Although outwardly, the meeting of Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden was extremely successful, and the presidents themselves at the final press conferences radiated goodwill and optimism, there is no need to wait for real warming in relations between the United States and Russia. The Bell asked the experts what the results of the summit really talk about and who can be considered the winner.

Who will fall under compulsory vaccination and what Putin and Biden agreed on The Moscow authorities announce mandatory vaccination of at least a million Muscovites, and Vladimir Putin is found in Geneva with Joe Bayden - today it turned out to be so rich that for the first time in the history of our mailing in it two main news at once.

The summit of the presidents of Russia and the United States, held in Geneva on June 16, ended with their separate press conferences. Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden agreed that the conversation was useful, but, as expected before the meeting, there were few concrete results. The speeches of the presidents revealed not only the difference in their positions on key issues, from cyber attacks to the Russian opposition, but also their core values.

Mandatory vaccination from coronavirus in Moscow seems to be a risky step for the authorities on the eve of the State Duma elections - almost 60% of Russians do not want to vaccinate of good free will. The Kremlin was most distant from an unpopular measure - a decision executed by order of a sanitary doctor was announced when Vladimir Putin flew out of Russia for the first time during the pandemic.

The most meaningful part of the press conference of Russian President Vladimir Putin after the summit with US President Joe Biden was a conversation about the Russian opposition. The only achievement of the meeting, as presented by the Russian president, was an agreement on the mutual return of the ambassadors.

The authorities of Moscow and the Moscow Region demanded that the business ensure the vaccination of several million trade workers and services. Those who cannot cope are threatened with large fines . The Bell learned from the owners and leaders of the companies to which this requirement is distributed, how they will fulfill it. In Moscow, by June 3 (there is no fresh data), only 1.5 million people were vaccinated , that is, a little more than 10% of the inhabitants.

The day after the news that Mediazon's publication was required to be included in the register of foreign agents, it became known that they also wanted to recognize its editor-in-chief Sergei Smirnov as a foreign agent. The appeal of the Fund for the Protection of National Values, allegedly associated with Yevgeny Prigozhin, to the State Duma commission to investigate the facts of interference in the internal affairs of Russia, was published by Novaya Gazeta.

Penalties for non-compliance with the instructions of the sanitary authorities on the mandatory vaccination of workers will be severe - even individual entrepreneurs face a fine of 1 million rubles for a repeated violation, , explained to TASS.

US Presidents Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin ended negotiations in narrow format. They took a little longer than planned. The fact that the negotiations of the presidents in Geneva in a narrow format were completed, at about 16.20 Moscow time, was announced by Putin's press secretary Dmitry Peskov.

The authorities of Moscow and the Moscow Region actually announced the beginning of compulsory vaccination - all organizations of services, transport, education, and healthcare should provide at least 60% of their employees first on July 15. The Bell asked lawyers about how legal it is and what companies and employees are waiting in case of failure to fulfill the requirements. Is the decision of the head physician of Moscow legal?

On June 16, the authorities of Moscow and the Moscow Region announced the introduction of mandatory vaccination against coronavirus for 60% of service workers. The measures will affect not only employees of cafes, shops, fitness clubs and beauty salons, but also the staff of banks, post offices, theaters, museums, communicating with visitors. A similar order was recently issued in Azerbaijan, only there it is about 80% of employees in the service sector and throughout the country.

The pandemic year 2020 sharply accelerated the decline in the share of consumer transactions in cash in the UK - the use of banknotes and coins fell by 35%, the Financial Times quotes an annual report from UK Finance. Back in 2010, the share of everyday transactions in cash exceeded 60%, in 2020 it fell below 20%.

Russian Presidents Vladimir Putin and the United States Joe Biden began a meeting at the Geneva Villa La Grange. The meeting began right on schedule at 14.35 Moscow time. . Putin arrived at the meeting accompanied by a cortege of "Auruses" directly from Geneva airport, where the presidential Il-96 landed at 13.30 Moscow time. The second to arrive at the villa was Biden's motorcade, who had come to the meeting after an extensive European tour.

Sber intends to acquire TeleSport, one of the largest players in the sports rights and sports marketing market. Under the terms of the deal, the Okko Sport platform, which is part of the Sber ecosystem, will exclusively show the Spanish football championship - La Liga - in Russia. The conclusion of a preliminary cooperation agreement is stated in a press release, but the amount of the transaction is not disclosed. The head of TeleSport Petr Makarenko will remain the CEO of the company.

The Chief Sanitary Doctor of Moscow signed a decree obliging employers in the service sector to ensure that 60% of employees are vaccinated within a month. A similar order was given by the authorities of the Moscow region. The measures will affect those who work in catering, trade, banks, multifunctional centers, public transport, as well as in theaters and museums.