The elected US President Donald Trump announced his readiness to cancel sanctions against Russia, in case of its cooperation with the United States. “If we get along and if Russia really helps us, why does anyone need sanctions if this someone is doing really great things?” - He said in an interview with Wall Street Journal.

In Moscow, at the monument to Griboedov, near the Pure Prudy metro station, they detained the participants in the folk gathering in support of the political prisoners. According to OVD-Info, more than 40 people were detained. Currently, Mark Halperin, Alexander Makarov, Yuri Gorsky, Vladimir Zalishchak, Roman Kovalev and several more people, among whom, say, provocateurs from pro -Kremlin organizations, were detained. According to eyewitnesses, the detentions passed with the use of force.

The US police found a girl abducted 18 years ago from a hospital in Jacksonville (Florida). According to Sky News, the Kamiya Mobe all these years lived in the family of her kidnapper. The personality of the girl confirmed the DNA test. In 1998, Gloria Williams stole a newborn girl from the hospital, dressed in a nurse. The 51-year-old woman was already charged with abduction, she is extradited to Florida. In the event of a premising verdict, she may face imprisonment up to a lifetime.

The Ministry of Sports of Russia will help to protect its rights to athletes removed from the competition on the basis of data from the report of the independent commission of WADA, headed by Richard McLaren. According to Interfax, this was stated by the head of the department Pavel Kolobkov. “I believe that any removal without presenting real evidence is always unfounded. We will support our federations in defending the rights of our athletes.

The Russian Ministry of Finance plans to accept the national financial literacy strategy in 2017. According to RIA Novosti, a representative of the ministry Andrei Bokarev said this at the Gaidar forum.

Additional S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile systems are planned to be deployed in the Crimea. According to Interfax, this was stated by the commander of the 4th Army of the Air Force and Air Defense, Lieutenant General Viktor Sevostyanov. “Of course, this is provided. I would not want to talk about the deadlines yet, ”he said, answering the question of the possibility of deploying additional S -400 systems on the peninsula.

All detained participants in an inconsistent opposition campaign at the monument to Griboedov in clean ponds in Moscow were released from the police. This was reported by Interfax with reference to the representative of the organization "New Opposition". “At the moment, the detainees began to release Basmann from the Internal Affairs Directorate, with some of them the police held conversations,” the agency’s interlocutor said.