US President Donald Trump reacted emotionally to the appointment of Robert Mueller as special prosecutor, calling it the end of his presidency. Trump's reaction is described in Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election, which was released today, April 18. “Oh my God, this is terrible. This is the end of my presidency.

Russia dropped one place to 149th out of 180 in the 2019 press freedom ranking, compiled annually by the human rights organization Reporters Without Borders. In their report, Reporters Without Borders note that Russia's decline in ratings is due to arrests, searches and draconian laws that have increased government pressure on independent media and the Internet. Russia's closest neighbors in the ranking were Venezuela (148th place) and Bangladesh (150th place).

Dagestan is losing about a third of the gas supplied to the region due to theft, the head of the republic Vladimir Vasiliev said at the Community forum in Makhachkala. According to him, Dagestan annually receives 3.2 billion cubic meters. m of gas, of which it loses about 35% (Vasiliev’s words are quoted by RIA Novosti).

April 18, 2019, 10:10 / Business X5 Retail Group reported revenue growth in the first quarter undefined Vedomosti Net retail revenue of X5 Retail Group increased by 15.3% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2019 – to RUB 404.1 billion, the company reported. Of its three retail chains, revenue increased at two – Pyaterochka and Perekrestok. Pyaterochka's revenue increased by 16.3% to RUB 315.3 billion. At Perekrestok – by 20.3% to 66.5 billion rubles.

April 18, 2019, 23:41 / Business Car operators complained about Russian Railways to the Ministry of Transport They don’t like Russian Railways’ desire to introduce a fee for priority transportation of goods Vitaly Petlevoy Andrey Gordeev / Vedomosti The Union of Railway Transport Operators (SOZHT) wrote a letter to Deputy Minister of Transport Vladimir Tokarev, in which he criticized Russian Railways' intention to introduce a fee for priority transportation of goods on the railways.

US Presidential Adviser Fiona Hill, who visited Moscow, had a meeting at the Russian Presidential Administration, presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters. “There were meetings with the administration, yes,” he confirmed. In response to a clarifying question, Peskov replied that Hill met with Yuri Ushakov, Putin’s assistant on foreign policy issues. According to Peskov, “issues of bilateral relations” were discussed.

Russian President Vladimir Putin invited North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to Russia, according to the Kremlin website. Kim Jong-un's first visit will take place before the end of April. Read on vedomosti.ru Last year, the Kremlin repeatedly spoke about discussing the visit of the DPRK leader to Russia, but the dates and place were not specified.

Rosreestr plans to directly connect the buyer of real estate with the seller, and the tenant with the landlord. To this end, the agency, together with the Federal Cadastral Chamber, will develop a unified IT platform on which individuals and businesses will be able to confirm the ownership rights of the landlord or seller to real estate involved in the transaction, calculate the tax base for real estate transactions and check the solvency of the tenant and buyer, the statement says.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited North Korean State Council Chairman Kim Jong-un to Russia / Minh Hoang / AP Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited Chairman of the State Council of the DPRK Kim Jong-un to Russia, the Kremlin website reports. Kim Jong-un's first visit will take place before the end of April. The Kremlin has repeatedly talked about discussing the DPRK leader's visit to Russia since last year.

Journalists who received the world's first bendable Samsung Galaxy Fold smartphones before its official release complained that the gadgets broke in the first days of use, CNN writes . Read on vedomosti.ru Thus, Bloomberg journalist Mark Gurman said that two days after use, the Galaxy Fold’s screen “completely broke and became unusable.” According to him, he removed the protective film from the smartphone screen, but it turned out that it could not be removed.

The Svyaznoy online store sold smartphones at reduced prices within a few minutes - for example, an iPhone 8 with a memory capacity of 64 GB could be ordered for about 6,000 rubles, archival phones - from 49 rubles, a discovered RIA Novosti correspondent . The agency notes that the agency has screenshots from the online store’s website. Read on vedomosti.ru A company representative explained to the agency that the appearance of such prices was due to a software failure.

The Justice Department released special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election and possible collusion between the Donald Trump campaign and Russia. The report has been edited to contain highly sensitive information whose release could harm ongoing investigations or sources of information.

The euro exchange rate at trading on the Moscow Exchange on Thursday, April 18, fell below 72 rubles. By 15.09 Moscow time, the euro had fallen in price by 11 kopecks. by the close of Wednesday – up to 71.99 rubles. The last time the European currency traded below 72 rubles. May 25 last year. Read on vedomosti.ru At the same time, the dollar cost 63.9 rubles, having risen in price by 10 kopecks.

The Ministry of Finance approved the idea of ​​​​creating a universal policy based on compulsory motor liability insurance and comprehensive insurance, RNS reports . “Yes, the idea is good, we support it,” Deputy Finance Minister Alexei Moiseev told the agency. According to him, the corresponding changes can be made to the legislation in 2020. “This year, of course, it’s unlikely, I think that in 2020,” he said on the sidelines of the Yalta forum.

Moscow authorities have decided to abandon low fences enclosing lawns. This was stated by Deputy Mayor Pyotr Biryukov, TASS reports . According to the official, only barriers will remain in the city that cannot be removed due to traffic rules and safety reasons.