Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to return Ukrainian citizenship to him. This was told by his lawyer, who handed Saakashvili's letter to Zelensky's administration.

Pyotr Ivanov / Kommersant A Friendzone concert, April 2019 On May 21, Moscow’s Labor and Social Welfare Department sent a memo to various district governments and social welfare agencies recommending that they warn adoptive parents and guardians about the dangers of listening to the teen pop duo Friendzone. The memo followed Moscow ombudswoman Tatiana Potyaeva’s decision to take her concerns about the group to prosecutors and police.

Fashion house Prada has announced that it will be phasing out natural fur from the creation of clothes, starting with the women's spring-summer 2020 collection. According to creative director Miucci Prada, the fashion house will focus on using innovative materials to meet consumer demand for ethical products. In the past few years, almost all major fashion houses have abandoned the use of natural fur. Among them are Armani, Calvin Klein, Hugo Boss, Ralph Lauren and Gucci.

Leader of the British House of Commons Andrea Leadsom has resigned. Leadsom said she no longer had confidence in the government's ability to deliver on the EU referendum result, and criticised Prime Minister Theresa May's offer to give parliament the power to call a second Brexit referendum in exchange for ratifying the withdrawal agreement .

British street artist Banksy exhibited his work incognito at the Venice Biennale. He posted a video about it on his Instagram. “Despite it being the biggest and most prestigious art event in the world, for some reason I’ve never been invited,” Banksy wrote in a comment. The installation was called “Venice in Oil” – it consisted of several oil paintings that formed a single plot – a cruise liner in the port of Venice that pollutes the environment.

Former protest organizer and independent journalist Ekaterina Vinokurova explains why she took a job at ‘Russia Today’ Pavel Golovkin / AP / Scanpix / LETA The independent media journalist and protest organizer Ekaterina Vinokurova began working for the state media channel RT (formerly called Russia Today ) in the spring of 2019. She now leads a project “The Regions,” which aims to increase RT’ s influence among Russian viewers.

Moscow's Lokomotiv won the Russian Football Cup. In the final match, which took place in Samara, Lokomotiv defeated Yekaterinburg's Ural with a score of 1:0. The only goal of the match was scored by Dmitry Barinov in the 27th minute. Lokomotiv won the Russian Cup for a record eighth time. CSKA has seven victories in the tournament, Zenit and Spartak have three each. Thanks to Lokomotiv's victory , Tula Arsenal entered the Europa League for the first time in its history.

The international organization Reporters Without Borders called the dismissal of journalists from the newspaper Kommersant a "cruel blow to Russian journalism".

What happened on May 21 between the stations "Shelepikha" and "Khoroshevskaya" of the Moscow metro Igor Ivanko / City News Agency "Moscow" On May 21, from 18:30 until the end of the day, traffic was stopped on the new Solntsevskaya line of the Moscow metro. Three trains were stuck between Shelepikha and Khoroshevskaya stations. The evacuation began only after an hour and a half. More than a thousand passengers spent all this time in train wagons.

Vladimir Zelensky and the head of his administration Andrei Bogdan, May 21, 2019. Press Service of the President of Ukraine / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta He dismissed the Verkhovna Rada On May 20, Vladimir Zelensky ended his inaugural speech on the dissolution of the Ukrainian parliament. “Make important laws and decisions. Hang all the medals to yourself. Earn good points for early parliamentary elections, ”he advised the deputies.

The Moscow City Hall sent letters to officials about the dangers of the Frenzon group. Roskomnadzor already checked it and did not find anything dangerous Peter Ivanov / Kommersant concert of the group "Frendzon", April 2019 The Moscow Department of Labor sent a letter to municipalities and social protection authorities with a recommendation to warn guardians and adoptive parents about the dangers of the work of the Fredson group.

Meduza reviews episode three of HBO’s miniseries ‘Chernobyl’ HBO / Amediateka On May 21, the American premium cable network HBO aired the third episode of “Chernobyl,” a new miniseries about the catastrophic nuclear accident in April 1986 that rocked the Soviet Union. After two episodes, with the initial fire extinguished and early panic beginning to subside, the focus shifts to questions about why the reactor exploded and who was responsible for the disaster.

George Martin all trolls, the series is cut down to a minute, Bran flaunts without pants Czech Republic supported six kingdoms The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic on its Facebook page congratulated the residents of Westeros on the end of the prolonged civil war. The post contains a spoiler - it reveals that Bran Stark was chosen by the new king. According to the Foreign Ministry, its purpose will help to strengthen stability in the state.

The Khimki city court placed Roman Udot, co-chairman of the Voice movement, under house arrest until June 16, who is suspected of threatening to kill an NTV employee. This is reported by the news agency "Law". In March 2018, Roman Udot had a conflict with employees of the NTV channel, who, according to the activist, have been following him for several years. During the skirmish, Udot said: "I will kill you, you understand me." The activist does not admit his guilt.

The Simonovsky District Court of Moscow has arrested the former head of Alexei Navalny's headquarters, Leonid Volkov. The politician reported this on his Twitter. Volkov was found guilty of violating the established procedure for organizing or holding a rally. Earlier, an administrative protocol was drawn up against him for a protest against raising the retirement age, which took place on September 9, 2018.