British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson summoned Russian Ambassador to London Alexander Yakovenko to the Foreign Office. Johnson himself stated this on February 26 during a speech in Parliament; his speech was published on the website of the British government. The UK Foreign Office wants to hear from Yakovenko how Russia will implement UN Security Council Resolution 2401 on a ceasefire in Syria, Johnson said.

Update . The death of Sergei Kalashnikov was confirmed to TASS by Lev Lyubimov, Deputy Academic Supervisor of the Higher School of Economics. The body of an employee of the Higher School of Economics (HSE) was found in his office in Moscow. The deceased is the head of the directorate of general education of the university, Sergei Kalashnikov, TASS reports, citing a law enforcement source. The same information was confirmed to RIA Novosti by a source in the field of education.

Update . Elena Krylova, the press secretary of the Presidential Administration of Russia, denied the information that the liner of the Rossiya flight detachment was involved in the "cocaine case". The site russianplanes.net became unavailable a few hours after the publication of RBC; the main page says it's "permanently off".

HBO has released a teaser trailer for Fahrenheit 451, based on the sci-fi novel of the same name by American writer Ray Bradbury. HBO The main roles in the film adaptation of the dystopia were played by Michael B. Jordan, Michael Shannon and Sofia Boutella. Directed by Ramin Bahrani (99 Houses). The film will premiere in spring 2018. Ray Bradbury's novel Fahrenheit 451 was published in 1953.

An interview with journalist Ali Feruz, who miraculously avoided deportation to Uzbekistan Pavel Golovkin / AP / Scanpix / LETA Ali Feruz (born Khudoberdi Nurmatov), a journalist for the opposition-leaning newspaper Novaya Gazeta , flew from Russia to Germany on February 15. Before going, he spent six months in a migrant detention center in the suburbs of Moscow, as Russian officials threatened to deport him to Uzbekistan, where he is a citizen.

February 26. Sexual harassment in the State Duma Journalists from the parliamentary pool today asked the State Duma leadership to discuss the behavior of deputy Leonid Slutsky, who encountered accusations of sexual harassment. They met with the deputy head of the State Duma apparatus Vadim Marshalko. “The idea to go all together sounded from colleagues in the pool.

A psychological and psychiatric examination declared Dmitry Lukyanenko, a resident of St. Petersburg, accused of organizing a terrorist attack at the Perekrestok store, insane. This is reported by the local edition 78.ru, citing a source in operational services. The explosion in the Perekrestok supermarket in St. Petersburg occurred on December 27, 2017. A bomb filled with explosive elements went off in the storage room of the store, as a result of which 18 people were injured.

Three journalists accused the State Duma deputy from the LDPR Leonid Slutsky of harassment. He rejected all the accusations - and now discusses harassment on Facebook. Photo in the announcement: Alexander Shcherbak / TASS / Vida Press

Anna Isakova / TASS / Vida Press On February 26, journalists who are constantly working in the State Duma asked the Parliament leadership to discuss the behavior of the head of the Leonid Slutsky International Affairs Committee, who encountered accusations of sexual harassment. As an option, journalists proposed to introduce this issue to the parliamentary ethics commission.

Russian network television aired a screenshot from the computer game “Arma 3” in a segment about the war in Syria on Sunday. The channel’s press office says the image was broadcast due to an “editing mistake.” On February 25, Pervyi Kanal aired a segment dedicated to Alexander Prokhorenko, a Russian soldier killed fighting in Syria in 2016 and posthumously awarded the title Hero of Russia.

Diageo, the maker of Johnnie Walker whiskey, will launch an alcoholic drink called Jane Walker in the US market. The logo will feature a woman. As Johnnie Walker vice president Stephanie Jacoby noted, Scotch whiskey has traditionally been considered a man's drink. It is assumed that under the new brand it will also be of interest to women.

Maxim magazine has released a set of stickers calling for people to go to the polls On February 24, in the “Adults Only” community on the VKontakte social network, which belongs to the editorial staff of Maxim magazine, a set of “Election Girl” stickers appeared — with images of pin-up girls calling for people to vote in the Russian presidential elections.

With this money you can buy two Yandexes The Berkshire Hathaway investment fund of one of the richest businessmen of the world Warren Buffetus reported on a record profit for the year: its shareholders can count on $ 44.9 billion (this is 87% more than a year ago). In his traditional letter to the shareholders of the Foundation, Buffett explained such impressive financial indicators not by his own talent, but by the tax reform of Donald Trump. Warren Buffett.

Huawei in the new laptop Matebook X Pro hid the camera in the keyboard. Matebook X Pro was presented at the Mobile World Congress conference in Barcelona. At the new laptop, the screen (a diagonal of 13.9 inches) occupies more than 90% of the upper cover, and there was no place for the camera. Huawei promises that on one charge the laptop will be able to work until 14 hours. Matebook X Pro weighs 1.33 kilograms. He also has a button for turning on with a fingerprint sensor.

Channel One used a screenshot from the computer game Arma 3 in a story about Syria that aired on the Sunday Time program on February 25. The channel's press service explained this as an editorial error. The story was dedicated to the Russian army and Defender of the Fatherland Day.