today, at a plenary meeting, the federation council will sum up the results of meetings with candidates from the government’s power bloc, as well as the ministry of the accounts chamber. vladimir putin will take into account the senators’ conclusions when deciding on the appointment. the state duma will consider it. russian air defense repelled a new air attack by the armed forces of ukraine on belgorod, as regional authorities report, several drones were shot down, a local resident was hit by shrapnel, she was hospitalized, windows were broken in nine high-rise buildings, and a power line was damaged. a major fire occurred at night in arkhangelskremont.

that the chairman of the government did the right thing by holding consultations with the state duma, that he proposed people who do not need to study, who do not need to start all over again. the post of first deputy chairman of the government was taken by denis manturov, who previously combined the positions of deputy prime minister and head of the ministry of industry and trade. the state duma noted that the increase says:

in the world in terms of production volumes of the main types of weapons and military equipment, at the same time, the geopolitical situation dictates the need to constantly improve technical characteristics of products, close the current needs of the army have increased significantly and speed up work on promising models. two new names appeared on the list of deputy prime ministers:

the president invited him to become minister of defense. varvara nevskaya found out what assessment questions were raised during the consultations. all day, literally every hour, the federation council holds consultations within the framework of specialized committees on the candidacies proposed by the president for the positions of heads of ministries and departments of the security bloc, as well as the head of the foreign policy department chamber of accounts. the first hearings began at 11 a.m. and were dedicated. candidacy of sergei

lavrov for the post of minister of foreign affairs. the speaker of the federation council recalled that sergei lavrov is a career diplomat who has worked his way up from atashedu minister, and also... a person who is known and respected not only in russia, but abroad, answering questions from senators as part of the hearings, sergei lavrov himself commented on the so-called peace summit, which western countries, without the participation of russia, decided to hold in switzerland in june this year. now switzerland has clearly taken the side of ukraine, and they not only support all western sanctions, but on some issues they even act as a leader, but i will note in parentheses that...

to work on issues of social security for participants in a special military operation. we still have something to work on here, i’ll just note a few things, this concerns payments for housing, related to providing fsv participants with housing, this concerns payments to civilian personnel in military units. this applies especially to medical care. i think it is absolutely out of order when fsvo participants who come on vacation are driven from civilian medical institutions, sent to hospitals, which are often simply overcrowded, this issue must be resolved, this also applies to excessive bureaucracy and

paperwork associated with confirming the benefits of military personnel. as part of a consultation on the candidacy of vladimir kolokoltsev for the post of head of the ministry. for us, this is primarily the preservation of budget funds, the fight against corruption among officials and other citizens, identifying documenting facts of abuse, i mean malfeasance, and of course, fighting corruption within our own ranks. as part of the hearings on

the candidacy of konstantin chuchenko for the post of head of the minister of justice, he spoke about the prospects for the development of the portal in the law of the russian federation of the state platform. during the meeting of the relevant committee, candidate for the post of minister of emergency situations alexander kurenkov spoke about what measures the department took to provide assistance to flood victims in kurgan, orenburg and tyumen regions. everything that happened was raised

quite quickly, from the point of view of forces, over 4,000 people worked, both from the russian ministry of emergency situations and from the subjects, the group was expanded, literally every day, special forces were deployed, the leader of the spas center. everything necessary was transported by aviation; during approximately this time, both the aviation of the ministry of emergency situations and the ministry of defense, the transfer of 210 tons of cargo, were carried out. unanimously, the soffed committee on budget and financial markets supported the candidacy of boris kovalchuk for the post of head of the russian accounts chamber. kovalchuk himself named the priorities in his work if appointed to the post. i would dwell on the main priorities that i see in my work as

