The Russian side will take measures in response to the active cooperation of Sweden and Finland with NATO, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at the department’s board. “The involvement of Finland and Sweden in NATO structures is cause for concern,” he said (quotes from Interfax).

The Ministry of Internal Affairs proposed, in some cases, to bring drivers who fled the scene of an accident to criminal liability. The corresponding draft federal law was published on the portal of draft regulatory legal acts. The draft amends Article 264 of the Criminal Code “Violation of traffic rules and operation of vehicles.” The agency proposes, in particular, to punish in this way drivers who fled the scene of an accident that resulted in serious consequences.

July 24, 2018, 00:28 / Economics Exclusively by subscription Manufacturers may leave China due to threat of trade war Moving production overseas will avoid US tariffs Ben Bland Nicole Liu The shift in production of electronics and some other goods from China to Southeast Asia has already begun, but trade disputes with the United States are forcing companies to actively reconsider supply chains / STR / AFP Manufacturers operating in China are considering moving their factories to Vietnam and

One of the founders of the Ukrainian Femen movement, Oksana Shachko, committed suicide in Paris late on Monday evening, July 23, the reported with reference to the Paris Burns Telegram channel. Interfax-Ukraine agency Information about Shachko’s suicide was confirmed by her colleagues in Femen. “Unfortunately, I confirm the information,” movement activist Inna Shevchenko told BBC News Ukraine.

On Tuesday, July 24, the presidium of the United Russia faction recommended the candidacy of Elena Yampolskaya for the post of chairman of the culture committee. Now she is the first deputy chairman of the information policy committee, is a member of the Presidential Council for Culture and Art, and before her election to the State Duma she was the editor-in-chief of the Kultura newspaper.

It is suggested to lie down not to rest, but to find yourself in the role of the wounded / Rimini Protokoll / Festival "Inspiration" Were you a doctor without borders? A boy fighter from Congo? A Russian woman from a canteen at a military factory? Did you shoot? Eat borscht? Were you wounded?

July 24, 2018, 18:20 / Economy / News Theresa May personally leads Brexit negotiations with the EU undefined Vedomosti British Prime Minister Theresa May has decided to personally lead negotiations on the UK's exit from the EU (Brexit). “I will lead negotiations with the European Union, the Minister for Exiting the European Union [Dominic Raab] will act as my representative,” the BBC quoted the prime minister as saying.

US President Donald Trump fears Russia will interfere on behalf of his rivals in future elections. about this He wrote on his Twitter today. “I am very concerned that Russia will make every effort to interfere in future elections. Considering the fact that no president has ever been tougher than me on Russia, they will greatly help the Democratic Party. They definitely don’t want Trump!” - said the US President.

On June 30, Vladimir Putin signed the National Anti-Corruption Plan for 2018–2020, the fifth iteration of the program document defining priorities in the state anti-corruption policy. Vladimir Putin inherited the practice of planning anti-corruption activities from President Dmitry Medvedev, when, following the recommendations of experts from the Council of Europe, Russia began to regularly and centrally update the architecture of the fight against corruption in the country.

A hacker group known as Dragonfly and Energetic Bear was able to gain access to isolated US power grids. This was reported by The Wall Street Journal with reference to the US Department of Homeland Security. Officials are confident that Russian authorities are behind the hackers. To penetrate the US energy infrastructure, hackers broke into the systems of firms that update software at companies that service the US public power grid.

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Chinese Xiaomi held the world premiere of its new products in Europe: at a presentation in Madrid they showed two smartphones, a robot constructor and a smart toothbrush. Both the location of the presentation and the set of products are an indicator that the company is strongly positioning itself not as a “Chinese smartphone manufacturer”, but as a “global provider of digital ecosystems,” experts say.

Billionaire Alisher Usmanov began to actively explore the possibility of selling his 30% stake in the English football club Arsenal. This was reported by the Financial Times, citing sources. According to the publication's interlocutors, the businessman became convinced that it was impossible to buy a controlling stake in the club from American businessman Stan Kroenke and is now seeking to exit the asset. The entrepreneur himself refused to comment on this information to the newspaper.

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After the publication of a video recording of the torture of a prisoner in the Yaroslavl correctional colony (IK-1), commissions will appear in each regional division of the Federal Penitentiary Service to verify cases of violence against those in prisons and pre-trial detention centers, the department reports .