Politics

The Kremlin recognizes that there are excesses in applying the law on insulting state symbols and state institutions. This was said on Friday by the press secretary of the president, Dmitry Peskov.

According to the survey, almost half of the residents of the Russian Federation (48%) are indifferent to Georgia, 37% are good. 7% found it difficult to answer, and only 8% of respondents are poorly related to this country.

Employees of the State Bureau of Investigation (SSI) conduct investigative actions in the office (administration) of the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky. It is reported by the publication "Commander in Chief", citing a source in the security forces.

Georgian Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, Natia Turnava, said that if Russia imposed a full embargo on Tbilisi, the country could have lost 4 billion lari (about $ 1.5 billion).

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, was submitted for ratification to the state Duma the Treaty between the Russian Federation and Egypt on comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation.

The list of potentially dangerous breeds of dogs, the walking of which without leashes and muzzles will be prohibited, can be expanded again. 

Senator Alexei Pushkov suggested journalist Margarita Simonyan to organize and hold an international conference on freedom of speech.

Vadim Vasilyev, Chargé d'affaires of the Russian Federation in Latvia, was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the republic, the news portal delfi.lv informs.

Sociologists, who once predicted the protest wave of 2011-2012, recorded a total distrust of Russians towards politicians, both pro-government and opposition.

Nikita Poturayev, advisor to the team of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky on political issues, suggested renaming Russia on maps, as well as changing the name of the Russian language.

On Tuesday, July 9, the State Duma adopted in the second reading draft laws aimed at combating the issuance of fake diagnostic vehicle inspection cards (MOT) of a car without actually passing it.

The Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg has introduced a bill to the State Duma of the Russian Federation, which proposes punishing people under the article on animal cruelty from the age of 14.

British authorities refused to issue a visa to an employee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation to participate in a conference on media freedom. 

Russian President Vladimir Putin called on the government and companies with state participation to actively develop work on the development of high-tech.