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.