Arrest, Minister of Economic Development Alexei Ulyukaev is a dramatic event for the entire government of Russia. According to RBC, the head of the Center for Strategic Development, Alexei Kudrin, stated this. According to him, the accusation against Ulyukaeva throws a shadow at the government.

Law enforcement officers conduct searches in the Rusnano office, TASS reports with reference to the message of the corporation. “As we assume at the moment, investigative actions against one of the Rusnanno managers can be related to the delay in the construction of the NT-Farma pharmaceutical complex located in the Yaroslavl region.

Employees of the special services detained the alleged employee of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine in Simferopol, RIA Novosti reports with reference to a source in law enforcement agencies. The detainee allegedly had a grenade, a pistol and elements for the manufacture of a home -made explosive device.

European leaders and US President Barack Obama intend to discuss the extension of sanctions against Russia related to the situation in Ukraine and Syria. According to Reuters , the meeting will be held in Berlin. The meeting will be attended by leaders of Great Britain, France, Italy and Spain.

The Commissioner for Human Rights in Russia, Tatyana Moskalkova, proposes to adopt a law on the procedure for the development and adoption of laws in order to limit the number of “mocking” bills introduced by deputies. According to Interfax, she stated this on a round table on the topic “Application of international standards in the field of human rights by regional authorized in the Russian Federation”.

New suspects may appear in a criminal case, which is held by the Minister of Economic Development, dismissed by Alexei Ulyukaev. It is reported by Interfax with reference to a source familiar with the situation. “In this resonant criminal case, it is quite possible that new defendants will appear. This can happen in the near future, ”the agency’s interlocutor said.

Power structures could follow not only the former Minister of Economic Development Alexei Ulyukaev, but also for other officials. This is written by Vedomosti with reference to a senior employee of one of the power structures. According to the interlocutor of the publication, the development of Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich and presidential assistant Andrei Belousov also were in development (the publication recalls that both of them publicly opposed the sale of Bashneft Rosneft).

The Central Electoral Commission is going to put forward proposals to simplify the procedure for the presidential election in 2018. This was in an interview with Vedomosti was told by the Chairman of the CEC Ella Pamfilova. “It is very important now, thinking about the presidential campaign, to build a strategy. We will express some ideas, and implementation is the case of the legislator, ”Pamfilova explained.

The Presidium of the Supreme Court of Russia canceled the verdict to the opposition to Alexei Navalny and entrepreneur Peter Officer in the Kirovles case. According to Interfax, the materials are aimed at a new consideration. “The verdict of the Leninsky district court of the city of Kirov regarding Navalny Aleksey Anatolyevich and Officer Peter Yuryevich to cancel, to send the case to a new trial for the same court for consideration in a new composition of the court,” the Presidium says.

Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov proposed contacting the investigating authorities with the question of the possible operational development of Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich, Presidential assistant Andrei Belousov and assistant first deputy prime minister Igor Shuvalov Marina Romanova, RIA Novosti reports. “This is a question that needs to be asked, in general, how much it corresponds to reality and so on, to the investigating authorities.

The defense of the former Minister of Economic Development of Russia Alexei Ulyukaev intends to appeal the court decision on his home arrest in the case of receiving a large bribe. According to Interfax, this was stated by the lawyer of the ex-minister Timofey Gridnev. “We will file an appeal about the home arrest of our client,” Gridnev said.

Oppositionist Alexei Navalny said that the decision of the Presidium of the Supreme Court was aimed at difficulty in his political activity. According to Interfax, Navalny intends to apply to the Committee of the Ministers of the Council of Europe, as he believes that the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation has not fulfilled the decision of the ECHR in the Kirovles case. “I have absolutely no desire to go to Kirov again.

Russia refuses to be a participant in the Roman Statute of the International Criminal Court. According to Interfax, the corresponding order was issued by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The head of the LUKOIL press service Vitaly Matushkin turned to the head of Rosneft Igor Sechin with a demand to take measures against the vice president and press secretary of Rosneft Mikhail Leontyev. As follows from Matushkin’s appeal on his Facebook page, the reason was Leontiev’s commentary to The Insider about the detention of the former Minister of Economic Development Alexei Ulyukaev. “I will say not as a press secretary of Rosneft, but as Mikhail Leontyev.

The poet and performer Bob Dylan refused to come to the Nobel Prize ceremony. According to the Swedish edition of The Local, he announced this in a letter to the Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences. Dylan explained that he was connected by some “previously these obligations” and therefore he will not be able to appear in Stockholm in December to receive a bonus. The Academy was made by Dylan’s decision, noting that, although unusual, this is not the first time.