You hardly had at least one chance to forget about it, but just in case, we remind you that the presidential elections will be held on Sunday. The main thing to know: These will be the most expensive elections in history - on March 18, the Central Election Commission will spend almost 18 billion rubles. This is almost twice as much as in 2012 and seven times more than in 2004. All this for a high turnout. The Kremlin will be satisfied with the figure of 65%.

What's happened Russia declared 23 employees of the British diplomatic mission persona non grata and demanded the closure of the British Consulate General in St. Petersburg. In addition, the activities of the British Council , an international organization representing the country in the field of culture and education, are ending in Russia.