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On March 29, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with members of the government, who presented their vision of a package of measures to ensure the "financial sovereignty" of the Russian Federation — one of the priority areas of work in 2023. This is reported by Kommersant.

According to a TASS source in law enforcement agencies, acting deputy governors Elena Egorova and Tatiana Kuleshova have been detained. They are suspected of taking bribes on a particularly large scale.

The head of the Federal Security and Anti-Corruption Project, Vitaly Borodin, sent an appeal to the Prosecutor General's Office with a request to check singer and producer Valery Meladze (pictured) about the possible financing of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This is reported by RT, referring to the studied copy of the appeal.

According to Kommersant sources, the Federal Penitentiary Service is trying to get convicts to work in a state corporation. In particular, the service again offered the services of prisoners to Rostec. The interlocutor of the publication notes that such a format of cooperation and its possibility "are being worked out in many directions."

42% of Russians said they spend more than an hour a day reading the news. Another 30% noted that it takes them from 30 minutes to an hour to get acquainted with the news and be aware of what is happening.

16 Ukrainian publishing houses are being checked for violations of the law on the state language. All of them in 2022 released less than half of the titles of book publications in the Ukrainian language. This was stated by the Commissioner for the Protection of the state language of Ukraine Taras Kremen.

In Russia, interest in courses in the field of esotericism and astrology has sharply increased, and the attendance of online platforms teaching mystical techniques in January-March 2023 increased 19 times compared to last year. This is reported by Vedomosti, referring to a study by Tele2 analysts.

Roskomnadzor (RCN) warned about the risks of blocking resources broadcasting Eurovision 2023 if propaganda of non—traditional sexual values is seen at the contest. This was reported in the press service of the department.

The UN Security Council rejected a joint initiative of Russia and China on an international investigation of sabotage on the "Northern Streams" that transported Russian natural gas to Europe along the bottom of the Baltic Sea.

British actor Orlando Bloom (pictured right) arrived in Ukraine last weekend. For him, this trip was the first since 2016. After visiting UNICEF children's centers "Spilno", which became known the day before, he met with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky.

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken proposed to strengthen the role of diplomats in determining the future borders of Ukraine, stressing that any peaceful decisions should not be taken without taking into account the opinion of Kiev.

On March 21, the draw for the European Gymnastics Championship, which will be held in Turkey, took place. Gymnasts from Russia and Belarus were not allowed to join it, which excludes their further participation in the competition. This was announced by the senior coach of the Russian national team Valentina Rodionenko.

Russian President Vladimir Putin supported the introduction of a special status for children who were injured during the SMO. This was announced by the Commissioner for Children's Rights under the President of the Russian Federation Maria Lvova-Belova on the sidelines of the career guidance festival "Ticket to the Future" in Yekaterinburg.

The Ministry of Health of the Chuvash Republic reported a third resident of the region with symptoms of anthrax.

On March 22, the DPRK launched a long-range strategic cruise missile towards the Sea of Japan. According to the South Korean publication Chosun, the rocket flew 2000 km.

In 2022, the share of domestic agricultural machinery in the Russian agricultural industry exceeded 60%. This was announced by the director of the Department of Agricultural, Food and Road Construction Engineering of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Maria Elkina at a round table in the Federation Council.