department also stated that some of the ECHR conclusions are not justified, and the court argument does not correspond to the evidence that Russia presented. The decision of the ECHR will be appealed for three months, emphasized in the Ministry of Justice.

Former head of Mari El Leonid Markelov “was forced” to write a resignation statement after the Kremlin was informed of the criminal case against him. About this with reference to the source reports "Interfax" . “Law enforcement agencies that investigated the case of fraud in the Akashevo agricultural holding in Mari El reported to the country's leadership about suspicions of involvement in these frauds of senior officials of the republic, including its leader,” the agency’s interlocutor said.

The Government Communications Center (Government Communications Headquarters, GCHQ, British electronic intelligence) warned the US special services about Donald Trump's contacts with Russia before the US president. About this, citing sources in the intelligence of Great Britain, reports The Guardian. According to the newspaper, the British intelligence service informed the Americans about the "suspicious connections" of people from Trump's entourage at the end of 2015.

Belarus completely repaid the debt to Gazprom. It is reported by Interfax . The debt of the Belarusian side for the supply of Russian gas in 2016-2017 was $ 726.2 million. As noted in Gazprom, Belarus repaid the debt “in full”. Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Vladimir Semashko and Minister of Energy of Russia Alexander Novak signed a package of documents governing the supply of oil and gas. This was reported by BelTA.

Saratov’s police detained oppositionist Vyacheslav Maltsev, reports the Free News. According to the agency, employees of the Investigative Committee are searched in Maltsev’s apartment. Maltsev broadcast in PerisCope video how the door to his house is cut into a grinder. According to Free News, operatives, SK employees and fellow fighters entered the opposition’s apartment.

In St. Petersburg, an explosion occurred on the Vasilievsky Island near the library, Fontanka reports with reference to the staff of the institution. The explosive device, according to the publication, worked in the hands of a teenager who “raised something” on the street. "Fontanka" clarifies that the young man tried to make out the device, after which an explosion occurred. The Flashnord source in the regional Ministry of Internal Affairs said that the victim was torn off in the explosion.

Apple has gathered a group of biomedic engineers, which will develop a new technology in the treatment of diabetes. It is reported by CNBC with reference to sources close to research. According to the sources of the television company, using the created device, it will be possible, translaming the skin, with contactless way to determine the level of glucose in the blood. The secret laboratory is located in the city of Palo-Alto in California.

Most of the car concerns opposed an immediate transition to electronic vehicles (EPTS). It is reported by Kommersant. The industry believes that the introduction of the EPTs must be transferred to 2018.

The minimum retail price by 0.5 liters of vodka will increase to 205 rubles. This was announced by the press secretary of the Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Khloponin, her words are given by RBC. Now the cost of a bottle of vodka of 0.5 liters is 190 rubles. In March, Khloponin proposed setting the minimum price at the level of 219 rubles and instructed the Ministry of Finance to prepare the corresponding order by April 1.

Information about the air at the head of the United States for the Islamic State warehouse with chemical weapons in Syria is not true. This was announced on Twitter by the official representative of the coalition John Dorian. The Syrian army announced the air at the Province of Deir Ez-Zor. According to her, “hundreds of people” were killed, including civilians and militants. All of them died from poisoning with chemicals, claims the command of Syria troops.

US President Donald Trump said that he would be “caution” with the issue of relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin. It is reported by Reuters . Trump noted that he will wait for a possible development of communication with Moscow in the future.