What happened on the day of July 21st. The main thing

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said that the fuel market in Russia is stabilizing, and restrictions are beginning to be lifted in the regions. According to him, the ban on the export of petroleum products and the saturation of the domestic market due to imports contributed to normalization. An increase in production volumes and postponement of refinery repairs also had a positive effect. Novak also drew attention to the large increase in fuel prices, which are sold in independent gas station networks. Against this background, the Federal Antimonopoly Service has initiated 15 antimonopoly cases against a number of participants in the fuel market. Other main events of the day are in the Izvestia digest.

The Russian Foreign Ministry has protested to the Moldovan Ambassador

The Russian Foreign Ministry has strongly protested to the Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova, Lilian Darius, over the incidents with employees and vehicles of the Russian Embassy in Chisinau. The ministry clarified that in Chisinau, local law enforcement officers stopped the bus of the Russian diplomatic mission, allegedly to check documents, after which, without explaining the reasons, they removed diplomatic plates from it. At the same time, the Russian Foreign Ministry stressed that during these actions, the police used force against the embassy staff and threatened them with detention. Moscow reserves the right to take mirror measures.

The State Duma adopted a number of bills

The State Duma adopted a number of draft laws at the plenary session, including in the field of migration legislation. Thus, in the third reading, the law on the prohibition of obtaining Russian citizenship and the right to reside in the country by foreigners with an outstanding or outstanding criminal record was approved. Amendments to the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation were also adopted in the third reading, according to which foreign citizens and stateless persons will be able to be expelled from Russia for discrimination, violation of certain human rights and disobedience to the legitimate demands of border guards. Thus, the number of these bases has almost doubled to 45.

Among other approved bills are the extension of all guarantees due to participants in a special operation (SVO) to those citizens who were involved in a counter—terrorism operation (CTO) in border areas; fines for marketplace operators for violating requirements when working with sellers and owners of order pick-up points; informing the borrower when concluding a consumer loan agreement; comprehensive regulation of cryptocurrencies in Russia; a judicial mechanism for depriving investors who have left the country of the right to buy back shares in domestic businesses.

Putin meets with the head of the Jewish Autonomous Region

The Governor of the Jewish Autonomous Region, Maria Kostyuk, told Russian President Vladimir Putin about the socio-economic development of the region, the training of specialists for local enterprises and the involvement of medical personnel. The President of the Russian Federation instructed the governor to "put kindergartens and schools in the region in order." Last year, the pace of capital repairs of schools doubled in the EAO and one kindergarten was repaired, despite the difficulties. In addition, Putin called the idea of awarding military valor medallions to the parents of the fallen heroes of his military an excellent one.

Rosselkhoznadzor restricts import of fruits and vegetables from Uzbekistan

Rosselkhoznadzor restricts the import of quarantined products from five Uzbek exporters to Russia due to violations of phytosanitary requirements. The decision will take effect on July 23. According to the agency, the bulk of goods coming from these companies are onions, dill, parsley, grapes, beets, tomatoes, as well as white cabbage and cauliflower. The decision was made due to the increased frequency of detection of quarantine objects in products supplied from Uzbekistan.

Special operation in Ukraine: the Russian Armed Forces took control of Volokhovskoye

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue their offensive in the framework of the SVR. Thus, units of the North group of forces established control over the village of Volokhovskoye in the Kharkiv region. A crew of Russian Geran-4 Seeker drones has hit fuel and lubricants storage tanks in the Ukrainian city of Bakhmach, Chernihiv region. Infrastructure facilities used for unloading and storing military cargo were damaged in the port of Odessa. The equipment of the Sumy compressor station, which is part of the key node of Ukraine's gas transportation system, was attacked with the help of UAVs.

Mikhail Yefremov will play his first film role after his release from prison

Honored Artist of Russia Mikhail Yefremov will play a film role for the first time after his parole from prison. He will star in the film "Father. Another father", which was presented at the pitching of the Cinema Foundation in the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation. The director will be Alexander Barshak. The budget of the new film will be 130 million rubles. The genre of the film is defined as "folk dramedy", the running time will be 90-100 minutes. In the story, a teacher from the capital arrives in Yelets to stage a disastrous performance at a local theater. The artistic director of the institution turns out to be the father of the main character, whom he had never seen before. Together with Yefremov, Danila Kozlovsky will play the main role in the film.

The FSB foiled a terrorist attack on a large enterprise in the Urals

FSB officers in Tyumen, while detaining an agent of the Main Directorate of Intelligence (GUR) of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, eliminated him after he opened fire with automatic weapons. It was established that a citizen of the Russian Federation born in 1966, a native of the Ukrainian SSR, on the instructions of a representative of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, conducted a reconnaissance of a section of railway tracks of a large energy facility in the Ural Federal District, studied the timetable and security system. The arrest operation was carried out late at night. The Investigative Committee conducted a search at the saboteur's place of residence, and criminal cases were initiated.

Messi will end his career with the national team of Argentina

The captain of the Argentina national football team, Inter Miami striker Lionel Messi, announced to his national team partners that he was retiring from his international career, journalist Hernan Castillo reported. The footballer made a speech after the final of the World Cup (2026 World Cup), in which Argentina lost to Spain with a score of 1:0. At the last World Cup, 39-year-old Messi scored eight goals. Thanks to this indicator, he took the second place in the list of the best scorers of the tournament, second only to Frenchman Kylian Mbappe, who scored 10 goals. In honor of the end of Messi's career in the national team, Izvestia recalled the five main matches of the legendary player for the national team of Argentina.