US President Donald Trump is interested in conducting an "absolutely correct" investigation into Russia's possible influence on the US elections. He said this in an interview with NBC. Trump did not rule out extending the FBI's investigation. "If Russia did something, I want to know," Trump said. He also denied any connection between his campaign and Moscow. "There was no collusion between me, my campaign and the Russians," the White House owner insists.

The closing of the deal to buy Essar Oil by Rosneft for $12.9 billion is being delayed due to the debts of the Indian company, Reuters learned from five sources in the oil industry and banking sector. Sources close to the negotiations say the deal has not yet been approved by Essar's six Indian creditors. This company owes about $500 million to state-owned banks and financial institutions.

FSB Conducts Searches and Detentions at the University of Telecommunications Officers of the FSB Directorate for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region conducted a search yesterday at the Bonch-Bruevich University of Telecommunications in St. Petersburg, a representative of the directorate reported. The searches were conducted as part of the investigation of a criminal case under Article 286 of the Russian Criminal Code (abuse of power; maximum penalty - imprisonment for up to seven years).

American neo-Nazis are behind the leak of data from the headquarters of the elected French President Emmanuel Macron, the newspaper Le Monde writes, citing an official investigation by French law enforcement agencies. According to the publication, the site nouveaumartel.com, where the stolen materials were supposed to appear, was located on the same server as the American neo-Nazi site dailystormer.com, created by Andrew Overnamer (known under the pseudonym weev).

May 12, 2017, 01:27 / Business / Lifestyle Exclusively by subscription American manufacturer of bags and accessories Coach returns to the Russian market The first store in Russia will open next spring Alina Didkovskaya Coach returns to the Russian market / E. Razumny / Vedomosti The retailer BNS Group will become a partner of the American company in Russia, the latter’s general director Denis Bogatyrev told Vedomosti.

May 12, 2017, 00:39 / Economics Exclusively by subscription The European economy reaches the peak of its recovery High uncertainty and lack of structural reforms hinder faster growth Elizaveta Bazanova The European economy reaches the peak of its recovery / Uwe Lein / AP The European Commission slightly increased its growth forecast for the eurozone economy for 2017 – to 1.7% from the expected 1.6%; the forecast for 2018 was confirmed: 1.8%.

The annual rent for some state and municipal plots of land will not exceed the land tax in respect of the land. This follows from the decree published on the government website. We are talking, in particular, about federal plots of land for agriculture, as well as territories where unfinished construction projects are located. The annual rent for such plots will be determined based on the market value of the leasehold rights, but will remain unchanged for five years.

After a meeting with representatives of the Moscow Public Chamber on the topic of renovation, the capital's mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, sent several proposals for inclusion in city and federal laws. In his opinion, if citizens are not satisfied with the equivalent apartment offered to them in exchange for the old one, they will be able to receive monetary compensation in the amount of the market value of the old apartment.

The president's press secretary Dmitry Peskov suggested asking Rostelecom all questions about the effectiveness of the Sputnik search engine project. " Rostelecom is doing this after all. And, probably, we need to contact this company specifically about the effectiveness of this project," he noted.

May 12, 2017, 01:13 / Finance Exclusively by subscription VTB 24, inspired by the idea of ​​OFZ for the population, is preparing its own paper for individuals The bank may make a pilot issue of up to 10 billion rubles at the end of the year Anna Eremina VTB 24, inspired by the idea of ​​OFZ for the population, will try to sell mortgage bonds worth 10 billion rubles to wealthy clients by the end of the year. / E.

Approximately 15 houses, whose residents believe that they were included in the lists for demolition under the renovation program by mistake, will be excluded from the project. As TASS reports , this was promised to members of the Moscow Public Chamber by Mayor Sergei Sobyanin.

The resumption of air traffic between Russia and Egypt is postponed indefinitely, Interfax reports. The parties suspended the dialogue on the presence of Russian aviation security specialists at Egyptian airports, a source familiar with the situation told the agency.

Moscow's Tushinsky Court has rejected the Anti-Corruption Foundation's (FBK) lawsuit against Open Government Minister Mikhail Abyzov over his refusal to consider the initiative to repeal the anti-terrorist "Yarovaya package." "Indeed, the court has refused to satisfy the claim. This was expected," said FBK lawyer Ivan Zhdanov. According to him, the foundation has not yet made a decision on appeal.

May 12, 2017, 14:30 / Auto The Ministry of Industry and Trade predicts an increase in car sales in Russia by 3% in 2017 Vedomosti Previously on the topic: St. Petersburg dealers showed record sales in March The Ministry of Industry and Trade forecasts an increase in car sales in Russia by 3% this year, said the head of the department, Denis Manturov. The minister also said that 40,000 will be produced this year.

At a meeting with representatives of the Public Chamber of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin agreed with the need to introduce a new separate city law / E. Razumny / Vedomosti “People will fight for their homes” Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, at a meeting with representatives of the Public Chamber of Moscow, agreed with the need to introduce a new separate city law that will establish guarantees for residents of five-story buildings during the renovation of the housing stock.