The Ministry of Emergency Situations of St. Petersburg warned local residents about deteriorating weather conditions due to air pollution. The message was published by the department's press service. A black haze was noticed in the air over St. Petersburg, local publications Fontanka and 47news.ru reported.

A functionary of the German right-wing party Alternative for Germany (AfD) Noah Krieger (real name Murad Dadaev) visited Chechnya and met with high-ranking local officials there. This is evidenced by publications on his Instagram. Judging by Dadaev’s story, he has been in Chechnya since at least March 10. He managed to meet with the Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Republic and Minister of Information Akhmed Dudayev.

This will allow security forces to prosecute the organization for its symbols The Supreme Court of Russia received a lawsuit from the Russian Ministry of Justice demanding that Memorial be recognized as an “extremist organization.” The corresponding entry appeared in the court file. The media write with reference to the press service of the Ministry of Justice that it concerns Memorial specifically. Details of the lawsuit are not yet known.

They deny that the idea occurred to Putin Vladimir Putin's press secretary Dmitry Peskov said that yesterday at the congress of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP), as part of a meeting with Putin, the idea was voiced that big business would finance the war in Ukraine. Earlier , The Bell and Financial Times reported that Putin himself announced this decision. The author of the idea was allegedly the head of Rosneft, Igor Sechin.

They were charged with participating in an “unauthorized event” on Bolotnaya, which was only announced A court in Moscow sentenced another applicant to the action against Internet blocking , Evgeniy Ladygin, to 15 days of arrest. This was reported by the press service of the capital's courts.

This is different “It’s over with Yalta!” - said French President Nicolas Sarkozy to Vladimir Putin, urging him to recognize the independence of Kosovo. He was referring to the agreements reached at the Yalta Conference in the spring of 1945 on the post-war structure and security system of Europe and beyond.