At the last moment, Trump canceled the meeting with Putin because of the events in the Kerch Strait. Details - in the mailing room The Bell In the morning, Dmitry Peskov told what Vladimir Putin would talk about with Donald Trump on the summit in Argentina. In the evening, Trump unexpectedly canceled the meeting, setting the condition to return to Ukraine the sailors and ships detained in the Kerch Strait.

Donald Trump canceled a meeting with Vladimir Putin, which was supposed to take place at the G20 summit in Argentina. Quote. “Based on the fact that the ships and sailors have not been returned to Ukraine from Russia, I have decided that it would be best for all concerned to cancel my previously scheduled meeting in Argentina with President Vladimir Putin,” the American leader wrote. Trump also called the conditions under which the meeting could take place.

Michael Cohen, a former lawyer for President Donald Trump, has admitted to lying to Congress about the construction of the Trump Tower in Moscow. Details . Thursday morning, a lawyer who previously pleaded guilty to violating campaign finance laws unexpectedly reappeared in federal court in Manhattan. During his speech in court, Cohen pleaded guilty to a new felony, namely that he gave false testimony to Congress about attempts to organize the construction of Trump Tower in Moscow in 2016.

The martial law introduced in Ukraine will lead to the restriction of various rights of Russian citizens in the country, said Petro Poroshenko in an interview. Ukrainian citizens will not be affected by the restrictions, he assured. Quote: “No need to run to the shops and buy matches and salt. There will be no restrictions on the withdrawal of deposits, currency exchange operations, trips abroad for Ukrainian citizens. For Russian citizens, these restrictions will be introduced.

The head of the Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, signed a decree on the creation of departments for the investigation of iatrogenic crimes - medical errors, writes RBC. Human rights activists warn of the emergence of new "doctors' cases" in the near future. Perhaps there will be new criminal articles relating to their work. 28 investigators.

The cost of WTI crude oil on Thursday for the first time since October 2017 fell below $50 - as of 13:50 Moscow time, it was trading at $49.87 per barrel, Brent - $58.45 per barrel. Russian oil companies will be able to survive a more serious collapse, experts believe, thanks to low costs, peculiarities of tax regulation and the devaluation of the ruble. acceptable range.

The new project of the Innopraktika Foundation, which is headed by Vladimir Putin's alleged daughter Katerina Tikhonova, has acquired another investor. In addition to Norilsk Nickel, the State Corporation for the Support of Small and Medium Business has decided to support the foundation's initiative to create an "Innovative Engineering Center," the BBC writes , citing SPARK data. Details.

It was not so easy to collect biometric data of Russians for remote provision of banking services. The introduction of biometrics is complicated by a shortage of special equipment, told Artem Sychev, First Deputy Director of the Information Security Department of the Central Bank, RBC. But market participants say that it is not a lack of equipment, but the unwillingness of banks to implement an expensive system. Why collect biometrics?

The government allowed independent gas stations to sell gasoline 4% more. This will not save them from work at a loss due to freezing prices Photo: pxher.com / cc0 1.0 For independent gas stations, they made an exception to the agreement between the government and the oil workers about the freezing of gas prices - they were allowed to increase fuel prices by 4% compared to retail prices at the gas stations of large oil companies, RBC found out .

For independent gas stations, an exception was made to the agreement between the government and oil companies to freeze gasoline prices - they were allowed to raise fuel prices by 4% compared to retail prices at gas stations of large oil companies, learned . RBC The essence of the problem.