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The Russian lower house passed in the first reading a bill allowing regional and municipal authorities to introduce paid entry into certain zones of cities in order to improve traffic conditions, as well as road safety.

A district court in Moscow has started looking into a lawsuit on recognizing the violent events in the Ukrainian capital in 2014, which eventually led to the installation of the current regime, as an illegal coup d’état in violation of the Constitution.

A recent survey by state-run pollster VTSIOM shows that the military forces, church and mass media top Russian citizens’ trust rating, while the courts, law enforcement bodies and political opposition occupy the lowest positions in the table.

The Russian State Duma has passed a bill that allows military specialists to be recruited on a short-term basis for counter-terrorism operations inside the country and abroad.

Moscow City Court has ruled to cancel the multimillion-ruble compensation payment that Aleksey Navalny and two other suspects had been ordered to pay in an alleged embezzlement case from 2013 that was sent for retrial earlier this week.

Russian lawmakers are seeking to boost the inbound migration offering permanent residence permits as prizes in a free lottery for foreign citizens, akin to the ‘green card lottery’ held annually by the US.

Russian anti-corruption activist-turned-politician Aleksey Navalny has promised his supporters that he will take part in the Russian presidential elections in 2018.

Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev has told reporters that he thought it was possible that a new union state could be formed from former Soviet republics, but only if the countries voluntarily agreed to join.

The chair of Russia’s upper house told reporters that Russian forces will not be participating in any ground operation on Syrian territory, but Russia will continue to support the Syrian army in its fight against terrorists, who pose a threat worldwide.

Most Russian citizens have a general understanding of their country’s Constitution, but only about a third think it contributes to maintaining order, according to a recent poll.