Russia allocates troops from the border with Ukraine, the ruble reacts with rapid growth. What was it and what will happen next? There will be no wars in the East, which no one believed in , now officially there will be-Russian Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu announced the withdrawal of troops from the southwestern borders of Russia.

Russia may start issuing its own "golden passports" - the country's citizenship can be obtained for an investment of 30 million rubles, said Economic Development Minister Maxim Reshetnikov. The head of the Ministry of Economic Development explained that in exchange for a Russian passport, a foreign investor must invest 30 million rubles either in the creation of a company, thereby creating jobs, or in Russian real estate.

The doctors who treated Alexei Navalny at large published an appeal in which they talked about the examination of Navalny on April 20 by independent doctors from Vladimir and asked him to stop the hunger strike. Otherwise, there will be no one to treat them.

Vladimir Putin, in response to Volodymyr Zelensky's proposal to meet in the Ukrainian Donbass, invited him to meet in Moscow "at any time convenient for him." With one ultimatum clause - before going to Moscow, the President of Ukraine must meet with representatives of the DPR and LPR.

Slovakia is expelling three employees of Russian embassies, Prime Minister Eduard Heger said. The Czech Republic appealed to European countries with calls to expel Russian diplomats. According to Heger, Bratislava is expelling three diplomats who must leave the country within a week.

Oppositionist Aleksey Navalny, who continues his hunger strike in custody for the 23rd day, thanked those who went to the rally on April 21 for their support. Doctors who treated Navalny in the wild urge him to end his hunger strike. “Two feelings are raging in me: pride and hope,” Navalny writes. “I am proud to be a part of this big and beautiful place. <...> You walked with me yesterday, but today I will lie on the bunk and imagine how I am walking with you and for you.

The Czech Republic has implemented its ultimatum: the composition of the Russian embassy in the country will be equalized with the number of employees of the Czech mission remaining in Russia, said the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic, Jakub Kulganek. Thus, the normal operation of both missions will become impossible. According to the statement, Russian diplomats must leave the country by the end of May.

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has adopted a resolution demanding the release of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny by early June. Russia has already stated that they are not going to fulfill the demand of the authorities. 105 deputies voted for the resolution, 26 voted against, 11 abstained. Only members of the Russian delegation and the CIS countries (for example, Armenia and Azerbaijan) voted against.

The ruble and the Moscow Exchange began to rise sharply after Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced the completion of inspections of troops in the Southern and Western districts and their return to their permanent deployment points after large exercises at the Crimean Opuk training ground. “I believe that the goals of the surprise inspection have been fully achieved. The troops have demonstrated the ability to provide a reliable defense of the country, ” RIA Novosti quotes Shoigu.

FSB Colonel Kirill Cherkalin, who headed the banking department of the K department of the FSB, was sentenced to seven years in prison - the Moscow Garrison Military Court found him guilty of fraud and taking a bribe of $850,000, TASS . writes According to the agency, the court also recovered more than 600 million rubles from the FSB colonel on the claims of the victims. Cherkalin received strict punishment despite the fact that he fully admitted his guilt and made a deal with the investigation.

In the Sberbank Online application, you can now connect the service for checking incoming calls, which will warn you if a scammer is calling. To connect the service, you need to go to the "Security" section on the main screen of the application, explains the bank's press service . The service is free and available on all Android and iOS devices. The service will warn the client about intruder calls using Sberbank's own database, which currently has more than 600,000 unique fraudulent numbers.

Nestle's sales have more than doubled at the pace analysts expected - the Swiss food giant is selling a record number of Nespresso coffee pods as more people drink coffee at home rather than in the office or coffee shop. According to Bloomberg, the company's online sales grew by 40% and now account for a sixth of Nestle's sales, while Nespresso's outstripping sales growth (by 17%) lifted the overall financial result.

at a US-convened climate summit US President Joe Biden will announce that his country will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50-52% by 2030. Biden's target is almost double that of the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement under President Barack Obama (minus 26-28% from 2005 levels by 2025). So far, the United States is not even halfway on the previous schedule, CNBC notes. The virtual summit, which brings together the leaders of 40 countries, is expected to see the majority make increased commitments.

Co-owners of the network of hard discounters "Svetofor" from Krasnoyarsk this year entered the top 200 richest Russian businessmen according to Forbes. Forbes put the Schneider family, which founded the Traffic Light, in 182nd place in the rating, estimating their fortune at $650 million. Read about other newcomers to the rating here . The Bell just published a big piece on Traffic Light.

The Norwegian sovereign wealth fund (NBIM), which holds 1.5% of global shares, announced a change in the main source of income: investments in financial companies in the last quarter turned out to be more profitable than in technology ones.