Politics

Four Russian islands of the South Kuril Islands appeared on a map of Japan published on the website of the Olympics in 2020 in the section of the Olympic flame route.

A four-meter copy of the Irkutsk monument to Marshal Zhukov was installed in the Mongol regional center of Khalkhin-Gol, according to the website of the government of the Irkutsk region on Thursday.

The ex-President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev admitted on Thursday that was shot during the attempt of his arrest.

Turkey has never recognized and does not recognize the annexation of Crimea to Russia and supports the territorial integrity of Ukraine, said President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He said this at a press conference with President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky.

He mayor of Kiev, Vitali Klitschko, announced his intention to run for a second term again. He stated this in an interview with Left Bank.

Parliament of the capital of the republic will be able to elect a new mayor, said Minister of Environment and Regional Development Juris Puce

Exactly 20 years ago, on August 5, 1999, the current president of the Russian Federation, Boris Yeltsin, called to his office the then head of the FSB, Vladimir Putin.

Japan protested to Russia in connection with conducting training firing in the area of ​​Kunashir Island, which Tokyo disputes.

The Ministry of Education considered the initiative of the International Chess Club, within the framework of which it was proposed to introduce chess lessons into the existing educational program for secondary schools.

The deputy of the Legislative Assembly of the Leningrad Region Vladimir Petrov turned to Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev with a proposal to grant loans to citizens under 25 only for education and purchase of housing.

The new United States sanctions package against Russia will enter into force on August 26, according to a directive from the US Treasury Department.

The Moscow City Hall agreed to hold a rally on Sakharov Avenue from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on August 10

The All-Russian Center for the Study of Public Opinion conducted a survey among citizens of the country about their attitude to shares not agreed with the authorities.

Macmillan Publishers will release the Personal Record book by former National Security Agency employee Edward Snowden on September 17, 2019. In the manuscript, Snowden "tells the story of his life." The book will be available in 20 countries.

The second package of sanctions was introduced under the law on the control of chemical and biological weapons, Politico reports.