The President of Ukraine said that the predicted spring offensive of the Russian army had already begun, and added that Ukrainian troops would be able to hold their positions until they launched a counteroffensive. He said this in an interview with BBC News, dedicated to the anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Zelenskiy also reiterated his call to the West to continue supplying arms to Ukraine. "Arms are the only language that Russia understands," the president said.

The Russian authorities are considering the issue of supporting the families of those who participate in the war as part of PMCs. Vladimir Putin stated this at a meeting with Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights Maria Lvova-Belova. The Children's Ombudsman complained that the children of PMC fighters do not receive the social support that is available to the children of military personnel.

Six Ukrainian, one - Chechen, Sean Penn with Vladimir Zelensky and Franz Rogovsky as a Belarusian immigrant On February 16, the 73rd Berlin Film Festival opens-the most political film in the world. This year, for the first time in history, the symbol of Berlinale, the bear, was painted in the colors of the flag of another country: yellow and blue.

Former Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of Russia Vladislav Surkov answered the questions of Alexei Chesnakov, director of the Center for Current Politics. The “interview” consisted of four questions, to which Surkov gave four monosyllabic answers: "1. A year ago, a week before the start of the NWO, you predicted that Russia would expand its western borders. Are you satisfied with how it's done? YES. Do you consider the actions of our army effective? YES.

Five stories about how Russian officials explain their expensive purchases Residents of Dmitrov’s Moscow Region noted that the head of the city district Ilya Ponochevnoy, who was criticized for love for expensive clothes, is smeared in Photoshop a logo on his Prada jacket. “Cold” collected five more cases when Russian officials had to make excuses and hide their love of luxury. In order not to miss the main materials of the "cold", subscribe to our Instagram and telegram .

The Slovak parliament recognized the current Russian regime as "terrorist" and Russia as "a country that supports terrorism." This is stated in the resolution published by the deputies of the National Council of the country. Slovakia condemned Russia's attacks on civilians, civilian facilities and Ukraine's energy infrastructure. In addition, the deputies criticized the Russian authorities for indirect threats to use nuclear weapons.

In order not to miss the main materials of "Cold", subscribe to our instagram and telegram . Has Crimea really moved? Undoubtedly. But the subtlety is that the Crimea is moving all the time. Like Moscow, Vladivostok, and in general any point on the earth's surface, including the ocean floor, at a speed of up to several centimeters per year. The reason is the tectonics of the lithospheric plates that make up the earth's surface. Usually there are seven large and many small plates.

The Petrozavodsk city court appointed seven years in a penal colony to the former head of IK-9 Ivan Savelyev and his deputy Ivan Kovalev. Both were found guilty of abuse of power with the use of violence. In addition to imprisonment, the court also banned them from working in law enforcement agencies for three years. In February 2014, Saveliev and Kovalev in the sanitary unit of ShIZO IK-9 beat prisoner Abduvali Nasrulloev with their hands and feet.

The State Duma adopted in the second and third readings a bill banning the use of foreign words in Russian as the state language. This concept includes films, theatrical productions and media materials. In addition, the ban applies to advertising, to any official documents, the names of geographical objects and the names of federal government bodies. In addition, foreign words are no longer allowed to be used in the preparation of elections and referendums.

At Moscow's Domodedovo airport, police detained 28-year-old Idris Arsamikov. This is reported by the Crisis Group of the IC SOS. According to human rights activists, at the airport, Arsamikov was handed over to Chechen security forces, who, presumably, are taking him to Chechnya. There, a case of fraud on an especially large scale was initiated against him.