The blogger Ilya Varlamov was attacked in Stavropol and doused with green. Varlamov himself told about this on Twitter. According to him, the attack occurred at the airport. “The police were doused with green, a couple of times hit the police,” wrote Varlamov. https://twitter.com/varlamov/status/857144891914293248 @widget type = post-home id = 80082 The blogger did not specify exactly who attacked him.

The President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyev took steps on the collapse of the power "triumvirate", which has ruled the republic since the end of 2016. It is reported by Reuters with reference to unnamed sources close to the government of Uzbekistan. According to the agency, Mirziyev strengthened his influence and gradually pushed away from the decisions of the deputy prime minister Rustam Azimov, one of the participants in the Triumvirate.

The Investigative Committee has completed the investigation of criminal cases against Yuri Kulia and Alexander Shpakov, accused of attacking representatives of the authorities on the protest on March 26 in Moscow. This was reported by "Mediazona" with reference to their lawyers. According to the defender Kuli Alexei Lipzer, the preliminary investigation was completed last week, and the case was referred to the prosecutor. Now the defense awaits when the court session is scheduled.

The UK opened a criminal case of the theft of 25 billion rubles from Probeseskubanka by the former leadership of a financial organization. It is reported by Prime . The embezzlement is suspected by the former president of the bank Sergei Leontyev and the chairman of the board of Alexander Zheleznyak. According to investigators, they created a criminal group, which, in addition to others, included the head of the Bank of the Bank Corporate Finance Department.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his American colleague Donald Trump can first meet in late May in one of the European countries. This was reported by Kommersant with reference to sources in state structures of the two countries. According to them, the meeting will take place even before the Great Twenth summit, which will be held in July in Hamburg.

The Tver Court of Moscow fined the activist Ildar Dadin for 15 thousand rubles for violation of picket rules. It is reported by Interfax . Dadina was detained on April 2 during a single picket near the Moscow Central Internal Affairs Directorate of Moscow (Petrovka, 38).

The security forces detained two supporters of the “Islamic state” who planned to commit an attack on Sakhalin. This was reported to "Interfax" in the Center for Public Relations of the FSB. As specified, the attack was planned to be performed "at the facility of the mass stay of people." Among the detainees are Russian and a native of Central Asia.

In Buryatia, the MiG-31 fighter fell, both pilots were baptized. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense, reports Interfax . “On April 26, at 12:05 MSK, when performing a planned training flight in the area of ​​the TELEMBA training ground (Republic of Buryatia), the MiG-31 Eastern Military District fighter was accidentally accidentally.” The Ministry of Defense said. @widget type = post-home id = 53785 Nothing threatens the life of the pilots, they added in the military department.

The appointment of a State Duma deputy, deputy secretary of the United Russia General Council, Sergei Zheleznyak, is delayed in the Kremlin in the Kremlin to carry out the authorities to conduct missions in the 204th Perovsky District. The sources in the Duma told Vedomosti about this. As the interlocutor of the publication explained, the new elections are “very disadvantageous” for Moscow, since “everyone who is not lazy will gather for them”, in particular, ex-deputy Dmitry Gudkov.

Denis Sugrobs during the announcement of the sentence in the Moscow City Court. Photo: Sergey Savostyanov/TASS The Moscow City Court sentenced the former head of the Main Directorate of Economic Security and Anti -Corruption (GubipK) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Denis Svugrobov to 22 years in prison. The Prosecutor General’s Office requested the same amount. The general was accused of several articles of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

Russia took 148th place out of 180 in the rating of freedom of the press, which is compiled by “reporters without borders” (RBG). The list is published on the organization’s website. As noted in RBG, pressure on the Russian media "continues to intensify." In the ranking, Russia was behind, for example, Ukraine (102nd place), Zimbabwe (128) and Venezuela (137) and Honduras (140).

The Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev does not attach importance to the data of polls that are politically engaged. This was announced on April 26 by the press secretary of the head of government Natalya Timakova, Interfax reports. “The chairman of the government does not attach much importance to the data of hundreds of polls, especially the Levada Center conducted by a very definite political order,” she said.

The Moscow City Court allowed the former Minister of Economic Development Alexei Ulyukaev two -hour daily walks. This was reported by the correspondent of Republic from the courtroom. The defense of Ulyukaeva asked for two walks a day: from 7 to 9 hours and from 18 to 20 hours. Judge Natalya Borisova agreed only for the morning hours. @widget type = post-home id = 78211 Ulyukaev’s lawyers also said that the former minister needs hospitalization, RIA Novosti reports .

Business Ombudsman Boris Titov said that in Russia it is “very difficult” to conduct business honestly and transparently. He told about this in an interview with TASS. “Those businesses who have a fairly high rate of profitability survive. Corruption by the control bodies has become less, every businessman will tell you this. But at the level of administrative oppression, this did not affect, ”he said. Titov noted that the authorities cannot overcome the distrust of business.

In the US, the director of the film "Silence of the lamb" Jonathan Demme died. It is reported by The Variety. He was 73 years old. The cause of death was cancer. Indiewire clarifies that the director died of esophagus cancer and complications that caused a heart disease. The film "Silence of the lambs" was released in 1991. It tells about a maniac who is serving a sentence for murders and cannibalism, Hannibale Lecter (Anthony Hopkins).