US President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Angela Merkel believe that the Russian authorities should reduce their military presence on the borders with Ukraine. The leaders of the countries discussed this issue during a telephone conversation, said the official representative of the German government, Steffen Seibert, on the evening of April 14.

NATO allies have decided to start withdrawing their troops from Afghanistan on May 1, according to the website of the military alliance. Recognizing that there is no military solution to the problems facing Afghanistan, the Allies have decided that we will begin the withdrawal of forces involved in Operation Resolute Support by May 1st. The withdrawal of troops will be orderly, coordinated and deliberate. NATO estimates that troops will be withdrawn from Afghanistan within a few months.

At the end of 2020, according to preliminary estimates from Rosstat, 17.8 million people lived in Russia with incomes below the subsistence level. This is 12.1% of the country's population, which is 0.2 percentage points, or 300 thousand people, less than in 2019, according to the website of the statistical service. RBC writes that this is the minimum level of poverty in Russia since 2014, when 11.3% of the population was below the poverty line.

Love Sobol made the last word in the "apartment business". Reporting Christina Safonova Mikhail Dzhaparidze / TASS / Vida Press Lyubov Sobol before meeting April 12 In the Perovsky District Court of Moscow, Lyubov Sobol, the process in the "apartment business" is completed.

The Tverskoy District Court of Moscow sentenced Stanislav Akhmedov, who participated in a protest in support of Alexei Navalny on January 23, to two years in prison. Akhmedov was found guilty of violence against a government official, the press service of the Investigative Committee of Russia reports. According to investigators, on January 23, during a rally on Pushkin Square, a man kicked a policeman in the head and torso at least three times, after which he fled.

One day in the life of DOXA magazine. It began with searches, and ended with a court prohibition for journalists to leave home and use the Internet Evgeny Feldman / "Medusa" Vladimir Metelkin in the Basmanny Court Morning on April 14, the DOXA student magazine journalists began with searches, and already in the evening the Basmanny Court chose a preventive measure against Armen Araman, Alla Gutnikova, Vladimir Metelkin and Natalia Tyshkevich.

Evgeny Feldman “Doxa” editors Armen Aramyan, Alla Gutnikova, and Natasha Tyshkevich at Moscow’s Basmanny Court Just days ago, the Russian security forces raided the apartment of journalist Roman Anin and the editorial office of iStories Media, the investigative outlet that he leads. The investigative reporters at iStories are journalists. They haven’t committed any crimes. They are being persecuted for their work as journalists.

Employees of the correctional colony No. 2 in the Pokrov of the Vladimir Region, where the politician Alexei Navalny is located, was cut out of the number of Novaya Gazeta, delivered to the opposition, a column of philologist Hasan Huseynov, under the name “Navalny’s haters”. This was reported on the website of Navalny. Navalny sent a newspaper to the colony, which came out on April 5, but for several days IK-2 employees did not transfer its policy.

How Vladimir Putin became infatuated with genetics and entrusted the industry to friends and family Gregor Fischer / dpa / Alamy / Vida Press A researcher performs CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing Until recently, the Russian authorities showed little interest in genetics. The breakthrough came in 2019, when the government allocated 127 billion rubles ($1.7 billion) to a special seven-year federal program.

Update: Doxa journalists Alla Gutnikova, Armen Aramyan and Natalia Tyshkevich have also been banned from leaving their homes around the clock, using the Internet and other means of communication. The Basmanny Court of Moscow has chosen a ban on certain actions as a preventive measure for the editor of the student magazine Doxa, Vladimir Metelkin, who is accused of involving teenagers in committing illegal actions. This was reported from the courtroom by a Meduza correspondent.

The Wall Street Journal spoke about the struggle between supporters and opponents of perfectly trimmed lawns Jack Taylor / Getty Images Haircuts of the Lawn in Westminster Abbey, May 23, 2018 The tradition of caring for lawns appeared in the UK back in the 17th century. At first it spread among the aristocracy, which could afford to keep gardeners and mowers. After the invention of the lawn mower in the 19th century, well -groomed lawns also appeared in middle -class families.

The leadership of Radio Svoboda and Current Time TV have offered to help some of the editorial staff from their Moscow bureau leave Russia, reports the BBC Russian Service, citing nine employees from these news organizations. Management suggested that the staff members relocate to the Czech Republic or Ukraine, though the decision to leave Russia has been left up to the employees themselves, sources told the Russian BBC. Those who decide to leave Moscow are set to move in May.

Searches in the student publication DOXA. How they caught the killer of the thief in the law of Ali Heydarov. Unpertured fisherman from Belarus Good evening, This is the daily newsletter of "Medusa" about important news of the day. Let's start with the good: we launched a new Utuub show! It is called "Radio Dolin". He, of course, is led by Anton Dolin. The same film critic who loves to explain everything . Here is the first issue . Subscribe to the channel! And also subscribe to our newsletter.

Best Image / Backgrid / Vida Press Forgive Us, Excusez-Nous, Atvainojamies, I'm sorry! On a terrible mistake, we did not write anything that the star of the “Odin Home” Makole Kalkin and his girlfriend, actress Brand Song, first became parents on April 5 (the couple talked about this only a week later). The last few years, Medusa has closely followed the adventures of Kalkin, which, frankly, there were many.

Application "Medusa" in support of the student publication DOXA and the investigative project "Important Stories" Evgeny Feldman "DOKS" - Armen Aramyan, Natasha Tyshkevich and Alla Gutnikova - in the Basmanny Court The other day, the security forces searched the apartment of Roman Anin and the editorial office of the project “Important Stories”, which he heads. Investigators from “important stories” are journalists. They did not commit any crimes. They are pursued for journalistic activities.