OMON in Grodno, Belarus, used tear gas against participants in a protest rally held near the building of the Oktyabrsky District Department of Internal Affairs. According to the Belsat TV channel, the gas was used to disperse the protesters. The rally in front of the ROVD building began after the police detained 28 employees of Grodno Azot. The protesters demanded the release of the detainees, they chanted "Release!". As a result, the detainees were released .

Minsk police detained several participants in a protest rally held on Independence Square, Tut.by reports. On the square, the police detained several people, including those who were at the action with white-red-white flags . Then the detentions continued in the courtyards of residential buildings, told the publication.

Archpriest Dimitry Smirnov resigned as chairman of the Patriarchal Commission for Family Affairs, Protection of Motherhood and Childhood, according to the website of the Moscow Patriarchate. This decision was made by the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church, having considered the report of the archpriest. Smirnov said that it was difficult for him to continue working in this post for health reasons.

Argentine striker Lionel Messi has decided to leave Spanish club Barcelona, ​​the Spanish sports newspaper Marca reported, citing a source. Barcelona confirmed to the Associated Press that Messi had sent a document stating his desire to leave the team. According to Marca, 33-year-old Messi sent a burofax stating that he wants to exercise his right to unilaterally terminate his contract at the end of the season.

One of the largest franchisees of the Dodo Pizza chain, businessman Vladimir Goretsky, became a victim of criminals in 2019, who held him hostage for five days, extorting a large sum of money. The founder of the Dodo Pizza company, Fyodor Ovchinnikov, first reported this on August 25, several days after the arrest of the first defendant. In June 2019, Vladimir Goretsky was offered to talk to an investor who wanted to develop Dodo Pizza in Poland.

‘Meduza’ examines different scenarios for the opposition movement that’s swept Belarus Vasily Fedosenko / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA The protests in Belarus have entered a new stage, and it looks a lot like a stalemate. As demonstrated last Sunday , the scale of the opposition protests hasn’t decreased significantly.

At least five thousand people came out to protest on Independence Square in central Minsk on the evening of August 25, the Belarusian publication kyky.org reports . Tut.by and MBKh Media estimated the number of participants at two thousand. Earlier on August 25, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, who recorded an address in honor of the 29th anniversary of the proclamation of Belarus' independence, called for a rally on Independence Square.

The Russian Foreign Ministry has issued a statement regarding the hospitalization of politician Alexei Navalny, who, according to German doctors, was poisoned. On August 25, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed what happened to Navalny during talks with US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun.

At first glance, it would seem that the Russian authorities have acquiesced to demands from world leaders and activists across the country that state officials investigate the apparent assassination attempt against opposition politician Alexey Navalny. On Tuesday, August 25, State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin announced that the Committee on Security and Anti-Corruption will review the circumstances surrounding Navalny’s poisoning.

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The euro exchange rate on the Moscow Exchange on the evening of August 25 rose above 89 rubles for the first time since March 30, Interfax reports. By 18:20 Moscow time, the euro was worth 89.08 rubles, which is 1.1 rubles higher than the previous close. The dollar by the same time was worth 75.3 rubles, having risen in price by 65 kopecks.

The State Duma Committee on Security and Anti-Corruption will investigate the circumstances of Alexei Navalny's poisoning for interference by foreign states, Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said.

Your Browser Does Not Support the Audio Element. How is the system created by the Kremlin and the special services that the system of fighting Alexei Navalny? Says the journalist Mikhail Rubin investigating her Alexey Navalny remains in an artificial coma - his treatment takes place in the Berlin clinic "Shary". German doctors confirmed that politics had poisoned.

In Essentuki, four cats were rescued after living alone in a locked apartment for two years after their owner died. This was reported by the State Housing Inspectorate of the Stavropol Territory, which participated in the release of animals. The cats lived in an apartment at 35 Vokzalnaya Street. Previously, the property was owned by a single elderly woman. After her death, the new owner of the apartment stopped monitoring the dwelling and refused to take the animals.

In Telegram, when sending Emoji of the Belarusian flag, a non-standard red-green flag is now displayed, but a white-red-white . It is used by the Belarusian opposition on protest promotions, which began in the country on August 9 after the announcement of the first results of the presidential election. To display a white-red-white flag, it is necessary to enable the “large emoji” option in the messenger settings in the English version).