How Kremlin talking points on Putin’s constitutional changes are reportedly targeting Russians across the political spectrum Yevgeny Biyatov / Sputnik / Scanpix / LETA The Dossier Center, an investigative journalism project by Mikhail Khodorkovsky , has reportedly discovered a guide prepared by the Putin administration for local agitators and media sources to use when discussing the Russian president’s proposed constitutional changes.

Update: As of the morning of February 29, three people were killed in the bath complex, reports Interfax . 3 more victims remain in hospitals. Among the dead is the husband of blogger Ekaterina Didenko Valentin. Investigators opened a criminal case after the death of people in a bath complex in Moscow, RIA Novosti reports. According to the agency in emergency services, 25 kilograms of dry ice were poured into the pool of the complex at a birthday celebration.

Facebook has made it possible to create 3D photos for the majority of iOS and Andriod device users, according to a company blog. The tool was launched in 2018, but it could only be used on smartphones with two cameras. According to the social network, you can make a three-dimensional picture from “almost any” standard 2D image. The company has trained a convolutional neural network on millions of publicly available 3D images and their depth maps.

Aref TammAWI / AFP / Scapix / Leta Smoke above the Syrian city of Serakib. February 27, 2020 Türkiye and Syria from the night of February 28 are actually at war because of the fate of the Idlib province, located on the border of the two countries and actually independent of Bashar al-Assad. Perhaps Türkiye will declare war officially - this option is discussed by parliamentary deputies.

A new survey conducted by the independent Levada Center and published by Open Media indicates that one quarter (25 percent) of Russians are willing to vote for the major constitutional changes proposed by President Vladimir Putin in January. Another 37 percent of respondents said they would participate in the nationwide vote on the measures but were not yet sure whether they would vote in favor.

Your Browser Does Not Support the Audio Element. New Russian-Turkish. An exhaustive explanation of the causes of the conflict in the Middle East On February 28, the Army of Syrian President Bashar al -Assad began an offensive at the Idlib province controlled by the opposition in the north of the country. Syrians supports Russia, opposition Türkiye. During the attack, more than 30 Turkish military were killed .

One person died in a helicopter crash near Astrakhan, Interfax reports, citing the regional Ministry of Health. According to Telegram channel 112, we are talking about the pilot, he was the only one on board the Robinson. RIA Novosti writes that the helicopter may belong to Lukoil. “All our helicopters are in place,” the company told Interfax.

In 2019, Russia exported 123.6 tons of gold for a total of $5.7 billion, 93% of the shipments went to the UK. RBC writes about this with reference to the data of the Federal Customs Service (FTS). Compared to 2018, gold exports to the UK increased 12 times in value terms, from $433 million to $5.3 billion. In addition, exports of platinum to the UK doubled in 2019 and amounted to $936 million, silver - 2.5 times to $100 million, RBC adds.

In St. Petersburg, after a seven -month break, the court was resumed in the case of the "network" - at the meeting they again started talking about torture Scanpix / Leta Viktor Filinkov and Julius Boyarshinov at the meeting on February 26 In St. Petersburg, after a seven-month break, a judicial consideration of the case of the “network” was resumed. During this time, Penza sentenced the seven accused in the same case - they received from 6 to 18 years in the colony.

The Russian naval frigates Admiral Makarov and Admiral Grigorovich departed from Sevastopol for the Mediterranean Sea on the morning of February 28. Both were carrying Kalibr-NK missile complexes. At around midday, the two ships passed through the Bosporus in Turkey, the Daily Sabah reported . The previous night, an airstrike in the Idlib region of Syria had killed 33 Turkish troops.

Who will Russian emigrants in the United States vote for The ninth episode of the English -language podcast The Naked Pravda is not quite ordinary. The chief editor of the international version of Medusa Kevin Rotrok is discussing the presidential election in the United States and the primaries of the Democratic Party. Only this time, not professional political experts received votes in the podcast, but immigrants from Russia who live and work in America.

The press service of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky is at the Munich Conference. February 15, 2020 In the first months of Vladimir Zelensky’s stay, it seemed to be the sharpness of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine to decline: the countries exchanged prisoners, the Ukrainian president went to certain concessions to resolve the conflict in the Donbass, Putin and Zelensky resumed negotiations in the Norman format after a three -year break.

She compared herself with Gaga - and was satisfied! In early February, singer Lady Gaga tweeted a photo with her new boyfriend. The journalists found out that his name is Michael Polanski, he is a Harvard graduate, IT entrepreneur and head of the Parker Group, the company of Facebook co-founder Sean Parker. Anonymous sources described Polanski as smart and humble and said he met Gaga at an event at Parker's house.

The Ministry of Finance does not expect a long-term deep drop in oil prices, and also believes that the Central Bank has no reason to pause in buying foreign currency due to the weakening of the ruble. This was announced by the head of the Ministry of Finance Anton Siluanov, Interfax reports. “What is extraordinary? The price is $50 a barrel, a little lower, what's extraordinary? the minister said.

Why the Russian news media has started reporting major gas explosions as adorable, harmless ‘pops’ Sergey Levanenkov / TASS / Vida Press Porches on the eighth and ninth floors of a residential building outside Rostov collapse in a gas explosion. News reports called this a “gas pop.” January 15, 2019.