As The Bell found out, Baring Vostok attracted Kalvi Bureau Egorov, Puginsky, Afanasyev and partners. Yurfirm of the classmate Putin Nikolai Egorov is considered close to the Kremlin The founder and managing partner of Baring Vostok Michael Kalvi. Photo: Agency "Moscow" / Sergey Vedyashkin Baring Vostok hired to represent his interests in the case of theft at the Bank "Vostochny" lawyer "Egorov, Puginsky, Afanasyev and partners" (EPAM).

CEO of Warner Bros. Kevin Tsujihara, 54, was fired following an internal investigation into allegations of damaging company sexual relations. “We thank Kevin for his successful work for the studio for 25 years. He acknowledges that his behavior does not meet the expectations of the company's management and may hinder its progress," WarnerMedia (owned by AT&T) CEO John Stankey said in a statement. Tsujihara's successor has yet to be named. Context.

The world leader in streaming, the Swedish music streaming service Spotify, nevertheless decided to launch in Russia and is even actively negotiating with copyright holders, writes RBC. Domestic audio streaming leaders Yandex.Music and Boom mobile app VKontakte (owned by Mail.ru) should prepare for the arrival of a strong competitor, Sberbank CIB points out.

The recent closure of the Apple online store, which usually occurs on the eve of the release of new devices, has an explanation: the company announced the expansion of the line of tablets with the new iPad mini and iPad Air. Pre-order is already available in some countries, new tablets will appear in Russia later. The devices will cost from 33 thousand rubles for a gadget with Wi-Fi support and from 43 thousand for a model with LTE support. More.

The shooting took place on the morning of Monday, March 18, near the public transport stop "October 24 Square" in the Dutch city of Utrecht. The mayor of the city confirmed that three people were killed during the armed attack, about nine were injured . The suspects are on the loose. The shooters may have terrorist motives, said , one of them is a Turkish man who may have fought in Chechnya. police More.

The safety assessment of the new Boeing-737 MAX aircraft control system was actually carried out by Boeing itself, and not by the regulator, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This is what led to the fact that the critical mode stabilization system (MCAS), the work of which probably provoked both crashes of aircraft of this type, came into operation with dubious design solutions and hidden features, according to the Seattle Times . More.

The main result of the first year of Vladimir Putin's fourth term is a sharp deterioration in social sentiment, but it does not yet pose critical risks for the authorities: during the reign of Vladimir Putin, the regime has already successfully overcome similar crises several times, experts from the Liberal Mission Foundation conclude in their new report .

Russian businessman Oleg Deripaska gave his first public interview after filing a lawsuit against the US Treasury Department - the American television channel CNBC. Deripaska said he filed the lawsuit without Kremlin interference, shared his vision of Russian-American relations, denied rumors of Russian interference in the 2016 US elections and described how he remained completely isolated after the imposition of sanctions.

Today, the ruble has risen in price to a maximum against the dollar and the euro over the past seven months - its value fell below 73 rubles / euro and 64.5 rubles / $. Experts believe that in the absence of positive news, this is only a short-term rise in the price of the Russian currency. More. As of 15:07 Moscow time, the dollar exchange rate fell by the close of the previous trading session by 56 kopecks, to 64.2 rubles/$.

Uber's main U.S. competitor, Lyft, has announced a preliminary valuation of the company's shares ahead of its IPO next week. The company is valued at $21-23 billion. The Lyft offering will be the first big tech IPO of 2019. More. Sources from Bloomberg and Reuters called a preliminary estimate of the cost of 100% Lyft at $20-25 billion. WSJ interlocutors gave a more accurate estimate this information this afternoon : according to their version, the company expects $21-23 billion.

Baring Vostok hired the law firm Egorov, Puginsky, Afanasiev and Partners (EPAM) to represent its interests in the case of embezzlement at Vostochny Bank, three sources familiar with the progress of the case told The Bell. The bureau has a reputation as a law firm with connections to the Kremlin: its founder, Nikolai Egorov, is a classmate of Vladimir Putin. Read more .

The FSB and the Federal Tax Service began searches in the Krasnaya Caviar chain of stores - Moscow offices, warehouses and branches of the company in the Primorsky Territory and Sakhalin. The only large network that operates in Moscow but does not accept plastic cards for payment is suspected of tax evasion and financial fraud. More.

Boris Titov is asking for a ban on imprisoning entrepreneurs under Article 210. It allows investigators to circumvent the ban on economic arrests and put pressure on businessmen for up to 20 years. More. Business Ombudsman Boris Titov is trying to extract regular statements practical benefit from Vladimir Putin's about the inadmissibility of pressure on business.

Boris Titov asks to prohibit the planting of entrepreneurs under Article 210. She allows investigators to go around the ban on economic arrests and put pressure on businessmen up to 20 years Boris Titov is trying to extract the business ombudsman from the next statements by Vladimir Putin about the inadmissibility of pressure on business practical benefits.

Another bill on sanctions against Russians has been submitted to Congress. It provides for visa restrictions for those who, in the interests of the Kremlin, support Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. More. The purpose of the bill, introduced by Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, is to counter Russian influence in Venezuela.