The ruling coalition in Germany is again on the verge of collapse, German media write. Disagreements between its participants - the conservative bloc of the Christian Democratic Union and Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) and the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) - intensified along with talk of the possible early resignation of Chancellor Angela Merkel.

FAROUK BATICHE / AFP "A living dead man," "a phantom president," "how to become president without regaining consciousness" - the media have made all sorts of jokes about Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who has already served four terms as president. On March 13, Bouteflika was supposed to officially become a presidential candidate. But he won't. "There will be no fifth presidential term," his statement reads.

March 12, 2019, 22:03 / Economics The new ring will cost Moscow 630 billion rubles will be responsible for its construction The city "Mosinzhproekt" Bela Lyauv Anton Filatov Anastasia Yakoreva The city company Mosinzhproekt became the sole operator of the project to create a new transport ring / Evgeny Razumny / Vedomosti The city company Mosinzhproekt has become the sole operator of the project to create a new transport ring, said Deputy Mayor of Moscow Marat Khusnullin at the MIPIM exhibition

The Central Bank issued a five-ruble commemorative coin for the fifth anniversary of the annexation of Crimea to Russia, according to a statement on the Central Bank website. The reverse side of the coin depicts a bridge over the Kerch Strait connecting Crimea to the Russian mainland, as well as a stylized image of the peninsula . The coin was issued in a circulation of 2 million pieces. Construction of the Crimean Bridge, connecting the peninsula with the Krasnodar Territory, began in 2016.

The police and the Russian National Guard have been checking the largest Moscow markets for several days. Among the possible reasons for the inspection are the search for illegal migrants and cryptocurrency farms, as well as fights and shootouts among market employees. Read on vedomosti.ru On Tuesday, law enforcement officers searched one of Moscow's largest food markets, Food City, on Kaluzhskoye Shosse, TASS and Interfax reported.

March 12, 2019, 09:47 / Politics FT: The US may boycott the St. Petersburg Economic Forum because of the Calvey case After the arrest of a businessman, several American companies canceled employees' trips to Russia Angelina Krechetova On February 15, it became known that the founder of the Baring Vostok investment fund, US citizen Michael Calvey, was detained. He is still under arrest / Maxim Stulov / Vedomosti Heads of American companies and American officials may refuse to travel to the St.

March 12, 2019, 22:08 / Business The US Secretary of State accused Rosneft of violating sanctions against the Venezuelan PDVSA The company is not violating anything - oil is supplied to it to pay off its debt, lawyers note Galina Starinskaya Anna Chervonnaya Rosneft’s partner in Venezuela is the state-owned PDVSA, against which the US Treasury imposed sanctions at the end of January / Carlos Garcia / REUTERS US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo accused Rosneft of continuing to purchase oil from

The Kremlin has no plans to hand over the Kuril Islands to Japan, RBC writes , citing sources close to the presidential administration and the Foreign Ministry. Moscow does not want to directly refuse Tokyo "for diplomatic reasons," but the conditions Russia puts forward on the territorial issue will be unacceptable to Japan, one of the sources explains. Moscow is setting two conditions, the interlocutors explain.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused Rosneft and its management of purchasing oil from the Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA, circumventing US sanctions. His words are quoted by Reuters. “Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin continues to extend a lifeline to the regime [of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro],” Pompeo said.

March 12, 2019, 12:12 / Business / News Rosneft responded to Pompeo’s words about buying oil from Venezuela in circumvention of sanctions undefined Vedomosti Rosneft responded to a statement by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who accused the Russian company and its management of purchasing oil from the Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA, bypassing US sanctions. Rosneft's statement was published on the company's website.

March 12, 2019, 06:48 / Business Boeing announces 737 Max software update undefined Vedomosti Boeing will update the software of the 737 Max airliners. this She announced against the background of a temporary ban on the operation of this model by the authorities of China, Indonesia and Vietnam after the Boeing 737 Max 8 plane crash in Ethiopia. The development of updates must be completed no later than April, this is the requirement of the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

As the NYT writes, if financial violations are proven, New York State Attorney General Letitia James may force the Trump Organization to pay a fine, or in the worst case, seek the liquidation of the company for systematic illegal activity / Andres Kudacki / AP The New York State Attorney General's Office has issued subpoenas to Deutsche Bank and Investors Bank demanding that they provide documents on the financing of four major Trump Organization projects, The New York Times ( NYT ) reports ,

March 12, 2019, 10:14 pm / Real estate Tashir Group will build another transport hub in Moscow In Vykhino the group will build a shopping and entertainment complex Anton Filatov The Tashir group of Samvel Karapetyan will build another large project at the transport hub - now in Vykhino / Tashir Group The Tashir will build a shopping and entertainment complex (TRK) during the construction of the Vykhino transport hub.

March 12, 2019, 17:57 / Business Lukoil postponed the sale of an oil refining complex in Sicily undefined Vedomosti Lukoil has suspended the search for a buyer for the Isab oil refining complex in Sicily, Interfax reports, citing a statement by the company’s first vice-president Vadim Vorobyov. And investors from the United States and the Persian Gulf had previously shown interest in the asset, he said. “It’s a question of price—today they didn’t give us that price,” he said.

March 12, 2019, 10:56 am / Business The largest brewing company in Russia has replaced its president It was headed by former CEO of Carlsberg Malaysia Ekaterina Burlakova Lehmann is 52 years old, Danish, and has worked for the Carlsberg Group since 2003 / Carlsberg Group The Baltika brewing company (part of the Carlsberg Group) announced the appointment of Lars Lehmann as the new President and Executive Vice President of the Carlsberg Group.