When Volodymyr Zelensky became the leader of the election campaign, this politician began to be called almost a pro-Russian candidate. Some with alarm, others with hope. But in reality, no pro-Russian candidate would have a chance to lead modern Ukraine. President Petro Poroshenko dreamed of Yuriy Boyko, who had traveled to Moscow, going into the second round with him – he was the only rival whom Poroshenko would defeat in the elections through patriotic consolidation and mobilization.

The Central Bank on Tuesday, April 23, published an instruction prohibiting the posting of information on exchange rates outside bank premises. Read on vedomosti.ru “When carrying out transactions with cash foreign currency and checks, the authorized bank (branch) must post information on foreign exchange rates only inside the premises where the authorized bank (branch) is located,” the document says. The ban will not apply to windows and shop windows of bank premises.

April 23, 2019, 10:30 / Business Belarus stopped exporting gasoline due to low-quality oil from Russia undefined Vedomosti Belarus has temporarily stopped supplies of light petroleum products - gasoline and diesel fuel - to Ukraine, Poland and the Baltic countries. General Director of the Belarusian Oil Company (BNK) Sergei Grib explained the suspension of exports by the supply of low-quality oil from Russia to Belarusian oil refineries, reports .

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will soon visit Russia, reported . the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) Read on vedomosti.ru Kim Jong-un will arrive at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin, the report said. The leaders of Russia and North Korea plan to hold talks. The time and place of the meeting have not been specified. Previously, the Kremlin announced Kim Jong-un's visit to Russia in April.

The image of United Russia will be improved by the right personnel policy, experts close to the party believe / Andrey Gordeyev / Vedomosti The main challenge facing United Russia is not the fall in ratings, but the need for new personnel. This is stated in the report "United Russia: Personnel Reboot and Challenges - 2021" by the Agency for Political and Economic Communications, headed by Dmitry Orlov, a member of the party's Supreme Council and political scientist.

The Basmanny Court of Moscow seized the property and funds of the temporarily suspended senator from the Karachay-Cherkess Republic (KCR) Rauf Arashukov and his father Raul Arashukov, who served as adviser to the general director of Gazprom Mezhregiongaz , the court’s press service reports. Read on vedomosti.ru The younger Arashukov had 3 residential buildings, 1 residential premises and a plot of land belonging to him under arrest, while his father had a plot of land and 3 buildings.

The property of the former owner of the Cherkizovsky market, Telman Ismailov, who was declared bankrupt, will be put up for sale, writes Kommersant. The proceeds from the sale of Ismailov's Russian assets at electronic auctions will be divided between the main creditors: BM-Bank, the former Bank of Moscow, 100% owned by VTB , as well as the Cyprus company Sezaria Limited and Deutsche Bank, to which he owes 19.2 billion rubles ., 10.4 billion rubles. and 967 million respectively.

The Islamic State terrorist organization banned in Russia has claimed responsibility for the terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka. This was reported by Reuters with reference to the terrorist news agency Amaq. This is also reported by the SITE Intelligence Team, which monitors the activity of the Islamic State on the Internet. Read on vedomosti.ru On April 21, during the celebration of Catholic Easter, a series of eight explosions occurred in churches and hotels in Sri Lanka.

The number of criminal cases against FSIN employees for using violence against prisoners has almost tripled over the year. This is stated in a message on the website of the Prosecutor General’s Office following a meeting of the department’s board. Read on vedomosti.ru According to her data, over three years, a total of 144 criminal cases were initiated against employees of the penitentiary system.

By the end of 2019, Belarus expects to begin importing oil as an alternative to Russia through the ports of the Baltic countries or Ukraine, TASS reports , citing Deputy General Director of the Belarusian Oil Company (BNK) Sergei Grib. Read on vedomosti.ru According to him, when choosing partners, everything will depend on the conditions proposed by these countries for transshipment and transportation of oil. “Either these are the Baltic ports, or Odessa, or a combination,” Grib said.

The VCV (video interview for recruiting) service of Russian origin has raised $1.7 million from the Japanese Will Group fund and other investors, including the 500 Startups accelerator and business angels. This was told to Vedomosti by VCV founder Arik Akhverdyan and confirmed by a representative of the Will Group. The parties did not disclose how much each investor invested, but Will Group was the main investor in the round, a fund representative noted.

Gazprombank may become the sole owner of the Aquamarine III office in the center of Moscow / аквамарін3.рф AFI Development will sell an office building with an area of ​​18,758 sq. m in the Aquamarine III complex on Ozerkovskaya Embankment to one of the Russian banks, the company reported. It did not name the bank, but indicated the amount of the transaction - 4.45 billion rubles.

The Supreme Court did not cancel the provisions of the order of the Ministry of Education and Science of 2014, due to which families without permanent registration in the capital could not enroll their children in kindergartens in Moscow, reports RBC , citing a correspondent in the court.

Today, two flights from North Korea arrived at Vladivostok airport to prepare for the visit of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. This was reported by KBS News. One of the North Korean flights landed on schedule, the other flight, KLIA JS371, which usually flies between Pyongyang and Vladivostok twice a week, landed unscheduled.

A student from the United States filed a lawsuit against Apple Corporation for $1 billion due to an error in the operation of the facial recognition system in the company's stores, which mistook him for a wanted criminal, Bloomberg reports . Read on vedomosti.ru In November 2018, 18-year-old New York resident Usman Bah was arrested at his home on charges of committing a series of thefts at Apple branded stores.