Russian political and security experts interpret Putin's state-of-the-nation speech On March 1, Vladimir Putin addressed the Federal Assembly, devoting a significant part of his speech to a presentation of Russia’s latest weapons, including nuclear missiles, and calling on NATO to cease its eastward expansion. “Nobody listened to us before. Well listen up now,” the president said, clearly no longer addressing the Russian lawmakers in attendance.

At least 25 employees of the Beriev Taganrog Aviation Scientific and Technical Complex were poisoned by the highly toxic metal thallium. This is reported by Kommersant with reference to the employees of the enterprise and medical documents. Thallium poisoning has been confirmed in office staff, mostly in the legal and economic departments. The cause of the poisoning has not been established; in the production of thallium, according to the victims, is not used.

US State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert commented on the animation that accompanied Russian President Vladimir Putin's statements about new weapons during his March 1 address to the Federal Assembly. “It was sad to see the animation showing a nuclear attack on the US. We did not enjoy watching and do not consider this the behavior of a responsible international player,” said Nauert.

The main department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for St. Petersburg told the wife of the anti-fascist Viktor Filinkov, who was arrested in the case of terrorism, that on January 23 he flew to Minsk - although he was detained that day and has been in jail ever since. A copy of the response of the wife of the activist Oleksandra Zamniborshch was published on social networks on the evening of March 1.

Dozhd producer Daria Zhuk said she was harassed by State Duma deputy Leonid Slutsky. Zhuk stated that she was one of three journalists who anonymously reported harassment by the deputy on February 22. According to her, she encountered Slutsky's inappropriate behavior when she invited him on the air of Dozhd for the second time. “As soon as you entered the studio, you almost immediately showed yourself - they tried to kiss me by force, tried to touch me, behaved rudely and importunately.

The US Department of Defense is "not surprised" by Vladimir Putin's statements about new Russian weapons, department spokeswoman Dana White said at a daily briefing. "The American people can rest assured that we are fully prepared ," she said.

The suitcases with cocaine found in the Russian embassy in Argentina contained 362 kilograms of drugs, not 389, TASS reports, citing a source close to the investigation. According to the interlocutor of the agency, 389 kilograms is the weight of the entire cargo, including 12 suitcases. The FSB, reporting 362 kilograms of cocaine, had in mind the net weight of the drug. The fact that the batch contained 389 kilograms of cocaine was reported by the Argentine authorities.

March 1. Putin's message: nuclear missiles, "fire ball" and lasers Vladimir Putin made a message to the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation - and at the same time to the whole world. The message turned out to be like this: And now in order According to the Constitution of Russia, the President’s Epistle is an annual appeal to the parliament on the situation in the country and the main directions of politics.

Security experts and political scientists - about the election message of Vladimir Putin On March 1, President Vladimir Putin treated a message to the Federal Assembly. A significant part of his speech was, in fact, a presentation of new types of weapons, including nuclear ones, and a call to NATO to stop expanding east. “Nobody listened to us, listen now,” Vladimir Putin recommended, obviously not turning to the deputies and senators.

Here are all the neato new Russian WMDs Vladimir Putin just unveiled In his address to the Federal Assembly on Thursday, March 1, Vladimir Putin presented Russia’s latest military hardware, which he says is unrivaled anywhere in the world. The speech featured lots of computer-generated videos demonstrating the capabilities of these next-generation weapons. Meduza briefly summarizes the new things Putin says these devices can do.

Mikhail Voskresensky / Sputnik / Scanpix / Leta Mikhail Galyashkin during a sentence in the Tver court of Moscow, March 1, 2018 A graduate of the 11th grade of the Physics and Mathematics Lyceum Mikhail Galyashkin was detained on an unauthorized anti-corruption action on June 12, 2017 on Tverskaya Square.

The former editor-in-chief of the Vedomosti newspaper, Tatyana Lysova, began working at the Interfax news agency on March 1. She became deputy editor-in-chief of the agency's political information service. “I saw the work of Interfax as a subscriber, I always considered it a valuable source of information. And now I am glad to have the opportunity to work in the team of the agency, which is a recognized leader in the news market,” said Lysova.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, during his address to the Federal Assembly, spoke about the development of new types of strategic nuclear weapons. Some of them do not yet have names - the president announced that they will be selected on the website of the Ministry of Defense.

The fifth-generation Su-57 fighter jets have successfully passed tests in Syria, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on March 1. According to Shoigu, two Su-57s were sent to Syria; they were accompanied by several auxiliary aircraft, including those to monitor the parameters of the fighters. Su-57s returned to Russia a week ago, the defense minister said.

Putin spoke about new weapons. 40 seconds of applause and standing ovation Vladimir Putin made a message to the Federal Assembly. Putin devoted almost half of his speech to the new weapons, which has been created in Russia in recent years. The President spoke about the heavy intercontinental ballistic missile Sarmat , the Kinage Aviation hypersonic system, the Avangard strategic complex, as well as a rocket with a nuclear engine , an unmanned submarine and laser installation of ground -based.