Washington considers Russia responsible for complicating the situation in eastern Ukraine. This was stated on Wednesday at a briefing by the representative of the US State Department Marie Harf. “We are concerned about the messages, including from the OSCE, about the coordinated attacks of pro -Russian separatists to Ukrainian positions near the cities and settlements of Donetsk, Sands, Lugansk and Maryinka,” the Harf quoted Harf.

The Russian Orthodox Church announced the termination of official contacts with the Protestants of Scotland and France. This, as TASS reports , says in the published statement of the department of external church ties (ACCS) of the Moscow Patriarchate. The reason for the rupture of relations was the recognition by European Protestants of same -sex marriages: the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland on May 16, 2015 allowed the orders (dedication to pastors - approx.

The New York Times found out the reason for the departure of Zepp Blatter from the post of President FIFA. Referring to a high -ranking source in the Federation, the publication announced the conversation of Blatter with lawyers who made it clear that his further stay in the position of the head of FIFA could complicate his defense in court in the future.

In the coming weeks, the European Union will announce the extension of the duration of anti -Russian sanctions by six months - until the end of January. It is reported by The Wall Street Journal with reference to European diplomats.

The chief physician of the Moscow Hospital named after Pirogov, Alexei Light, said that journalist Vladimir Kara-Murza Jr. left a coma and can already talk, RIA Novosti reports. Doctors evaluate his condition as good. "Hooray! We did it. The team of our doctors did a very good job. The patient of Kara-Murza came to his senses, began to talk and is in a good mood. Rehabilitation will be long, but I think the young organism will cope. I am very glad that this miracle happened.

Former Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation and the head of the Committee of Civil Initiatives Alexei Kudrin gave a forecast for the economic situation in the country in 2015. “Of course, we are now in a full crisis in all respects. According to investments in fixed assets, we fall out almost like in 2009, ”said Alexey Kudrin, speaking on Wednesday of the Federation Council, RBC reports .

The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation unveiled the name of the key witness in the case of the crash of the Boeing Malaysian in the southeast of Ukraine, Interfax reports . This witness is a citizen of Ukraine Yevgeny Vladimirovich Agapov, who was military service as a mechanic of aviation weapons of the first squadron of the Tactical Aviation Brigade of the Air Force of Ukraine (military unit No. A4465). Now he is under state protection.

The militias continue to storm the positions of the Ukrainian military in the Krasnogorovka and Maryinki area, reports UNN with reference to the head of the ATO press center Alexander Poronyuk. “Now in the area of ​​Maryinka and Krasnogorovka there is an assault on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with illegal armed groups. Tanks and artillery are involved. The militants are also fire from 122 -minomet, ”he said. According to Poronyuk, fires began as a result of shelling in Maryinka.

Unknown armed people in masks defeated the office of the Committee against torture in Grozny. Dozens of people with reinforcement and sledgehammers defeated the car and the office of the organization. The attackers were participants in the rally and held posters with third -thirds to bring to justice of people who liquidated Dzhabrail Dadaev, who was killed by the Stavropol police during a special operation conducted without the knowledge of Chechen security officials.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the city of Grozny was detained by more than 30 people after the attack on the office of the Committee against torture. This was announced by Interfax with reference to the deputy minister of internal affairs of the Chechen Republic of Alaudinov.

Russian military Evgeny Erofeev, detained under the Lugansk region on May 16 and later arrested by the Kyiv court for two months, was transferred from the hospital to the pre -trial detention center. This was reported by TASS with reference to the lawyer Erofeeva Oksana Sokolovskaya. “Half an hour ago they told me that he was transported to a pre -trial detention center,” she said.

The Spanish prosecutor's office sent a 452-page indictment in the Russian Mafia case to the court. About this, according to RBC, two local publications ABC and El Mundo reported. According to journalists, the prosecutor is asking the court to allow the charges to be charged to 26 defendants in the case of a simplified procedure. The main person involved in the case is Gennady Petrov, whom the investigation considers the leader of the Tambov organized crime group.

Since June 4, fish and fish products from Estonia and Latvia are prohibited into Russia. This was reported by Interfax with reference to the head of Rosselkhoznadzor Sergey Dankvert. “We are not satisfied with the system of ensuring the safety of products on them, a traceability system,” he said. In total, during the recent inspection, 5 fish processing enterprises of Latvia and 4 - Estonia were checked. These are mainly manufacturers of SPPROT.

The Ukrainian military leave Maryinka, who is located in the Donetsk region, and the separatists from the DPR do not conduct any hostilities, said the deputy minister of defense of the self-proclaimed republic, Eduard Basurin. It is reported by " Interfax ." “We are not conducting any and even more large -scale offensive. Parts controlled by Kyiv themselves leave Maryinka, ”said Basurin.

Saudi Arabia is ready to invest in energy projects in Russia, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Minister of Oil Saudi Arabia Ali al-Nami. The minister also noted that specific proposals are necessary for the implementation of Saudi Arabia investments.