What happened on the day of May 13th. The main thing

Russian President Vladimir Putin has accepted the resignations of the Governor of the Belgorod region Vyacheslav Gladkov and the Governor of the Bryansk region Alexander Bogomaz. An American delegation led by US President Donald Trump has arrived in China on a state visit. France isolated more than 1,700 people on the liner after the death of a passenger. All the details and other news are in the Izvestia digest.

Putin accepted the resignations of Gladkov and Bogomaz

Putin signed decrees relieving Gladkov and Bogomaz of their powers at their own request. Alexander Shuvaev, a participant in the presidential program "Time of Heroes", has been appointed acting governor of the Belgorod Region. Egor Kovalchuk will lead the Bryansk region.

Trump arrives in China on a visit

An American delegation led by Trump has arrived in China on a state visit. The trip was the first visit to China by an American leader in the last nine years. The head of the White House arrived in China at the personal invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, and his visit will last three days, from May 13 to May 15.

Putin visits Moscow Institute of Thermal Engineering

The Russian leader visited the Moscow Institute of Thermal Engineering (MIT), where the Topol, Topol-M, Yars and Bulava strategic nuclear missile systems were created. The Head of State awarded the institute's staff with the Order of Valiant Labor and stressed that Russia would continue to develop and modernize its strategic nuclear forces. The President also noted that the Russian Federation will continue to create missile systems capable of overcoming all modern and future missile defense systems.

The Russian leader said that the country's military-industrial complex (MIC) must "bypass the thorns" and move forward, and, despite all difficulties, achieve the results Russia needs.

The Russian Army continued to strike at Ukrainian Armed Forces facilities

The Russian Defense Ministry reported that the Russian military had attacked Ukrainian energy and transport infrastructure facilities used in the interests of the Ukrainian army. In addition, the Russian Army attacked the assembly, storage and launch sites of Ukrainian drones, ammunition depots of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the points of deployment of Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 147 districts.

Air defense systems destroyed 572 drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in the special military operation zone (SVO) during the day. The Defense Ministry stressed that Russian forces also hit a long-range guided missile "Neptune", three guided aerial bombs and two multiple rocket launchers HIMARS.

Lavrov gave an interview to RT India

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with RT India that the United States and Western countries, demanding that Asian states abandon Russian energy resources, are trying to "rule the world" through increased control over the industry. He noted that one of the reasons for the aggression of the United States against Iran could be the desire to prevent the normalization of relations between the Islamic Republic and Arab countries.

The Minister also touched upon the topic of modern Russian-Indian relations. The diplomat said that the relations between the two states are so rich and diverse that they cannot be destroyed. Lavrov recalled that friendship between Russia and India began with India's independence. From the very beginning, Indian leaders visited the USSR, and the leaders of the Soviet Union visited India, which laid a solid foundation in the form of trusting personal relations between the countries.

The investigation of the case involving Ermak continues in Ukraine.

The former head of the office of the Ukrainian president, Andriy Ermak, said during the court session that he did not have 180 million hryvnias ($ 4.1 million) to make bail. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, in turn, commented on media reports about Ermak's alleged use of fortune-teller services with the phrase "Evenings on a farm near Bankova."

France has isolated more than 1,700 people on the liner after the death of a passenger

The Guardian newspaper reported that in France, more than 1,700 people were trapped on a cruise ship due to the death of one of the passengers from suspected norovirus. According to French officials, the isolation at the port affected not only vacationers, but also all crew members of the moored liner.