Signatures in support of Ilya Yashin were rejected by handwriting experts who bear no responsibility for their conclusions, experts believe / Evgeny Razumny / Vedomosti On July 14, an uncoordinated rally "For the Admission of Independent Candidates to the Moscow City Duma Elections" was held in Moscow, organized by Alexei Navalny's headquarters.

The police began to detain participants in the action “For the admission of independent candidates to the Moscow City Duma elections” near the building of the Moscow City Election Commission. Read on vedomosti.ru Law enforcement officers detained candidate for Moscow City Duma deputy Ilya Yashin, reported Dozhd TV channel from the scene. Meduza confirmed this information and also reported on the detention of Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) lawyer Lyubov Sobol.

President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the Iran nuclear deal to spite his predecessor Barack Obama, the British newspaper Daily Mail reports , citing a document sent by British Ambassador to Washington Kim Darroch. The Darroch cable, which was obtained by the editorial board, was allegedly sent to the British government in May 2018. At that time, Boris Johnson, then the British Foreign Secretary, went to Washington to persuade Trump not to withdraw from the deal.

One person was detained at the rally “For the admission of independent candidates to the Moscow City Duma elections,” which is taking place in the center of Moscow, reports from the scene. Meduza Read on vedomosti.ru The first person detained at today's protest was a man who was throwing rugs over the heads of police officers to protesters. Some protesters intend to stay overnight near the Moscow City Election Commission building.

Yekaterinburg art group "Where Dogs Run" showed the superpowers of Russian potatoes / Andrey Khudyakov Trembling potatoes, balancing between free fall and weightlessness, make viewers walk with their heads up. This electromagnetic installation is the installation "Pause" by the Yekaterinburg art group "Where Dogs Run".

One hundred Turkish specialists have been sent to Russia to train on the S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. His words are quoted by the Haberturk TV channel. Having returned from Russia, these hundred people themselves will be able to train and will prepare the necessary specialists, the president added. Read on vedomosti.ru Erdogan called the agreement with Russia on the supply of S-400 the most important in the history of Turkey.

July 14, 2019, 23:49 / Economics Only 15% of Russian businessmen expect economic growth Companies have money to invest, but there is no desire to invest it Anna Kholyavko Ekaterina Mereminskaya Business considers investments to be too risky / Evgeniy Razumny / Vedomosti The economy is disappointing business - fewer and fewer entrepreneurs believe in its growth.

Chairman of the Moscow City Election Commission Valentin Gorbunov cannot go to the protesters because he is at his dacha. Gorbunov’s representative told politician Ilya Yashin about this. Previously, independent candidates for deputies said that they would not leave the Moscow City Election Commission until Gorbunov accepted them. Read on vedomosti.ru The organizers of the action demand an honest review of signatures and registration of independent candidates.

Lyubov Sobol has declared a hunger strike / Evgeny Razumny / Vedomosti Politicians Dmitry Gudkov and Lyubov Sobol announced that election commissions found a sufficient number of invalid signatures of voters to refuse to register them as candidates for the Moscow City Duma.

July 15, 2019, 00:01 / Economics / Interviews and profiles Will Putin help the OPEC Secretary General reach an agreement with Trump? Mohammed Barkindo has been strengthening the OPEC+ alliance since 2016 Anton Osipov Mohammed Barkindo / ALI HAIDER / EPA / TASS In July, 60-year-old Nigerian Mohamed Barkindo began his second term as OPEC secretary general.

The battle near Chelyabinsk, which began 100 years ago, on July 17, 1919, between the armies of the Red Eastern Front and the troops of Admiral Alexander Kolchak, ended in the failure of the White armies to seize the initiative and consolidate their position in part of the Ural region.

Russian rural millennials – the generation that came of age in the 2000s – are noticeably ahead of their urban peers in some practices, although often out of necessity. In 2018, Rosstat counted 23.8 million Russians aged 25–34, who are considered to be millennials (Generation Y). Most of them are city dwellers (18.7 million people), and their consumer habits are well studied, but rural millennials (5.2 million people, their numbers have been growing over the past two years) are often left out.

Huawei is planning major layoffs at its US-based research subsidiary Futurewei Technologies, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported , citing sources. The exact number of employees who are planned to be laid off is not named. According to one of the publication's sources, it could be hundreds of people. Another source noted that some employees from among Chinese citizens will be offered to transfer to work at Huawei and return to their homeland.

One of the first to be detained was politician Ilya Yashin / Evgeny Razumny / Vedomosti The unauthorized action "For the admission of independent candidates to the Moscow City Duma elections" ended with arrests. According to preliminary data, at least 20 people were detained - this figure was given by Moscow City Duma deputy candidate Ilya Yashin on Twitter. The Dozhd TV channel reported 23 detainees, OVD-Info reports that 38 people were put in a paddy wagon.

Anti-Corruption Foundation lawyer Lyubov Sobol called on the protesters who came with her to the Moscow City Election Commission not to disperse until she is registered as a candidate for Moscow City Duma deputy. The crowd chants: “We won’t leave!” Read on vedomosti.ru On Sunday in Moscow there is an action “For the admission of independent candidates to the Moscow City Duma elections”, organized by the capital headquarters of Alexei Navalny.