The Insider and Bellingcat (in the person of Christ Grozev) continue the joint investigation of the Kremlin’s intervention in the political processes of Eastern Europe. In the first part, it was about financing by the Kremlin (including through Konstantin Malofeev) of parties and movements, including neo -Nazi.

It is not necessary to exaggerate the danger emanating from Russia: its economy weakens and there is nothing to reinforce claims to the role of superpower, writes Forbes observer Kevin O'Mara. The Insider offers a complete translation of the article. The theme of Russia in American news suddenly accepted the threatening size, but universal anxiety in a sense of disproportionate significance of Russia in the world.

A video of the murder of the former State Duma deputy Denis Voronenkov appeared in the media. It was published by RBC-Ukraine with reference to sources in the investigating authorities. Earlier it became known that the killer of the ex-deputy of the State Duma Denis Voronenkov was 28-year-old Pavel Parshov. This was announced by adviser to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Anton Gerashchenko on his Facebook page.

- Almost 70% of Russians are ready to come to the presidential elections, which will be held in March 2018, write Vedomosti with reference to VTsIOM data. At the same time, in reality, a trip to the polling station considers only 34% of respondents for himself. Therefore, the Kremlin is faced with the task of increasing the turnout in order to implement the “Formula 70/70” ((70% of the turnout and 70% of the votes for Vladimir Putin), the newspaper writes. Measures are already taken for this.

March 25 in Belarus should be held protests against the “Tuneusa tax”. A few days before, mass detentions of activists passed throughout the country. As the journalist of the Belarusian Partisan publication Dmitry Galko told The Insider, a total of about 300 people were detained, criminal cases were instituted against 27. “And these are only famous activists.

The Moscow prosecutor's office will check the statements of TV presenter Vladimir Solovyov about the deputy of the State Duma Vitaly Milonov. This follows from the response of the General Prosecutor's Office, the rain reports . It is noted that the head of the “parental standing” movement Vasily Kukhar complained about Solovyov in the Prosecutor General. We are talking about the release of the program “Evening with Vladimir Solovyov” on February 13.

The press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said that the Kremlin was observing preparations for the anti-corruption rally of the opposition Alexei Navalny in the center of Moscow, Gazeta.Ru reports. Peskov noted the early work of the Moscow authorities and law enforcement agencies that inform citizens that any shares will be a violation of the law, since the event is not agreed. According to Peskov, the calls of people to enter the streets are actually a “provocation”.

The Sverdlovsk Regional Court confirmed the legality of the refusal of the regional Ministry of Public Security to agree on a rally in the trace of the investigation of the Corruption Fund for Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. This was written by Interfax with reference to the press service of the regional court. The reason for the refusal by the Ministry of Public Security was called that the purpose of the event violates the Russian Constitution.

Jean-Claude Junker warned Washington about the inadmissibility of encouraging exit from the European Union. According to the junker, this will lead to war in the Balkans. It is reported by Financial Times. In an interview with the newspaper, the head of the European Commission called the American president’s enthusiasm about Brexit “annoying” and “unexpected”. According to the junker, this shows how much Trump is ignorant of the events of European history.

The US and Germany financed the provocations in Belarus of the armed militants. According to BelTA agency, this was stated by President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko. “Here they are offended - they heard my statement in Mogilev about Ukraine, Lithuania and Poland. But if so?! American, German funds gave money through Poles and Lithuanians. Most of the money left there, but ours lived and live well, everyone in the mansions, they travel to Mercedes, ”said Lukashenko.

The places of rallies against corruption by March 24 were agreed in 21 Russian city. According to RBC, the press secretary of the head of the corruption of Alexei Navalny Kira Yarmysh told about this. The shares were agreed in Voronezh, Irkutsk, Kazan, where the court satisfied the lawsuit of local organizers, as well as in Perm, Tyumen, Ufa, Izhevsk, Yoshkar-Ola, Kaluga, Magnitogorsk, Novokuznetsk, Omsk, Orenburg, Penza, Petrozavodsk, Sochi, Stavropol, Tambov, Chita, Yaroslavl and Gatchina.

French presidential candidate Marin Le Pen met in the Kremlin with Russian President Vladimir Putin. It is reported by BBC.

The President of Egypt Hosni Mubarak was released. It is reported by Reuters . According to the lawyer Mubarak, he left the military hospital in Maadi and headed for his house in Heliopolis. On March 2, the Cassation Court of Egypt freed the former leader from accusations of the death of hundreds of protesters during the Arab Spring. The solution is final and is not subject to appeal. Even before the conclusion, Hosni Mubarak was sick and testified lying down.

The Bank of Russia at a meeting on March 24 reduced the key rate from 10% to 9.75% per annum. This is stated in the statement of the Central Bank. “The Board of Directors notes that inflation slows down faster than predicted, a decrease in inflation expectations and restoration of economic activity continues,” the Central Bank said. The regulator promised to observe the further dynamics of inflation and admitted that in the II-III quarters of this year the key rate would gradually decrease.

In the recommendations for behavior for Russians traveling abroad, the word “blue” was replaced by the phrase “representatives of sexual minorities”. In the previous version of the memo in the note about Canada, the Russian Foreign Ministry warned citizens about the risk of “running into punishment in the form of a fine or even a period under a serious article“ Crime on the basis of hatred ”in“ large megacities with compact residence of “blue”.