disappeared from the Tretyakov Gallery A painting by Arkhip Kuindzhi "Ai-Petri" , said . Vladislav Kononov, director of the museum department of the Ministry of Culture, Read more . The painting from the collection of the Russian Museum, exhibited at the State Tretyakov Gallery, no longer hangs in its place in the exhibition, Kononov said. What happened is being investigated, he added.

Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov called untrue the message about the sending of fighters from Russia to Venezuela. Read more . “No, of course not,” Peskov said in the Moscow. Kremlin. Putin, reports . Interfax To the words of the host that there was information about the direction of 400 Russian fighters to Venezuela to protect President Nicolas Maduro, Peskov remarked with a smile: “Fear has big eyes.” Context.

During the 35 days of partial government shutdown, the US economy lost at least $6 billion, reports The Hill, citing data from S&P Global. Thus, the losses exceeded $ 5.7 billion - the amount of primary funding needed to build a wall between Mexico and the United States. It was the reluctance of Congress to allocate this amount, requested by Trump, that caused the shutdown. Read also Trump agrees to reopen government More.

Saudi Arabia will spend 1.6 trillion riyals ($425 billion) on infrastructure investments by 2030. The key goal of energy, mining and other industrial projects is to reduce the country's dependence on oil, according to Bloomberg. More. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will present the details of the plan on Monday, January 28, the main ideologist of the reforms under the general name Vision 2030. The plan implies the early conclusion of 70 transactions for a total of 200 billion riyals.

The UN Security Council at an extraordinary meeting on Saturday January 26 could not develop a single solution to the problem of Venezuela. Members of the Council called for a political decision of the crisis. The UN press release states that the opinions of the Council of Security of the Council of Ministers of the following steps were divided. Attempts to establish a political dialogue regarding the situation in Venezuela have been conducted since May 2016.

The performance of Anatoly Chubais at the Gaidar forum quickly turned from a discussion about electricity prices into a fierce dispute about the poverty of Russians - and the personal role of Chubais himself in creating conditions for her. The battle in social networks lasted all week, and Chubais's main opponent was the press secretary of the Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, who was later joined by journalist Vladimir Solovyov.