On January 28, Russia appealed against decisions to pay $50 billion to former Yukos shareholders. As stated in the message of the Ministry of Finance, three petitions have been filed with the District Court of The Hague. The petitions note that the July decision of the International Arbitration Court in The Hague in favor of former Yukos shareholders contradicts decisions made by independent chambers of the European Court of Human Rights.

The Ministry of Culture sent a proposal to the Government of the Russian Federation to demolish 31 buildings on the territory of the Mosfilm film studio as part of the implementation of an investment project and the construction of a multifunctional cultural center. As follows from the materials published on the Regulation.gov portal, the government of the Russian Federation proposes to support the proposal of the Ministry of Culture.

Russian footballer Artem Dziuba, who plays for Spartak Moscow, signed a contract with the Zenit football club from St. Petersburg. According to the terms of the contract, Dziuba will start playing for Zenit on July 1, 2015. Football club "Zenith" and striker of the national team of Russia Artem Dzyuba reached an agreement that from July 1, 2015 the player will continue his career in the blue-white-blue. FC Zenit Artem Dziuba has been playing for Spartak since 2006.

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled to overturn the ban on medically assisted suicide for seriously ill citizens. According to the country's Supreme Court, the ban violates the right of people suffering from serious illnesses to make decisions about their lives and conflicts with their constitutional rights to life, liberty and security.

Galina Yuzefovich - about three uncompromising books Literary critic Galina Yuzefovich talks weekly at the request of Medusa about the most interesting book novelties published in Russia. The new review is dedicated to three honest and uncompromising books - “Living Pictures” by Polina Barskova, “Iron Bone” by Sergey Samsonov and “Stonener” by John Williams.

Shot: Jemma Mackenzie / YouTube The orphaned sheep named Pet (Pet), which was sheltered by the Collie group in childhood, began to behave as if she were a dog herself. Dais, the oldest from Collie, Pete considers his mother, explains Jemma Mackenzie, the owner of the animals. She published two videos showing how the sheep joyfully plays with dogs. Jemma Mackenzie Pet the Lamb that Thinks Its a Dog!

The court in the United States sentenced 30-year-old Jeremy Mix, known as the “most beautiful criminal”, by 27 months of prison for wearing firearms. Also, the mix should undergo forced treatment for drug addiction. Photo: SPD / Splash News / All Over Press Mix became known in June 2014 after his picture in the police department began to spread in social networks (English.).

Shot: Containerman2 / YouTube A resident of the Canadian province of New Brahsuik Darren Gordon (Darren Gordon) filmed how the train passes through a multi-day layer of snow. Lokomotiv rushes at all pairs, creating giant ice clouds in front of him. Containerman2 Epic Catch !!!

At VDNKh, in the Cosmos pavilion, a vending machine selling food in tubes manufactured by the Biryulevsky Experimental Plant, which supplies food for astronauts, was opened. The cost of each dish is 300 rubles. According to Andrei Vedernikov, General Director of the Space Nutrition Laboratory, up to 500 such machines are planned to be installed in Moscow in the next two years. He noted that now the price of "space" food is excessively high, but with an increase in demand, it can be reduced.

The Russian Football Union (RFU) paid off the salary arrears to the head coach of the Russian national team Fabio Capello. The RFU expressed gratitude to businessman Alisher Usmanov, who provided a loan to pay off debts, and to Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko, who turned to Usmanov with a corresponding request.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande flew to Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on resolving the conflict in Donbass. Merkel's plane landed at the government airport Vnukovo-2. Hollande's plane also landed at Vnukovo-2. Interfax On February 5, the leaders of Germany and France held a meeting with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.

The Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation allowed Russian films not to receive distribution certificates for showing at festivals in Russia. This was told by Deputy Minister of Culture Grigory Ivliev. According to him, the department went to meet filmmakers. Thus, the festival films will not have to go through double filtering - they will in any case be reviewed by experts in order to be selected for the film screening.

Frame: Alex Dok / YouTube An advertising video appeared on YouTube telling about the truck NEXT, which was announced in 2013 (production began a year later). The video talks about the buyer who came to the gas car dealership and asked to show him something unusual-they turn out to be a new lawn. The sales consultant and his partner-Feja begin to read rap about the advantages of the truck: carrying capacity, good controllability and brakes. Alex Dok here's how to sell Russian cars;)

US Vice President Joe Biden said Russia "should not be allowed to redraw the map of Europe." He made this statement in Brussels at a meeting with President of the European Council Donald Tusk. Biden claims that Russia continues to support separatists in eastern Ukraine by sending “mercenaries and tanks” and unmarked special forces into the Donbass.

Since the end of January 2014, Ukraine has deprived 160 Russian companies of licenses and permits that entitle them to certain types of activities. This was stated by the Minister of Economic Development and Trade Aivaras Abromavicius, speaking to the deputies of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.