Photo: Bloomberg Chinese banks Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), China Citic Bank, Industrial Bank and Bank of Taizhou ceased to receive payments in yuan from Russia. Banks began to introduce restrictions at the end of March, fearing secondary sanctions, the Russian edition of Izvestia reports with reference to a source in the business community.

Pavel Durov. Photo: TUCKERCARLSON / YouTube The founder of Telegram Pavel Durov denied the connection of the platform with the Russian authorities. According to him, information about the control of Telegram to the Kremlin is distributed by competitors who see the threat in the rapid development of the messenger. Durov also stated this by an interview with American journalist Tucker Karlson, writes RBC.

The consequences of the blows of the Russian Federation on Chernigov. Photo: Reuters The number of victims in Chernigov as a result of Russian missile strikes on Wednesday, April 17, increased to 17 people. According to the head of the Chernihiv igo military administration (ova) Vyacheslav Chaus, Russia inflicted three missile strikes almost in the center of the city.

Negotiations of Ukrainian and Russian delegations in Istanbul in March 2022. Photo: press service of the president of Turkey Russia and Ukraine prepared several drafts of the peace treaty in 2022, which was supposed to stop the war, but did not agree on the final text. The document discussed the post -war device of Europe, but there was no exact plan for the cessation of battles.

The Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation. Photo: TASS The Ministry of Justice of Russia on Wednesday, April 17, included the Boris Nemtsov Foundation for freedom in the list of "undesirable organizations". In addition, the German Fredrich Naumann German Foundation for freedom and Ukrainian Civil Freedoms Foundation fell into the register. The Boris Nemtsov Foundation was created in 2015 in Germany by the daughter of the deceased opposition leader, journalist Jeannia Nemtsova.

The work of rescuers at the site of missile strikes in Chernigov. Photo: State Service for Emergency Situations of Ukraine (State Emergencies Ministry). At least eight people died in Chernigov as a result of Russian missile strikes on the morning of April 17, the acting mayor Alexander Lomako reports in his telegram channel. 18 people were injured, he added.

Photo: techdipper.com The international company, which explores the problems of cybersecurity, has found an unknown malicious program that is based on the problem of cybersecurity, which organizes third -party access to files and data users of the Windows operating system and opens up opportunities for new attacks.

The exploded car of the former SBU employee. Photo: AGN "Moscow" Employees of the Federal Security Service (FSB) detained the second suspect in the case of the car of the former employee of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) Vasily Prozorov. This was reported by the Center for Public Relations (COOs) of the FSB, write "Vedomosti". According to the investigation, the second person involved is a citizen of Russia and Moldova.

The consequences of the flood in the Orenburg region. Photo: Egor Aleev, Russian State Agency TASS The water level in the Ural River near the city of Orenburg continues to decline after reaching its maximum values ​​on April 13, the press service of the Orenburg administration reports on the morning of April 17. At 8.00 local time on April 17, the water level was 1109 cm.

Vilnius. Photo: Wikipedia The Lithuanian Security Committee for National Security approved a proposal to limit the number of trips to his homeland for Russians and Belarusians living in Lithuania, the Delfi.lt portal reports . According to the prepared decision, the citizens of Belarus or Russia, constantly living in Lithuania, will be allowed to leave for their homeland no more than once every three months. Otherwise, their residence permit in Lithuania can be canceled.

RSO M270 launches the ATACMS missile. Photo: Getty images The new bill on assistance to Ukraine, which was submitted on April 17 in the House of Representatives of the US Congress, involves the transfer of ATACMS long -range missiles to Kyiv. They are able to hit targets at a distance of up to 300 km.

Ukrainian refugees at the Lviv railway station. Photo: Lviv Regional Military Administration, Ukraine Media Center From the beginning of the full -scale invasion of Russia, almost 37,000 Ukrainian citizens have disappeared into Ukraine. “These figures can be much higher. The calculations are still underway,” said Dmitry Lubinets, authorized by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on Human Rights on Facebook .

Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Commander -in -Chief of the Russian Navy Nikolai Evmenov. Photo: press service of the President of the Russian Federation European intelligence provided reporters with a secret document of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, which for the first time officially confirms Russia's hybrid war against the West. It is reported by the American publication The Washington Post .

The building of the Georgian Parliament in Tbilisi. Photo: Parliament press service The Georgian parliament on Wednesday, April 17, adopted in the first reading the bill "On the Transparency of Foreign Infantness", which, according to the local opposition, repeats the Russian legislation on "foreign agents". "Eighty -three votes in support, not a single vote against. Concluded in the first reading," said the speaker of the parliament Shalva Papuashvili.