chairman of the accounts chamber, if an appropriate decision is made by members of the federation council. the first is the unconditional fulfillment of national goals and strategic objectives of national projects. the second is technological sovereignty, the third is, of course, support for our military personnel located in the special military zone. operations. fourth. control of pricing for products of the military-industrial complex. consultations on the reappointment of heads of intelligence services were also held in the upper house of parliament. all of them are held behind closed doors without press access. thus, consultations have already taken place on the candidacy of alexander bortnikov for the position of director of the federal security service. consultations of the relevant committees on the reappointment of sergei naryshkin to the position of director of the foreign intelligence service have been completed. and viktor zolotov for the post of director of the russian guard, a hearing was also held on the

approval of the current director of the department, dmitry kochnev, to the post of head of the federal security service. the last federation council to arrive for consultation was alexander linets. the relevant committee held a hearing on his appointment to the post of head of the main department of special programs of the president. may 14 consultations in the federation council. important: the document does not imply decisions to support proposed candidates or recommendations head of state, but contains essential information, taking into account which the president will make a decision. varvara nevskaya, dmitry malyshev, vadim samsonov and nadezhda nefedova. news. powerful explosion. thundered in the last hours in ukraine. early in the morning, the residents of kharkov heard the roar. before

this, the same messages came from uman in the cherkassy region. around midnight , information appeared about an attack in dnepropetrovsk. a little earlier, explosions occurred in the kiev region. ukrainian media report on the work of air defense. the sounds of detonation were heard in kherson, controlled by the kyiv regime. information about damage is being clarified. the air raid alert in ukraine was announced several times during the night. in total , residents of fourteen regions heard the siren.

footage from kiev, us secretary of state anthony blinken arrived there this morning on an unannounced visit, now he is on your screens, the state department clarifies that he will meet with zelensky, the prime minister and the head of the foreign ministry will discuss the situation on the battlefield and the new american package. .. on monday, the dollar fell to the ruble by 90 kopecks, the euro by 95, the yuan exchange rate dropped by 11

kopecks. today's trading opened without significant fluctuations. in addition to purely political factors, the ruble continues to be supported by the requirement for the mandatory sale of foreign currency earnings for the largest exporters, which has been extended immediately for a year until april 2025. another positive point is that the budget is being executed within the framework of the plan; the deficit did not exceed 8% of gdp. annual inflation in russia at the end of the second quarter will be 7.7%, remaining at the level of the first. these numbers are given in the comments. the central bank to the macro forecast. and in a quarterly comparison, price growth will decrease by one percentage point to 4.6%. as the regulator explained, the persistence of inflation at a high level is associated with active growth in demand, which exceeds the possibility of expanding supply. in addition, the bank of russia raised its inflation forecast for the current year. this indicates a more gradual slowdown in price growth than previously expected, the regulator noted. for next year, the forecast remains

the same, the same target 4%. former head of the world. the bank believes that america is waiting financial disaster next year. david malpas referred to the monstrous us national debt, which is approaching $35 trillion. at the same time, expenses will only grow, taxes will also have to be increased in order to ensure at least somewhat comparable replenishment of the treasury. all this is aggravated by the fact that the federal reserve is unable to defeat the so -called sticky inflation, which the former head of the regional branch of the fed draws attention to. the so-called last mile of inflation, allowing to reduce its level from 3 to 2%, is turning out to be more difficult than expected, so we'll have to keep an eye on that and see how things develop, but if inflation hangs at that higher level, it means higher interest rates will stick around for longer.

the united states is threatening india with sanctions over plans to develop a port in iran, as one state department official said. for the development of the chabahar port. through iran , the gulf of oman will give india access to afghanistan and central asia. more importantly, newdeli will be able to direct cargo flows to bypassing the ports of pakistan, its historical rival. the situation is delicate. on the one hand, the united states is developing relations with india in the field of high technology and defense, creating a counterbalance to china. on the other hand, washington really does not want to allow iran to gain strength.

