The fortune of the co-owner of Norilsk Nickel Vladimir Potanin has reached $30 billion. This is evidenced by the data of the Forbes rating, updated in real time. According to the magazine, Potanin became the first Russian in history to have such a large fortune. The value of the businessman's assets has increased significantly in recent years due to rising prices in the metallurgical sector.

A court in Kaliningrad fined 74-year-old pensioner Pyotr Zuev 180,000 rubles for participating in a rally in support of politician Alexei Navalny on January 31. In court, Zuev said that he received a pension of 15,000 rubles. The court found him guilty under Part 8 of Article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (repeated violation of the rules for holding a rally).

Journalist Svetlana Prokopyeva announced a fundraiser on her Facebook page on February 15 to pay a fine of 500,000 rubles imposed on her by the court, which found her guilty of justifying terrorism for publishing an op-ed. Three hours later, Prokopyeva reported that the entire required amount had been collected. The journalist promised that she would transfer all the money that remained after paying the fine to human rights organizations.

Journalist and human rights activist Zoya Svetova was awarded the Order of the Legion of Honor. She herself wrote about this on Facebook. And today I got an important letter from the mailbox. It turns out that on September 23 last year, a presidential decree was signed on awarding me the title of Knight of the Legion of Honor. The news reached Moscow about this the other day. That's my consolation. And joy. The Legion of Honor is the highest distinction in France.

Why was it necessary to cancel and again return the mask regime in Chechnya and Udmurtia. How were the actions with flashlights in support of Navalny. Senate votes against Trump's impeachment Good evening, This is Meduza's daily mailing list, where we talk about the main news of the day. And on Mondays - also about what happened over the weekend. Today, let's start with a reminder that we live in a society ...

Former Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been confirmed as the CEO of the World Trade Organization. Okonjo-Iweala became the first woman, as well as the first African, to head the WTO in the history of the organization. Okonjo-Iweala will begin his duties on March 1. They will last until August 31, 2025, but she can be re-elected for a second term. The position of WTO director general has been vacant since August 2020, when the Brazilian Roberto Azevedo left his post.

Your Browser Does Not Support the Audio Element. About the sanctions against the environment of Vladimir Putin-we are talking with Vladimir Kara-Murza. It was his (presumably) that the special services poisoned twice The publicist and opposition policy Vladimir Kara-Murza could be poisoned twice the same group of FSB officers who are supposedly involved in the attempt on Alexei Navalny and several other people .

In the social network Clubhouse, the channel of the host Vladimir Solovyov was blocked. Solovyov's channel was blocked immediately after he launched his room "Why didn't the queer revolution take off in Russia?" According to the Russian Marketing telegram channel, the blocking was the result of a planned raid by users who began to file complaints against the channel. “They were scared, little ones,” commented on the incident.

Ciaran McCrickard / PA / Scanpix / Leta 80-year-old George Bailey is one of the oldest newspapers in the UK. He delivered his first newspaper at 11 years old. Having matured, Bailey began to work with the Exchange Mcler. However, by pension, he realized that he wanted to do what he loves again - to spread newspapers. Recently, Bailey has had health problems. Long walks were given to him not as easy as before. It was then that he thought about possible care.

In Moscow, a young woman survived after falling from the 16th floor. It is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to emergency services. The incident occurred in the east of the city on Novokosinskaya street. The woman fell on the peak of the entrance, covered with snow. Now she is hospitalized. Video footage shared by Mash shows the woman sitting on a windowsill with her legs dangling outward before she fell. According to the publication, she is about 25 years old.

The Supreme Court submitted to the State Duma a draft law on the introduction of the concept of “criminal misconduct” into the Criminal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure. The Supreme Court proposes to include 112 offenses of minor and medium gravity into the category of criminal offenses, including 53 crimes of an economic nature. Punishment for committing a criminal offense is proposed by fines, community service and limited paid work.

Remember the monument to the walker Alenka in the city of Novovoronezh? The one that locals compared to the white walkers from Game of Thrones. So, on February 15, the monument was sold at auction for 2.6 million rubles. The monument was erected in December 2020 in honor of Alenka, the founder of the village of Novaya Alenovka, on the site of which Novovoronezh now stands.

The orderly of the covid hospital in Moscow was fired because of the photo with the flashlight. That's how it was Archive of Saidanvara Sulaimonova Saidanvar Sulaimonov said the nurse of the Kovid Palace “Krylatskoye” in Moscow that he was fired after he published on Twitter a photograph with a lantern taken on February 14 during the “ Love is stronger than fear ”. The health worker took a photo directly in the “red” zone of the hospital, as he could not leave the shift.

Tens of thousands of people took part in the "Love is Stronger than Fear" flashlight event on February 14. This was the assessment given by FBK director Ivan Zhdanov on Dozhd. According to Zhdanov, the Telegram bot where the organizers asked for photos and videos had accumulated about 10,000 messages. Another 11,000 photos appeared on Instagram, and 37,000 on Twitter with the hashtag #loveisstrongerthanfear.

Elena Afonina / TASS The New Gazeta began the publication of the investigation dedicated to the murders, which, according to the publication, were engaged in the Chechen security officials: in January 2017, at least 27 people could be killed in Grozny.