“Meduza” and “Agency” write, citing sources in the RBC editorial office, that the publication’s management sent all journalists on leave for two weeks, except for employees of the news department. Three interlocutors linked this decision to pressure from the authorities. “It has become impossible to work, they constantly threaten me with criminal charges,” added one of them.

On March 27, the Khasavyurt District Court of Dagestan sent the former Makhachkala coordinator Eduard Ataev to a pre-trial detention center on charges of possession of explosives (Article 222.1 of the Criminal Code). This is reported with reference to a court employee. Atayev's defense appealed this decision. “He called me and said that on March 26 they planted weapons and detained me. According to him, they planted a grenade, a pistol and marijuana.

In Minsk, employees of the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption (GUBOPiK) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus detained Pussy Riot member Rita Flores and forced her to record a video in support of President Alexander Lukashenko. Flores herself told Mediazona about this. Flores arrived in Belarus on March 26 and checked into a hotel in Minsk. Today, March 30, security forces in civilian clothes detained her near her room.

In Germany, employees of the EU antitrust regulator conducted searches at the offices of Gazprom Germania and its subsidiary Wingas . This was reported by Bloomberg and Reuters , citing sources. The searches took place “as part of an investigation into the role of the Russian gas giant in raising prices on the continent to record levels,” Bloomberg’s interlocutors say . In January, the EU launched investigations into cuts in gas supplies by Gazprom.

South Ossetian President Anatoly Bibilov promised to take “legal steps” to join Russia in the near future. His statement was published by the press service of United Russia. “I believe that unification with Russia is our strategic goal. Our way. The aspirations of the people. And we will move along this path. We will take the appropriate legal steps in the near future,” he said. Bibilov has previously spoken about South Ossetia’s desire to become part of Russia.

The Swedish television channel TV4 , citing sources , claims that the Russian planes that violated Swedish airspace on March 2 were equipped with nuclear weapons. On March 2, the Swedish Ministry of Defense reported that four Russian aircraft - Su-27 fighters and Su-24 bombers - violated the country's airspace in the area of ​​​​the island of Gotland. TV4 writes that two Su-24s were equipped with nuclear warheads. The official press release made no mention of nuclear weapons.

Любовь Устинова. Кадр: Центр общественных связей ФСБ Russian state media are running a video interview with a refugee from war-torn Mariupol in Ukraine who describes the atrocities allegedly perpetrated by the Azov battalion. In fact, the media had nothing to do with the interview that was distributed to state agencies by the FSB press service with a request to omit the source.

President Vladimir Putin signed a law banning foreign software on Russian facilities. The document was published on the legal information portal. The bill comes into force in 2025. It is assumed that by this time Russian companies will completely switch to Russian software. In addition, the document, effective March 31, prohibits government procurement of foreign software for critical infrastructure without approval.

The Central Bank recommended that credit institutions sell currency to foreign legal entities at a different rate. this RBC reports with reference to a letter from the regulator. The authenticity of the document was confirmed by sources in three Russian banks. The exact list of addressees is not named. Banks received the letter after a sharp decline in the euro and dollar rates on the stock exchange. On Wednesday, March 30, the dollar was trading at 84 rubles, and the euro at 94 rubles.

The Moscow District Court of St. Petersburg fined 30 thousand rubles of a local resident of Konstantin Nadein for a run in a hoodie with the inscriptions “Putin thief!” And "Glory to Ukraine!". He told about this himself. Nadein on Hudie in front was the inscription “Putin thief!”, At the back - “Glory to Ukraine!”, And along the sleeves it is written “The glory of Ukraine!” And .

On March 31, Sber will cancel mortgage applications approved before the rate increase. this reported Kommersant ; the bank itself confirmed the decision to RIA Novosti. “If the application was approved before March 1, then to enter into a deal from March 31 and later, clients will need to submit a new application for a mortgage and receive a positive decision from the bank,” Sberbank said.

The Vyborg District Court of St. Petersburg did not arrest Georgy Vasilyev, a suspect in the case of the rehabilitation of Nazism (Part 3 of Article 354.1 of the Criminal Code). This was reported by the joint press service of the city courts. As noted in the press service, Vasilyev was detained on March 28, and the next day he was charged.

The Kudymkar City Court of the Perm Territory fined Yana Yanovskaya, editor of the Parma-Novosti newspaper, 50 thousand rubles for “discrediting” the Russian army. this The publication itself reports . The journalist was found guilty under the new Article 20.3.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses because of a column entitled “With Money and Lives,” in which Yanovskaya wrote about the war with Ukraine.

The Zamoskvoretsky District Court of Moscow fined a resident of the capital 50 thousand rubles under the article on discrediting the Russian army (Article 20.3.3 of the Administrative Code). This is reported with reference to lawyer Vasily Kushnir. According to a court decision published by a human rights project, on March 24, a Muscovite hung a banner in the colors of the Ukrainian flag with the inscription “Freedom, true peace” on the railing of the Crimean Bridge.

The Investigative Committee opened a case for the rehabilitation of Nazism (Part 3 of Article 354.1 of the Criminal Code) due to the publication of a photo of Joseph Mengele on the Immortal Regiment website. This was reported by the press service of the city administration of the department. As noted by the Investigative Committee, the police detained a St. Petersburg resident born in 1996 in this case. According to investigators, on May 5, 2020, a St.