the final exchange rate for the dollar today is 91 rubles 63 kopecks. euro 98. and 84 kopecks. roman, mash, thank you, now to the latest messages. today the federation council will complete its consideration of candidates for ministers of the security bloc and the ministry of defense. the results of the consultation will be sent to the president. the day before, discussions took place in committees. candidates for ministerial posts in the new cabinet of ministers will be discussed today in the state duma. there are 16 names of deputy prime ministers in the list proposed by mikhail mishustin, which was approved by deputies the day before. the regions are preparing for the peak of the flood, it is expected in the coming days: the most difficult situation is in the ustishimsky district, about a thousand people have been evacuated from there, hundreds of houses and roads are flooded, additional rescue teams have been sent to the area. the georgian parliament is preparing to adopt a controversial law on foreign agents, document may be approved today, as the country's prime minister said, the opposition will not be able

to repeat the maidan scenario. the day before the next rally gathered several thousand people, there were arrests. and now sports news, the episode will be presented by danila makhalin. good morning, individual awards were presented at the end of the season in the continental hockey league. who won in which categories? good morning, the most valuable player nikita gusev from dynamo moscow, the best coach andrey razin from magnitogorsk metallurgical plant, the best goalkeeper daniil isaev from yaroslavl locomotive we start the issue with tennis, daniil medvedev beat serbia hamad mediedovic in the third round of the masters in rome. the summer medvedovic is in 121st place in the world rankings and has not won a single match in the main draw of grand slam tournaments, but he was still able to take one of medvedev’s games, with a score of 6:2, but he was seeded second in this tournament and being the reigning winner of this competition, medvedev won the first third set against the serbian 7-5 and 7-6, eventually advancing to the fourth round,

next up for daniel is the american tommy paul, the masters will end in rome from '. euro may 19. the basketball players of kazan unix beat the krasnodar locomotive kuban in the fourth match of the semi-final playoff series of the vtb united league, thereby equalizing the overall score of the confrontation 2:2. the meeting in krasnodar ended with an advantage of almost 20 points in favor of the team from kazan 85-68, although at the beginning it was lokomotiv who tried to take the lead, making an 8:0 starting spurt, the guests. quickly adapted to the hosts' attacks, taking the first quarter with a final score of 21:12, to a large extent at the break, the kazan team was already +16, the locomotive tried to return to the game, but the guests never let the opponent get closer than... eight points. confident victory for unix. the next match of the series will be held in kazan on may sixteenth. today in the russian

football cup the regional final will take place, in which spartak and baltika will play. there is only one game planned in this part of the bracket, so everything will be decided exclusively in the match, which will take place in kaliningrad. if spartak ilibaltiki is successful, one of the teams will qualify for the russian cup super final at the winner of the final. here the first match in moscow has already taken place and ended with the score 1:1. the return game is scheduled for the 15th in st. petersburg. the film crew of our channel will go to both meetings along with my colleague alexander abramov. there are only two rounds left in the russian football premier league before the end of the season. dynamo is sensationally in the lead , beating zenit and krasnodar. about the intrigue of the championship ending. in an interview with my colleague ilya kazakov. became a famous former football player and now coach vadim evseev, who became a guest of the russian football program. golteonov rebuilt himself after the defeat

to the urals for the cup, and the management reassured him that work, there is no need to rush anywhere, and he and the coaching staff decided on a core that can give results, namely... fast play, fast play, fast players, quick decision-making of the players, not only speed, and physically there, but also the speed of decision-making, it allowed, allowed the team to make such a breakthrough. colorado forward valery dnyachushkin was disqualified for at least six months by decision of the national hockey league. in official nhl sources report that nechushkin has been transferred to the third stage of the player assistance program and will be suspended from the match at a minimum. for 6 months without pay. after this period , the russian striker will have the right to apply for reinstatement. according to unconfirmed information from

north american journalists, nichushkin failed a drug test and thus valery will not be able to help his team in the remaining playoff matches, although before that he scored nine goals in nine at this stage matches. at the same time, a goal from evgeny kuznetsov and an assist from dmitry orlov helped the queen. now artemy ponarin’s team leads carolina 3:2 in the series, the next match will take place on may 17. that's all about sports for now, word from the studio. thank you, we continue, well , now footage from belgium a powerful cyclone has hit the southern outskirts of brussels, most of the roads are flooded, local media are reporting about the op.

