President Vladimir Putin is increasingly unhappy with Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko and worries about Minsk's likely break from Moscow's influence, told Bloomberg.

AC Hotels by Marriott to open in former B2 club building in central Moscow The AC Hotels by Marriott hotel brand is entering Russia. The first hotel under this sign will appear in the former building of the USSR Ministry of Assembly and Specialized Construction Works and the B2 club on Bolshaya Sadovaya Street.

Donald Trump and his administration have so often confirmed their reputation for unpredictability that this unpredictability itself has become quite expected. But it still takes many by surprise. On April 22, the White House announced that it would not extend the deferment for eight countries that it had allowed to continue buying oil from Iran since November, despite the tough sanctions imposed on it.

The decision to simplify the procedure for obtaining Russian citizenship for residents of the Donetsk and Lugansk self-proclaimed republics (DPR and LPR) is of a humanitarian nature, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with members of the Council of Legislators, broadcast by the Rossiya 24 TV channel.

Grounding the 737 Max and cutting production will cost Boeing at least $1 billion, the company said in a presentation. The indicated amount also includes the costs of additional training for pilots and updating the software of the aircraft. Read on vedomosti.ru At the same time, experts estimate Boeing’s losses from temporary bans on 737 Max flights at a much larger amount, notes The Wall Street Journal (WSJ).

The Amazon team, which listens to snippets of conversations of owners of Amazon Echo smart speakers equipped with a built-in voice assistant, Alexa, has access to user location data. this Bloomberg reports with reference to five employees of the company. Read on vedomosti.ru According to them, those who listen to the recordings have information about the geographic coordinates of the users.

Russia’s decision to simplify the procedure for issuing citizenship to residents of the Donetsk and Lugansk self-proclaimed republics (DPR and LPR) is a “continuation of aggression” and interference in the internal affairs of Ukraine, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavel Klimkin wrote on Twitter. Read on vedomosti.ru He called on Donbass residents not to accept Russian passports. “Russia has deprived you of your present, and now it is encroaching on your future,” the Ukrainian minister added.

Today, much has been said about the flat, about the market collapsing and not showing the growth of past years. I can proudly note that Perekrestok has the exact opposite trends. In 2018, Perekrestok grew by 23.5%, which is higher than the overall growth rate [in retail]. And even more so – the growth rate in our segment. But the biggest success is that for 12 consecutive quarters, traffic in Perekrestok supermarkets has been growing. Last year, it grew by more than 8%.

Andrey Gordeev / Vedomosti Seven out of 10 government services for businesses and citizens should be provided digitally by 2024. All priority government services should be available without a personal visit to government agencies. And 90% of document flow between officials should take place online. Such tasks for Russia are recorded in the "Digital Public Administration" direction of the national program "Digital Economy". How does e-government work today?

The Kremlin sees many “blind spots” in the understanding of the approaches of the elected President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky to the fundamental issues of relations with Russia, press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

I would reduce all discussions about the current state and future of retail to two main points. The first is global trends, which Russian retail fully complies with. And it cannot but comply, because Russian companies compete not only with each other, but also with foreign companies present in the country, especially with those who deliver products using e-commerce, electronic platforms and all the benefits of digitalization. The second circumstance is difficult and unpleasant.

Varvara Grankova SAP CIS and Deloitte assessed the success of HR automation at 434 Russian enterprises on a four-point scale. One was given for HR on paper, two for fragmented automation (separate processes, disparate systems, no single data warehouse). The maximum score – four points – was given for intelligent HR management: with artificial intelligence, predictive analytics, use of virtual and augmented reality for training.

President Vladimir Putin's decision to simplify the process of issuing Russian citizenship to residents of the DPR and LPR is a confirmation that Russia is an "occupying state." This is stated in a statement by the team of newly elected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, published on Facebook .

Pre-sales of tickets for the film “Avengers: Endgame” on the evening of April 24 reached 130.5 million rubles, according to data from the Unified Federal Automated Information System (UAIS). Disney said that the new “Avengers” set a record for the amount of pre-sales among all films released in Russia, TASS reports . Read on vedomosti.ru The previous record belonged to the film “Avengers: Infinity War,” which was released in Russia in May last year.

Applications from residents of the self-proclaimed DPR and LPR to obtain Russian citizenship will be considered in the Rostov region. This is stated in the press release of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Read on vedomosti.ru As the department noted, applications will be accepted through authorized persons of the self-proclaimed republics. Residents of the self-proclaimed DPR and LPR will be able to obtain a foreign passport, the ministry emphasized.