St. Petersburg "Zenith" lost to the Portuguese "Benfica" in the first match of the 1/8 finals of the UEFA Champions League. The meeting, held in Lisbon, ended with the score 1:0 in favor of the hosts. The only goal of the match in the 90th minute was scored by Brazilian striker Benfica Jonas. The ball was scored after a free-kick at the Zenith goal. A free kick was awarded after Krishito hit an opponent in the legs. The player was sent off the field.

Roskomnadzor spokesman Vadim Ampelonsky said he sees no point in blocking anonymizers and other means of bypassing blocking. In his opinion, blocked programs will be replaced by new ones. “It will be an endless race, a game of hide and seek, which we, as a state body, do not want to get involved in,” Ampelonsky said.

For a brief moment on Tuesday, February 16, 2016, Russians could look forward to a political debate between the leaders of the country's top political parties, including—for the first time in his public career—Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, representing the ruling party, United Russia. Just hours after the news agency LifeNews reported Medvedev's plans, however, the prime minister's official press secretary announced that he hasn't yet made up his mind.

Meet ‘Agora,’ the first of Russia's ‘foreign agents’ to be liquidated Photo: Zurab Dzhavakhadze / TASS / Scanpix On Wednesday, February 10, the Tatarstan Supreme Court formally liquidated the inter-regional lawyers' association, Agora.

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has come under investigation over campaign finance violations in 2012. It is reported by Reuters. This became known after the interrogation of Sarkozy in the financial crimes investigation department at the Paris court, reports TASS . According to the BBC, Sarkozy said he did not go into details of his campaign financing and was unaware of the irregularities.

The US and Cuban transport ministers signed an agreement in Havana to restore regular commercial air service. The agreement allows each of the countries to carry out 110 daily flights in both directions, of which 20 will fall on Havana airport and 90 on nine other Cuban airports. This number does not include charter flights, which previously operated between Cuba and the United States. According to the Associated Press, there are 10-15 charter flights between the countries every day.

Lokomotiv Moscow lost to the Turkish club Fenerbahce in the first match of the 1/16 finals of the Europa Football League. The meeting, held in Istanbul, ended with the score 2:0. Both goals were scored by Fenerbahce's Brazilian midfielder Joseph Souza in the 18th and 72nd minutes. The return match will take place on February 25 in Moscow. Based on the results of two matches, it will be determined which of the clubs will advance to the 1/8 finals.

The Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation liquidated the department of strategic development. This was done in order to "optimize the structure of the central apparatus" of the department, reports . the press service of the ministry According to TASS, 31 people worked in the department. The liquidation of the unit was carried out as part of a 10 percent reduction in the number of officials, the agency said.

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine refused to pass a vote of no confidence in the government headed by Arseniy Yatsenyuk. In the event that the resolution on a vote of no confidence would have gained a sufficient number of votes, the government would have resigned. The resolution was supported by only 194 deputies. For its adoption, 226 votes were needed.

Russia and Ukraine agreed on the return of Russian trucks to the Russian Federation, and Ukrainian trucks to Ukraine. This was stated in the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine. The “going home” mode will be valid from February 16 to February 25 inclusive. After the suspension of the truck traffic between Russia and Ukraine, several hundred trucks got stuck in these countries.

In Istanbul, Fenerbahce fans attacked a bus with Lokomotiv Moscow fans. An employee of the directorate for work with fans of the Russian club said that the Turks began to throw stones at the bus when Lokomotiv fans were driving to the stadium. “The police immediately intervened. We managed to avoid a fight, ”said a representative of the directorate. R-Sport On February 16, Istanbul will host the first match of the 1/16 finals of the Europa League between Fenerbahce and Lokomotiv.

Can the Syrian conflict go beyond the country: The Washington Post Photo: Khalil Ashawi / Reuters / Scanpix The Civil War in Syria has long turned into an indirect conflict. In Syria, the interests of many regional and global players came together, each of which solves their own problems during the conflict. In recent weeks, against the backdrop of the ongoing battles for Aleppo - the largest city of Syria before the war - these interweaving of interests have become more complicated.

Russia's State Duma has passed the first reading of legislation that would make motor rallies legally the same as public assemblies, and equate the establishment of tent camps to picketing. Only deputies from United Russia, the country's ruling political party, supported the bill.

Prosecutor General of Ukraine Viktor Shokin has resigned. This was reported by Ukrayinska Pravda, citing a source in the Prosecutor General's Office. The deputy of the Verkhovna Rada, journalist Mustafa Nayem also announced the resignation of Shokin. On February 16, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko addressed Viktor Shokin with a proposal to resign. According to him, Shokin carried out a number of necessary reforms in the prosecutor's office, but it failed to win the trust of the public.

Image: Leo= Red Carpet Rampage The Line London Studio released the browser game Leo] Red Carpet Rampage , which offers the player to be in the place of Leonardo DiCaprio running to Oscar. The game in the game is very simple - you need to run, alternately pressing the G and H keys, and jump the enemies to the "gap". In the race for Oscar DiCaprio, paparazzi, icebergs, other nominees and personally Lady Gaga interfere. Later, a boss appears - a giant gold figurine.