closed, many villages can only be reached by boat, an additional airmobile group of the ministry of emergency situations has been sent to the disaster zone floating conveyor. rescuers are building protective embankments, strengthening dams, helping with evacuations, and delivering food and medicine. a ban on the import of russian uranium into the united states would hit the american economy the hardest. this statement was made by the russian ambassador to washington, anatoly antonov. the diplomat emphasized that the white house’s decision leads not only to the failure of american green projects, but to a series of new shocks in international economic relations. according to antonov, russia will now accelerate the implementation of projects in other

countries. well, the countries of southeast asia began to consider china as a more reliable partner than the united states. the share of such people increased by 12% compared to last year. but this shift, according to singapore sociologists, is due to events in ukraine in the gas sector. meanwhile, trading. the war between the united states and china is escalating, the american media are predicting new import duties on electric vehicles, batteries, and solar panels produced in china, maria filippova will talk about this, the united states is raising rates. roma, joe biden threatens tariffs on 100%. and now i’ll tell you about this in detail. the joe biden administration has accelerated to hundreds. the wall street journal reports possible sharp increases in tariffs on electric vehicles, critical minerals, solar panels and batteries. from china. according to the newspaper's sources, the duty on electric cars will immediately increase almost fourfold, from 27.5 to 100%. such an increase

in tariffs. it makes sense to consider tariffs as absolutely protective so that not a single normal chinese car crosses the american border, and here there is two reasons: firstly, of course, this is an attempt to strike at china, or more precisely, even to show, uh, at what point the united states will hit, will hit in the future, and secondly, it is to protect american manufacturers from relatively cheap and high-quality chinese cars. in the first quarter of this year , china became the world leader in automobile exports in physical terms, overtaking japan, largely due to the sharp increase in sales of electric cars. china is the largest manufacturer of such machines and batteries for them. electric cars from the middle kingdom occupy about 10% of the european market. so belgium and spain lead in imports in the first quarter of this year. but the share of the american market for china is insignificant. chinese electric cars were not sold directly in the states. a twenty-seven percent duty was considered

a fairly high barrier. first of all, china is interested in its domestic market, which is quite large, with more than 24 million cars sold there per year, but at the same time the competition is very high, and many chinese manufacturers, first of all, producing electric cars are trying to enter the american market, certain restrictions will be extremely unpleasant for china, for its future, including this... policy towards us manufacturers, well, we are primarily talking about tesla. according to american authorities, cheap chinese electric cars can destroy the local auto industry, for example, the basic model from booid costs about 11 thousand dollars, while the cheapest tesla will cost about 30,000. last year, the chinese manufacturer surpassed tesla in number cars sold, 3 million versus almost two.

tariffs from the united states, then the chinese country , if you look at previous cases of increase , it usually also responded quite quickly by increasing duties on certain categories of goods that may be critical for american companies; there may be restrictions associated with the same rare earth metals. the response to the reaction will not be long in coming. the official representative of the people's republic of china lendzian said that the current american administration continues to make the mistakes of the previous one. despite the two countries' attempts to stabilize diplomatic relations, trade tensions are only exacerbating the differences. the wto has already recognized these tariffs as contrary to the rules of the world trade organization. instead of ending these wrong policies, the us continues

to politicize trade. issues plan to increase tariffs, china will take necessary measures to protect its rights and interests. in april, joe biden called for tripling tariffs on chinese steel and aluminum. the prc responded by introducing duties of 43.5% on american propionic acid. however, its imports last year amounted to only $7 million, but the upcoming increase may provoke a harsher response.