Europe has succumbed to the temptation to gain access to Turkmen resources The contradictions between Russia and Turkmenistan in the development of gas cooperation allowed Brussels to achieve unprecedented progress in relations with Ashgabat. On April 22, the European Parliament voted to sign an interim trade agreement between Brussels and Turkmenistan - 11 years after the start of its preparation process.

Museum workers object to ill-conceived bill A few days after a tense meeting of the presidium of the Union of Museums of Russia, dedicated to the discussion of the bill “On the transfer of state or municipal property of religious significance to religious organizations,” where representatives of about fifty Russian museums sharply spoke out against its current version, a new discussion took place.

The IMF is waiting for money to fight the crisis In the coming days, financial officials of the world's leading countries will have to demonstrate how feasible the decisions of the G20 summit held in London on April 2 are in practice. Today the finance ministers and heads of central banks of the G7 will meet in Washington, and their negotiations will continue today in the G20 format.

The government has begun preparing for the flooding of Russia in 2050 Prime Minister Vladimir Putin demanded from his associates a legal reconstruction of the cabinet. He fundamentally does not like the lawmaking of his subordinates. The Prime Minister frankly told them about this yesterday at a meeting of the government presidium. He called the government's law-making activities low-quality and unsystematic.

Due to the cold spring, the flu epidemic will end only in May This year the flu epidemic in Russia will end no earlier than May. The symptoms and severity of this “mass casualty” disease vary from year to year depending on the strain of the virus, but the length of the epidemic period is largely related to weather conditions. The current cold spring has extended the flu season to a total of 13 weeks, as stated yesterday by the country's chief sanitary doctor Gennady Onishchenko.

Yuri Luzhkov joined the fight for the post of Sochi mayor The Sochi mayoral elections, scheduled for April 26 and the last in Russia, when candidates still had to pay a deposit rather than collect signatures, have actually already begun. Almost 3% of voters voted early, the chairman of the city's municipal election commission, Yuri Rykov, said yesterday.

MOL did not allow Russian shareholders to attend the company’s general meeting Yesterday a meeting of MOL shareholders was held in Budapest, at which there was no place for the new shareholder - Surgutneftegaz , which owns 21.2% of the shares. The head of the Russian company, Vladimir Bogdanov, addressed his partners with an open letter, which, however, was ignored.

Russia risks permanently “leaving” Transcaucasia The news of the signing of the “road map” for the Armenian-Turkish settlement was greeted quite favorably in Russia. Although if you remember the direct meaning of this English-language diplomatic term, that is, the map of Caucasian roads, there will be something to think about.

A special look for Russia at the Cannes festival So, the program of the 62nd Cannes Film Festival, which will take place from May 13 to 24, has been announced. The organizers have already announced that due to the crisis, everything will be much more modest than usual - the number of parties, receptions, and guests will be reduced. However, this saving will not be reflected at the competition level; rather, on the contrary - the lower the foam, the better the quality of the main dish.

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Foreign trade so far helps maintain Russia’s balance of payments The Central Bank is hurting the balance of payments, and so far the balance is not in Russia’s favor. A small plus in the trade balance - receipts from exports still exceed payments for imports in all types - cannot compensate for the outflow of capital from the capital account. Hopes for import substitution are low - the economy is too dependent on imported goods in almost all market segments.

In the central regions of European Russia it is getting warmer every day: on Friday +9...+14оС, on Saturday +12...+17оС, on Sunday up to +20оС. The nights will also become warmer. Already on Sunday night the threat of frost will pass. No rain is expected during these days. In the northwestern regions, within three days the temperature increased from +10...+15оС to +14...+19оС, in the Pskov region to +17...+22оС and no precipitation.

The Tretyakov Gallery on Krymsky Val opened an exhibition of the little-known master of Soviet painting Dmitry Mochalsky, an artist who, like a sponge, absorbed many painting systems, trained many masters of the “Thaw” period, but considered a realistic depiction of the everyday life of ordinary people of the Soviet country a priority in his work .

Hillary Clinton looked at the world without illusions US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (pictured) , herself a former senator and legislator, made her debut on Capitol Hill in her new incarnation. At a meeting of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, she outlined the foreign policy priorities of the Barack Obama administration.

Lukashenko will not tolerate counter-revolutions and prodding The dialogue between Minsk and the West will not lead to a change in the course of the Belarusian leadership, said President Alexander Lukashenko, speaking yesterday with his annual message to parliament. “Some people think that the involvement of Belarus in certain processes in Europe could create conditions for replacing the existing system, even for the overthrow of Lukashenko,” he explained his thought.