Is Russia actually going to pay $50 billion to Yukos shareholders? Is Khodorkovsky getting any money out of this? The Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague ruled in July of 2014 that the Russian government essentially expropriated the oil company Yukos. That decision has just been reinstated.

A Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft landed at Vnukovo airport, on board which malfunction sensors of the air conditioner and landing gear went off. This was reported by the source of Interfax. According to the interlocutor of RIA Novosti, the plane made an emergency landing. sources But Interfax and TASS said that he was just preparing for an emergency landing due to malfunction sensors. As a result, the problem was not confirmed, and the plane landed normally.

Russians who were evacuated from China have completed their two-week quarantine in the Tyumen region. TASS reports this with reference to the head of the regional health department Inna Kulikova. During the quarantine, none of the evacuees were diagnosed with coronavirus, said the governor of the Tyumen region, Alexander Moor. By February 20, all evacuees will go home. The authorities provided them with free plane and train tickets, Maya Novoselova, who was in quarantine, told TASS.

Russian performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky has been charged in connection with the distribution of an intimate video of former Paris mayoral candidate Benjamin Griveaux. This was reported by the correspondent of "Novaya Gazeta" from the courtroom. According to France Info, Pavlensky is accused of interfering with privacy and distributing sexual materials involving another person without his consent.

TV presenter Dmitry Shepelev announced his resignation from Channel One. “Today we decided that our paths diverge. I no longer work at First. This is a difficult choice made by mutual consent. It was not preceded by any conflicts or mutual claims,” Shepelev wrote on Instagram. Channel One confirmed to TASS and RIA Novosti information about Shepelev’s dismissal. The “Actually” program, which he hosted, will be released with a new host. Dmitry Shepelev has worked on Channel One since 2008.

A contract serviceman died in the Murmansk region. This was reported by Interfax with reference to the press service of the Northern Fleet. On February 17, the man did not go to work after the day off. His body was found in his apartment. According to preliminary data, the soldier committed suicide. The possible reason is personal circumstances. According to an Interfax source, the deceased served in the 200th separate motorized rifle Pechenga brigade.

When you put Nobel laureate Svetlana Alexievich together with a classic opera about medieval Russia, what do you get? We went to Germany to find out. Mattias Baus / Staatsoper Stuttgart The Staatsoper Stuttgart (Stuttgart State Opera) recently premiered one of this season’s most unexpected works.

The prosecutor's office will check the Tula bookstore "Svidetel" for "extremist materials", which participated in the action in support of the defendants in the "Network" case . The owner of the store, Irina Rocheva, told "Mediazona" about this. According to Rocheva, she learned about the inspection from the assistant prosecutor of the Proletarsky district of Tula. She specified that the prosecutor's office would inspect the store at the request of the Center "E".

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has signed an order temporarily banning Chinese citizens from entering the Russian Federation, whether for tourism, work, or personal travel. Interfax first reported on the ban, citing sources in the office of Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova. The order will take effect on February 20.

Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has signed a decree temporarily banning Chinese citizens from entering Russia. This was reported at the operational headquarters for the fight against coronavirus, which is headed by Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova. From February 19, the issuance of invitations to Russia for Chinese citizens will be suspended, the entry ban will take effect from February 20. It will affect travel for tourism, work and study, as well as for personal purposes.

Emmanuel Dunand / AFP / Scanpix / Leta Press Secretary of Vladimir Putin Dmitry Peskov said that the Netherlands media published data confirming the Russian position regarding the collapse of the Malaysian Boeing MH17 over Donbass in the summer of 2014. Materials of Russian publications with reference to the Bonanza Media media project, which submitted this data, also ended up in the top of the Yandex.NOSISS service.

Artem Geodakyan / TASS On February 11, the journalist and blogger Yuri Dud released the film "HIV in Russia - an epidemic that they do not talk about." More than 13 million people already watched it, and the number of requests with the word “HIV” only in Google grew 14 times . The interest of Russians in the topic turned out to be not only theoretical - Medusa found out that the number of people who want to pass tests for HIV in large Russian cities increased several times.

In an order posted to the Kremlin’s official website, Russian President Vladimir Putin has freed political advisor Vladislav Surkov from his duties. The order is effective immediately.

Everyone recall the decay of the marriage of Prince Charles with Diana and sympathize with Elizabeth II Max Mumby / Indigo / Getty images nephew of the British Queen Elizabeth II David Armstrong Jones and his wife Serena The nephew of the British queen decided to divorce after 26 years of marriage The nephew of the Queen of Great Britain Elizabeth II David Armstrong-Jones on February 17 announced a divorce from his wife Serena after 26 years of marriage.

Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed Vladislav Surkov from the post of his assistant. The decree on this was published on the Kremlin website. It enters into force from the date of signing. The fact that Surkov left the post of assistant to the president became known at the end of January. Alexei Chesnakov, director of the Center for Current Politics, who is close to Surkov, told about this. But there was no official decree on Surkov's resignation.