The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project will be stopped if Russia attacks Ukraine. This was stated by US Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland, speaking to reporters. “If Russia invades Ukraine, then one way or another, Nord Stream 2 will not move forward,” she said, explaining that this statement is based on US consultations with Germany. Earlier, spoke about Berlin's readiness to impose sanctions against the gas pipeline.

Torture is endemic in Russia today. Here’s what can be done about it. Andrey Lukovsky / Kommersant There is no article on torture in the Russian Criminal Code. However, torture itself, unfortunately, remains a widespread practice : reports of brutal violence in prisons and police stations appear with frightening regularity. We believe that the use of torture is absolutely unacceptable, and we strive to ensure that as many people as possible are aware of this issue.

In Minsk, a Russian citizen with a residence permit in Belarus, Vera Tsvikevich, was detained on charges of participating in protests. This was reported by the human rights center "Viasna".

A skirmish took place on the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, as a result of which one civilian from the Tajik side was killed. This was reported by Sputnik Tajikistan with reference to the press service of the mayor's office of the border Tajik city of Isfara. According to local authorities, a resident of the village of Khojai Alo was killed in his own house as a result of a shell hit.

Rapper Kanye West (or Ye ) announced on Instagram that he will release the album "Donda 2" on February 22. In the caption to the post, the musician clarified that the collection was produced by Future. Rumors about the release of "Donda 2" have been circulating since the beginning of the year, notes The Flow. Previously, photos and videos of West have surfaced in the studio along with fellow artists A$AP Rocky, Pusha T, Blueface and Scarface of the Geto Boys.

The Foreign Ministry says the thoughts of the war are unacceptable. Danila Kozlovsky releases a series about vampires. Lonely Putin visits the cemetery Good evening, This message (material) was created and (or) widespread by a foreign media that performs the functions of a foreign agent, and (or) a Russian legal entity that performs the functions of a foreign agent This is the daily Medusa newsletter about the most important thing that happened during the day.

Commander of the National Guard of Ukraine Mykola Balan resigned after a conscript soldier shot dead five people in the Dnieper. It is reported by UNIAN. During the briefing, Balan stated that he had written a report addressed to the Minister of the Interior. The Ministry of Internal Affairs confirmed the information about the resignation of the commander.

In the village of Kuibyshevo in the Rostov region, Znak.com journalist Ignat Bakin, photographer for the Notebook-Rostov publication Alexander Prokhortsev, and freelancer Gleb Golod, who collaborates with Meduza, were detained. According to Znak.com, the FSB border service suspected the journalists of being without special passes in the border zone with Ukraine.

The head of the Human Rights Council, Valery Fadeev, believes that Zarema Musaeva, the wife of retired Chechen Supreme Court judge Saydi Yangulbaev, was taken to Grozny "in accordance with the Code of Criminal Procedure." His words are quoted by the press service of the HRC. Fadeev said that members of the HRC are closely following the development of the case.

Apple's small Bluetooth AirTags are used in a variety of ways. For example, you can hang them on your keys or bag to make them easier to find. But Lilith Wittmann from Germany claims to have revealed the office of a secret intelligence agency with a key fob. She published her detailed investigation on the Medium platform - along with transcripts of telephone conversations with officials, matching IP addresses and stories about trips to various departments.

In Nizhny Novgorod, three teenagers aged 16-17 were detained on suspicion of preparing an attack on a school, the Investigative Committee for the region reports.

Almost everyone vaccinated - and the authorities believe that prohibitions are no longer needed In most European countries, the record incidence of coronavirus against the background of the spread of Omicron: on the continent, more than one and a half million new cases per day are recorded on the continent. At the same time, in some countries they are already starting to soften restrictions for citizens, although earlier this was done only on a decline in incidence.

Warn: throwing it out of your head for a long time Since the end of 2021, the Bulsjarz Tiktokorer, he is also the drummer and soloist of The Bullseyes, Mateush Yazhombek , laid out short videos with a similar plot. In them, he enters the room and meets there something that deserves a jamming song. In the first video, he falls into a situation familiar to everyone: a friend, when your appearance, closes everything on the computer and looks at the desktop with interest.

Your Browser Does Not Support the Audio Element. Officials want history lessons in schools to cease to be “Eurocentric”. Is it good or bad? And how much more propaganda can the school can withstand? The school course in general history may change: the working group on the development of the teaching concept proposed to move away from “Eurocentrism” and pay more attention to the stories of Asia, Africa, Latin America, the CIS and the Baltic.

Russian President Vladimir Putin supported the Finance Ministry's proposal to tax and regulate cryptocurrency mining, rejecting the Central Bank's idea of ​​a total ban. Three sources familiar with the situation told Bloomberg about this. According to the interlocutors of the agency, Putin supports the initiative to limit mining to regions with an excess of electricity - Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk and Karelia.